IMPLEMENTATION OF THE DEMANDS OF ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY OF THE EUROPEAN UNION: LOCAL INVENTORY AND VALUATION OF TREES IN PUBLIC SPACES OF KÓRNIK Cover Image

INWENTARYZACJA I WYCENA WARTOŚCI DRZEW W PRZESTRZENI PUBLICZNEJ KÓRNIKA W KONTEKŚCIE POSTULATÓW POLITYKI EKOLOGICZNEJ UNII EUROPEJSKIEJ
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE DEMANDS OF ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY OF THE EUROPEAN UNION: LOCAL INVENTORY AND VALUATION OF TREES IN PUBLIC SPACES OF KÓRNIK

Author(s): Arnold Bernaciak
Subject(s): Energy and Environmental Studies, Environmental and Energy policy, EU-Legislation
Published by: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Szczecińskiego
Keywords: biodiversity; trees; ecosystem services; inventory; valuation;

Summary/Abstract: Environmental policy of the European Union, formulated in The 7th Environment Action Programme and in The EU Biodiversity Strategy indicates the need for the identification and valuation of ecosystems and their services. The lack of legal requirements determined the optional nature of all actions taken in this field. One of the units that can take the environmental policy challenges are local governments. The article presents an example of the inventory and the valuation of trees taken by the municipality of Kórnik, Poland. It shows the feasibility of implementation of demands of the UE environmental policy by local authorities, guided by the need for knowledge of the local nature and raising the quality of life.

  • Issue Year: 2015
  • Issue No: 42/2
  • Page Range: 11-20
  • Page Count: 10
  • Language: Polish