Services of nature - How Natura 2000 contributes to the provision of ecosystem services for human wellbeing

2007

Ecosystem services are goods and services of nature which humans utilise for themselves. The food we eat, the clean water we drink, fuel, fibre, but also the formation of soil, the natural decomposition of waste or the maintaining of a stable climate on earth are all the services of ecosystems. The brochure is an introduction for non-experts to the topic.

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Bulgarian (1 MB), Czech (1 MB), Hungarian (975 KB),
Macedonian (1 MB), Polish (1 MB), Romanian (992 KB),
Serbian (1 MB), Slovakian (1 MB), Ukrainian (1 MB)

Natura 2000 from an NGO point of view - Lessons learnt in EU 10

2007

The handbook is intended for helping NGOs in candidate and potential candidate countries to prepare for EU accession, with special regard to the biodiversity legislation of the Union. The experiences of EU 10 NGOs are summarised to give a better picture of the opportunities and possible pitfalls during the accession process.

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Natura 2000 Site Designation Process with special focus on the Biogeographic seminars

Second edition for Romania and Bulgaria, 2007

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CEETES - Trade in Endangered Species in Central and East European Countries

2007

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Conserving Biodiversity through Sustainable Production and Consumption

2007

Background document to the pre-conference on biodiversity and sustainable production and production held before the Belgrade Conference within the Environment for Europe process, which was prepared by CEEweb and Integrative Strategies Forum on behalf of ECO Forum. It aims to explore the links between socio-economic processes and biodiversity loss and thus to show the needs for effective actions, which can ultimately save biodiversity.

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Delivering the Kyiv commitments: NGOs join forces in the Pan-European region

2007

This publication reviews the progress and needs for delivering the Pan-European Kyiv commitments to halt biodiversity loss. Through collecting successful NGO projects and initiatives, it contributes to sharing good practices in the region in various fields.

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Sustainable Rural Development Model Project in the Carpathian Eco-region – Neaua Parish

2007

CEEweb, through its local member organisation, Milvus Group has implemented a regional development model project in a small Romanian municipality in the Carpathian Eco-region. This publication summarises the outcomes of this project.

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Sustainable Tourism Opportunities in the Carpathians

2006

With a dash of theory and through 15 real-life case studies from the Carpathian countries, the publication summarises positive and negative impacts of tourism. It covers economical, socio-cultural and environmental impacts. Three additional case studies present future opportunities for tourism development in sustainable way. The publication was developed in the framework of the EU CADSES co-financed Carpathian Project by CEEweb, ETE and ad hoc CEEweb Carpathian Tourism Working Group.

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European rural development: past, present and future

2005

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"A European approach and its Hungarian implementation" LEADER - Community initiative for the economic development of rural areas

2005

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Linkages between biodiversity and tourism – An introduction

2004

Biodiversity is impacted by tourism in various ways. This publication gives an overview of these linkages and illustrates the possible positive and negative ways of tourism development through Central and Eastern European case studies.

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Report of the international conference "TIME IS LIFE - Conference on halting biodiversity loss by 2010"

2004

The 2010 target to halt biodiversity loss is a serious commitment of governments after 2001 at various levels. This conference organised by CEEweb looked through the progress made until 2004 and the needs for strengthened efforts formulated in a position paper. National level assessments of the delivery of the targets in CEE countries are also summarised in the conference report.

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Natura 2000 Site Designation Process with special focus on the Biogeographic seminars

First edition for EU 12 countries

2004

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Safeguarding biodiversity in National Development Plans

2003

The use of EU funds greatly shapes the natural and economic landscape of EU Member States. CEEweb analysed the National Developments of CEE countries in 2003 with regards for biodiversity conservation, which is summarised in this publication.

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Implementation of International Commitments in Central and Eastern European Countries

2003

Governments are committed to various multilateral environmental agreements for the conservation of biodiversity. CEEweb assessed the implementation of some of these conventions in CEE countries, which is summarised in this publication.

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Implementation of PEBLDS in Central and Eastern European Countries

2003

The Pan-European Biological and Landscape Diversity Strategy is a regional tool for biodiversity conservation. The national implementation of PEBLDS was assessed by CEEweb in CEE countries.

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Integrated evaluation of regional development plans and strategies with regards to sustainability

2002

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