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Conservation Objectives and Targets for Freshwater Sites
Author(s) -
Brown A. E.
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
water and environment journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.437
H-Index - 37
eISSN - 1747-6593
pISSN - 1747-6585
DOI - 10.1111/j.1747-6593.2000.tb00256.x
Subject(s) - biodiversity , environmental planning , environmental resource management , action plan , habitat , conservation plan , biodiversity conservation , plan (archaeology) , natura 2000 , conservation biology , nature conservation , habitat conservation , geography , business , ecology , environmental science , biology , archaeology
Conservation objectives and targets, which play a vital role in conserving freshwater biodiversity, have been developed on many different scales according to the roles and responsibilities of the organisations involved. The EU birds and habitats Directives, the national system of ‘sites of special scientific interest’and the UK Biodiversity Action Plan, have all influenced the development of a new approach in defining conservation objectives and targets for designated sites in the UK. The UK conservation agencies have agreed common standards for setting conservation objectives and targets as part of an overall monitoring and reporting framework. The rationale behind the approach and the common standards are described, together with some examples relating to freshwater habitats and species. Challenges for the future are identified and discussed.