Pensoft (2012) BESAFE websitehttp://www.besafe.pensoft.net/

Blicharska M., Jokinen P. (2012) Report on the selection of case studies

Rob Tinch, John Haslett, Rob Bugter, Marion Bogers (2014) WS2 evaluation of synthesis and arguments framework with stakeholder recommendations

Herzele A.V., Coninx I., Mortelmans D., Young J., Bela G., Heink U., Carmen E., Blicharska M., Hendriks K., Bogers M., Jokinen P., Geamana N., Bucur M., Cosor G., Maes J., Müller A., Fabok V., Kopperoinen L., Primmer E., Bugter R (2014) Final report synthesising the analysis of argumentation in multi-level governance interactions in case studies

Pensoft, Alterra, NINA (2013) Communication and Dissemination Strategy

Bugter R. (2014) WS1 evaluation of methodology, protocols and case studies, with stakeholder recommendations

Howard, B.M.; Braat, L.; Bugter, R., Young, J.C. and Hails, R.H. (2013) Report on the classification of arguments and the provisional framework

David Metz, Fairbank, Maslin, Maullin, Metz and Associates (2013) Language of Conservation Memo

Bogers M., Bugter R., Haslett J. & Tinch R. (2014) Report of the second stakeholder workshop

Henle K, Potts S, Kunin W, Matsinos Y, Simila J, Pantis J, Grobelnik V, Penev L, Settele J (Eds) (2014) Scaling in Ecology and Biodiversity Conservationhttp://ab.pensoft.net/articles.php?id=1169&display_type=list&element_type=9

Primmer E., Jokinen P., Blicharska M. (2014) Final report synthesizing the analysis on effectiveness in case studies

Harrison P.A., Termansen M. and A.C. Smith (2014) Final report on relationships between biodiversity, ecosystem services and values in case studiesIntroduction to, and synthesis of, Parts I, II and III.


P.A. Harrison, M. Termansen, P.M. Berry, M. Blicharska, U. Brandweiner, M. Bucur, R. Dunford, B. Egoh, N. Geamănă, W. Geertsema, J.R. Haslett, H. Lindhjelm, E. Lommelen, L. Martinsen, L. Mathieu, L. Meiresonne, F. Møller, C. Polce, P. Rajapakshe, J. Smart, G. Simpson, R. Tinch and F. Turkelboom (2014) Final report on relationships between biodiversity, ecosystem services and values in case studies, PART I: Literature review of the relationships between biodiversity, ecosystem services and valuesPART I: Literature review of the relationships between biodiversity, ecosystem services and values.


M. Termansen, P.A. Harrison, P.M. Berry, E. Primmer, A.H. Andersen, M. Blicharska, Y.K. Bredin, M. Bucur, G. Cosor, V.M.M. de Neergaard, V.M. Fabók, M. García-Llorente, N. Geamănă, J.R. Haslett, T. Jääskeläinen, A. Stanciu and C.N. Thisted (2014) Final report on relationships between biodiversity, ecosystem services and values in case studies, Part II: Q study of heterogeneous perceptions of the relationships between biodiversity, ecosystem services and values in national case studies

P.A. Harrison, M. Termansen, M. García-Llorente, P.M. Berry, Y.K. Bredin, M. Bucur, G. Cosor, D. García del Amo, N. Geamănă, E. Gomez Baggethun, L. Gónzalez, J.R. Haslett, I. Iniesta-Arandia, S. Li, H. Lindhjem, J.D. Linnell, B. Martín-Lopez, L. Mathieu, I. Palomo, A.C. Smith, R. Tinch and A. Vadineanu (2014) Final report on relationships between biodiversity, ecosystem services and values in case studies, Part III: Analysing the relationships between biodiversity, ecosystem services and values in local case studies

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Termansen, M. Levin, G.,Konrad, M. Hasler, B. (2015) Synergies and trade-offs in Biodiversity and Ecosystem Service policies – a catchment scale analysis

Rob Tinch, Laurence Mathieu, John Haslett () Synthesis report on the revised and tested framework, the toolkit and accompanying policy brief

Rob Bugter, Rob Tinch () Open access database and web tool

BESAFE partners () BESAFE Final publishable summary

Primmer E., Jokinen P., Blicharska M. (2016) BESAFE Deliverable 2.3 Revised

Rob Tinch, Laurence Mathieu, John Haslett (2016) BESAFE Deliverable 5.2 Revised

Rob Bugter, Rob Tinch (2016) BESAFE Deliverable 5.3 Revised

Similä, J., Pölönen, I., Fredrikson, J., Primmer, E., Horne, P. (2014) Biodiversity Protection in Private Forests: An Analysis of Compliance Journal of Environmental Law 26 (1): 83-103. http://jel.oxfordjournals.org/content/26/1/83

John Gerring (2004) What Is a Case Study and What Is It Good for?American Political Science Review Vol. 98, No. 2 : 341-354.

Bugter R., Harrison P. and others (2015) Editorial: Making a better case for biodiversity protection: introducing the BESAFE projectBiodiversity and Conservation

Bugter R. and others (2015) Argumentation for biodiversity protection in the European Union: Has something gone missing?Biodiversity and Conservation

Howard B., Bugter R., Braat L., Hails R. and Young J. (2015) Taking stock of the spectrum of arguments for biodiversityBiodiversity and Conservation

García-Llorente M., Harrison P., Berry P., Palomo I., Martín-López B., Iniesta-Arandia I., Gómez-Baggethun E., and del Amo DG. (2015) Ecosystem service integration within conservation policies in protected areasBiodiversity and Conservation

Haslett J., Garcia-Llorente M., Harrison P., Li S. and Berry P. (2015) Assessing interactions between biodiversity protection, ecosystem services and human well-being throughout the development of a marine tidal turbine Biodiversity and Conservation

Mathieu L. and Tinch R. (2015) Catchment management in the UK: The role of arguments for biodiversityBiodiversity and Conservation

Bogers M., Coninx I., Hendriks K. and Bugter R. (2015) In search of effective arguments: The case of Natura 2000 in the NetherlandsBiodiversity and Conservation

Heink U., Bela G., Jax K. and van Herzele A. (2015) Of xenophobes and pragmatists: Arguments on the evaluation of invasive alien speciesBiodiversity and Conservation

Geamănă N., Cosor G., Bucur M., Stanciu A. and Vădineanu A. (2015) Biodiversity conservation: from academic goal to practice. A case study of the small Island of Braila Natural Park, RomaniaBiodiversity and Conservation

Carmen E., Young J. and Watt A. (2015) Arguing for biodiversity in practiceBiodiversity and Conservation

Arquero E.R., Graves A., Tinch R. and S. Rocks (2015) Uses and abuses of economic arguments in the development and governance of synthetic biologyBiodiversity and Conservation

Dedeurwaerdere T. and others (2015) Governing with non-market motivations: From crowding out to inclusive nature conservationBiodiversity and Conservation

Blicharska M., Jokinen P., Primmer E. and others (2015) Arguments for biodiversity in policy cycles: A European perspectiveBiodiversity and Conservation

Mortelmans D., Carmen E., Blicharska M., Heink U., Jääskeläinen T., Bogers M. and Van Herzele A. (2015) Implementing the EU Biodiversity Strategy to 2020: A comparative study of arguments used in Member State policy documentsBiodiversity and Conservation

Berry P., García-Llorente M., Bredin Y., Bela G., Blicharska M., Cosor G., Fabók V., Geamănă N., Harrison P., Haslett J., Primmer E. and Termansen M. (2015) Why invest in biodiversity? A multi-national exploration of stakeholders views on the arguments for biodiversity conservationBiodiversity and Conservation

van Herzele A., Coninx I., Jokinen P., Tinch R., Blicharska M., Carmen E., Heink U., Geamănă N., Fabók V. (2015) Biodiversity governance in practice: How governance actors employ argumentative strategies to shape policy perspectives and decisionsBiodiversity and Conservation

Tinch R., Mathieu L., Haslett J. and others (2015) Evidence for potential and observed effectiveness of biodiversity argumentation Biodiversity and Conservation

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Makkonen, M., Huttunen, S., Primmer, E., Repo, A., Hildén, M. (2015) Policy coherence in climate change mitigation: an ecosystem service approach to forests as carbon sinks and bioenergy sourcesForest Policy and Economics 50: 153-162. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1389934114001518

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