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The pace of biodiversity decline is quickening worldwide. Habitat break-up, pollution, over-use of natural areas and the creation of artificial landscapes increase the rate of erosion, while reducing species' opportunity for migration, dispersion and exchange. In 1995, when the European Ministers of the Environment met in Sofia, they launched the Pan-European Biological and Landscape Diversity Strategy, so as to strengthen environment and biodiversity conservation policies. The setting up of the Pan-European Ecological Network covering Eurasia was one of the key steps taken under the Strategy. Work has continued on this project, and it is now based on the numerous national, regional and transregional ecological networks being set up throughout Europe.In Kiev, in 2003, the Ministers and heads of delegation noted these positive developments, expressed firm support for the creation of the Pan-European Ecological Network and asked for its constituent parts to be identified and mapped on a pan-European scale.This book looks at the implementation of this Network in the 55 states concerned. It has been written by a team comprising, under the aegis of the Council of Europe, numerous government experts and specialists dealing with the issue of ecological networks. It is intended to reassure Ministers, policy-makers and scientists that they made the right decision in supporting the creation of the Pan-European Ecological Network with a view to (re-)creating a true green infrastructure for Europe.

Text drawn up in collaboration with the European Centre for Nature Conservation, Tilburg, the Netherlands, submitted by the Council of Europe at the Ministerial Conference "Environment for Europe" (Sofia, Bulgaria, 23-25 October 1995), and approved by the ministers of the environment of the 55 states present at the conference

This symposium was held to further the development of the Pan-European Ecological Network. This network aims to achieve trans-frontier co-operation on the conservation of ecosystems, habitats and species by protecting migratory corridors and stopovers.

Recoge: 1. Preface - 2. Table of contents - 3. User's guide - 4. The earth in the future - 5. Population and land use - 6. Industrial activity - 7. Transport - 8. Energy - 9. Agriculture and forestry - 10. Fishing and aquaculture - 11. The consumer society - 12. Tourism and leisure - 13. Climate change - 14. Ozone layer - 15. Acidification - 16. Air quality - 17. Waste - 18. Hazardous and radioactive waste - 19. Towns - 20. Freshwater - 21. Marine and coastal waters - 22. Enviromental risks - 23. Soil - 24. Nature and wildlife - 25. Biodiversity - 26. Chemicals and genetically modified organisms - 27. Health - 28. Natural resources - 29. Chronology - 30. Glossary - 31. Main references.

This publication contains a number of reports prepared for a high-level conference on issues relating to biological and landscape diversity in European agricultural policies, held in Paris in June 2002. The conference made recommendations to states and relevant organisations and provided input to policy work and programmes within the framework of the Convention on Biological Diversity, the Ministerial Conference on Environment for Europe , the Convention to Combat Desertification and the EU's Common Agricultural Policy and national policy developments.

Invertebrate animals make up the greater part of the world's biological diversity and are present in all habitats, where they perform essential ecological functions. Their survival is fundamental to the maintenance of life as we know it. Large numbers of invertebrate species are under severe threat of extinction in Europe, or are already extinct due to the extreme transformations that European habitats have suffered due to human activities. The European Strategy for the conservation of invertebrates, adopted by the Council of Europe (Bern Convention) in 2006, addresses the loss of invertebrate biodiversity and promotes their conservation and the services they provide in terrestrial and non-marine aquatic environments. The Strategy offers appropriate guidance to European governments, other decision-makers, land managers, scientists and teachers that have potential influence on invertebrate conservation.

Wind power is often held up as the most accessible and cost-effective route to reducing our reliance on fossil fuels and improving our energy independence, yet knowledge of what it offers is often clouded by myths and misunderstandings, which can hamper its adoption. This new book, the result of an ambitious project coordinated by the European Wind Energy Association, aims to present the facts about wind energy. It includes six sections discussing: technology grid integration economics of wind its industry and markets its environmental impacts the scenarios and targets for wind energy. Contributions are drawn from nine leading research bodies across Europe, and the material is global in its scope. It is therefore an essential resource and reference for those whose work or study demands an in-depth examination of the subject, and for anyone who wants detailed, accurate and up-to-date information on this key energy source.

There is increasing attention to the importance of biodiversity for food security and nutrition, especially above-ground biodiversity such as plants and animals. However, less attention is being paid to the biodiversity beneath our feet, soil biodiversity, which drives many processes that produce food or purify soil and water. This report is the result of an inclusive process involving more than 300 scientists from around the world under the auspices of the FAO’s Global Soil Partnership and its Intergovernmental Technical Panel on Soils, the Convention on Biological Diversity, the Global Soil Biodiversity Initiative, and the European Commission. It presents concisely the state of knowledge on soil biodiversity, the threats to it, and the solutions that soil biodiversity can provide to problems in different fields. It also represents a valuable contribution to raising awareness of the importance of soil biodiversity and highlighting its role in finding solutions to today's global threats.

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Nature Conservation Sites Designated in Application of International Instruments at Pan-European Level

Nature Conservation Sites Designated in Application of International Instruments at Pan-European Level

The Pan-European Ecological Network--taking Stock

The Pan-European Ecological Network--taking Stock

Pan-European Biological and Landscape Diversity Strategy

Pan-European Biological and Landscape Diversity Strategy

1er Symposium International de Réseau Écologique Paneuropéen

1er Symposium International de Réseau Écologique Paneuropéen

Caring for Our Future

Caring for Our Future

High-level Pan-European Conference on Agriculture and Biodiversity

High-level Pan-European Conference on Agriculture and Biodiversity

European Strategy for the Conservation of Invertebrates

European Strategy for the Conservation of Invertebrates

Wind Energy - The Facts

Wind Energy - The Facts

State of knowledge of soil biodiversity - Status, challenges and potentialities

State of knowledge of soil biodiversity - Status, challenges and potentialities

Adapting to climate change

Adapting to climate change

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