Posts Tagged ‘Monitoring’
Counting Europe’s butterflies
Over the past years, the decline in insects has been one of the main topics in biodiversity conservation in Europe. Being the most diverse group of species on earth, insects carry out vital roles in the maintenance of ecosystems. Monitoring such a diverse group, however, is difficult, especially when lacking the specific knowledge on how…
Read MoreEurosite Remote Sensing Support Group is a fact!
The use of remote sensing techniques and spatial analysis tools are among the fastest growing fields in nature conservation planning and management. Access to free high-quality spatial data is improving day by day (e.g. thanks to the EU Copernicus earth observation and monitoring programme). Moreover, the availability of low-price and easy-to-use mapping equipment and open…
Read MoreRegister now: Monitoring in Natura 2000 sites
From 4 to 6 April, Eurosite member Krkonoše Mountains National Park will host a monitoring workshop in the Czech Republic as part of the Natura 2000 Biogeographical Process. It will focus on how to translate the conservation management objectives of a Natura 2000 area into performance indicators, in order to measure progress towards reaching these…
Read MoreEU guide to environmental directives
This starter’s guide provides a brief overview of the five EU environmental directives that target the protection and management of Europe’s freshwater and marine environments. These concern the Habitats Directive, the Birds Directive, the Water Framework Directive the Marine Strategy Framework Directive and the Floods Directive.
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