ECNC

During 2009 six issues of the ECNC Update were published. This newsletter is available from the ECNC website. The ECNC Annual report for 2008 was published in July.

Four issues of the Journal for Nature Conservation (JNC) were published by Elsevier Science in affiliation with ECNC.

Reports

Brajanoska R., K. Čivić, Lj. Melovski, S. Hristovski and L. Jones-Walters (2009) Background document on Ecological Networks. Development of the National Ecological Network in FYR Macedonia (MAK-NEN). – MES, Skopje, Republic of Macedonia; ECNC–European Centre for Nature Conservation, Tilburg, the Netherlands.
The report can be downloaded from the ECNC website: http://www.ecnc.org/programmes/european-ecological-networks-ongoing-projects?action=detail&id=63
A Macedonian version of the report can be downloaded from http://www.mes.org.mk

Çil, A. and B. Delbaere (with contributions from the ALTER-Net partners) (2009) Integrated research to support biodiversity policies: the ALTER-Net approach. – ECNC–European Centre for Nature Conservation, Tilburg, the Netherlands.

Čivić, K., L. Jones-Walters and M. Snethlage (2009) Country Overview: Key findings and recommendations. In Snethlage, M. and L. Jones-Walters (Eds) (2008) Interactions between policy concerning spatial planning policy and ecological networks in Europe (SPEN – Spatial Planning and Ecological Networks). – ECNC–European Centre for Nature Conservation, Tilburg, the Netherlands.

Delbaere, B., A. Nieto Serradilla and M. Snethlage (Eds) (2009) BioScore: A tool to assess the impacts of European Community policies on Europe’s biodiversity. – ECNC–European Centre for Nature Conservation, Tilburg, the Netherlands.
The final report and the tool are available from http://www.bioscore.eu

Delbaere, B., A. Schrauwen, M. Snethlage (2009) Biodiversiteit werkt in de regio! – ECNC–European Centre for Nature Conservation, Tilburg, the Netherlands.
This can be downloaded from http://www.ecnc.org/publications/technicalreports/biodiversiteit-werkt-in-de-regio

ECNC–European Centre for Nature Conservation (2009) Annual report 2008
The Annual report, together with extra online information, is available at http://www.ecnc.org/publications/annualreport

European Communities (2009) Sustainable development in the European Union: 2009 monitoring report of the EU sustainable development strategy. – Office for Official Publications of the European Communities, Luxembourg. (Independent specialist reviewer on natural resources: L. Jones-Walters)
DOI: 10.2785/2901

Jones-Walters, L., M. Snethlage, K. Čivić, A. Çil, and I. Smit (2009) Making the connection! Guidelines for involving stakeholders in the implementation of ecological networks. – ECNC–European Centre for Nature Conservation, Tilburg, the Netherlands.
The report can be downloaded from http://www.ecologicalnetworks.eu (go to the ‘Outputs’ page).

Kostiushyn, V.A., V.M. Grishchenko and O.V. Vasyluk (2009) Pilot study of public involvement in the monitoring of biodiversity in Ukraine. – ECNC–European Centre for Nature Conservation, Tilburg, the Netherlands and the National Ecological Centre of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine.
A Ukrainian version of this publication is also available.

Kostiushyn, V.A., S.I. Gubar and V.G. Domashlinets (2009) Strategy for developing the monitoring of biodiversity in Ukraine. – ECNC–European Centre for Nature Conservation, Tilburg, the Netherlands and the National Ecological Centre of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine. (In Ukrainian and English.)

Meijenfeldt, P. von, A. Schrauwen and M. Snethlage, in cooperation with V. Mikos (2009) Stimuleren van particulier (agrarisch) natuurbeheer - voorbeelden uit Europa. – ECNC-European Centre for Nature Conservation, Tilburg, the Netherlands.

Nowicki, P., V. Goba, A. Knierim, H. van Meijl, M. Banse, B. Delbaere, J. Helming, P. Hunke, K. Jansson, T. Jansson, L. Jones-Walters, V. Mikos, C. Sattler, N. Schlaefke, I. Terluin and D. Verhoog (2009) Scenar 2020-II – Update of Analysis of Prospects in the Scenar 2020 Study. – Contract No. 30–CE-0200286/00-21. European Commission, Directorate-General Agriculture and Rural Development, Brussels.
The report is available from http://ec.europa.eu/agriculture/analysis/external/scenar2020ii/index_en.htm

Peltola, T., R. van Apeldoorn, V. Goba, Z. Izakovicova and J.K. Steinberger (2009) Testing the IDR framework using the bioenergy / biodiversity pilot. In Furman, E., T. Peltola and R. Varjopuro (Eds) (2009) Interdisciplinary research framework for identifying research needs. Case: bioenergy-biodiversity interlinkages. – The Finnish Environment 17/2009, Finnish Environment Institute, Helsinki.
Available from http://www.environment.fi/publications

Snethlage, M. (2009) Hoogste tijd voor biodiversiteit! Verslag van de landelijke bijeenkomst. – ECNC–European Centre for Nature Conservation, Tilburg, the Netherlands.

Zingstra, H.L., J. Seffer, R. Lasak, A. Guttova, M. Baltzer, I. Bouwma, L. Jones-Walters, B. Smith, K. Kitnaes, G.E. Predoiu, B. Prots and G. Sekulic (2009) Towards an Ecological Network for the Carpathians. – Wageningen International, the Netherlands.
Available from http://carpates.org/completed.html

Articles/Papers

Çil, A. and L. Jones-Walters (2009) Passez à la communication interactive: Une ONG néerlandaise déploie une formation-action pour les acteurs de l’environnement. Espaces Naturels 26: 38–39.

Delbaere, B. (2009) Hoe beïnvloedt Europees beleid de Europese vlinders? Vlinders 2/09: 22-23.

Eggers, J., K. Tröltzsch, A. Falcucci, L. Maiorano, P.H. Verburg, E. Framstad, G. Louette, D. Maes, S. Nagy, W. Ozinga and B. Delbaere (2009) Is biofuel policy harming biodiversity in Europe? Global Change Biology Bioenergy 1: 18-34.
DOI: 10.1111/j.1757-1707.2009.01002.x

Jones-Walters, L. and I. Mulder (2009) Valuing nature: The economics of biodiversity. Journal for Nature Conservation 17(4): 245—247.
DOI: 10.1016/j.jnc.2009.06.001

Brochures/Leaflets

BioScore assesses impact on biodiversity.
This leaflet can be downloaded from
http://www.ecnc.org/programmes/state-of-european-biodiversity-completed-projects?action=detail&id=69&PHPSESSID=58e1a4adbf6aa79842c188e977511fd1

A project leaflet was produced for the MAK-NEN project (Development of a National Ecological Network in FYR Macedonia).
The leaflet can be downloaded from http://www.ecnc.org/programmes/european-ecological-networks-ongoing-projects?action=detail&id=63

ECNC and UNEP-ROE (2009) 5th Intergovernmental Conference Biodiversity in Europe: Governments addressing the future of biodiversity in Europe. – ECNC–European Centre for Nature Conservation, Tilburg, the Netherlands and UNEP-ROE.

Mikos, V. and H. Wijnja (2009) ELN-FAB: European Learning Network on Functional Agrobiodiversity. – ECNC–European Centre for Nature Conservation, Tilburg, the Netherlands.

Snethlage, M. and A. Çil (2009) Biodiversity matters for local sustainable development in Southeastern Europe. – ECNC–European Centre for Nature Conservation, Tilburg, the Netherlands and REC, Szentendre, Hungary.
The leaflet is available in English, Serbian, Montenegrin, Bosnian, Albanian and Macedonian.

Wijnja, H. (2009) ECNC for a beautiful Europe. – ECNC–European Centre for Nature Conservation, Tilburg, the Netherlands.
The brochure can be downloaded from http://www.ecnc.org/about-ecnc

A poster was produced for the KEN project, and presented at the Second European Congress of Conservation Biology, held in Prague (Czech Republic) from 1 to 5 September 2009.

Newsletter Biodiversiteit in Brabant

In 2009 ECNC published four issues of the newsletter of the MOLO Working Group on Biodiversity and Countdown 2010 in Noord-Brabant, the Netherlands. It presents news, activities and developments related to biodiversity in the Dutch Province of Noord-Brabant. The newsletter (in Dutch) can be found at http://www.biodiversiteitbrabant.nl/index.php?pagina_id=20

See http://www.ecnc.org/publications/technicalreports for a complete list of ECNC publications and ordering information.