International conservation policy delivers benefits for birds in Europe
-
Published source details
Donald P.F., Sanderson F.J., Burfield I.J., Bierman S.M., Gregory R.D. & Waliczky Z. (2007) International conservation policy delivers benefits for birds in Europe. Science, 317, 810-813.
Published source details Donald P.F., Sanderson F.J., Burfield I.J., Bierman S.M., Gregory R.D. & Waliczky Z. (2007) International conservation policy delivers benefits for birds in Europe. Science, 317, 810-813.
Actions
This study is summarised as evidence for the following.
Action | Category | |
---|---|---|
Legally protect habitats Action Link |
||
Use legislative regulation to protect wild populations Action Link |
-
Legally protect habitats
A controlled, before-and-after study from 1970-2000 across Europe (Donald 2007) found that targeted species in European Union (EU) countries, which were legally obliged to increase coverage of special protected areas (SPAs), had significantly more positive population trends after implementation of the directive and compared to non-EU countries (no implementation). Statistical models suggested that for every additional 1% increase in SPA area, the chances of all species experiencing positive population growth increased by 4%, with a 7% increase for target species. The authors argue that the stronger response of the target species provides direct evidence for the effectiveness of the EU Bird (79/409/EEC, est. 1979) and Habitats (92/43/EEC, est. 1992) Directives. Although non-target species’ trends did not differ between EU and non-EU countries there was some evidence that these populations were more positive in EU countries with more extensive SPA networks.
-
Use legislative regulation to protect wild populations
A controlled, before-and-after study from 1970-2000 across Europe (Donald et al. 2007) found that target bird species appeared to benefit from the passing of the EU Birds (79/409/EEC, est. 1979) and Habitats (92/43/EEC, est. 1992) Directives. This study is discussed in ‘Habitat protection – Legally protect habitats’.
Output references
|