EXPLORING THE POTENTIAL FAILURE OF THE REGULATORY FRAMEWORK AND MANAGEMENT TOOLS WHICH GOVERN THE CONSERVATION OF BIODIVERSITY: THE CASE OF ARTIFICIAL LAKE KERKINI IN GREECE

Dimitra Manou () and Jason Papathanasiou ()
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Dimitra Manou: Department of Law, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
Jason Papathanasiou: Department of Marketing and Operations Management, University of Macedonia, Greece

Journal of Environmental Assessment Policy and Management (JEAPM), 2009, vol. 11, issue 02, 213-243

Abstract: This paper was developed in the context of the research project entitled GEMCONBIO (Governance and Ecosystems Management for the Conservation of Biodiversity), which is a European FP6-funded project under Priority 7 — Citizens and Governance in a Knowledge-Based Society. The projects strategic objective is, through the elaboration of certain case studies, to explore the interactions between governance modes and sustainable development objectives in view of identifying which governance processes and institutions can contribute best to the conservation of biodiversity.The case study of Kerkini Lake was selected along with approximately 27 case studies across Europe, the United States and third countries because of the area's very important ecosystem. It is one of the 10 most important wetlands in Greece, a declared National Park and one of the most important wetlands for birds in Europe. There is a plethora of national, European and international laws and regulations as well as administrative decisions regarding the study area. However, problems of implementation and compliance appear to be very strong causing severe implications in the area's sustainable development.

Keywords: Biodiversity conservation; sustainable development; environmental governance; environmental management (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2009
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