832301 Wildlife management issues in protected areas in Central Europe


Type
Lecture
Semester hours
1
Lecturer (assistant)
Mattsson, Brady
Organisation
Offered in
Wintersemester 2023/24
Languages of instruction
Englisch

Content

Overview about the role of protected areas for balancing wildlife management and conservation with other concerns in Central Europe. Within this context, the following issues will be presented and discussed: history of protected areas in Europe, protected area categories, legal frameworks such as the EU Habitats Directive and Birds Directive along with the Biodiversity Strategy, sustainable hunting, rewilding including reintroduction, wildlife movement corridors, impacts of climate change on habitats and wildlife along with their managment, visitor management, and regional-scale green infrastructure.
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