The present document provides a set of recommendations as commissioned by the Committee of the Regions (CoR) of the EU under the framework contract CDR/DE/191/2011: "Multilevel-governance of our natural capital: the contribution of regional and local authorities to the EU Biodiversity Strategy...

Die Ziele dieses neuen EU-Aktionsplans sind: • verstärkte Aktivitäten zur Eindämmung des Verlustes der biologischen Vielfalt in der EU bis 2010; • beschleunigter Fortschritt bei der Erholung von Lebensräumen und natürlichen Systemen in der EU; • optimierte Beiträge der EU für eine...

There is a need to provide evidence-based assessments of the risks posed by invasive alien species (IAS) to underpin policies and prioritise action. Here we present ten risk assessments and associated management annexes for IAS selected following a prioritisation exercise. The selected species...

The European turtle-dove (Streptopelia turtur) breeds across most of Europe, except the extreme north; and within the European Union (EU), only Ireland and Sweden do not have breeding populations. The breeding range extends east into China, and south into northern Africa. Birds migrate to...

BEST promotes the conservation of biodiversity and sustainable use of ecosystem services, including ecosystem-based approaches to climate change adaptation and mitigation, in the ORs and OCTs. It has helped to raise awareness of the ecological importance of ORs and OCTs for conserving global...

BEST promotes the conservation of biodiversity and sustainable use of ecosystem services, including ecosystem-based approaches to climate change adaptation and mitigation, in the ORs and OCTs. It has helped to raise awareness of the ecological importance of ORs and OCTs for conserving global...

Agriculture is the predominant land-use in the EU and there is robust evidence that there are widespread declines in farmland biodiversity in agricultural areas. The drivers of these declines therefore need to be identified and addressed if the EU is to achieve its target of halting the loss of...

The review of existing evidence reveals a range of shortcomings in the EU financing framework for biodiversity. These shortcomings limit the ecological effectiveness, cost-effectiveness and legitimacy of the framework, which risks jeopardising the successful delivery of EU's biodiversity...