Missing links: How individual's can contribute to reserve policy enforcement on the example of the European Union

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 601-618

  Mauerhofer, Volker ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

rhus Convention; Access to justice; Common Agricultural Policy (CAP); Direct effect; European Union; Natura 2000; Non governmental organisations; Protected area; Public participation; Regional Policy

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; COMMON AGRICULTURAL POLICY; ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE; EUROPEAN UNION; LAW ENFORCEMENT; NATURE CONSERVATION; NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; PROTECTED AREA; PUBLIC ACCESS;

EID: 76549086984     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: 15729710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-009-9737-9     Document Type: Article

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