CORINE for large-scale monitoring of protected areas in Europe
Ariane Walz, University of Potsdam (DE)
CORINE Land Cover Change provides official European land cover monitoring. Here, we investigate how CORINE can be used for large-scale monitoring of Protected Areas (PA) in Europe. Main processes observed include changes from and to "forest and semi-natural vegetation”. Rates of change differ significantly between PAs and their direct vicinity, as well as between protection statuses of PAs. Comparison with alternative data shows that shortcomings due to the spatial and categorical resolution of CORINE might be overcome for European-wide PA monitoring.