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Incorporating Natural and Human Factors in Habitat Modelling and Spatial Prioritisation for the Lynx Lynx Martinoi
Web Ecol., 16, 17–31, 2016 www.web-ecol.net/16/17/2016/ doi:10.5194/we-16-17-2016 © Author(s) 2016. CC Attribution 3.0 License. Incorporating natural and human factors in habitat modelling and spatial prioritisation for the Lynx lynx martinoi K. Laze1,a and A. Gordon2 1Leibniz Institute of Agriculture Development in Transition Economies, Theodor-Lieser-Str. 2, 06120 Halle (Saale), Germany 2School of Global, Urban and Social Studies, RMIT University, P.O. Box 2476, Melbourne 3001, Australia anow at: Polytechnic University of Albania, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Department of Environmental Engineering, Rr. “M. Gjollesha”, No. 54, 1023 Tirana, Albania Correspondence to: K. Laze ([email protected]) Received: 11 June 2015 – Revised: 30 December 2015 – Accepted: 11 January 2016 – Published: 2 February 2016 Abstract. Countries in south-eastern Europe are cooperating to conserve a sub-endemic lynx species, Lynx lynx martinoi. Yet, the planning of species conservation should go hand-in-hand with the planning and management of (new) protected areas. Lynx lynx martinoi has a small, fragmented distribution with a small total population size and an endangered population. This study combines species distribution modelling with spatial prioritisa- tion techniques to identify conservation areas for Lynx lynx martinoi. The aim was to determine locations of high probability of occurrence for the lynx, to potentially increase current protected areas by 20 % in Albania, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro, and Kosovo. The species distribution modelling used generalised linear models with lynx occurrence and pseudo-absence data. Two models were developed and fit- ted using the lynx data: one based on natural factors, and the second based on factors associated with human disturbance. -
Forest for All Forever
Centralized National Risk Assessment for Romania FSC-CNRA-RO V1-0 EN FSC-CNRA-RO V1-0 CENTRALIZED NATIONAL RISK ASSESSMENT FOR ROMANIA 2017 – 1 of 122 – Title: Centralized National Risk Assessment for Romania Document reference FSC-CNRA-RO V1-0 EN code: Approval body: FSC International Center: Policy and Standards Unit Date of approval: 20 September 2017 Contact for comments: FSC International Center - Policy and Standards Unit - Charles-de-Gaulle-Str. 5 53113 Bonn, Germany +49-(0)228-36766-0 +49-(0)228-36766-30 [email protected] © 2017 Forest Stewardship Council, A.C. All rights reserved. No part of this work covered by the publisher’s copyright may be reproduced or copied in any form or by any means (graphic, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, recording taping, or information retrieval systems) without the written permission of the publisher. Printed copies of this document are for reference only. Please refer to the electronic copy on the FSC website (ic.fsc.org) to ensure you are referring to the latest version. The Forest Stewardship Council® (FSC) is an independent, not for profit, non- government organization established to support environmentally appropriate, socially beneficial, and economically viable management of the world’s forests. FSC’s vision is that the world’s forests meet the social, ecological, and economic rights and needs of the present generation without compromising those of future generations. FSC-CNRA-RO V1-0 CENTRALIZED NATIONAL RISK ASSESSMENT FOR ROMANIA 2017 – 2 of 122 – Contents Risk assessments that have been finalized for Romania ........................................... 4 Risk designations in finalized risk assessments for Romania ................................... -
Impacts of Land Use on Biodiversity: Development of Spatially Differentiated Global Assessment Methodologies for Life Cycle Assessment
DISS. ETH NO. xx Impacts of land use on biodiversity: development of spatially differentiated global assessment methodologies for life cycle assessment A dissertation submitted to ETH ZURICH for the degree of Doctor of Sciences presented by LAURA SIMONE DE BAAN Master of Sciences ETH born January 23, 1981 citizen of Steinmaur (ZH), Switzerland accepted on the recommendation of Prof. Dr. Stefanie Hellweg, examiner Prof. Dr. Thomas Koellner, co-examiner Dr. Llorenç Milà i Canals, co-examiner 2013 In Gedenken an Frans Remarks This thesis is a cumulative thesis and consists of five research papers, which were written by several authors. The chapters Introduction and Concluding Remarks were written by myself. For the sake of consistency, I use the personal pronoun ‘we’ throughout this thesis, even in the chapters Introduction and Concluding Remarks. Summary Summary Today, one third of the Earth’s land surface is used for agricultural purposes, which has led to massive changes in global ecosystems. Land use is one of the main current and projected future drivers of biodiversity loss. Because many agricultural commodities are traded globally, their production often affects multiple regions. Therefore, methodologies with global coverage are needed to analyze the effects of land use on biodiversity. Life cycle assessment (LCA) is a tool that assesses environmental impacts over the entire life cycle of products, from the extraction of resources to production, use, and disposal. Although LCA aims to provide information about all relevant environmental impacts, prior to this Ph.D. project, globally applicable methods for capturing the effects of land use on biodiversity did not exist. -
Biophysical Sustainability of Food Systems in a Global and Interconnected World
Biophysical Sustainability of Food Systems in a Global and Interconnected World Thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of “DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY” by Dor Fridman Submitted to the Senate of Ben-Gurion University of the Negev 53/32/2/ Beer-Sheva Biophysical Sustainability of Food Systems in a Global and Interconnected World Thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of “DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY” by Dor Fridman Submitted to the Senate of Ben-Gurion University of the Negev Approved by the advisor Approved by the Dean of the Kreitman School of Advanced Graduate Studies 32/2/ 53/32/2/ Beer-Sheva This work was carried out under the supervision of Prof. Meidad Kissinger In the Department for Geography and Environmental Development Faculty of Social Sciences Research-Student’s Affidavit when Submitting the Doctoral Thesis for Judgment I Dor Fridman, whose signature appears below, hereby declare that (Please mark the appropriate statements): V I have written this Thesis by myself, except for the help and guidance offered by my Thesis Advisors. V The scientific materials included in this Thesis are products of my own research, culled from the period during which I was a research student. ___ This Thesis incorporates research materials produced in cooperation with others, excluding the technical help commonly received during experimental work. Therefore, I am attaching another affidavit stating the contributions made by myself and the other participants in this research, which has been approved by them and submitted with their approval. Date: 18/2/20 Student’s name: Dor Fridman Signature: Table of contents Table of contents v Acknowledgements vii List of figures viii List of tables ix List of equations x Abstract xi 1. -
TANAP Project Biodiversity Offset Strategy
October 2017 TRANS-ANATOLIAN NATURAL GAS PIPELINE (TANAP) PROJECT Biodiversity Offset Strategy Report Number 1786851/9059 REPORT TANAP - BIODIVERSITY OFFSET STRATEGY Executive Summary The Trans-Anatolian Natural Gas Pipeline (TANAP) Project is part of the Southern Gas Corridor, which aims to transport the Azeri Natural Gas from Shaz Deniz 2 Gas Field and other fields in the South Caspian Sea to Turkey and Europe. The TANAP Project crosses all of Turkey, from the Georgian border in the east to the Greek border in the west. TANAP is committed to managing the potential effects of the Project on biodiversity by implementing the biodiversity mitigation hierarchy (i.e. avoiding, minimizing, rehabilitating and offsetting). The first three steps of the mitigation hierarchy have been considered by TANAP through the project design, Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA), and Biodiversity Action Planning (BAP) processes. However, the calculation of net habitat losses, net gain and the identification of offset measures to compensate the residual impacts were not conducted. This report constitutes the Biodiversity Offset Strategy for the TANAP Project, with the purpose of providing a practical and achievable offset scheme for TANAP and creating a framework to direct actions undertaken to offset the residual effects of the Project after the first three steps of the mitigation hierarchy have been implemented. The Biodiversity Offset Strategy for the TANAP Project was developed in accordance to the requirements of the European Bank of Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) Performance Requirement 6 (PR6) and the International Finance Corporation (IFC) Performance Standard 6 (PS6) “Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Management of Living Natural Resources”. -
Of Sea Level Rise Mediated by Climate Change 7 8 9 10 Shaily Menon ● Jorge Soberón ● Xingong Li ● A
The original publication is available at www.springerlink.com Biodiversity and Conservation Menon et al. 1 Volume 19, Number 6, 1599-1609, DOI: 10.1007/s10531-010-9790-4 1 2 3 4 5 Preliminary global assessment of biodiversity consequences 6 of sea level rise mediated by climate change 7 8 9 10 Shaily Menon ● Jorge Soberón ● Xingong Li ● A. Townsend Peterson 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 S. Menon 18 Department of Biology, Grand Valley State University, Allendale, Michigan 49401-9403 USA, 19 [email protected] 20 21 J. Soberón 22 Natural History Museum and Biodiversity Research Center, The University of Kansas, 23 Lawrence, Kansas 66045 USA 24 25 X. Li 26 Department of Geography, The University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas 66045 USA 27 28 A. T. Peterson 29 Natural History Museum and Biodiversity Research Center, The University of Kansas, 30 Lawrence, Kansas 66045 USA 31 32 33 34 Corresponding Author: 35 A. Townsend Peterson 36 Tel: (785) 864-3926 37 Fax: (785) 864-5335 38 Email: [email protected] 39 40 The original publication is available at www.springerlink.com | DOI: 10.1007/s10531-010-9790-4 Menon et al. Biodiversity consequences of sea level rise 2 41 Running Title: Biodiversity consequences of sea level rise 42 43 Preliminary global assessment of biodiversity consequences 44 of sea level rise mediated by climate change 45 46 Shaily Menon ● Jorge Soberón ● Xingong Li ● A. Townsend Peterson 47 48 49 Abstract Considerable attention has focused on the climatic effects of global climate change on 50 biodiversity, but few analyses and no broad assessments have evaluated the effects of sea level 51 rise on biodiversity. -
A Road Back for Trafficking Victims
ZOOM HUMAN TRAFFICKING RE/INTEGRATION : A ROAD BACK FOR TRAFFICKING VICTIMS Human trafficking continues to plague the Re/integration is one of the most important and most Balkan region, taking many forms and claiming complex aspects of the anti-trafficking response. It is many victims. Addressing and combating human comprised of different components including trafficking has been a priority issue within the settlement in a stable, safe environment, a reasonable King Baudouin Foundation (KBF) in Belgium for living standard, mental and physical well-being, and many years. Most recently this has been in opportunities for personal social and economic supporting the re/integration of trafficking develop ment. It’s a complicated process, requiring victims in the Balkans. intensive and long term assistance, particularly in the case of trafficked children, who are especially Re/integration is the process of recovery and social vulnerable. and economic inclusion for victims of trafficking, and States are obliged by national and international law to The TVRP re/integration story in the Balkans is now protect trafficked persons and support their being studied as a blueprint for similar projects sustainable reintegration into their societies. elsewhere in the world. AT A GLANCE Anti-trafficking efforts have been going on in the The idea was to establish a comprehensive Balkans since the 1990s, but the Trafficking Victims re/integration scheme to assist trafficking victims in Re/integration Programme (TVRP) launched by the rebuilding their lives, returning to their families and King Baudouin Foundation (KBF) in 2007 was designed communities where possible. to focus on the long-term assistance needs of the victims. -
Press Release
PRESS RELEASE OECD, Hungarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Address Non-Tariff Barriers in CEFTA Signatories Budapest, Hungary – In a dynamic roundtable meeting between private sector representatives, policy makers and experts this 8 October 2009, signatories of the Central European Free Trade Agreement (CEFTA 2006: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Republic of Moldova, Montenegro, Serbia and UNMIK/Kosovo) examined measures to reduce or eliminate non-tariff barriers to trade. Mr. Szabo Vilmos, State Secretary of the Hungarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, presided the meeting. Since January 2009, the OECD Investment Compact has been working on an Aid for Trade project, funded by the Hungarian government. The main goal of the project is to identify, classify and prioritise non- tariff barriers among CEFTA 2006 signatories and also assess their impact both on CEFTA internal trade, as well as on trade and investment relations with the EU countries. As part of this Aid for Trade project, this roundtable is designed to help CEFTA 2006 signatories address non-tariff measures that prevent them from reaping the full benefits of the ambitious trade liberalisation they have undertaken. A key outcome of the meeting represented a set of recommendations for concrete actions, endorsed by roundtable participants and both the CEFTA and OECD Secretariats. Based on the recent OECD assessment of non-tariff barriers between CEFTA 2006 signatories, and a comprehensive company survey undertaken by GTZ of Germany, these recommendations will be presented to CEFTA Ministers at the annual CEFTA Joint Committee during the upcoming CEFTA Week on 27-29 October 2009 in Podgorica, Montenegro. -
Lesy Evr Uvod CZ a I
Lesy Evropy úvod Terrestrialní (suchozemské) ekoregiony Doc. Ing. Luboš Úradní ček,CSc . Ing. Zdeněk Hrubý Ph.D. Mendelu Brno Czech Republic Inovace biologických a lesnických disciplín pro vyšší konkurenceschopnost (Registra ční číslo CZ.1.07/2.2.00/28.0018 .) za p řisp ění finan čních prost ředk ů EU a státního rozpo čtu České republiky. Evropa x Eurasie Definice Evropy • Hranice dle Mezinárodní geografické unie: Kuma-Manysh deprese – zlom A (řeka Don – dolní tok) Klima Evropy Oceanické klima AT • Západoevropské klima • V. Britanie, Irsko, Holandsko,Dánsko, Belgie, Luxemburg, Francie, severní Španělsko • mírné přímořské zimy s chladnějším počasím na východě a silnými srážkami (dešti) na západě. • Léta jsou dosti teplá a směrem na sever se stávají chladnějšími. Subkontinentální a kontinentální klima • Východoevropské a středoevropské klima • Bulharsko, Rumunsko, Slovensko, Ukrajina, Slovinsko, ČR, Německo, Estonsko, Litva, Maďarsko, Polsko, Lotyšsko, Švýcarsko a Rakousko • Mírné léto s teplotami obvykle kolem 25 ° C • Zimy jsou celkem chladné, vlhké a mlhavé. • 4 rozdílné sezóny – deštivé jaro a podzim, sníh v horských polohách v průběhu zimi a mírně teplé (někdy horké) léto. Boreální a subarktické klima • Severoevropské klima • Švédsko, Norsko, Finsko, Island, severní část Ruska • mírné, příjemné klima podepřené efektem golfského proudu na Norském pobřeží. Zimy bývají velmi chladné. • Obvykle jižní část severní Evropy má mírnější klima s průměrnou teplotou kolem 0 °C. –SUBBOREÁLNÍ KLIMA • Léta jsou vskutku příjemná, zřídka s teplotou -
The Impact of the Fall of Communism on European Heritage
Print: ISBN 978-88-903189-4-8 Online: ISSN 2531-8810 Published Online: 16 Dec 2016 EX NOVO Journal of Archaeology, Volume 1, Number 1, 2016: 15-24 15 Archaeology in the Adriatic. From the Dawn to the Sunset of Communist Ideologies Elisa Cella1, Maja Gori2, Alessandro Pintucci3 4 1Museo Civico Etrusco Romano di Trevignano Romano, 2University of Heidelberg, 3Sapienza University of Rome Abstract By adopting historical and sociological approaches to archaeology, this paper focuses on the development of archaeology in Albania and Yugoslavia and their relation first to fascism and then to communism and socialist regimes. Identity issues based on archaeological discourse in former Yugoslavia and Albania are often perceived and regarded by western scholarship as extreme distortions and abuses of archaeological practice to promote nationalism. By providing a comparative and diachronic perspective, this paper aims to demonstrate that the way in which a society relates to its past is a complex phenomenon, and that political uses of archaeology in the western Balkans cannot be associated entirely with socialist regimes and communist ideologies. It is argued that different uses of archaeology are the product of a complex interaction between the development of archaeological discipline and historical, social and cultural trajectories. Keywords: Albania, Yugoslavia, Nationalism, Fascism, Communism Introduction The study of archaeology in its social, political and economic context gathered increasing attention from the 1980s onwards, when authors such as Trigger (1989) and Hodder (1991; Hodder & Hutson 2003) used historical and sociological approaches to demonstrate that archaeology as a discipline is embedded in a specific cultural and historical milieu, and that it must be understood within its social, political and cultural contexts. -
Modernisation of the Agricultural and Food Sector and Its Approximation to the EU, Albania
Evaluation of Ongoing Projects/Programmes 2006 Modernisation of the Agricultural and Food Sector and its approximation to the EU, Albania Main Report Produced by: Forschungsstelle für internationale Agrar- und Wirtschaftsentwicklung e.V. (FIA), Heidelberg Institute This report was produced by independent external experts. It reflects only their opinion and assessment. Published by: Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) GmbH Evaluation Unit Dag-Hammarskjöld-Weg 1-5 65760 Eschborn Germany Internet: http://www.gtz.de Eschborn, December 28, 2006 Contents Page Abbreviations 2 Executive Summary 3 1. Tabular Overview 6 1.1 The Evaluation Mission 6 1.2 The Project/Programme 6 2. Context and of the Project/Programme 7 2.1 Framework Conditions, Problems, Context 7 2.2 Concept (including Advisory Approach) 8 3. Methodology of the Evaluation 12 4. Results of the Evaluation 15 4.1 Performance Measurement in line with the 5 International Evaluation Criteria 15 4.2 Performance Measurement according to Poverty Reduction and MDG 28 4.3 Performance Measurement according to Gender Equality 29 4.4 Subject-specific evaluation of project success 30 4.5 Overall Rating 34 5. Final Conclusions / Lessons Learned 37 6. Recommendations 39 Annex 1: Terms of References 41 Annex 2: Evaluation grid 47 Annex 3: Travel and work schedule 57 Annex 4: Questionnaire of the interviews undertaken during the evaluation process of the project: 58 Annex 5: Persons interviewed and contacted 60 Annex 6: Policy Assessment of the agricultural sector of Albania 2006 63 Annex 7: Sources and References 64 Annex 8 : Doing Business in Albania 67 Annex 9: Corruption Perception Index for Albania 74 Abbreviations MoAF Ministry of Agriculture and Food MAFCP Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Consumer Protection MDG Millennium Development Goals MIS Market Information System TC Technical Cooperation 2 Executive Summary 1. -
Perspectives of Development of Forestry in Context of Sustainable Agriculture of the City of Novi Sad1
PERSPECTIVES OF DEVELOPMENT OF FORESTRY IN CONTEXT OF SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE OF THE CITY OF NOVI SAD1 Nada Mijajlović2 Abstract Forest ecosystems are crucial in environmental protection and improvement of living conditions in urban and rural communities. Novi Sad, as the capital of AP Vojvodina, has a forest fund and natural forest communities. The aim of this paper is to analyze the state of the forest fund under the administration of the city of Novi Sad. The data considered are related to the forest communities of Fruška Gora and rhytic water ecosystems within the Upper Danube region. Forest plan- tations under the management of state forest farms were considered. Perspec- tives of the development of forestry in the territory of Novi Sad were considered in the context of sustainable development of agriculture. Key words: forest farms, forest fund, ecosystem, sustainable development. Introduction Forest ecosystems are dominant in terms of representation on the Earth’s sur- face, occupying about 4 billion hectares, which is about 30% of the world’s land (Food and Agriculture Organization 2006). The forest life community is diverse of the plant and animal species, as well as fungi and microorganisms. Forests are terrestrial ecosystems that account for 75% of the gross primary production of the Earth’s biosphere and produce 80% of our planet’s biomass. (Pan Yude et al., 2013) Forests are the most complex land-based ecosystems that have a very intense influence on the geological base on which they are rooted. Forests, as plant communities, in the highly active process of photosynthesis, the metabolic exchange of carbon dioxide and oxygen affect the composition of the air in the 1 The work is a part of integrated and interdisciplinary research project no.