The evolution of nature conservation policy in the Czech Republic—challenges of Europeanisation in the White Carpathians Protected Landscape Area

Pražan, Jaroslav; Ratinger, Tomáš; Krumalova, Veronika

doi:10.1016/j.landusepol.2003.09.010

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“…However, weak environmental policies were the norm at this time, because of lack of enforcement and limited contract use. As a result, in the early nineties, the government of the Czech Republic had almost no experience in designing and delivering environmental policies in close cooperation with stakeholders (Prazan et al 2005).…”

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“…Many of these areas were endangered by the land abandonment that started in the 1990s. Due to a loss of traditional markets and abolishing state subsidies the beef and sheep markets in Central and Eastern European countries collapsed and resulted in a decline of farm animals' numbers (Prazan et al 2005). From this time, supporting a more sustainable management of grasslands began to receive more attention politically.…”

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“…From this time, supporting a more sustainable management of grasslands began to receive more attention politically. This then became a political priority in the lead-up phase to European Union (EU) accession (Ratinger et al 2004;Prazan et al 2005). Simple contracts were introduced in the mid-nineties to stop the process of land abandonment and later a pilot Agri-Environmental Schemes (AES) was designated in framework of SAPARD (Special Accession Programme for Agriculture and Rural Development).…”

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“…Likewise, in order to avoid the depletion and degradation of biodiversity, a new institutional environment was created and new governance structures emerged (e.g. contracts to manage biodiversity-rich grasslands) (Prazan et al 2005). However, some institutions, for instance informal rules, norms, beliefs, and customs, usually do not change so quickly (Williamson 2000;Slangen et al 2008).…”

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“…The administration of the PLAs and NPs is within the remit of the Ministry of Environment (MoE), but the management authority of the AES is part of the MoA. As already shown in other studies, the cooperation between the ministries needs to be significantly improved (Prazan et al 2005). PLAs have a centralised organisational body at the national level; the Agency for Nature and Landscape Protection (AOPK), where rules for the tailoring of AESs are designed, such as what kind of management practice should be applied to what kind of biotope.…”

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The evolution of nature conservation policy in the Czech Republic—challenges of Europeanisation in the White Carpathians Protected Landscape Area

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The role of agri-environmental contracts in saving biodiversity in the post-socialist Czech Republic

The role of agri-environmental contracts in saving biodiversity in the post-socialist Czech Republic

Multi‐level Governance, Multi‐level Deficits: The Case of Drinking Water Management in Hungary

Soil Conservation in Transition Countries: the Role of Institutions

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