Theme:
7. Archaeology of Sustainability through World Crises, Climate Change and War
Session format:
Regular session
Title:
Archaeology and Nature Management: Friend or Foe? How Archaeological Heritage Is Dealt with in Nature Conservation Context
Content:
In October 2020 the European Commission proposed a new legal framework on the restoration of ecosystems which was agreed on in trilogue on November 10, 2023. The regulation envisages legally binding targets, including nature restoration for 20% of EU land by 2030. Member States will have to submit plans within two years on how they will meet the targets and conduct regular monitoring and reporting. This means that member states will be obliged to step up and scale up. The large scale of projects for nature restoration and development will no doubt have a great impact on the conservation of known and as yet unknown archaeological values in nature areas and reserves. Questions to be addressed include: How is the field dealing with this? Are European (such as Environmental impact assessment) and national regulations sufficiently specific to set conditions for nature development and management activities? How can there be cooperation with nature managers? Contributions are welcomed from all countries: it would be good to have whatever examples and experiences of archaeology in relation to nature management that are out there, whether they come from Europe or wider afield. Contributions can be broad: good or bad practices (practical, legislative, …), case studies, more ethical or philosophical reflections,….
Keywords:
EU, Archaeological Heritage management, Nature development, Nature conservation, Policy
Session associated with MERC:
no
Session associated with CIfA:
no
Session associated with SAfA:
no
Session associated with CAA:
no
Session associated with DGUF:
no
Session associated with other:
Main organiser:
Karl Cordemans (Belgium) 1
Co-organisers:
José Schreurs (Netherlands) 2
Emmet Byrnes (Ireland) 3
Affiliations:
1. Flemish Land Agency
2. Heritage Agency
3. Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
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