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Collaborating with Local and Sub-National Authorities to achieve the Aichi Targets. Ile-de-France regional council is present to JEJU to reaffirm its commitment to the protection of biodiversity. Catherine Ribes Regional elected official of Ile-de-France.
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Collaborating with Local and Sub-National Authorities to achieve the Aichi Targets Ile-de-France regional council is present to JEJU to reaffirm its commitment to the protection of biodiversity Catherine Ribes Regionalelected official of Ile-de-France
The regional competencies having negative impact on biodiversity Landuse planning - Building Artificial soils Habitat destruction Habitat fragmentation Insulation spaces
Direct competenceof regionswhichcanbemobilized to strengthenbiodiversity protection Life long training Creationof regionalnaturalreserves Creationof regionalnaturalparks Implementinggreen and blueinfrastructures (ecological corridors and protected areas) Creationof regionalnaturalagency
Indirect competenceof regionswhichcanbemobilized to protectbiodiversity Pro-biodiversitysubsidies for NGO and local authorities Environnemental conditions for all subsidies (ex. biodiversity and public works)
Regionalcouncil of Ile-de-France Regional capital with 12 millions of habitants who live on 20 % of the territory 80% agricultural areas, forest and protected areas
Actions on biodiversity by regionalcouncil of Ile-de-France • 1999 - creationof regional forum of NGO’s • 2003 - regionalcharter of biodiversitywithfinancialreglementation to give subsidies • 2007 - regionalstrategy of biodiversitywith 10 actions and financialreglementation • 2008 - creationof regionalagency for nature and biodiversitywith 5 instances (NGO’s, privatesector, public organizations, professionalorganizations, scientificorganizations) • 2012 ……. - landuseplaningand ecologicalcorridors
Regioncouncil of Ile-de-France has builta partenershipwith french committee of IUCN since2007 • Overview on the actions implemented by local authorities • Evaluation of public policieswithcreation of indicators of biodiversity • Strengthening the management of urban protected areas • Urbanecosystemsservices • SpecificworkwithNatureparif (regionalagency for biodiversity)
IUCN, please help us ! For manyreasons: Makinggovernmentsaware of the urgencyof preservingbiodiversity to save us Participate in the implementation of the IUCN One Program and the Aichi targets Exchange of experiencesbetweenthe IUCN network and local and regionalauthorities