WCC 2016 Res 096 - Activity Report

General Information

Period covered
IUCN Constituent
IUCN CEC Higher Education, Knowledge Management and Capacity Development Specialist Group 2017-2020
Activities carried out to implement this Resolution
Relevant operative para(s) of Res/Rec Activities Overview Description Status
Scientific/technical activities
Scientific/researches on the investigations of effects of the changes in forest cover on the distributions of protected animals (brown bear, Balkan lynx and grey wolf) and on the identifications of potential new protected areas in Balkan countries. A research is conducted on the investigations of effects of the changes in forest cover on the distributions of 35 endangered mammal species as identified by IUCN, at global level. An importance of identifying a forest cover threshold is shown for endangered small and large-body mammal species.
Completed
Scientific/technical activities
These were doctoral and post-doctoral researches on the effects of the changes in forest cover on protected and endangered mammal species using species distribution modeling and data available (mostly) available online. These works are published and or under preview for publications in scientific journals.
Completed

Actors involved in these activities

IUCN Members
No other Members are/have been involved
IUCN Commissions
No IUCN Commissions involved
IUCN Secretariat
No
Report status
Published