Abstract
The project aims at investigating how biodiversity in the Baltic archipelago is affected by human activities, and use this knowledge as a basis to evaluate legal aspects of how policy measures should be constructed to efficiently preserve biodiversity and benefit development of the society. We will use ecological biodiversity analysis to investigate how breeding coastal birds are affected by shore exploitation, nature reserves and boat traffic. The analysis will also consider the significance of different ecological factors for biodiversity. The legal scientific part of the project aims at finding instruments that can result in a balance between the interests of preserving biodiversity and maintain and develop human activities in the society. This will encompass a description of the function of present legal instruments, an analysis of the effectiveness of such instruments in relation to the goal of the legislation, and a discussion on how to adapt existing respectively find new instruments for sustainable development in the archipelago.
Sweden