Der vorliegende Bericht, der im Rahmen des Arbeitspaketes WP4 Rechtliche und institutionelle Rahmenbedingungen erarbeitet wurde, gibt einen Überblick über das deutsche Rechtsund Verwaltungssystem hinsichtlich seiner Relevanz für die Beziehungen zwischen dem Schutz großer Wirbeltiere und der...

Local conservation efforts are often related to benefits at higher governmental levels. On the one hand, these efforts are strongly connected to local land-use decisions. On the other hand, activities such as sustainable water management or biodiversity conservation are associated with regional,...

Regions often consist of both urban, densely populated areas and rural, more remote areas. In contrast to the acknowledged socio-economic functions of urban agglomerations, rural and remote areas usually provide ecological services for society as a whole. A number of these ecological services...

The aim of this article is to contribute to the development of ecological-economic incentives in conservation policy. Our approach uses strategies for establishing habitat networks as an example to develop spatially-oriented incentives in urban landscapes. The incentives should ideally consider...