Will recommending a Europe wide definition for favourable conservation status allow for the diversity of approaches that are needed in a diverse continent like Europe?
Yes, because Favourable Conservation Status is a minimum goal, and according to our recommendation should be a property of the population, not the country. Also the criteria take regional and species specific conditions into account. This should allow nations to adopt considerable freedom in adapting populations to local circumstances as long as they are above the minimum requirement that is needed to satisfy community interests.
