Resource

Creation of Ecological Corridors in the Ukrainian Carpathians

Author/Contact:

F. Deodatus

Altenburg & Wymenga Ecological Consultants, Box 32 9269ZR Feanwâlden,

The Netherlands

e-mail: fdeodatus@gmail.com

Publication date:

Resource description:

In order to develop a methodology for the creation of functional and consolidated ecological corridors for the Carpathians, a pilot study has been conducted at two locations in Ukraine creating corridors connecting Ukrainian protected areas with protected areas in Romania and Poland.

Requirements:

  • A methodology was based on landscape ecological modelling, using the habitat requirements of brown bear, European bison, lynx and wildcat to locate the most suitable corridor areas.

Advantages:

  • Manageable corridors were created by identifying interconnected land management units with a minimum of obstacles for wildlife and conflicts with land use, and forming the shortest possible connection.
  • The location of the corridors and their management plans were developed in consultation with the users and owners of the land.
  • Approval and inclusion of the corridors in the spatial planning system was achieved following a model elaborated after analysis of the Ukrainian institutional and regulatory framework related to ecological network development.

Constraints:

  • N/A

DOI reference:

10.1007/978-3-642-12725-0_49

Licence:

  • Free, no licence

Development stage:

  • Full, working product