11. Arthropod biodiversity associated to European sheep grazed pasturesRocio Rosa García, Tanja Peric, 2019, objavljeni povzetek znanstvenega prispevka na konferenci Opis: We analysed the biodiversity of foliage arthropods in nine sheep grazed pasturelands in five European countries. During the maximum flowering period in 2018, entomofauna was collected in 4-6 areas within each pasture, performing 6 transects/area and 25 sweeps per transect. Multivariate analyses tested
the differences in total arthropod community composition among degrees of intensification, bioregions and types of pastures. A total of 51,474 arthropods from 3 classes, 17 orders and 95 taxonomical groups were recorded. Univariate analyses revealed that total arthropod abundance was higher in extensive than in intensive systems (P<0.01). It also differed between bioregions (higher in Alpine than in Continental, P<0.05) and between types of pastures (higher in mountain than in lowland pastures where animals are supplemented, P<0.05). Total taxa richness was not influenced by any of the three factors. However, multivariate analyses indicated that community composition differed among intensive and extensive systems, bioregions and types of pastures (P<0.001). The greatest differences occurred between Alpine and Mediterranean (P<0.001), and Mediterranean and Continental pastures (P<0.05), as well as between lowland seminatural and improved pastures (P<0.05), and seminatural and mountain pastures (P<0.001). These results reveal the complex and varied communities associated to the diverse sheep systems and valorise the role of the more extensive, mountain and natural pastures for the conservation of biodiversity in sheep grazed areas.
Ključne besede: Arthropods, Biodiversity, Sustainability, Management
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12. Potentials and Limitations of Local Fiscal Policies as Instruments for Sustainable Development in SloveniaMiha Tomšič, Henrik Gjerkeš, Marjana Šijanec-Zavrl, Irena Bačlija Brajnik, Vladimir Prebilič, 2019, objavljeni znanstveni prispevek na konferenci Opis: Local communities are one of the main cornerstones of sustainable development. They play
a vital role in utilisation of national policy instruments and exhibit the largest influence on the
energy use in the building and transport sectors. Sensible energy management can also
positively enhance evolution of local sustainability features by incorporating concepts of local
energy self-supply, decentralised energy production and circular economy. Positive economic
and social impacts can be generated by adapting strategies and policies to the local environment
while considering its endogenous potentials.
By analysing the current status, identifying and quantifying potentials, and setting clear
delimitation of responsibilities and legal constraints, local authorities can be helped to shape
innovative local fiscal policies focused on intensification of use of local renewable energy
sources and fostering of more efficient use of energy both in public and private sectors. Those
revenues whose height and content can be determined by local authorities have a very different
role in the budget already in 8 analysed Slovenian municipalities. They were quantified and
used as an analytical basis for solution-oriented steps in the design of measures to adapt local
fiscal policies to the increased use of renewable resources energy.
Ključne besede: fiscal policy, municipality, energy use, renewables, sustainability
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13. ASSESSMENT OF THE DEVELOPMENT POTENTIAL OF FOREST-WOOD PROCESSING CHAINSlavica Ilc, 2016, magistrsko delo Opis: Slovenia is the third most forested country in Europe. Nevertheless, in the last twenty five years this natural wealth did not get the adequate role in national development strategies, which unnecessary reduced their sustainability potential and lead the Slovenian forest-wood industry in a very bad situation. The forest-based sector in Europe is in a period of profound structural changes, which requires reassessment of the wood-chain products outlook.
In the master’s thesis, the importance of integration of forestry and wood industry has been evaluated with the meaningful connection of different analytical methods: material flow analysis (MFA), SWOT analysis and life cycle assessment (LCA). With comparison of the roundwood and sawnwood material flow in Slovenia, Italy and Austria, the critical points in the Slovenian forest-wood chain were identified. In contrast to Austria and Italy, where wood is intensively reworked, Slovenia exports large amounts of untreated roundwood. As a consequence, the gross value added (GVA) per employee of wood sector in Slovenia reaches only 40 % of GVA in Austria and 50 % of GVA in Italy. Not only MFA, but also the SWOT and LCA analyses show, that wood processing into finished products is important both in terms of the value added and the environmental impact, as well as for more decisive shift of the economy towards a low-carbon society.
Slovenian economy could take advantage of its sustainable development potential to a great extent by increasing the level of raw material self-sufficiency and energy independency. It is essential to re-establish forest-wood processing chain, to rework wood at home into products with the highest added value, and to use wood residues as renewable feedstock in green chemistry industry and for transformation into energy with novel technologies. Slovenian vision of sustainable economy has great potential, but requires enhanced cross-sectoral integration of forestry, wood processing, construction, chemistry and energy.
Ključne besede: sustainability, forest-wood processing chain, development potential, material flow analysis (MFA), SWOT analysis, life cycle assessment (LCA)
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