Skötsel av naturreservat : med Valöns naturreservat i fokus

• Main Author: Emma, Linderoth
• Format: Others
• Language: Swedish
• Published: Linnéuniversitetet, Institutionen för biologi och miljö (BOM) 2018
• Subjects: Natural Sciences; Naturvetenskap
• Online Access: http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-79269

Rapid development of technology, land use and climate change along with different politicaldecisions, are all examples of factors affecting Sweden's future nature with its culturallandscapes, species diversity and expected ecosystem services, all of which we depend onthrough a functioning green infrastructure. Focus of this work is the nature reserve of Valönin the municipality of Tanum in Bohuslän, and how its management plan has beenimplemented. The nature reserve of Valön was established in 1968 and the management planin 1975. After visits and observations at the site, interviews with farmers and with the trustee,it appears that the management depends, largely, on the landowners' and farmers’commitment and environmental support. To preserve and sustain the vulnerable species thatremain in the nature reserve of Valön and to improve habitat conditions for other species torecolonize the area, different types of actions are needed. In terms of management plans innature reserves, these need to be supplemented with species inventories and revised to bemore adapted to today's conditions with clear goals and they have to be analyzed to thepresent and future contexts and conditions. The regulations can be revised to improve theobligation of the landowners to better meet the management plan’s requirements. There isalso a need for relevant knowledge for all concerned, such as the public, politicians,landowners, associations and authorities of the previous traditional land use and farmingpractices for sustainable nature conservation and understand the importance why areas shouldbe protected and why they must me managed in a certain way.