GUIDANCE ON (NEEI) AND NATURA 2000 ___________________________________________________________________ TERMS OF REFERENCE N2K GROUP

Relevant previous experience NEEI AND NATURA 2000 - GUIDELINES _____________________________________________________________________________________ Relevant previous experience - ICMM & IUCN. Good Practice Guidance for Mining and Biodiversity - MMSD Project (WS Mining & Biodiversity, Reports…) - Social and Environmental Impact Assessment schemes specific to the needs of the sector - Partnerships (e.g Rio Tinto & BirdLife, Earthwatch, Flora & Fauna International,World Conservation Monitoring Centre, World Wide Fund for Nature …) - Awards (e.g. UEPG…) etc…. N2K GROUP

NEEI AND NATURA 2000 - GUIDELINES _____________________________________________________________________________________ Guidelines: - Finland. Exploration and Mining in Finland's Protected Areas - Sweden. Guidance for good environmental practise at prospecting in protected areas - France. Guide Méthodologique pour l’évaluation des incidences des projets de carrières sur les sites Natura 2000

NEEI AND NATURA 2000 - GUIDELINES _____________________________________________________________________________________ EC Guidelines : • Managing Natura 2000 sites: The provisions of Article 6 of the 'Habitats' Directive 92/43/EEC • Assessment of Plans and Projects Significantly Affecting Natura 2000 sites • Compensation measures: Guidance document on Article 6(4) • Clarification of the concepts of: alternative solutions, imperative reasons of overriding public interest, compensatory measures, overall coherence, Opinion of the Commission http://ec.europa.eu/environment/nature/natura2000/management/ • Guidance document on the strict protection of animal species of Community interest under the 'Habitats' Directive 92/43/EEC" (final version Feb 2007) http://ec.europa.eu/environment/nature/conservation/species/guidance/index_en.h tm • Monitoring and Reporting - Habitats Directive Article 17 http://circa.europa.eu/Public/irc/env/monnat/library?l=/habitats_reporting/reporting_2001-2007/guidlines_reporting&vm=detailed&sb=Title

Environmental assessment - SEA, EIA & NEEI AND NATURA 2000 - GUIDELINES _____________________________________________________________________________________ RELEVANT ISSUES Access to land - analyse real constraints created by Nature Directives and Natura 2000 Mineral planning versus Natura 2000 management - Only a few countries have defined national minerals policies. Environmental assessment - SEA, EIA & Appropriate assessmment (art. 6.3 HD)

NEEI AND NATURA 2000 - GUIDELINES _____________________________________________________________________________________ Working method: - Dialogue between the NEEI and other stakeholder groups to promote better understanding on the provisions of Nature Directives and Natura 2000 and how they affect the development of NEEI activities. - Analyse the conditions and constraints created by the Natura 2000 network to the development of NEEI. - Exchange information on existing experiences, good practice and lessons that have been learnt. - Develop specific guidelines for the development and implementation of non energy extractive activities in relation to Natura 2000.

NEEI AND NATURA 2000 - GUIDELINES _____________________________________________________________________________________ The process involves: - Consultation with Member States and organisations concerned, including extractive industry associations and NGOs. - The work will be supervised by an ad-hoc working group (AHG) chaired by the Commission and composed of a few MS experts and experts from organisations concerned.

Ad-hoc working group (AHG) : NEEI AND NATURA 2000 - GUIDELINES _____________________________________________________________________________________ Ad-hoc working group (AHG) : Representatives from interested Member States, NEEI and NGOs, DG Environment and DG Enterprise & Industry . Roles and responsibilities: - Assist in the preparation of the guidance document, providing inputs, comments and suggestions on the drafts received (4 drafts are envisaged) - Participation in meetings organised by the Commission

NEEI AND NATURA 2000 - GUIDELINES _____________________________________________________________________________________ MAIN ACTIVITIES (1): - Collection and analysis of information: EU legislative and policy context, overview of NEE activities, potential effects, good practice guidance and examples (case studies). - Setting-up the of the ad-hoc working group (AHG) - First meeting (AHG) to discuss tasks and first outline of the guidelines. - Preparation of first draft of the guidance document - by end May 2008. - Meeting with the AHG to discuss and review the first draft of the guidance document - mid June 2008 - Preparation of a second draft - by end June 2008. N2K GROUP

NEEI AND NATURA 2000 - GUIDELINES _____________________________________________________________________________________ MAIN ACTIVITIES (2): - 2nd draft of guidance document sent to MS and Stakeholders for comments (deadline for comments : mid August 2008) - Preparation of a third draft of the guidance document taking into account the comments and suggestion received (by end September 08). - Workshop with participation of AHG and experts for discussion and review of the third draft guidance document (mid October 08). - Preparation of final draft based the results on the results of the workshop (end November 08). - Consultation of MS and Stakeholders on the final draft (until end December).

NEEI AND NATURA 2000 - GUIDELINES _____________________________________________________________________________________ Meetings - First meeting to agree on tasks and prepare a first outline of the guidance document (mid April 08) - Second meeting to discuss and review the first draft of the guidance document (mid June 08 - Workshop with participation of AHG and experts for the discussion and review (mid October 08) N2K GROUP

Good practice examples NEEI AND NATURA 2000 – GUIDELINES _____________________________________________________________________________________ Good practice examples Analysis of relevant case studies – good practice and lessons learnt from unsuccessful experience: - Minerals planning taking into account conservation areas - Appropriate environmental assessment (art. 6.3) and efficient compensation (art. 6.4) - Mitigation and compensation measures The whole project cycle shall be considered (planning, prospect and design phase, operation and closure)

Before and After restoration NEEI AND NATURA 2000 - GUIDELINES _____________________________________________________________________________________ Before and After restoration Prospecting