Wilderness Register and Indicator for Europe. Kuiters, A. T., van Eupen, M., Carver, S., Fisher, M., Kun, Z., & Vancura, V. .
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[Excerpt] [Executive summary] The main aim of the contract was to increase data availability on wilderness in Europe. The Guidelines on management of wilderness and wild areas in Natura 2000 (DG Environment, in prep.) described the benefits of wilderness management within the framework of the EU Biodiversity strategy, analysed the pressures affecting wilderness areas and provided guidelines on their management and protection, largely based on best practice examples of wilderness and wild areas throughout Europe. However, an overview of remaining areas of wilderness and wildlands at the European continental scale was still missing. [] The aim of increasing data availability was translated into two main goals: [::a)] Compilation of a Wilderness register using existing databases, such as the EEA and WDPA, identifying in tandem with appropriate interested parties the remaining areas of wilderness and wild areas. [::b)] Completion of mapping wilderness and wild areas in Europe, involving appropriate definitional and habitat criteria and level of scale to effectively support plans for protecting and monitoring such areas. [] [...]
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  title = {Wilderness Register and Indicator for {{Europe}}},
  author = {Kuiters, A. T. and van Eupen, M. and Carver, S. and Fisher, M. and Kun, Z. and Vancura, V.},
  date = {2013-10},
  institution = {{Wildlands Research Institute; Alterra; PanParks (EWS)}},
  url = {http://mfkp.org/INRMM/article/14633168},
  abstract = {[Excerpt]

[Executive summary]

The main aim of the contract was to increase data availability on wilderness in Europe. The Guidelines on management of wilderness and wild areas in Natura 2000 (DG Environment, in prep.) described the benefits of wilderness management within the framework of the EU Biodiversity strategy, analysed the pressures affecting wilderness areas and provided guidelines on their management and protection, largely based on best practice examples of wilderness and wild areas throughout Europe. However, an overview of remaining areas of wilderness and wildlands at the European continental scale was still missing.

[] The aim of increasing data availability was translated into two main goals: [::a)] Compilation of a Wilderness register using existing databases, such as the EEA and WDPA, identifying in tandem with appropriate interested parties the remaining areas of wilderness and wild areas. [::b)] Completion of mapping wilderness and wild areas in Europe, involving appropriate definitional and habitat criteria and level of scale to effectively support plans for protecting and monitoring such areas. 

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