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Biodiversity in development cooperation

Biodiversity in development cooperation. Policy responses: EU Sustainable Development Strategy Recognises importance (global) biodiversity European Consensus for Development Environment and natural resources as focal area EU Biodiversity Action Plan (global biodiversity)

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Biodiversity in development cooperation

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  1. Biodiversity in development cooperation Policy responses: • EU Sustainable Development Strategy • Recognises importance (global) biodiversity • European Consensus for Development • Environment and natural resources as focal area • EU Biodiversity Action Plan (global biodiversity) • EU Environment Integration Strategy by 2011 • Includes sustainable management of natural resources

  2. Environment integration approach • Environmental considerations to be systematically incorporated in preparation of all strategic plans and programmes of EC development co-operation, in particular Country Strategy Papers. • In-depth policy analyses on environment and natural resources important for cooperation dialogue with partner countries. • Country Environmental Profiles and Strategic Environmental Assessments are important tools for integrating environment and are to be used systematically. • Coordination and harmonisation within EU and with other donors (Aid effectiveness) • Many opportunities within CSP – NIP: in rural development, governance, economic development… • Necessity to enhance internal communication on EU commitments towards Biodiversity & Forests

  3. Environment • European Development Consensus 2005: Environment and sustainable management of natural resources can be both considered as a cross-cutting issue or focal sector, and developing countries should be assisted with MEA objectives • DCI: Thematic Programme on Environment and Natural Resources (ENRTP)

  4. Which financial instruments? Environment and natural resource management (biodiversity) should preferably be addressed through the respective geographical instruments: • European Development Fund (EDF - Cotonou) • DCI (Development Cooperation Instrument) and ENPI (European Neighbourhood Policy). • Instrument for Stability • Within EDF, allocations for each country (CSP), 6 regional (RSP) for 6 ACP regions (4 in Africa + Caribbean + Pacific), and one global (Intra-ACP).

  5. ENRTP • DCI basic act (art 13) • 2007-2013 indicative €804 Mln, increased to approx. 1 Bln € (2010) • Biodiversity 2007-2010: • € 30.6 mln • € 72 mln promotion of Sustainable Forest Management. • € 34 mln FLEGT) • € 6.4 mln fisheries & marine/coastal resources • € 6.5 mln ENPI Biodiversity. • In total, approximately €140 mln 2007-2010 ENRTP

  6. ENRTP Implementation • Examples: • Biological corridor Cuba – Haiti - DR • Central Africa World Heritage Forest Initiative. • CITES Capacity building • Call for proposals 2009: • Ecosystems South East Asia • Invasive Species (OCT + SIDS)

  7. Other major biodiversity projects • ECOFAC – Central African region • Biodiversity in China • Parc W West Africa • Intra ACP 10th EDF: Protected Areas and Access and Benefit Sharing

  8. Biodiversity as cross-cutting issue • Burundi: focal area rural development with improvement water quality lakes and rehabilitation park Ruvubu • Ethiopia: promote conservation, use and national and international valorisation of Ethiopian's (agro)-biodiversity in all parts of the country • Benin – Technical Assistance to help set up financing mechanism for biodiversity conservations (parks) and also for accord Benin, Burkina Faso and Niger for management Park W

  9. Important tools • Country Environmental Profiles: overview (+/- 40 pages of environmental issues, and recommendations on how these are to be addressed, both as cross cutting issue or through concrete activities • Strategic Environmental Assessments (SEA): upstream assessment of potential impact of activities in a sector as a whole (for example transport) • EIA: Environmental Impact Assessment at project level.

  10. Next steps • The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity (TEEB) • promote a better understanding of the true economic value and the benefits arising from biodiversity and the ecosystem services it provides and of the linkages to poverty issues • develop tools and policies to properly value ecosystem goods and services and to make better use of economic incentives for the sustainable use of ecosystem services such as through market-based instruments • Climate Change – REDD + (role forests and agriculture for mitigation) • Review of ENRTP – next phase • More rigorous implementation environment and natural resources guidelines

  11. Guidance • Environment Integration Guidelines adopted (December 2009): preparation of Country Environmental Profiles and Environmental Assessments, • more attention to climate adaptation (sector notes)

  12. Information • http://ec.europa.eu/development/policies/9interventionareas/environment_en.cfm • http://ec.europa.eu/europeaid/what/environment/index_en.htm

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