The socio-cultural valuation of forest ecosystem services is a useful tool to generate
knowledge and help balance the different interests of stakeholders with respect to the …

Protected Areas are the most widely applied policy tool for biodiversity conservation. In
Europe, protected areas are expected to significantly increase as the new EU Biodiversity …

Conflicts between agriculture and biodiversity conservation in Europe are increasing, due to
multiple demands from agricultural ecosystems, including a growing need for high quality …

The practice of planting even-aged spruce monoculture has long tradition in the Czech
Republic. Although these stands are due to climate change expected to suffer from …

Abstract The Natura 2000 Network, as the European Union's ecological network, aims to
ensure the long‐term conservation of Europe's most threatened species and habitats …

This study was aimed to identify intermediary organizations active in nature conservation
initiatives by adopting a multi-level (ML) and network governance (NG) framework and using …

The monitoring of Natura 2000 habitats (Habitat Directive 92/43/EEC) is a key activity
ensuring the sufficient protection of European biodiversity. Reporting on the status of Natura …

Biodiversity conservation and economic profit from forests can be combined by various land-
sparing and land-sharing approaches. Using a semi-structured survey, we evaluated …

Floodplain forests at the confluence of the rivers Dyje and Morava (in the southeastern tip of
the Czech Republic) are completely unique ecosystems in terms of area and ecology. For …

In the fall of 2018, the “Vaia” windstorm grounded around 8.5 million m3 of timber in
northeastern Italy. Soon after, the Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification …