Includes papers presented as a "conference on the Habitats Directive, held in Antwerp in December 2012"--Acknowledgements, [page xv]. Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Compensatory measures under Article 6(4) of the Habitats Directive : no net loss for Natura 2000? / Donald Mcgillivray -- Added value of the Habitats Directive : is biodiversity better protected since the Directive entered into force? / Carlos Romao -- Site selection and designation under the Habitats and Birds Directives : a Sisyphean task? / Hans Erik Woldendorp -- Concept of 'conservation objectives' in the Habitats Directive : a need for a better definition? / Lucile Stahl -- Instruments for active site management under Natura 2000 : balancing between stakeholders and nature conservation? / Inigo Lazkano -- Appropriate impact assessment : the key to effective integration of nature conservation issues into land-use planning / Francis Haumont -- Compensatory measures under Article 6(4) of the Habitats Directive : no net loss for Natura 2000? / Donald Mcgillivray -- Connectivity : is Natura 2000 only an ecological network on paper? / Jonathan Verschuuren -- Impact of species protection on land-use planning via the environmental assessment: towards a more proactive approach? / Christoph Sobotta -- Trading in wildlife under the Habitats and Birds Directives : restricted movement of species V free movement of goods / Nicolas De Sadeleer -- Threshold for liability for ecological damage in the EU: mixing environmental and conservation law / Valerie Fogleman -- Property rights and nature conservation / Gerd Winter -- Implementation and enforcement of the Habitats Directive / Ludwig Kramer -- Transboundary nature conservation : are there no boundaries within the Natura 2000 network? / Alexandra Aragao -- Restoring nature in the EU : the only way is up? / Hendrik Schoukens -- Connectivity : is Natura 2000 only an ecological network on paper? / Jonathan Verschuuren -- Ecosystem services : the real value of nature / Geert Van Hoorick -- IAS beyond the Habitats Directive : a momentum for further EU harmonization? / Delphine Misonne -- How to cope with the unknown : a few things about scientific uncertainty, precaution and adaptive management / Eve Truilhe-Marengo -- Under fire from all directions : Swedish wolf management hunting scrutinized by Brussels and at home / Yaffa Epstein -- Natura 2000 and fisheries : a question of competence or willingness? / Harm Dotinga -- Marine species protection and management in the European Union : who will save our dolphins? / Sarah Gregerson -- Nature conservation and water management : one battle? / Marleen Van Rijswick -- Biodiversity and agriculture : greening the CAP beyond the status quo? / Hendrik Schoukens -- Biodiversity outside protected areas : an outlaw waiting to be saved? / Geert Van Hoorick -- Ecosystem services : the real value of nature / Moritz Reese. Habitat offset and banking : will it save our nature? Perspectives for a more comprehensive and flexible approach to nature protection / Moritz Reese.
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