The influence of Natura 2000 on Estonian forestry
Natura 2000 is an European-wide nature conservation network consisting of habitats and species in need of special care. Estonia, as all the other member states has committed to ensure the favourable conditions of those habitats and species listed in Directives of Natura 2000. Estonia is forest rich...
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| Acceso en línea: | https://stud.epsilon.slu.se/1798/ |
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| author | Link, Mikk |
| author_browse | Link, Mikk |
| author_facet | Link, Mikk |
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| collection | Epsilon Archive for Student Projects |
| description | Natura 2000 is an European-wide nature conservation network consisting of habitats and species in need
of special care. Estonia, as all the other member states has committed to ensure the favourable
conditions of those habitats and species listed in Directives of Natura 2000. Estonia is forest rich country,
where forests cover around 51 % of total land area. Besides being fairly rich in biodiversity, Estonian
forests are also rather important from economic perspective. The presence of those characteristics of
Estonian forests offers great interest to research.
This study aims to find out whether the implementation of Natura 2000 has had impact on Estonian
forestry. To be able to fulfil the objectives the study used media content analysis, geo-analysis and
interviews.
The forests designated to Natura 2000 cover 18 per cent of total forest area. 42 % of those forests are
strictly protected and 58 % are protected with various management restrictions. Around 77 % of Natura
forests are state owned and 23 % in private ownership. The biggest impacts of Natura 2000 were found
to be the expansion of protected forests area, loss of timber resource, increasing management
restrictions, damaging of property rights of private forest owners and increasing power of nature
conservation. It was also found that the decision-making power throughout Natura process was in the
hands of environmental institutions, such as the Ministry of Environment, the Environmental Board and
the Estonian Fund for Nature.
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| institution | Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences |
| language | swe Inglés |
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| spelling | RepoSLU17982012-04-20T14:15:45Z https://stud.epsilon.slu.se/1798/ The influence of Natura 2000 on Estonian forestry Link, Mikk Forestry production Nature conservation and land resources Natura 2000 is an European-wide nature conservation network consisting of habitats and species in need of special care. Estonia, as all the other member states has committed to ensure the favourable conditions of those habitats and species listed in Directives of Natura 2000. Estonia is forest rich country, where forests cover around 51 % of total land area. Besides being fairly rich in biodiversity, Estonian forests are also rather important from economic perspective. The presence of those characteristics of Estonian forests offers great interest to research. This study aims to find out whether the implementation of Natura 2000 has had impact on Estonian forestry. To be able to fulfil the objectives the study used media content analysis, geo-analysis and interviews. The forests designated to Natura 2000 cover 18 per cent of total forest area. 42 % of those forests are strictly protected and 58 % are protected with various management restrictions. Around 77 % of Natura forests are state owned and 23 % in private ownership. The biggest impacts of Natura 2000 were found to be the expansion of protected forests area, loss of timber resource, increasing management restrictions, damaging of property rights of private forest owners and increasing power of nature conservation. It was also found that the decision-making power throughout Natura process was in the hands of environmental institutions, such as the Ministry of Environment, the Environmental Board and the Estonian Fund for Nature. Üleeuroopaline looduskaitse võrgustik Natura 2000 koosneb kaitset vajavatest liikidest ja elupaikadest. Nii nagu teised Euroopa Liidu liikmesriigid on ka Eesti lubanud tagada Natura loodus- ja linnudirektiivis märgitud liikidele ja elupaikadele soodsa seisundi säilimise. Eesti on metsarikas riik, kus mets katab ligi 51% maismaast. Peale rikka loodusliku mitmekesisuse omavad Eesti metsad ka suurt majanduslikku väärtust. Majandusliku ja loodusliku väärtuse tasakaal pakub aga suurt huvi teadusele. Antud töö eesmärk on selgitada välja kas Natura 2000 rakendamine on mõjutanud Eesti metsandust. Eesmärgini jõudmiseks on töös kasutatud meedia ja geo-analüüsi ning intervjuusid. Natura 2000 võrgustiku piiresse jäävad metsad moodustavad 18% kogu metsamaast. 42% nendest on rangelt kaitstud metsad ning ülejäänud on kaetud erinevate majanduspiirangutega. Umbest 77% Natura metsadest kuulub riigile ja 23% on eraomandis. Suurimad Naturaga kaasnenud mõjud on kaitstavate metsade osakaalu suurenemine, puiduresursi vähenemine, suurenenud majanduslikud piirangud, erametsaomanike õiguste kahjustamine ja looduskaitsjate mõjuvõimu suurenemine. Töö käigus leiti veel, et Natura 2000 protsessi vältel oli otustustamise võim eelkõige keskkonnakaitseliste organisatsioonide käes, nagu Keskkonnaministeerium, Keskkonnaamet, ja Eestimaa Looduse Fond. 2010-09-10 Second cycle, A2E NonPeerReviewed application/pdf swe https://stud.epsilon.slu.se/1798/1/Link_M_100910.pdf Link, Mikk, 2010. The influence of Natura 2000 on Estonian forestry. Second cycle, A2E. Alnarp: (S) > Southern Swedish Forest Research Centre <https://stud.epsilon.slu.se/view/divisions/OID-295.html> urn:nbn:se:slu:epsilon-2-470 eng |
| spellingShingle | Forestry production Nature conservation and land resources Link, Mikk The influence of Natura 2000 on Estonian forestry |
| title | The influence of Natura 2000 on Estonian forestry |
| title_full | The influence of Natura 2000 on Estonian forestry |
| title_fullStr | The influence of Natura 2000 on Estonian forestry |
| title_full_unstemmed | The influence of Natura 2000 on Estonian forestry |
| title_short | The influence of Natura 2000 on Estonian forestry |
| title_sort | influence of natura 2000 on estonian forestry |
| topic | Forestry production Nature conservation and land resources |
| url | https://stud.epsilon.slu.se/1798/ https://stud.epsilon.slu.se/1798/ |