Europe's biodiversity avoids fatal setback

Authors :: Floor Fleurke
José Vicente López-Bao
Yaffa Epstein
Guillaume Chapron
Arie Trouwborst
Department European and International Public Law
Source :: Science, 355(6321). American Association for the Advancement of Science
Publication Year :: 2017
Publisher :: American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 2017.
Abstract: THE SWORD OF Damocles hovering over the European Union's nature conservation legislation has finally been stashed. Instead of “opening” the legislation for renegotiation, the European Commission will work to improve its implementation ([ 1 ][1]). The 1979 Birds Directive ([ 2 ][2]) and 1992