Successful conservation needs to be informed by social science because it is closely linked
to socio-economic processes and human behaviour. Limited knowledge about ecosystems' …

Aim To assess the effectiveness of protected areas in preventing biodiversity decline. We
first test whether species richness of butterfly assemblages is higher within European Natura …

Bird species are declining across Europe. Current European policy, that is, the Birds and
Habitats Directives, focus on habitat management as a way of halting the declines. This …

Maximizing the area under biodiversity‐related conservation measures is a main target of
the European Union (EU) Biodiversity Strategy to 2020. We analyzed whether …

Agricultural intensification continues being a major threat for biodiversity worldwide. Despite
the incorporation of diverse conservation tools in the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) …

International legislation forms a cornerstone of conservation, yet its efficacy is rarely
quantified. We assess whether species listed on Annex I of the European Union (EU) Birds …

Conserving biodiversity on farmland is an essential element of worldwide efforts for
reversing the global biodiversity decline. Common approaches involve improving the natural …

Gradients of agricultural intensification in agroecosystems may determine uneven resource
availability for predators relying on these man-made habitats. In turn, these variations in …

Spreading of viticulture may pose serious threats to biodiversity and adequate policies
targeted at decreasing its impact are urgently required. Current knowledge of viticulture …

As central policies for biodiversity conservation in agricultural landscapes in the European
Union (EU), the Habitats Directive and Agri-environmental programmes (AEP) have largely …