NATURA HINDAMISE PRAKTIKAST JA KVALITEEDIST 2010

The report finds that Natura 2000 impact assessments in Estonia are generally of poor quality, with most EIA reports failing to meet EU requirements. A survey of experts reveals significant gaps in available baseline data, particularly regarding the 'favourable conservation status' of species and habitats, and a lack of specialized ecological expertise among licensed EIA practitioners.

• An analysis of ten EIA reports from 2010 revealed that only one was prepared more or less in accordance with Natura assessment requirements, while in others, information was so deficient that a compliance analysis was not meaningful.
• Natura 2000 assessment information is rarely presented as a unified chapter in EIA reports, instead being scattered across different sections, which hinders external evaluation of whether necessary information is present.
• There is a critical lack of quantitative data and agreed-upon indicators for the 'favourable conservation status' of species and habitat types in Estonia.
• Experts report that they must frequently conduct additional field studies to clarify species locations and habitat boundaries because existing data is insufficient.
• Practitioners tend to rely on the distance from a Natura 2000 site as a primary proxy for impact, rather than analyzing the specific ecological requirements of species and habitats.
• Experts suggest that improving quality requires practical guidelines for conducting assessments and targeted training for species experts on EIA/SEA procedures, rather than just retraining EIA experts as biologists.

APA

Peterson, K. (2011). NATURA HINDAMISE PRAKTIKAST JA KVALITEEDIST 2010. Stockholm Environment Institute. https://www.sei.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/4383.pdf

Chicago

Peterson, Kaja. NATURA HINDAMISE PRAKTIKAST JA KVALITEEDIST 2010. Stockholm Environment Institute, 2011. https://www.sei.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/4383.pdf.

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BibTeX

@techreport{peterson2011natura, author = {Peterson, Kaja}, title = {{NATURA HINDAMISE PRAKTIKAST JA KVALITEEDIST 2010}}, institution = {Stockholm Environment Institute}, year = {2011}, month = jan, url = {https://www.sei.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/4383.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }