Analysis of stakeholders' involvement in the implementation of the Natura 2000 network in Slovakia

Brescancin, Flavia; Dobšinská, Zuzana; Meo, Isabella De; Šálka, Jaroslav; Paletto, Alessandro

doi:10.1016/j.forpol.2016.12.010

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“…The results of this study are in line with the results highlighted in Italy and Slovakia with special regard to Natura 2000 network by similar studies (De Meo et al 2016, Brescancin et al 2017. De Meo et al (2016) evidenced for the Italian context that the Natura 2000 network is considered as an obstacle for human activities by 38% of 56 respondents.…”

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“…However, in many cases, the implementation of nature conservation policy -e.g., the establishment of a new protected area or Natura 2000 site -has increased conflicts due to different and competing land use principles, interests, and point of views (Young et al 2007;Ferranti et al 2010;Winkel et al 2015). In many EU member countries, the designation of Natura 2000 sites related to the implementation of EU Directive 92/43/EEC (Habitats Directive) has encountered a strong opposition from stakeholders and citizens (Stoll-Kleemann 2001;Brescancin et al 2017). Sometimes, the reasons of the conflicts are due a low -or absent -level of information and involvement of stakeholders and local communities in the decision-making process (e.g., implementation process and management of protected site).…”

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Zadnjih desetljeća, primjena politike zaštite prirode, zasnovane na principima javnog sudjelovanja, postala je jedna od glavnih izazova za znanstvenike i donositelje odluka. Primjena politike očuvanja prirode slijedi dva osnovna pristupa: izdvajanje na osnovi prostorne podjele zaštićenih područja od proizvodnih, i pristup integracije, na temelju kojega se uključuju proizvodne i zaštitne namjene prostora. U mnogo slučajeva primjena politike očuvanja prirode uzrokovala je porast sukoba radi različitih i kompetitivnih principa korištenja zemlje, različitih interesa i pogleda. Cilj istraživanja je analizirati mišljenja stručnjaka o mogućim sukobima, prilikama i teškoćama za ljudske aktivnosti, ograničenjima u gospodarenju šumom vezano na uspostavu novih zaštićenih područja. Istraživanje je strukturirano u tri osnovna koraka: analiza stručnjaka, anketiranje i statistička obrada prikupljenih podataka. Polu-strukturirani upitnik putem emaila poslan je stručnjacima prema planiranom uzorku u svaku zemlju koja je uključena u COST CAPABAL projekt (COST Targeted Network TN1401 “CAPABAL” (41 sudionik u 10 zemalja). Podaci su statistički obrađeni, kako bi se naglasile razlike između EU28 zemalja članica i nečlanica i među institucijama (javna administracija, stručnjaci iz šumarstva i drvne industrije, fakulteta i istraživačkih institucija i okolišnih nevladinih organizacija). Na kraju prikupljanja podataka, sakupljn je 41 upitnik, koji su ispunili stručnjaci podijeljeni na zemlje članice EU (22 upitnika sa udjelom 54% u uzorku), i 19 stručnjaka iz zemalja izvan EU (46%). Promatrajući distribuciju uzorka prema zainteresiranim grupama, 41,5% ispitanika predstavlja javnu administraciju, 29,3% sveučilišta i istraživačke institute, 22% sudjeluje u lancu šuma-drvo, 7,3% su članovi nevladinih okolišnih udruga. Rezultati pokazuju da su najčešće vrste sukoba one koje su vezane za procedure uspostave novih zaštićenih zona, s posebnim naglaskom na ograničenja prava vlasništva i dodatno administriranje. Sudionici iz zemalja koje nisu EU28 članice, više su naglasile važnost ograničenja lovnih aktivnosti kao potencijalni sukob u usporedbi za sudionicima iz EU28 zemalja članica. Vezano na mogućnosti i ograničenja ljudskih aktivnosti u zaštićenim područjima, rezultati su pokazali da je razvoj ekoturizma jedna on najznačajnijih prilika za razvoj ruralnih marginalnih područja. Najveća zapreka je otežano gospodarenja šumom (pridobivanje drva) vezano za zahtjeve očuvanja prirode. Konačno, rezultati pokazuju da na ispitivanom uzorku najveća zabrinutost u gospodarenju šumom su dodatno vrijeme i novac potreban za nadzor i primjenu aktivnosti očuvanja prirode u zaštićenim područjima. Za ispitanike iz EU28 zemalja članica najveća zabrinutost vezano na aktivnosti gospodarenja šumom je primjena aktivnosti očuvanja prirode u zaštićenim područjima, dok su ispitanici izvan EU28 zemalja istaknuli primjenu pesticida kao najvažniju promjenu u gospodarenju šumom. Stavovi stručnjaka su temeljna početna pozicija koju treba uzeti u obzir kako bi se umanjili sukobi između očuvanja prirode i ljudskih aktivnosti te povećala socijalna uključenost u politiku očuvanja prirode.

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Nature conservation versus forestry activities in protected areas - the stakeholders’ point of view

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“…Stakeholder participation, cooperation, and their ability to influence the policy decision-making process are, as identified in numerous studies (e.g., [8,[40][41][42]52]), the key factors for policy implementation success.…”

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“…Studies focusing on national and sub-national operational environment factors related to nature conservation policies implementation are available in central-eastern European countries and south-eastern European countries, but most studies fail to systematically evaluate the whole operational environment factors related to nature conservation policies implementation [7,12,14,39,40,[49][50][51][52][53]. To fill the above-mentioned gaps, this research aims to develop a framework to analyse the operational environment factors that affected nature conservation policies implementation in selected EU and non-EU member countries.…”

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Evaluation of the Operational Environment Factors of Nature Conservation Policy Implementation: Cases of Selected EU and Non-EU Countries

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The complex policy decision-making situation around nature conservation requires examination of the operational environment. This study develops and tests a three-phase analytical framework for the evaluation of operational environment factors influencing nature conservation policy implementation. The four important operational environment factors (legal, policy, economic, and social) have been identified, to build up a framework. The framework was tested in selected countries and includes experts’ opinions. Experts (n = 44) from five EU countries (Bulgaria, Croatia, Italy, Slovakia, and Slovenia) and four non-EU countries (Bosnia and Herzegovina, North Macedonia, Montenegro, and Serbia) defined and evaluated the factors and sub-factors that affect the operational environment related to nature conservation policy implementation. The results show policy changes arising from the new governance requirements introduced by changed political regime and Europeanization are key driving factors for changes in the nature conservation operational environment. For nature conservation, these wide-reaching changes have led to new political and legal frameworks, new institutional set-ups and multilevel governance frameworks, new establishment of protected areas and Natura 2000 network, and the re-allocation of financial resources and inclusion of non-state actors in policy decision-making. However, there are also some challenges and unsolved problems that need further attention from policy decision-makers and institutions, especially related to the institutional gap, sustainable financing of nature conservation, transposition of the EU Directives into legal systems, designation of sites or improving their implementation, implementation of innovative funding schemes, and a transparent participatory process. This analytical framework can be applied to various problems related to any environmental issues or other policy implementation or management, and other sectors where public decision-making is combined with stakeholders’ engagement.

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“…Local aspects of planning relate to the consultation and/or participation of stakeholders during the plan development. They have local knowledge about the site that is required to develop the plan as well as views on the problems that need to be addressed, the goals that can be achieved and their involvement is important for the acceptability of measures for local owners and users (Blondet et al, 2017;Brescancin et al, 2017;Diez, Etxano, & Garmendia, 2015).…”

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Managing the Natura 2000 network: between Europeanization and societal engagement

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4. Natura 2000 management plans in France and the Netherlands; carrots, sticks,sermons and different problems 76 4.1 Introduction 77 4.2 Analytical framework 80 4.2.1 Policy instrument theory and Natura 2000 management plans 80 4.2.2 Operationalization of theoretical concept for analysis 4.3 Country and site selection 84 4.4 Results 87 4.5 Discussion 91 4.6 Conclusions 94 5. Societal engagement in Natura 2000 sites. A comparative analysis of the policies in three areas in England, Denmark and Germany. 98 5.1 Introduction 99 5.2 Societal engagement from two perspectives 100 5.3 Analytical framework 102 5.4 Case selection 105 5.5 Results of the area cases 107 5.6 Comparative analysis 112 5.7 Discussion and conclusion 115

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Analysis of stakeholders' involvement in the implementation of the Natura 2000 network in Slovakia

Cited by 17 publications

References 47 publications

Nature conservation versus forestry activities in protected areas - the stakeholders’ point of view

Nature conservation versus forestry activities in protected areas - the stakeholders’ point of view

Evaluation of the Operational Environment Factors of Nature Conservation Policy Implementation: Cases of Selected EU and Non-EU Countries

Managing the Natura 2000 network: between Europeanization and societal engagement

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