Forest-Cover Changes in European Natura 2000 Sites in the Period 2012-2018

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作者
Santoro, Antonio [1 ]
Piras, Francesco [1 ]
Fiore, Beatrice [1 ]
Bazzurro, Alessandra [1 ]
Agnoletti, Mauro [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Florence, Dept Agr Food Environm & Forestry DAGRI, Via San Bonaventura 13, I-50145 Florence, Italy
来源
FORESTS | 2024年 / 15卷 / 02期
关键词
forests; cultural forests; reforestation; afforestation; rewilding; Natura; 2000; landscape; forest cover; protected areas; LAND-USE CHANGE; PROTECTED AREAS; LANDSCAPE CHANGE; BIODIVERSITY; ABANDONMENT; FARMLAND; CONSEQUENCES; CONSERVATION; DEPOPULATION; MANAGEMENT;
D O I
10.3390/f15020232
中图分类号
S7 [林业];
学科分类号
0829 ; 0907 ;
摘要
Protected areas have a key role in preserving biodiversity at different scales, as well as in providing ecosystem services to rural communities. Natura 2000 is the primary conservation network at the EU level, with the aim of protecting the most valuable species and habitats; it covers around 18.6% of the EU's land area. The aim of this study is to assess the evolution of forest cover in EU Natura 2000 sites in the period 2012-2018 through GIS-based spatial analyses of the High-Resolution Layers produced in the framework of the Copernicus initiative. In 2018, fifteen EU countries had more than 50% of their surface covered by forests, with the top three countries being Slovenia (71.9%), the Czech Republic (70.5%), and Slovakia (69.3%). In 2012-2018, the net forest cover increase in EU Natura 2000 areas was equal to 105,750 ha/year (+1.7%). France, Bulgaria, and Germany recorded the greater net forest cover increase: 303,000 ha, 267,000 ha, and 150,000, respectively. France also recorded the highest yearly rate of forest gain (+51,491 ha/year). Most of the forest gain in EU Natura 2000 areas was found to be located between 0 and 200 m a.s.l. The study demonstrated that forest cover in EU Natura 2000 areas is increasing, with a consequent reduction of open spaces, homogenization of rural landscapes, and loss of landscape-scale biodiversity. The management and design of EU protected areas should consider the importance of preserving biodiversity-friendly land uses and practices, instead of promoting a diffuse "rewilding" with negative consequences for the landscape complexity and heterogeneity, as well as for biodiversity.
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