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European Islands and Farm Landscapes –
AGRI-ENVIRONMENT ASSESSMENT AND MONITORING
The Islands: The
Partners : Who's who
Focus on investigating and surveying key species and habitat or
landscape features which can be used as indicators to assess the
effectiveness of agri-environmental management on island farms and crofts.
Within
the framework of the project, each island is invited to make an assessment
of the effectiveness of agri-environment schemes in their islands.
Effectively the intention is to monitor changes or improvement in
biodiversity or landscapes on island farmland where environment schemes are
being implemented.
Monitoring
could look at a) agri-environment approaches, and b) assessment of success
of schemes, using island indicators. Ground nesting birds, small mammals,
invertebrates or specific island or coastal habitats will be identified and
agreed between partners.
Island
farms with existing or historic data will be used wherever possible. At
least one Island where Agri-environment schemes
were devised at the island or regional level will be included.
Monitoring
will also review the role of designated areas such as under national
categories including AONBs, National Parks, and landscape reserves, Natura
2000 (SACs), ESAs, and internationally designations such as UNESCO
Biosphere Reserves.
See project background for further information
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