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Landscape Protection in Estonia: The Case of Otepää

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National Parks and Protected Areas

Part of the book series: NATO ASI Series ((ASIG,volume 40))

Abstract

Conservation in newly independent countries presents special problems. In Estonia, the need to protect natural areas is affected by the changes introduced by a transitional economy, land reforms, and social conditions. The Landscape Protection Area in Otepää has proceeded on the assumption that the easiest way to protect nature is to prohibit all activities within the area. This approach has been unsuccessful.

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  1. Otepää Linnavalitsus, Lipuvaljak 13, EE-2513, Otepää, Estonia

    Monica Prede

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  1. Environmental Studies Building 1, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, N2L 3G1, Canada

    James Gordon Nelson

  2. Polish Environmental Partnership Foundation, 6/6 Bracka St., 31-005, Krakow, Poland

    Rafal Serafin

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Prede, M. (1997). Landscape Protection in Estonia: The Case of Otepää. In: Nelson, J.G., Serafin, R. (eds) National Parks and Protected Areas. NATO ASI Series, vol 40. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-60907-7_27

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