Effectiveness of Nature Conservation - A Case of Natura 2000 Sites in Poland

Grodzińska‐Jurczak, Małgorzata; Strzelecka, Marianna; Kamal, Sristi; Gutowska, Justyna

doi:10.5772/50664

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“…Conservation on private land poses a unique challenge as well as opportunity in Poland, especially when we take into account its political history as well as its current status as a member of the European Union (EU) (Grodzinska-Jurczak et al 2012). On one hand, private property is of special significance here because of its troubled past under communism when owning private property was not encouraged.…”

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“…Natura 2000 overlaps with almost all previously designated protected areas, in addition to incorporating new sites (Central Statistical Office Poland 2012). Considerable proportion of Natura 2000 also lies on private land and in some cases it covers entire municipalities (Grodzinska-Jurczak et al 2012;Grodzinska-Jurczak and Cent 2010). This brings private land to the forefront of protected areas and biodiversity conservation in Poland.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…For instance, the site designation process of Natura 2000, which was hastened to meet the EU requirements, was based on pure ecological criteria to determine the conservation priority of the land (Cent et al 2007;Grodzinska-Jurczak and Cent 2011). This resulted in considerable amount of conflict among conservation authorities, municipalities and landowners (Grodzinska-Jurczak et al 2012). National parks and other protected areas which contained private land within their boundaries are now part of Natura 2000 as well.…”

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Should conservation of biodiversity involve private land? A Q methodological study in Poland to assess stakeholders’ attitude

Kamal

Grodzińska‐Jurczak

2014

Biodivers Conserv

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Biodiversity conservation is gradually shifting its dependency on public protected areas to take a more holistic ecosystem and landscape approach that includes private lands in addition to public lands. However, effective practice of biodiversity conservation on private land also depends on landowners' attitude and their willingness to participate and cooperate. This study focuses on Poland where conservation on private land is a relatively new concept but it is slowly gaining recognition, especially after its accession into the European Union. It investigates and classifies the diverse attitudes among stakeholder groups in Poland toward biodiversity conservation on private land that are part of protected areas. Four primary stakeholder groups were considered: conservation and park authorities, local administrative officials, local conservation based NGOs and private landowners. The study was conducted across three sites that represented three different forms of protected areas in Poland: a national park, a landscape park and a Natura 2000 site. Q methodology, a research method from psychology and other social sciences, was used to classify human subjectivity in stakeholders' attitude in a more systematic manner. The analysis yielded three predominant factors which highlighted the diversity in attitudes among the stakeholder groups based on their knowledge, concerns and experience in the subject. Additionally, it underlined the common recognition among all stakeholder groups for better policy support, stronger collaboration among stakeholder and more financial or compensatory support for landowners to make private land conservation more feasible. Understanding the differences in attitudes will help bridge the gap between conservation priority and conservation opportunity-a current challenge in the field of biodiversity conservation.Communicated by Stephen Garnett.

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Section: Conservation On Private Land In Polandmentioning

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Section: Conservation On Private Land In Polandmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Conservation On Private Land In Polandmentioning

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Should conservation of biodiversity involve private land? A Q methodological study in Poland to assess stakeholders’ attitude

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2014

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“…There is also significant overlap between Natura 2000 sites and other forms of protected areas (Kamal et al 2013). This has generated considerable amount of conflict among different stakeholder groups, especially landowners who feel their authority over their land being threatened, and the only solution to the ''problem'' of having private land within protected areas have been acquisitions (Cent et al 2007;Grodzinska-Jurczak et al 2012;Kamal et al 2013). However, acquisition is not feasible in the long term for two primary reasons: first, it is often economically unfeasible for a government to buy every parcel of private land in protected areas.…”

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Challenges and opportunities in biodiversity conservation on private land: an institutional perspective from Central Europe and North America

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Private land is gradually emerging as a global biodiversity conservation strategy for its potential to complement the existing protected area model in its attempt to halt the global biodiversity loss. However, involving private lands in conserving a public good face continuous challenges. While examining landowners' motivations for conserving their land is imperative to its success, it is equally important to assess how other stakeholder groups perceive private land conservation. In order to capture the diversity and contrasts in implementing private land conservation, this research focuses on investigating the managerial perspectives on the status of private land conservation in two countries: USA and Poland. The paper presents the results of twenty five in-depth interviews that were conducted in the two countries. The US context, with a longer history and experience, captured complex interactions and factors that influence private land conservation, including role of conservation policies, civic sector organizations, stakeholder collaboration, technical and financial support, and nonmonetary motivations of landowners. The Polish context however, was limited to the regulatory model and as such did not differentiate private land conservation from traditional protected areas. Additionally, the lack of voluntary initiatives along with adequate policies and lack of awareness on private land conservation at a national and local level contributed to limited scope and understanding on the subject. The two case studies highlight the context dependency of such a strategy and bring to focus some of the factors that should be addressed while adopting conservation on private land as a biodiversity conservation strategy.

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“…The European Ecological Network-Natura 2000 -the most recent form of nature conservation in Poland differs widely from previous conservation systems both in aims and governance. The main aim of the program is to reconcile environmental protection with reasonable use of natural resources consistent with sustainable development principles (Grodzińska-Jurczak & Cent, 2011;Grodzińska-Jurczak et al, 2012). Natura 2000 network governance presents a novel challenge for both state and non-state actors in both participation and decision-making processes (Wesselink et al, 2011).…”

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Cross-cultural values and management preferences in protected areas of Norway and Poland

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Protected areas provide important ecosystem services globally but few studies have examined how cultural differences influence the distribution of cultural ecosystem values and management preferences. We used internet-based public participation GIS (PPGIS) in the countries of Norway and Poland to identify ecosystem values and management preferences in protected areas held by regional residents and site users. We found significant differences in the type and quantity of ecosystem values with Norwegians mapping more values relating to use of resources (e.g., hunting/fishing, gathering) and Polish respondents mapping more environmental values such as scenery, biological diversity, and water quality. With respect to management preferences, Norwegians identified more preferences for resource utilization while Polish respondents identified more preferences for conservation. Norwegian respondents were more satisfied with protected area management and local participation which can be explained by historical, legal, and cultural differences between the two countries. For Norway, biodiversity conservation in protected areas will continue to be guided by sustainable use of protected areas, rather than strict nature protection, with management favoring local board control and active public participation. For Poland, change in protected area management to enhance biodiversity conservation is less certain, driven by national environmental values that conflict with local values and preferences, continuing distrust in government, and low levels of civic participation. Differential efficacy in PPGIS methods-Norway with greater participation from household sampling and Poland with greater response using social media-suggest different strategies will be required for effective public engagement in protected area planning and management.

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Effectiveness of Nature Conservation - A Case of Natura 2000 Sites in Poland

Cited by 14 publications

References 55 publications

Should conservation of biodiversity involve private land? A Q methodological study in Poland to assess stakeholders’ attitude

Should conservation of biodiversity involve private land? A Q methodological study in Poland to assess stakeholders’ attitude

Challenges and opportunities in biodiversity conservation on private land: an institutional perspective from Central Europe and North America

Cross-cultural values and management preferences in protected areas of Norway and Poland

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