Livestock grazing, forest protection and law in Greece
| Autor: | Efpraxia-Aithra Maria, Panagiotis Kapotas |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
| Předmět: |
040101 forestry
0106 biological sciences Value (ethics) Natural resource economics business.industry media_common.quotation_subject Ecology (disciplines) Environmental resource management Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Biodiversity 04 agricultural and veterinary sciences Management Monitoring Policy and Law 01 natural sciences 010601 ecology Originality Service (economics) Grazing 0401 agriculture forestry and fisheries Business Rangeland Forest protection media_common |
| Zdroj: | Management of Environmental Quality: An International Journal. 28:57-69 |
| ISSN: | 1477-7835 |
| DOI: | 10.1108/meq-03-2015-0037 |
| Popis: | Purpose The purpose of this paper is to present, from a critical point of view, the current legal framework of livestock grazing in public forests in Greece, to present the implementation problems that have arisen and to suggest possible solutions. Design/methodology/approach The authors are trying to combine and implement some of the rangeland ecology results as a tool to explain the legal status and the reform proposals. Findings Livestock grazing is a misunderstood activity when it occurs in forests. In fact, when livestock grazing is controlled and based on the capacity of a forest area, it has been proven that it does not degrade an ecosystem; on the contrary, it contributes to biodiversity and to the prevention of forest fires. The prohibition of grazing for a long period of time, along with the establishment of a legal framework by which the forestry service is required to abide, which does not provide for alternatives or compensatory measures to farmers, has resulted in the creation of extremely unpleasant conditions for farmers. Originality/value There are hardly any relevant studies in Greek and international literature specifically focused on the Greek legal status of livestock grazing. The scarce contributions on this topic have been investigated and are incorporated in the justification of the study. |
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