CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2016
| Author | Beeldens, Maximiliaan |
|---|---|
| Title | Europes New Wild A study of the management and planning of European rewilding projects |
| Summary | Rewilding is often described in academic literature as a promising new conservation strategy, especially in European landscapes. In recent years, many rewilding projects have started to put these new ideas into practise. This study looks at how these European rewilding projects attempt to plan and manage their endeavours, paying special attention to how they try to overcome obstacles and their relationships with local stakeholders. To obtain data, this study has made use of a combination of an internet mediated questionnaire and semi-structured interviews. As European rewilding projects are still in their infancy, so is their management. Though operational, most initiatives are still designing their formal management plans. Adaptive management is widely used in tackling a wide array of rewilding obstacles and partnerships play a big role in this, on all levels or rewilding management. Rewilding in Europe is very promising and is already showing some of its potential, but it is still early days and much more effort is needed to achieve the ambitious goal of fully-functioning ecosystems with nature-based economies. Management, policies and research all need to improve and work collaborate for rewilding to succeed in Europe. |
| Supervisor | Anthony, Brandon |
| Department | Environment Sciences and Policy MSc |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2016/beeldens_maximiliaan.pdf |
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