From research to implementation: Nature conservation in the Eastern Rhodopes mountains (Greece and Bulgaria), European Green Belt

Schindler, Stefan; Curado, Nuno; Nikolov, Stoyan C.; Kret, Elżbieta; Cárcamo, Beatriz; Catsadorakis, G.; Poirazidis, Κonstantinos; Wrbka, Thomas; Kati, Vassiliki

doi:10.1016/j.jnc.2011.01.001

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“…It is subject to many external constraints, e.g. timing, 2009;Schindler et al 2011;Pielke 2014). Some of these constraints are taken into account by the integrative and transdisciplinary nature of the approach presented here, because requesters and other stakeholders have the possibility to get involved in major steps of the knowledge synthesis from the start, thus enhancing ownership of the results and their potential uptake.…”

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Biodiversity knowledge synthesis at the European scale: actors and steps

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International audienceTo respond to the need for a strengthened biodiversity science-policy-society interface at the European level, this paper presents the relevant actors and steps of a knowledge synthesis process relying on a Network of Knowledge. This process aims to maximize active involvement and contribution (including holders of traditional and local knowledge), transparency, credibility, relevance and legitimacy (among other values defined during several workshops held). The presented process allows for the implementation of several synthesis methodologies, depending on the availability of resources, quantity and quality of knowledge and decided according to the expectations of the requesters and users. We put this approach in parallel with other knowledge-based recommendations and negotiation processes such as CBD and IPBES and highlight the need to encompass the diversity of approaches, values, and challenges at the European scale, while the process simultaneously has to be highly flexible, yet simple and robust. Although the presented process still holds several challenges, it offers a step forward in the development and reflections on science-policy-society interfaces, based on consultations with a significant number of the actors from the European policy-science community

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“…Consequently, suggestions for increasing the execution intensity of a conservation measure in an area are proposed, and the direction of policy making and relevant research is clarified. For example, Schindler et al (2011) conducted an evaluation of the protection of the Eastern Rhodopes mountains located on the border between Greece and Bulgaria. Such research is based on the assumption that the research area has an intact administrative system for transboundary conservation that has been in operation for some time.…”

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“…The methods for research built upon empirical evidence are as follows: 1) reviewing existing literature, formal documents, laws, regulations, and other recorded information; 2) carrying out in-depth interviews with specialists in the area of interest; 3) designing questionnaires for personnel engaged in ETA conservation; and 4) participating in conferences and activities related to specific conservation projects, observing modes of management, and becoming involved in a project′s execution process (Leibenath et al, 2010;Schindler et al, 2011;Büscher, 2012). For example, Leibenath et al (2010) used literature reviews, interviews with specialists, and large-scale telephone interviews to obtain data on ecological network construction for different ETA conservation projects at the borders of Germany.…”

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Practice and research progress on ecosystem conservation in transboundary areas

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Many ecosystems extend across national or political boundaries. The consistent and effective protection of these ecosystems in transboundary areas (ETAs) is an important global research focus. Previous research on the protection of such areas can be categorized into seven themes: 1) ecological conservation of a single ETA; 2) investigation of the effects of a single conservation measure on a specific ETA; 3) determination of species-level effects due to ETA conservation; 4) comparison of the same protection measures between different ETAs; 5) introduction of a single conservation measure to a specific ETA; 6) understanding the relationship between conservation and sustainable development; and 7) generalization across multiple ETA conservation cases. The protection of ETAs involves various considerations, including funding support, demand and will for collaboration, community and public participation, historical and cultural factors, political backgrounds, uniqueness of biological resources, formulation of laws and regulations, founding of specialized administrative departments, non-governmental organizations, and fairness. Here, we briefly explain the research themes and considerations related to ETA conservation. The most important finding is that most major research themes do not focus on the challenges of ETA conservation. We use two nature reserves located between China and North Korea as examples to identify specific ways to improve ETA conservation on Changbai Mountains. The efficiency of ETA administration still remains low. The study of ETA conservation should focus on concrete regional information and aim to improve existing measures through the accumulation of experience.

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“…It is crucial to bridge the gap between science and action by implementing and evaluating research based conservation recommendations (Schindler et al 2011). In Costa Rica there is a national interest in promoting and financing nature conservation and sustainable land use, which is a great help in realizing concrete action plans.…”

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Impact of oil palm plantations on the structure of the agroforestry mosaic of La Gamba, southern Costa Rica: potential implications for biodiversity

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Human activities often cause changes and homogenization in landscape structure. To investigate the impact of changing cultivation systems on structural and functional aspects of a tropical agroforestry system, we developed satellite based land cover maps of the La Gamba area in southwestern Costa Rica and refined them by mapping fine-scale linear landscape elements. Performing a landscape pattern analysis, we compared eight sections of the study area by landscape metrics. Furthermore we performed a Morphological spatial pattern analysis (MSPA) for hypothetical non-forest, forest generalist and forest specialist species, and compared the current situation to a possible future scenario with double the area covered by oil palm plantations after a virtual conversion of other agricultural patches. The heterogeneous rural sections clearly differed from the homogeneous forests and especially pasture-dominated rural sections included many diverse, small and elongated patches, many linear landscape elements but few big plantations. According to the scenario with double the area covered by oil palm plantations, non-forest species lost large parts of their habitat, while forest species mainly lost corridors. The protection of natural landscape elements that support wildlife movement between forest areas is of major importance, particularly as the globally increasing cultivation of oil palm is significantly altering many tropical land mosaics, including the countryside of La Gamba. We propose the establishment of eight least cost path corridor routes in the study area to make the agricultural area pervious for wildlife.

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From research to implementation: Nature conservation in the Eastern Rhodopes mountains (Greece and Bulgaria), European Green Belt

Cited by 32 publications

References 34 publications

Biodiversity knowledge synthesis at the European scale: actors and steps

Biodiversity knowledge synthesis at the European scale: actors and steps

Practice and research progress on ecosystem conservation in transboundary areas

Impact of oil palm plantations on the structure of the agroforestry mosaic of La Gamba, southern Costa Rica: potential implications for biodiversity

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