Biological diversity in rural areas in Poland.  Cover Image

Środowisko przyrodnicze na obszarach wiejskich – zagrożenia i szanse.
Biological diversity in rural areas in Poland.

Author(s): Mirosław Gwiazdowicz
Subject(s): Essay|Book Review |Scientific Life
Published by: Kancelaria Sejmu
Keywords: Poland; environmental protection; rural areas; agricultural ecosystems; biological diversity;

Summary/Abstract: The article reviews the most important issues regarding environmental protection of Polish rural areas. The first section covers the main features of the agricultural ecosystems and the threats posed to them by farming and other environmentally determined activities. Next, the measures currently taken in order to preserve biological diversity and challenges which need to be tackled by agricultural sector in Poland are discussed.

  • Issue Year: 2010
  • Issue No: 4
  • Page Range: 247-272
  • Page Count: 26
  • Language: Polish