Nature Conservation in Europe: Policy and Practice Book

	Preface
1	Introduction	1
2	Europe and the world	7
3	Europe and the environment	10
4	The European Community	28
5	European legislation	52
6	The environment, Europe and the world	83
7	An introduction	113
8	Austria	120
9	Belgium	131
10	Denmark	144
11	Finland	156
12	France	166
13	Germany	185
14	Greece	199
15	Irish Republic	215
16	Italy	229
17	Luxembourg	245
18	Netherlands	254
19	Portugal	267
20	Spain	281
21	Sweden	297
22	The United Kingdom	309
23	Developments	325
24	Some conclusions	335
	References	338
	Appendices	339
App. A	Rio Declaration on Environment and Development (Agenda 21)	341
App. B	Glossary of abbreviations	345
	Index	347