Assessing the Performance of EU Nature Legislation in Protecting Target Bird Species in an Era of Climate Change

• Published in: Conservation letters Vol. 9; no. 3; pp. 172 - 180
• Main Authors: Sanderson, Fiona J, Robert G. Pople, Christina Ieronymidou, Ian J. Burfield, Richard D. Gregory, Stephen G. Willis, Christine Howard, Philip A. Stephens, Alison E. Beresford, Paul F. Donald
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Washington John Wiley & Sons, Ltd 01.05.2016; John Wiley & Sons, Inc
• Subjects: Animal populations; Biodiversity; bird population trends; Birds; birds directive; breeding sites; Climate change; Conservation; Conservation policy; Data collection; Estimates; European Union; laws and regulations; Legislation; Life history; migration; Protected species; Species; Trends; Greece; Czech Republic; Europe

International legislation forms a cornerstone of conservation, yet its efficacy is rarely quantified. We assess whether species listed on Annex I of the European Union (EU) Birds Directive, for which EU Member States are obliged to implement special conservation measures, differ systematically in th...