ECNC

During 2007 six issues of the ECNC Update were published. The ECNC Annual report for 2006 was published in July.

Four issues of the Journal for Nature Conservation (JNC) were published by Elsevier Science in affiliation with ECNC. As of issue 15/1 (2007) the Journal for Nature Conservation is listed in the Science Citation Index Expanded and Current Contents Agricultural, Biological and Environmental Sciences by Thomson Scientific.

Technical reports
This is an overview of all reports of a technical nature to which ECNC contributed in 2007. A complete list of ECNC publications can be found here.

Bonnin, M., Á. Bruszik, B. Delbaere, H. Lethier, D. Richard, S. Rientjes, G. van Uden and A. Terry (2007) The Pan-European Ecological Network: Taking stock. – Council of Europe, Nature and Environment, No. 146.

Cil, A., A. Vogt and H. Wijnja (Eds) (2007) Regions and local authorities as champions for biodiversity 2010. – Tilburg, ECNC–European Centre for Nature Conservation / Brussels, Countdown 2010 Secretariat.

ECNC, LEI, ZALF, IfL and CEU (2007) Scenar 2020: Scenario study on agriculture and the rural world. – Office for Official Publications of the European Communities, Luxembourg.

Goba, V., P. Goriup, Z. Karpowicz and L. Jones-Walters (Eds) (2007) Biodiversity Technical Assistance Unit (BTAUs): Company assessment toolkit. – Tilburg, ECNC–European Centre for Nature Conservation.

Goba, V., P. Goriup, Z. Karpowicz, M. Day, J. Foxall, Y. Waarts, A. Schrauwen, L. Jones-Walters, Z. Tederko, D. Nagy and M. Dikova (Eds) (2007) Handbook for Developing and Implementing Pro-Biodiversity Projects. – Tilburg, ECNC–European Centre for Nature Conservation.

Hulst, N., B. Delbaere and A. Schrauwen (2007) Countdown 2010 in de regio: Een inventarisatie van biodiversiteitsinitiatieven in Nederland en hoe deze bijdragen aan het behalen van de 2010 doelstelling. (Countdown 2010 in the region: An inventory of biodiversity initiatives in the Netherlands and how they contribute to reaching the 2010 goal.) – Tilburg, ECNC–European Centre for Nature Conservation.

Jones-Walters, L. (2007) Response to the Green Paper from the Commission of the European Communities: ‘Adapting’ to climate change in Europe – options for EU action. – Assembly of European Regions, Province of Noord-Brabant, ‘s-Hertogenbosch, the Netherlands.

Jones-Walters, L. (2007) European Policy Review: Pan-European Ecological Networks. Journal for Nature Conservation 15, 4: 262-264.

Jones-Walters, L. and A. Nieto (Eds) (2007) Climate change and biodiversity – the role of the European regions. – Tilburg, ECNC–European Centre for Nature Conservation.

Jones-Walters, L., R. Maessen, P. Nowicki and Y.R. Waarts (2007) LIFESCAPE – YOUR LANDSCAPE; implementing actions to create functional European landscapes using landscape identity as an inspiration for economic development, in Bunce, R.G.H., R.H.G. Jongman, L. Holas and S. Weel (Eds) (2007) 25 Years of Landscape Ecology: Scientific principles in Practice. Proceedings of the 7th IALE World Congress 8-12 July Wageningen, the Netherlands, IALE Publication series 4.

LIFESCAPE partnership (2007) LIFESCAPE – YOUR LANDSCAPE: A European journey of our experiences 2004-2008. – Province of Noord-Brabant, ‘s-Hertogenbosch, the Netherlands.

Nieto, A. (Ed.) (2007) Connecting nature and putting the Pan-European Ecological Network into practice. – Tilburg / Brussels.

Petersen, L.K., J. Lyytimäki, B. Normander, A. Cil, L. Hallin-Pihlatie, P. Bezák, R. Varjopuro, B. Münier and N. Hulst (2007) Urban Style and Urban Biodiversity. – ALTER-Net report no. GOCE-CT-2003-505298.

Rozemeijer, N. (Ed.) (2007) Strengthening Public Support for Ecological Networks in CEE and the Balkan. Seminar report. Contribution by A. Cil.

Schrauwen, A., V. Goba and L. Jones-Walters (Eds) (2007) Biodiversity Technical Assistance Units (BTAUs): Review of literature and other sources. – Tilburg, ECNC–European Centre for Nature Conservation.

Waarts, Y. (2007) Indicators for agricultural policy impact assessments; the case of multifunctional beef production. In: Mander, Ü., H. Wiggering and K. Helming (Eds) (2007) Multifunctional Land Use; Meeting Future Demands for Landscape Goods and Services. – Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg.

Waarts, Y. (2007) Analysis of the operability of the MEA-Scope Tool with reference to key Non Commodity Outputs. – Tilburg, MEA-Scope publications Vol. 11.

Wijnja, H. and H.J.S.M. Vissers (Eds) (2007) Conference proceedings, European regions as champions for biodiversity 2010. – Tilburg, ECNC–European Centre for Nature Conservation / ‘s-Hertogenbosch, Province of Noord-Brabant.

Wolters, A.R. (2007) Time for a wake up call. The Parliament Magazine: European Politics and Policy, issue 247, 4 June 2007.

Wolters, A.R. and H.J.S.M. Vissers (2007) Biodiversiteit als graadmeter voor de kwaliteit van onze leefomgeving. (Biodiversity as a gauge of the quality of our environment.) Brabants Landschap magazine, Winter 2007/2008.

Brochures

Ailte, D., L. Jones-Walters, A. Nieto, Á. Bruszik and H. Wijnja (2007) (Eds) Ecological networks in agriculture. – Tilburg, ECNC–European Centre for Nature Conservation.

Ailte, D., L. Jones-Walters, Á. Bruszik, A. Nieto and H. Wijnja (2007) (Eds) Ecological networks in forestry. – Tilburg, ECNC–European Centre for Nature Conservation.

Ailte, D., L. Jones-Walters, A. Nieto, Á. Bruszik and H. Wijnja (2007) (Eds) Ecological networks in transport. – Tilburg, ECNC–European Centre for Nature Conservation.

Ailte, D., L. Jones-Walters, Á. Bruszik, A. Nieto and H. Wijnja (2007) (Eds) Ecological networks in freshwater ecosystems. – Tilburg, ECNC–European Centre for Nature Conservation.

ECNC and UNEP-ROE (2007) Europe’s biodiversity pan-European efforts and challenges: The catalytic role of the Pan-European Biological and Landscape Diversity Strategy (PEBLDS).

Jones-Walters, L., V. Goba and H. Wijnja (Eds) (2007) Business opportunities for nature, guidance for developing and implementing Pro-Biodiversity projects in and around Natura 2000 wildlife sites. – Tilburg, ECNC–European Centre for Nature Conservation.

Jones-Walters, L., H. Wijnja, V. Goba and Y. Waarts (2007) Business Opportunities for Nature. –
Tilburg, ECNC–European Centre for Nature Conservation.

Nieto, A. (2007) BioScore: Biodiversity impact assessment using species sensitivity scores: Interim brochure. – Tilburg, ECNC–European Centre for Nature Conservation.

Pickaver, A., L. Jones-Walters, G. van Uden, A. Nieto, A.R. Wolters, A. Bruszik and H. Wijnja (2007) (Eds) Ecological networks in fisheries. – Tilburg, ECNC–European Centre for Nature Conservation.

Wijnja, H. (Ed.) (2007) ECNC ‘for a Beautiful Europe’. – Tilburg, ECNC–European Centre for Nature Conservation.

Wolters, A.R., Á. Bruszik and A. Nieto (Eds) (2007) SEENET South-East European Ecological Network: A programme as part of the Pan-European Ecological Network. – Tilburg, ECNC–European Centre for Nature Conservation. 

A newsletter was produced for the LIFESCAPE – YOUR LANDSCAPE PROJECT: LIFESCAPE Update – Agricultural landscape management in Brabant. – Tilburg, ECNC–European Centre for Nature Conservation.

As part of the SEENET programme a calendar for 2008, Connecting Europe’s Nature through the eyes of schoolchildren from South-East Europe and the Black Sea region, was produced from posters submitted for the SEENET poster competition.