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Conserving Europe's Wildlife: Law and Policy of the Natura 2000 Network of Protected Areas

Conserving Europe's Wildlife: Law and Policy of the Natura 2000 Network of Protected Areas

Author: Andrew L. R. Jackson
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 9781138203655
Published In: April 2018
Format: Hardback
Jurisdiction: U.K. ? Disclaimer:
Countri(es) stated herein are used as reference only

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The Natura 2000 network of protected areas is the centrepiece of European Union nature policy, currently covering almost one-fifth of the EU’s entire land territory plus large marine areas.

This vast EU-wide network, which aims to conserve Europe’s most valuable and threatened species and habitats, has major impacts on land use throughout all Member States of the EU. This book critically assesses the origins and implementation of the EU’s Natura 2000 network, established under the Birds Directive of 1979 and the Habitats Directive of 1992.

Based on original archival research and interviews with key participants, the book records a detailed history of the origins and negotiation of Natura 2000 policy and law, with the history of EU environmental policy provided as a framework. An historical institutionalist approach is adopted, which emphasises the importance of understanding legal and policy development as processes that unfold over time.

Three phases in the history of EU environmental policy are identified and described, and the history of EU nature policy is placed within the context of these three phases. Informed by this history, the author presents a comprehensive summary and assessment of the law and policy that protects Natura 2000 sites at EU level, and reviews the nature conservation outcomes for the targeted species and habitats.

The book reveals how a knowledge of the history of Natura 2000 enriches our understanding of key issues such as conflicts in establishing and conserving the Natura 2000 network, EU integration in the field of nature conservation, and the future of EU nature policy.

Chapter 1: Introduction

Chapter 2: Why history matters

Chapter 3: Towards an EU Birds Directive

Chapter 4: Negotiation of the Birds Directive (1976-1979) and its early implementation

Chapter 5: Towards an EU Habitats Directive

Chapter 6: The Habitats Directive proposal

Chapter 7: Negotiating the Habitats Directive I: the Greek and Spanish presidencies (July 1988 to June 1989)

Chapter 8: Negotiating the Habitats Directive II: the French, Irish and Italian presidencies (July 1989 to December 1990)

Chapter 9: Negotiating the Habitats Directive III: the Luxembourg and Dutch presidencies (January 1991 to December 1991) and adoption of the directive in May 1992

Chapter 10: Implementation and the law of Natura 2000

Chapter 11: Discussion and conclusions