1. Twinning SR07-IB-EN-02 Funded by the European Union Twinning on Natura 2000 Objectives and expected results 1 Funded by the European Union

2. Twinning SR07-IB-EN-02 Funded by the European Union Project short cuts 2 Strengthening Administrative Capacities for Protected Areas in Serbia (NATURA 2000) Co-operation between Serbia, Austria and Greece together with Experts from 6 EU Member States Beneficiary Institution: Ministry of Environment and Spatial Planning, Republic of Serbia Member State Institutions: Environment Agency Austria and European Public Law Organisation, Greece Involved Member States: Austria, Czech Republic, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Slovakia Finance: Instrument for Pre-accession Assistance (IPA) of the European Union Project budget: 1 Mio Euro Duration: January 1 st 2010-December 31 st 2011

3. Twinning SR07-IB-EN-02 Funded by the European Union Faces of the Project 3 BC-PL Radislav Momirov MS-PL Thomas Ellmauer Junior-PL Piji Protopsaltis RTA Bernd Perdacher RTA counterpart Jelena Ducic RTA-Assistant Katarina Vuksic Junior-PL Piji Protopsaltis

4. Twinning SR07-IB-EN-02 Funded by the European Union Objectives 4 Development of a System for Nature Protection in the Republic of Serbia in line with the EU Environmental Acquis

5. Twinning SR07-IB-EN-02 Funded by the European Union Identification of relevant Serbian Law Assessment of concordance Recommendations Harmonizing national legislation 5 Habitats Directiv e Birds Directive §§§§ Water Act Forestry Act Nature Protection Act

6. Twinning SR07-IB-EN-02 Funded by the European Union Activities 6 Activity Status 1.1 Overview and assessment of existing legislation Finalized 1.2 Two one-day seminars on transposition of EU nature directives Ongoing 1.3 Consultation on legal transposition Ongoing

7. Twinning SR07-IB-EN-02 Funded by the European Union Prepare NATURA 2000 7 Set up the Reference List of Habitat types and Species Identify existing data and data gaps Develop a method to select NATURA 2000 sites Identify NATURA 2000 sites Consult on the proposals with stakeholder groups Prepare two pilot management plans

8. Twinning SR07-IB-EN-02 Funded by the European Union Activities 8 Activity Status 2.1 Assessment report on existing data and project results Finalized 2.2 Expert workshop Finalized 2.3 Draft "Recommendations for establishment and development of the NATURA 2000 network" Finalized 2.4 Consultancies for identification of NATURA 2000 sites Not started 2.5 Seminars with stakeholders Not started 2.6 Preparation of guidelines for management of NATURA 2000 sites Finalized 2.7 Preparation of guidelines for data management Not started 2.8 Preparation of two pilot management plans Ongoing 2.9 GIS training course Not started

9. Twinning SR07-IB-EN-02 Funded by the European Union Institutional Capacity & Public Awareness 9 Assessment of Nature Conservation Administration Protomotion of intersectoral cooperation Execution of Training Programme (workshops, seminars, study visits) Preparation of communication Strategy Execution of public awareness campaign (Conferences, Press Conferences, Leaflets…)

10. Twinning SR07-IB-EN-02 Funded by the European Union Activities 10 Activity Status 3.1 Assessment of nature conservation administration in Serbia Finalized 3.2 Recommendations for strengthening the administrative system Ongoing 3.3 Promotion of intersectoral cooperation Not started 3.4 Drafting a training programme for capacity building Finalized 3.5 Execution of training programme Not started 3.6 Study tour Not started 3.7 Preparation of a draft Communication Strategy and Action Plan for public awareness campaign Not started 3.8 Execution of public awareness campaign Not started

11. Twinning SR07-IB-EN-02 Funded by the European Union Webpage 11 http://www.ekoplan.gov.rs/n2ktwinning/ Project Infos Reports Contacts

12. Twinning SR07-IB-EN-02 Funded by the European Union Contact & Information Bernd Perdacher +381 66 5153 072, bernd.perdacher@ekoplan.gov.rsbernd.perdacher@ekoplan.gov.rs Katarina Vuksic +381 64 3747 657, katarina.vuksic@ekoplan.gov.rskatarina.vuksic@ekoplan.gov.rs 12 Twinning Natura 2000 Zrenjanin ■ 27 October 2010 Thank you for your attention!