strategy
Networking biodiversity conservation initiatives
Description:
The setting up of networks of sites of great ecological value and in particular of protected areas at local, regional, national and international level is fundamental to the conservation of biological and landscape diversity.
Implementation:
The Pan-European Ecological Network is one of the prime objectives of the Pan-European Biological and Landscape Diversity Strategy, as a means of ensuring the conservation of ecosystems, habitats, species, genetic diversity and landscapes. The Resolution on Biological and Landscape Diversity, approved by the Conference of Ministers in Ã…rhus on 25 June 1998, reaffirms the importance of the Pan-European Ecological Network.
The European Commission LEADER Programme 2000 - 2006 will provide help to local action groups (LAGs) outside government or local authority control. Pilot strategies, inter-area co-operation and networking will be supported. Its section focusing on support for cooperation between rural territories aims to promote the pursuit of joint actions through the funding of technical assistance in the context of inter-territorial and transnational cooperation. Its networking section concerns the exchange of experiences between interested parties in the European Community. At the European level, a "rural territories observatory" piloted by the Commission will guarantee networking at the European level and the operation of the system.
Broader:
Networking programmesLinking local and global commonsIntegrating biodiversity conservation strategiesCoordinating regional sustainable development activitiesPromoting regional and sub-regional cooperation on environmental protection Narrower:
Networking biodiversity researchNetworking protected biodiversity sitesNetworking community forest management projectsLinking research centres and farmers groups on environmentally sound farming practices Facilitates:
Coordinating environmental researchLinking users of Earth observation dataSystematizing structures for environmental protectionImproving cooperation among environmental research programmesCoordinating environmental assessment activities at the international levelCoordinating international sustainable development activities at field levelSupporting and coordinating national studies on sustainable development pathwaysCoordinating data and statistical systems to support long-term scientific assessment of the environment Facilitated by:
Networking environmental lawyersFacilitating contacts among marine biologistsNetworking the environment and development arenaLinking established science with indigenous knowledgeStrengthening cooperation between developing countriesLinking different environmental information electronic networks Problems:
Inadequate environmental communicationLack of integrated management of biodiversity
Natural environment degradation
Presumptuous management of the environment
Unethical practices of environmentalists
Subjects:
Conservation → Conservation → Networks
Type Classification:
E: Emanations of other strategies Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
