Financing Natura 2000 WORKSHOPS Kick-off meeting 13/14 February 2006, Berlin

1. Financing Natura 2000WORKSHOPS Kick-off meeting 13/14 February 2006, Berlin

2. Targets and approach Content / Modules Financing Natura 2000 WORKSHOPS Course Preparation Timing and state of planning

3. Targets and Target Groups • Main targets of the workshops • To present the developed Guidance handbook and how to use it • To analyse which Community funds are accessible for financing Natura 2000 taking into account the concrete situation of the respective Member State • Target groups of the workshops • Environmental authorities at national and regional levels • Other authorities involved in co-ordinating EU-funding for Natura 2000 • Stakeholders: Environmental NGOs and umbrella organisations from potential beneficiaries

4. Tender approach • Workshops on the spot • at least one workshop in each MS, in some MS two(more workshops possible in every country!) • at least two ½ and ½ days for one workshop • hosted by national authorities, prepared together with national NGO partners • Mixture of top-down and bottom-up • Top-down: standardised input from the EU-level to meet the defined targets and to allow comparison • Bottom-up: add national specifics to take into consideration the status of programming and the needs of beneficiaries

5. Content: 2 compulsory modules • Guidance Handbook • Presenting the structure of the handbook and how to use it • Information about funding possibilities within the several funds (Which measures may generally be co-financed?) • Framework conditions • Overview on status of national programme planning • Natura 2000 in the national programming process • Realisation of Natura 2000 (state of play, needs and costs)

6. Complementary approach Content:6 voluntary modules • Information for multipliers • Presenting eligible measures in the MS • Funding requirements • Contact addresses ... • Funding shortfalls • Identify national funding shortfalls • Results could be used • to be integrated into the programming process • to approach other financial sources

7. Content:6 voluntary modules • Good practice • Presenting good practice examples • to motivate the participants • to draw their attention to essential requirements • to show them, how to overcome bottlenecks • Success factors • Presenting the success factors for financing Natura 2000 • Analysing the MS situation along the success factors • Discussing the results

8. Success factors for financing Natura 2000 7. Finance 8. Measures 9. Connectivity 10. Exchange and coordination 11. Competence and resources 12. Drawing cards • Problem pressure and the determination to find a solution • Vision • Win-win-situations • Communication • Strong actors • Successes

9. Content:6 voluntary modules • Using LEADER for nature conservation • Opportunities of enhancing the natural value of Natura 2000 sites in some areas • Advantages and principles of the LEADER approach for nature conservation • Follow-up actions • Needs and benefits of working together after the workshop (What? Why?) • Organisation of cooperation (Who? Where? When?)

10. Course proposal:First day (fixed) • main focus on 2 compulsory modules

11. Course proposal:Second day (flexible) • main focus on selected voluntary modules

12. Content preparation • EU level (tender project team) • Elaboration the Guidance handbook • Designing the Workshop concept (modules) • National level (NGO-partners, authorities) • Selection of (voluntary) modules • Investigations on framework conditions in the MS (state of programming, eligible measures, funding shortfalls, good practice) • Preparation of lectures and materials

13. Organisational preparation • EU level (tender project team) • Development of Workshop Guidelines (including standard material) • Kick-off-meeting, provision of Help desk • National level (NGO-partners, authorities) • Devision of tasks, clarification of finances • Define the specific shape of the workshop(s):date, place, participants, duration • Invitation, registration, speakers • Translation and production of materials • Personal and technical support

14. Standard material (in English) • Concerning workshop modules • Training ppt-presentation on the Handbook • Analysis raster for national funding options • ppt-presentation on the success factors • Questionnaire „Success factors“ • Proposal for criteria of good practice examples • Concerning workshop management • Text proposal for invitation • Evaluation standard frame

15. Workshop timing Kick off meeting 11.2005 12.2005 01.2006 02.2006 03.2006 04.2006 05.2006 ... 12.2006 EU level: Workshop Guidelines No.3 No.4 Summary report No.1 No.2 No.5 Meeting national authorities Draft modules Improved modules Standard material Preparing workshop reports National level Contact ministries Agree structre Plan workshops April-Sept: run workshop(s) Workshop reports

16. State of planning:Some important points • Support from national authorities • Financing: How to provide sufficient money for running the workshops • Distribution of tasks: Who will do the the necessary investigations and analysis of programmes? • Timing of national workshops • from April – September 2006 • check other seminars, workshops, conferences about Natura 2000

17. State of planning:Some important points • Target groups • Which authorities and which stakeholders? • In countries with federal structures: how to include the sub-national / regional levels? • Content • Which voluntary modules are most important? • Is there a lack of further modules? • What are the national needs?

18. Thank you for your attention! nova-Institute for ecological and political innovation Dirk Schubert: dirk.schubert@nova-Institut.de +49 228 53 88 438 Barbara Vay: barbara.vay@nova-Institut.de +49 69 98 19 69 75