1. Guidelines for the management of wilderness and wild areas in Natura 2000

2. Tasks
Review literature on definitions of wilderness, existing initiatives and legislative and statutory measures in Member States to protect wilderness and wild areas.
Establish the link between Natura 2000 sites and wilderness and analyse the role of Natura 2000 network in the protection of wilderness
Present best practice examples representing types of wilderness and wild areas
Analyse pressures affecting wilderness areas and review the qualities of wilderness and wild areas in terms of resilience and capacity to adapt
Present an analysis of the means, objectives and feasibility for restoration measures leading to the development of wilderness and wild areas
Describe key ecosystem services provided by wilderness areas and the benefits of these areas for e.g. local communities
Provide cases of good practices on approaches for monitoring of wilderness and wild areas, and on typical financial needs for wilderness and wild areas
Produce input to draft guidelines on protection and management of wilderness and wild areas
Guidelines for the management of wilderness and wild areas
in Natura 2000

3. Task 2: Link between Natura 2000 & wilderness
Mapping wilderness & Natura 2000 in the EU27
Datasets on:
Remoteness (distance to roads)
Population density
Vegetation naturalness
Wildness as continuum:
Wilderness quality index (compare work Steve Carver et al.)
Guidelines for the management of wilderness and wild areas
in Natura 2000

4. Mapping Guidelines for the management of wilderness and wild areas
in Natura 2000

5. Task 3-7: Questionnaire
Technical details of the area & Natura 2000 site information
Description of habitat types / species; connectivity, buffer zones, zonation
Key-ecosystem services and benefits
Wilderness & wild areas: natural disturbances regimes, conservation objectives, potential conflicts, management of conflicts, statutory/administrative management
Rewilding & restoration activities
Stakeholder involvement
Monitoring:
Finances (funding options & used instruments)
Guidelines for the management of wilderness and wild areas
in Natura 2000

6. Questionnaire Results 33 responses:
Regions: Alpine, Boreal, Continental, Mediterranean
Black Sea & Pannonian ?
Atlantic, Macronesian & Steppic missing
Best practices / contact persons ?

7. Time path Draft Guidelines To be discussed June 2011with DG Env.
Draft Guidance document
September 2011
Presented to Expert Group on Natura management
End of the Contract 15 November 2011
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8. Ideas, comments? & Contact persons ?
Guidelines for the management of wilderness and wild areas
in Natura 2000