Objectives and aims:
- To
create a European forum – BIOFORUM – for dialogue between
scientists and stakeholders to reduce the conflict between the
conservation of biodiversity and economic development;
- To
analyse the principal sources of conflict between biodiversity
conservation and economic development in key thematic areas;
- To
identify measures for conflict resolution, through attenuating or
avoiding negative impacts, with an assessment of their practicability
(with regard to economic development) and their legitimacy (in terms
of Community legislation / regulations);
- To
identify current best practices in biodiversity management,
particularly where these relate to biodiversity-related conflict
resolution;
- To
identify and evaluate methods for monitoring progress in resolving
conflicts, including those relating to the Convention of Biological
Diversity (CBD) proposals for a core set of indicators.
Major project outcomes include:
- The identification of generic conflicts between the conservation of biodiversity and human activities in five major broad habitat types
- The development of the concept of spatial planning in the management of conflicts between biodiversity conservation and human activities in Europe
- The production of a guide to conflict management in Europe including good practice guidelines on how to manage a conflict, potential conflict management tools and methods, and a framework for monitoring conflicts and their management
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