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The SURF-Nature project – Let´s improve the use of Regional Funds together!

The SURF-Nature project – Let´s improve the use of Regional Funds together!. Peter Torkler, WWF Germany, SURF – nature project coordinator Cardiff, 27 September, 2012. Content. The SURF Nature Interreg IVc project Environment in the future Cohesion Policy

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The SURF-Nature project – Let´s improve the use of Regional Funds together!

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  1. The SURF-Nature project – Let´s improve the use of Regional Funds together! Peter Torkler, WWF Germany, SURF – natureprojectcoordinator Cardiff, 27 September, 2012

  2. Content. The SURF Nature InterregIVc project Environment in the future Cohesion Policy SURF advocacy towards next programming

  3. Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services. The legal proposals for cohesion policy include biodiversity as an investmentpriorityundertheenvironmentobjective!

  4. SURF nature, INTERREG IVc To improve regional policies and practices for nature conservation and biodiversity by increasing the opportunities for financing these measures from the ERDF SustainableUse of Regional Funds

  5. 1 Project, 14 Partners, 10 Countries

  6. SURF challenges 2014-2020 programmes Timing: Project duration 2010-2013, decisions on futurecohesion policy 2012-2014 Target groups: DG Environment, DG REGIO, European Parliament, Regional representatives Tools: Analysis, Presentations, Newsletter, Events

  7. Working with partners • Encouraging the project partners as well as other stakeholders across EU to take part in the post 2013 strategic discussion on the new generation of nature funding from regional funds. Participants in projecteventsandtrainings! +20.000 peoplereachedthroughprojectactions!

  8. Expanding the knowledge • Analyze the current use of the ERDF funds for nature conservation across the regions and gather examples of successful ERDF-funded projects to determine what lessons can be learnt from the various approaches and results

  9. www.surf-nature.eu Database withmorethan 40 Projects onGreen Infrastructure, Sustainable -Tourism, Forest Biodiversity, Environmental Education and Natura 2000 Management

  10. Preparing for the next financial period • The handbook on future biodiversity funding from ERDF the final conference in September 2012 kick started the promotion of best practices to ensure biodiversity is included in the partner regions ERDF programmes

  11. Environment in the future Cohesion Policy? • Environment as thematic objective • Invest in protection and restoration of biodiversity and Natura 2000  • Integrated approach to climate and biodiversity • Move from a grey to green infrastructure approach The legal proposalprovidessomegoodsteps in therightdirectiontryingtomainstreamenvironmentandclimateaction but couldprovidestrongerincentivestoconcentrateinvestmentstowards a greeneconomytakingintoaccounttheprotection of naturalresourcesandthevalue of ecosystemservices

  12. SURF advocacytowardsnextprogramming • Better governance and partnership • Giving force to biodiversity in all Operational Programmes • Greening all investments Cohesion Policy is next to rural development and LIFE the most important funding source for biodiversity in Europe, we have to assure it has a significant share in funding the 5.8bn Euro needed for Natura 2000 annually

  13. www.surf-nature.eu Let´s improve the use of Regional Funds together! Peter Torkler, EU-Policy peter.torkler@wwf.de www.wwf.de Thank you for your attention!

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