9th October 2007, 09:38 PM
I've spoken to some our resident ecologists - whilst they have the European legislation, that undoubtably gives ecological constraints greater clout than archaeology in many cases, it is more or less up to each country as to how they implement it.
The standards for great crested newt, for example, survey and mitigation and awarding licences, are not European standards, but designed and published by Natural England (formerly English Nature). There is a lot of dialogue at European level between the agencies, but they don't appear to have agreed a pan-European standard.
Perhaps for once we can be ahead of the ecologists!!! However a pan-European standard for undertaking fieldwork wouldn't alter the fact there is no designation at a European level...
The standards for great crested newt, for example, survey and mitigation and awarding licences, are not European standards, but designed and published by Natural England (formerly English Nature). There is a lot of dialogue at European level between the agencies, but they don't appear to have agreed a pan-European standard.
Perhaps for once we can be ahead of the ecologists!!! However a pan-European standard for undertaking fieldwork wouldn't alter the fact there is no designation at a European level...