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“Nature Conservation and the EU Policy for Sustainable LandManagement in the New EU Member States” Summary Kilian Delbrück, BMU, Bonn
General • This conference has been a valuable opportunity for exchange of experiences and learning from each other • In the new Member States a rich agro biodiversity can be found • Impressive work has been done by the new Member States in implementing the rural development regulation Kilian Delbrück, Bonn
General • Rural development policy is essential for implementing Natura 2000 and for meeting the 2010 biodiversity target • Sustainability of European agriculture lies in the 2nd pillar • Direct payments are not targeted to public goods, this leads to negative impacts on nature and biodiversity • Conditions are very diverse between and within countries, „no ‚one size fits all‘ solutions“ • Diverse and attractive landscapes are a central element of rural development Kilian Delbrück, Bonn
General • Strategic approach is important„Where do we want to go?“„What are the measures?“ • Targeting is crucial, but can be difficult due to the complexity of the issue • Coordination with ERDF and ESF has mostly been weak • Climate change adaptation and mitigation and ensuring sustainable and nature friendly bioenergy production are new challenges not reflected in most programmes Kilian Delbrück, Bonn
Axis 1 • Many programmes lay the focus on axis 1 (competitiveness) • Competitiveness is not cost effectiveness „nature friendly land management can contribute to competitiveness“ • Axis 1 and axis 3 measures should integrate environment and nature concerns • Good examples have been presented Kilian Delbrück, Bonn
Axis 2 • Most programmes comprise in axis 2 the following agro environment measures: • organic farming • grassland „packages“ • endangered breeds • erosion • water belts / buffer zones • Some programmes contain a number of more specific and also innovative measures (e.g. brown bears, forestry) Kilian Delbrück, Bonn
Axis 2 • „Many good programmes in axis 2, money is there, but still more needs to be done“ • Pilot projects for testing of new measures and exchange of experiences with new measures are important • LFA can help reaching nature conservation objectives, but criteria need targeting to support for High Nature Value farmers Kilian Delbrück, Bonn
Procedural issues • Experience from 2004 – 2006 was helpful in the preparation of the programmes for 2007 – 2013 • Involvement and cooperation with farmers has been essential: „Go to the farm and talk with farmers“ • Involvement of NGOs in the preparation of the programmes has been helpful and should be continued when implementing the programmes • Advisory Services are essential for successful Agri- Environment schemes, but advisors often are lacking competence in this field => „train the trainers!“ • More than advice: „Meeting, sharing, understanding!“ Kilian Delbrück, Bonn
Cross Compliance • Underlying questions for cross compliance: • why do we pay direct support? • how is it justified? • is it able to promote sustainable agriculture • Impact of cross compliance remains limited • Improvement of cross compliance necessary: • optimized control and enforcement system • harmonized standards in EU • possible introduction of new standards like „ecological priority areas“ (replacing set aside • include WFD issues Kilian Delbrück, Bonn
Future of GAP and rural development • Rural development and nature friendly sustainable agriculture instead of agro factories • Health Check and Budget Review are a opportunity for major changes in GAP • Shifting funds from pillar 1 to pillar 2 is necessary to reach nature conservation and rural development objectives • GAP support should be targeted to public goods and to HNV farmers in particular Kilian Delbrück, Bonn
Future of GAP and rural development • Regional marketing taking into account local needs should be supported • Reform of LFA and set aside are also important challenges • EU seminars on rural development strategies and programmes comparable to NATURA 2000 biogeographical seminars would be positive Kilian Delbrück, Bonn