Abstract Natura 2000 (N2k) is a multinational and coordinated conservation network
designated to support the long-term survival of Europe's most valuable species and habitats …

Rewilding means returning a non-wild area back to the wild. It implies a reduction or
cessation of human control in favour of allowing nature to take care of itself. The concept …

Abstract Established under the European Union (EU) Birds and Habitats Directives, Natura
2000 is one of the largest international networks of protected areas. With the spatial …

Over the past decade, numerous studies have shown the multiple benefits of protected
areas, such as the Natura 2000 network, and green infrastructure to the economy and to …

A key controversy in conservation is the framing of the relationship between people and
nature. The extent to which the realms of nature and human culture are viewed as separate …

Starting in 2007 with the launch of the European Red List of Mammals, all vertebrate groups
have since been assessed according to the same IUCN Red List methodology; the current …

Abstract The European Union has made extensive biodiversity conservation efforts with the
Habitats and Birds Directives and with the establishment of the Natura 2000 network of …

Protecting global biodiversity is one of the most urgent tasks for the coming decades. Area-
based conservation is a pillar for preserving ecosystems and species. Strictly protected …

Marine protected areas (MPAs) represent the main tool for halting the loss of marine
biodiversity. However, there is increasing evidence concerning their limited capacity to …

Agricultural land systems, covering about 40 percent of the world's ice-free terrestrial
surface, are the single largest contributor to biodiversity loss worldwide (Chapin et al., 2000; …