Content. EU funding for nature conservation

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1 Content EU funding for nature conservation Wider opportunities of major EU funds Challenges ahead to secure funds Peter Torkler (WWF Germany) Hostetin 27 LIFE is limited because LIFE+ successful but limited 35 3 Life was key in the whole preparatory process of site designation Life will remain a key instrument for the implementation of Natura 2 Life is only available in EU member states Life covers only 5% of costs (75% for priority species or habitats Funds bn ,8 1,8 ERDF EAFRD EFF LIFE Hypothetical contributions of funds for Natura 2:! High competition with current funding for EAFRD and EFF! Unexploited options with ERDF! LIFE+ limitted Fund/ year Contribution of Fund for Natura 2 Funding needs bill. 6,1 EAFRD (9,86 bn) ERDF (44 bn) EFF (,55 bn) LIFE+ (,27 bill) Total (54,68 bn) 17,1% 1,69 3% 1,33 38%,21 92,6%,25 6,36% 3,48 KOM* *rest to be co funded by national sources Environmental Education Center Blumberger Mühle Q: What Year was the project funded? 3,23a) Mio. ERDF 25 b) 1995 German NGO NABU 1

2 Ensure staff capacities for proper management of most valuable sites designated for the Natura 2 network 29 site managers are employed to support Q: Where thedoes management funding come of Natura from? 2 a) ESF sites in Bavaria b) National Budget Funding: total 5.3Mio Euro, 2.2 ESF, 2.4 Bavarian Nature Fund,.7 State of Bavaria) Experience in using complementary funding sources for Natura 2 exist since many years Future needs and opportunities according to the integration option for Natura 2 are nothing really new Need for funds is bigger than ever before as now the implementation of Natura 2 comes into focus through rural development Regional development fund Development of management plans SustainableTourism activities and investments Environmental education Information society actions for monitoring Cooperation activities between countries European Social Fund Indirect possibilities through job creation Rural development funding Management plans Agri-Environment payments and Natura 2 payments Natural and cultural heritage Article 2(a)(i) 2(b)(ii) 2(b)(vi) 36(a)(i) 36(a)(ii) 36(a)(iii) 36(a)(iv) 36(a)(vi) 36(b)(i) 36(b)(ii) 36(b)(iii) 36(b)(iv) 36(b)(v) 36(b)(vi) 36(b)(vii) 52(a)(i) 52(a)(iii) 52(b)(iii) 52(c) 52(d) 63 Text vocational training and information actions, including diffusion of scientific knowledge and innovative practise, for persons engaged in the agricultural, food and forestry sectors improving the economic value of forests restoring agricultural production potential damaged by natural disasters and introducing appropriate prevention actions natural handicap payments to farmers in mountain areas payments to farmers in areas with handicaps other than mountain areas Natura 2 payments and payments linked to Directive 2/6/EC; agri-environment payments support for non-productive investments [agricultural land] first afforestation of agricultural land first establishment of agro-forestry systems on agricultural land first afforestation of non-agricultural land Natura 2 payments; [forests] forest-environment payments restoring forestry potential and introducing prevention actions support for non-productive investments [forests] diversification into non-agricultural activities encouragement of tourism activities conservation and upgrading of the rural heritage a training and information measure for economic actors operating in the fields covered by axis 3 a skills-acquisition and animation measure with a view to preparing and implementing a local development strategy Leader through regional development fund Wider opportunities through regional development fund Article 4 (2) 4 (4) 4 (5) 4 (6) Text Convergence objective Information society, including development of development of electronic communications infrastructure, local content, services and applications, improvement of secure access to and development of on-line public services, aid and services to SMEs to adopt and effectively use information and communication technologies (ICTs) or to exploit new ideas Environment, including investments connected with water supply and water and waste management; waste-water treatment and air quality; prevention, control and fight against desertification; integrated pollution prevention and control; aid to mitigate the effects of climate change; rehabilitation of the physical environment, including contaminated sites and land and brownfield redevelopment; promotion of biodiversity and nature protection, including investments in NATURA 2 sites; aid to SMEs to promote sustainable production patterns through the introduction of cost-effective environmental management systems and the adoption and use of pollution-prevention technologies Prevention of risks, including development and implementation of plans to prevent and cope with natural and technological risks Tourism, including promotion of natural assets as potential for the development of sustainable tourism, protection and enhancement of natural heritage in support of socio-economic development, aid to improve the supply of tourism services through new higher value-added services and to encourage new, more sustainable patterns of tourism 6(1)a 6(1)b 6(1)d 6(1)e 6(1) end 6(2)b European territorial cooperation objective encouraging entrepreneurship, in particular, the development of SMEs, tourism, culture, and cross-border trade. encouraging the protection and joint management of the natural and cultural resources, as well as the prevention of natural and technological risks. reducing isolation through improved access to transport, information and communication networks and services, and cross-border water, waste and energy systems and facilities Development of cross-border economic, social and environmental activities through joint strategies for sustainable territorial development: developing collaboration, capacity and joint use of infrastructures in particular in sectors such as health, culture, tourism and education. In addition, the ERDF may contribute to promoting legal and administrative cooperation, the integration of cross-border labour markets, local employment initiatives, gender equality and equal opportunities, training and social inclusion, and sharing of human resources and facilities for R&TD. Establishment and development of transnational cooperation, including bilateral cooperation between maritime regions not covered under point 6(1), through the financing of networks and of actions conducive to integrated territorial development, concentrating primarily on the following priority areas: environment: water management, energy efficiency, risk prevention and environmental protection activities with a clear transnational dimension. Actions may include: protection and management of river basins, coastal zones, marine resources, water services and wetlands; fire, drought and flood prevention; the promotion of maritime security and protection against natural and technological risks; and protection and enhancement of the natural heritage in support of socio-economic development and sustainable tourism 4 (8) 4(9) 4(1) Transport investments, including improvement of trans-european networks and links to the TEN-T network; integrated strategies for clean transport which contribute to improving the access to and quality of passenger and goods services, to achieving a more balanced modal split, to promoting intermodal systems and to reducing environmental impacts Energy investments, including in improvement of trans-european networks, which contribute to improving security of supply, the integration of environmental considerations, the improvement of energy efficiency and the development of renewable energies Education investments, including vocational training, which contribute to increasing the attractiveness and quality of life 6(2)d 6(3)a 6(3)b Establishment and development of transnational cooperation, including bilateral cooperation between maritime regions not covered under point 6(1), through the financing of networks and of actions conducive to integrated territorial development, concentrating primarily on the following priority areas: sustainable urban development: strengthening polycentric development at transnational, national and regional level, with a clear transnational impact. Actions may include the creation and improvement of urban networks and urban-rural links; strategies to tackle common urban-rural issues; preservation and promotion of the cultural heritage, and the strategic integration of development zones on a transnational basis. Reinforcement of the effectiveness of regional policy by promoting: interregional cooperation focusing on innovation and the knowledge economy and environment and risk prevention in the sense of Article 5(1) and (2). Reinforcement of the effectiveness of regional policy by promoting: exchanges of experience concerning the identification, transfer and dissemination of best practice including on sustainable urban development as referred to in Article 8. 6(3)c Reinforcement of the effectiveness of regional policy by promoting: actions involving studies, data collection, and the observation and analysis of development trends in the Community. 2

3 Are you standing behind the integration option? Do you think, that the need of financing Natura 2 in your country will be covered by the integration option? Nature conservation actors have doubts that the complementary use of funds will work in practice No systematic analysis was made from past experience with the use of wider funding opportunities Not enough lessons learned applied in the new funding discussion for What we need for the future is: A more systematic approach to analyse complementary funding options A better understanding of not purely environmental funding instruments among environmental actors To encourage non environmental actors to take responsibility for the implementation of Natura 2 An evaluation of real impact and practical use of wider funding opportunities for future improvements One good baseline for the future could be the IT Tool on financing Natura 2 Systematic analysis of 7 major EU sources Possibility to check for individual measures Addressing all potential beneficiaries 3

4 Systematic link to all Natura 2 activity types Displaying all complementary options available Project Idea: Beyond Borders with the Wolves Operational Programme for transnational cooperation under territorial cooperation Who: WWF Germany and Poland Where: German Polish Border What: Protection and monitoring of the wolves across the polish german border Why: - Increase of population on German side, - threats with infrastructure developments in Poland, - major corridors cross the project area, - Wolves are protected under the birds and habitats directive Project goals Preparation of a transboundaryconservationconcept: Analysis of the wolves population and ist ecological corridors/ GIS, Creating of cooperation structures amongst the administration for: the wolves protection,monitoring of the populationund and information exchange Promote the natural heritage of the region, through the communication/promotion of the wolves a a natural part of the cultural and natural landscape Conflict prevention through trainings and dialogue with interest groups as well as environmental education and communication activities. Where does the project fit in the operational programm priorities? Priority 1: Support of Infrastructure for transboundary cooperation and improvement of environmental situation in the border region Objective: Improvement of water quality, nature-, environmental and climat protection, reduction of environmental risk and risk prevention Measures: Transboundary actions for the protection of flora and fauna and improvement of natural heritage Measures: Setting up of a transboundary Geo Database Programme indicators: Number of involved in Enviroment and Risk prevention projects, Number of joint conservation concepts Area where environmental projects have been implemented Available Budget line: code 55 funding for natural heritage 8,9 Mio Euro 4

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