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Wouter Langhout EU Nature Policy Officer at BirdLife Europe

Wouter Langhout EU Nature Policy Officer at BirdLife Europe. Natura 2000 T he toolkit for nature conservation in the EU. BE-NATUR, 12 November 2013. Introduction. Why manage Natura 2000 sites? Is the current management of Natura 2000 sufficient?

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Wouter Langhout EU Nature Policy Officer at BirdLife Europe

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  1. WouterLanghout EU Nature Policy Officer at BirdLife Europe Natura 2000 The toolkit for nature conservation in the EU BE-NATUR, 12 November 2013

  2. Introduction • Why manage Natura 2000 sites? • Is the current management of Natura 2000 sufficient? • What is needed to manage the Natura 2000 network? • What action is underway at EU level? • What further action is needed?

  3. Why manage Natura 2000 sites? • Favourable conservation status • Birds and Habitats Directive • Species and habitats of Community interest

  4. Why manage Natura 2000 sites? • Unlocking the full potential of Natura 2000 • Ecosystem services

  5. Is the current management of Natura 2000 sufficient? • Work is in progress…

  6. Is the current management of Natura 2000 sufficient? • … but more is needed!

  7. What is needed to manage the Natura 2000 network? Management planning • Conservation objectives on site level • Management plan • Written document • One or more sites • Agreed with stakeholders in a participatory process • Conservation measures • Publicly available • Site manager

  8. What is needed to manage the Natura 2000 network? Financial resources • Costs of managing the Natura 2000 network • Estimated by IEEP (2010) on € 5.8 billion • Includes management, monitoring, land purchase • About 67% recurrent costs • Currently only 20% available through EU funds • Benefits of managing the Natura 2000 network • Monetary valuation of benefits is a challenge • Case studies show a great added value

  9. What action is underway at EU level? Sectoral integration • Common Fisheries Policy • Common Agricultural Policy • Soil Directive Implementation • Water Framework Directive

  10. What action is underway at EU level? Environmental inspections • Proposal in the making • Compliance assurance and promotion • Risk assessment • Prioritisation strategy • Inspections plan and schedule • Need to increase human resources

  11. What action is underway at EU level? Green infrastructure • Landscape approach to conservation • Sustainable use zones, connectivity zones • Green roofs, hedgerows, flood plains Restoration of ecosystems • Member States to restore 15% of degraded ecosystems • Large potential, but results yet unclear

  12. Conclusions • Management of Natura 2000 is important • Achieve favourable conservation status • Unlock potential of ecosystem services • Hard work is being done, but management is not sufficient • Management of Natura 2000 requires • Planning • Adequate financial resources • New EU instruments can be helpful, but need political support

  13. http://europe.birdlife.org

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