CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2009
| Author | Bauman, Kateryna |
|---|---|
| Title | Transboundary cooperation concerning bird migration. Case study of Ferto''-Hansa'g National Park in Hungary and Neusiedlersee-Seewinkel Nationalpark in Austria |
| Summary | Transboundary cooperation is vitally important in all times but especially now when old boundaries are destroyed and new ones are created. Especially transboundary cooperation is needed concerning migrating species that acknowledge no countries’ boundaries. Attention is focused on migrating birds in this work among other migrating species because birds often have economic value, migrate on outstanding distances, can spread diseases are subject to shooting sometimes non selective or/and massive that poses a threat on CR, EN and VU species. The aim of this work is to analyze how effective the transboundary cooperation between FHNP and NSNP in the field of migratory birds’ protection and research. In order to make some conclusions, objectives were set to achieve the goal. These objectives helped to find out necessary information: what are the drawbacks and problems in the process of bilateral cooperation concerning bird migration, what projects concerning migratory bird species go on in parks, what efforts are made to overcome existing difficulties in this field of cooperation, what are parks’ plans for future cooperation and in what ways the cooperation could be improved. The research was based primarily on the two sources: literature review as well as formal and informal interviews with the authorities and selected key people in FHNP and NSNP. The conclusion of this thesis is that the cooperation between these parks concerning migratory birds is effective but could be improved. Like more staff could be hired to eliminate constant bottleneck of staff’s lack of time and would allow start and fulfill more environmental projects as it is welcomed and possibly would be funded by EU. List of species being monitored could be extended incorporating more CR, EN and VU species. Also habitat reconstruction laws in Hungary have to be improved. Also it would be beneficial if parks headquarters cooperating would produce an up-to-date illustrated monograph about the joined international park. A short movie shot in the park is a productive idea as well. Optimization of Szélkiáltó ornithological journal (in Hungarian and English) is also an important task for the parks on future. Next step of the effective FHNP-NSNP bilateral cooperation would be its total unification in one park with one office and single headquarters. Such option is highly probable but not in the near future. This unification also needs political decisions. |
| Supervisor | Brandon Anthony |
| Department | Environment Sciences and Policy MSc |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2009/bauman_kateryna.pdf |
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