Conflict areas between TEN-T and nature conservation - Case studies, July 2003
The current publication is a collection of case studies, which highlight current conflicts between the development of parts of the TEN-T network and candidate Natura 2000 sites. There are six cases studies in this paper from Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia, and some of the infrastructure mentioned are likely to have an impact also in Austria and Germany. The list of case studies is by no means comprehensive, as there are probably several other areas threatened by transport projects in the current EU member states, yet unknown to us.
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