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Abstract
Ecosystem Service capacity is higher in areas of multiple designation types
Highlights
In an attempt to halt biodiversity loss, the European Union (EU) has adopted a strategy recognizing the importance of ecosystem services (ES) (Maes et al 2016)
Inside the catchments we identified the areas which fulfill the criteria for different types of designation namely Quiet Areas (EU Noise Directive 2002/49/EC), Natura 2000 sites (Habitat Directive 92/43/EC and Bird Directive 79/409/EC), Wetlands/Water bodies (EU Water Framework Directive 2000/60/EC and other policy frameworks) as following: 1. For “Quiet Areas” we followed the methodology of Votsi et al (2012) [Quiet areas include sites with no human-induced noise sources constituting an index of naturalness/wilderness of the landscape
The least amount belongs to the type Protected Areas only (PAs) (3335 Km2, 9.6% of the total surface) and much less fulfill the criteria of all designation types (PAQAW) (132 Km2, 0.4% of the total surface)
Summary
In an attempt to halt biodiversity loss, the European Union (EU) has adopted a strategy recognizing the importance of ecosystem services (ES) (Maes et al 2016). Under this framework many initiatives of mapping and assessing ES have been developed (HainesYoung et al 2012, Kandziora et al 2013, Brown and Fagerholm 2015). The incorporation of ES into an integrated environmental policy approach (deGroot et al 2010) follows the new era of sustainable management (Maes et al 2012b). “Traditional” environmental policies are conducted at local or regional level, while the perspective of contemporary environmental policy initiatives lies on national or even coarser scale under the framework of EU legislation (Beunen et al 2013)
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