1. Financing Natura 2000 GUIDANCE HANDBOOK
2nd meeting of the Steering Group, 2 March 2006
GUIDANCE
HANDBOOK

2. Financing Natura 2000 GUIDANCE HANDBOOK
Concept
Structure/content: evolution
Final structure & content
Next steps / timing

3. The Concept Financing Natura 2000 Guidance Handbook
Points out funding possibilities across EU funds
Is aimed at Member State authorities
Identifies all categories of Natura funding needs
Links all these elements in an user-friendly way
Will be available in 20+ languages
Builds on the experience of the consortium partners in developing the WWF funding handbook

4. Original planned structure/content
Sections:
Foreword
Introductory sections on N2K and funding
What the handbook is for, and how to use it
Structure, content and application
Funding options for N2K (examples and tables)
Fund descriptions
References

5. Tables – original concept (1)
Table showing land use types considered for each beneficiary
Agricultural Land
Forests
Other terrestrial
Inland waters, marshes bogs
Coastal areas
Marine
Public Administrations
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Farmers
Foresters

6. Tables – original concept (2)
Tables – original concept (2)
Table showing types of activities (for specific
‘land type’ and beneficiary) able to be funded
under specific funds

7. Final Structure & Content
Sections:
Foreword
Introduction: Natura 2000 and Natura Funding
Who and what the handbook is for, and its benefits
Definitions and descriptions; Structure, content and application
Fund descriptions
Funding options for N2K management activities (the tables)
References

8. Funding options: detail
EU funds examined:
European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD);
European Fisheries Fund (EFF);
Financial Instrument for the Environment (LIFE+);
Structural Funds (European Social Fund (ESF) and European Regional Development Fund (ERDF));
Cohesion Fund; and
Seventh Framework Programme (Research).

9. Funding options: detail
‘Beneficiary’ groups in analysis
Public administrations
Farmers
Foresters
Private landowners
Public landowners
Fishermen and Aquaculturalists
Land managers
NGOs
SMEs
Educational organisations
Others

10. Funding options: detail
Land/habitat types in analysis:
Agricultural land
Forests
Other terrestrial land
Inland waters
Wetlands
Coastal areas
Marine areas

11. Funding options: detail
25 types of activities considered:
Categories of funding needs:
Finalisation of sites
Management planning
Ongoing habitat management and monitoring
Investment costs

12. Funding options: detail

13. Funding options: detail

14. Funding options: detail

15. Feedback Comments have been received from
DGs: Regio, Agri, Environment
Stakeholders: Birdlife International
Consortium members, project partners
Now these have been integrated to create a new and improved version of Guidance Handbook for inter-service consultation.

16. Timing Milestone Date AWG meeting (accept content/format) TODAY
Inter-service consultation From today (?)
Final English version of handbook
completed mid/late-March 2006
Workshops can begin ‘roll-out’ across
MS and accession countries April-September 2006

17. Next Steps Inter-service consultation Address layout challenges
Translation
Pass information through workshops
NB: THIS IS ONLY THE FIRST STEP IN MAKING THE ‘INTEGRATION OPTION’ REAL.

18. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION!
Financing Natura 2000
GUIDANCE HANDBOOK
THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION!
Clare Miller
Biodiversity and Nature
Programme
Institute for European
Environmental Policy