A főszerkesztő ajánlja a Biological Conservation cikkünket

 

A Biological Conservation nevű szaklap szeptemberi számának a főszerkesztő által ajánlott cikke lett a Mihók Barbara elsőszerzőségével jegyzett cikkünk, melyről korábbi blogbejegyzésemben már beszámoltam. Örvendetes hír, hiszen ez azt jelenti, hogy a cikk egy ideig szabadon hozzáférhető és letölthető bárki számára ami növelte a láthatóságát. A szerkesztői ajánlást és a cikk összefoglalóját az alábbiakban lehet olvasni. A cikk letölthető volt a folyóirat honlapjáról (szeptember 14-ig ingyen :-(), de letölthető a honlapomról is.

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This paper is timely in showing that no conservation policy can be taken for granted. Political choices at play in a given country or region can deeply and rapidly affect the long-term trend in biodiversity.

 
Abstract

Changes of the social-political system in the last twenty-five years heavily affected biodiversity conservation in the post-soviet Central and Eastern European (CEE) countries. We used a framework to present the effect of the two fundamental social, political and economic changes on the biodiversity and ecosystems of Hungary from 1989 until recently. First, following the democratic transformation in 1989 social, political, economic and institutional drivers led to the increase in farmland biodiversity, improvement of water quality due to less chemical use and decrease of habitat loss within protected areas. At the same time, land privatisation and uncertain ownership led to habitat degradation, abandonment and fragmentation. These changes were coupled with the spread of alien species and re-ploughing. The second change was joining the European Union in 2004. This resulted in the establishment of the Natura 2000 network, the application of the relevant EU policies, and access to conservation related EU funds, which contributed to successful habitat restorations increasing of some charismatic species' populations. Meanwhile, however, disappearance of extensive farming practices, agricultural intensification and infrastructural developments driven by some increasing EU funds led to a net habitat loss, degradation and decline in biodiversity, with more than half of the species of European importance having unfavourable conservation status. Increased support for conservation institutions, adaptive and extended agri-environment schemes and further research and monitoring to establish, refine and supervise sustainable management practices, including water management, are needed to prevent further biodiversity loss in the coming years.

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