Connecting Nature Creation of Ecological Corridors in the Ukrainian Carpathians

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.

Implementation

Ecosystem management
Spatial planning

Methods

Modelling

Topics

Biodiversity
Conservation
Ecosystem services
Land management
Policy

Constraints

Product 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.

Links

Report downlod: Creation of Ecological Corridors in the Ukrainian Carpathians

DOI reference

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

Contact details

F. Deodatus

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

The Netherlands

e-mail: fdeodatus@gmail.com