STICHTING COLLECTIEF AGRARISCH NATUURBEHEER BOERENNATUUR.NL (FARMERS NATURE) WALTER KOOY MANAGING DIRECTOR

STICHTING COLLECTIEF AGRARISCH NATUURBEHEER WELCOME MISSION IMPOSSIBLE OR SUCCESS STORY? National Foundation for Agricultural Nature and Landscape Management (SCAN)  ‘Farmers Nature’ (BoerenNatuur.nl) In short What have we done? What are we going to do? How are we going to organise it? How to… Facilitate self-sufficient bottom-up initiatives? Strengthen and enable the groups of farmers? Stimulate biodiversity and nature inclusive farming? Outlook

STICHTING COLLECTIEF AGRARISCH NATUURBEHEER IN SHORT January 1st 2016: start of new system. Our expectations? Less overhead costs. And therefore: More means for nature and landscape practices. Leading towards: Better results for biodiversity.

STICHTING COLLECTIEF AGRARISCH NATUURBEHEER IN SHORT But also: More coherence between efforts of nature management organisations and farmers. Better understanding and support by general public, thus improving the relationship between farmers and civil society. More coöperation between farmers

STICHTING COLLECTIEF AGRARISCH NATUURBEHEER WHAT HAVE WE DONE? SO FAR 40 groups of farmers established, representing about 10,000 farmers. 40 groups certified. ICT-facility developed, ready for targeted efficiënt control.

STICHTING COLLECTIEF AGRARISCH NATUURBEHEER WHAT HAVE WE DONE? SO FAR SCAN ICT: Well-functioning IT-system. Able to register every activity by the groups of farmers. Acces granted to the government. Based on the best and most-appreciated software packages. Home made by SCAN… And working!

STICHTING COLLECTIEF AGRARISCH NATUURBEHEER WHAT HAVE WE DONE? SO FAR Management activities for 2016 and later have been pre-entered 45 decisions for 40 collectives € 48 million on contract, going to € 60 million within the next few years hectares, farmers involved, going to farmers

STICHTING COLLECTIEF AGRARISCH NATUURBEHEER WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO TODAY? We want results! So: Ex durante evaluation Development of knowledge Monitoring

STICHTING COLLECTIEF AGRARISCH NATUURBEHEER WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO? TODAY Ex durante evaluation: Notion of what we can expect of the 45 contracts. Ex ante evaluation in collaboration with environmental NGO’s, universities/scientific organisations and government. We will set the bar as high as possible.

STICHTING COLLECTIEF AGRARISCH NATUURBEHEER WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO? TODAY Development of knowledge In cooperation with environmental NGO’s, scientific organisations and consultancy companies. Working together on the development of knowledge. With the aim to establish integrated knowledge development, transfer and dispersal.

STICHTING COLLECTIEF AGRARISCH NATUURBEHEER WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO? TODAY Development of monitoring In cooperation with environmental NGO’s, scientific organisations and consultancy companies. NGO volunteers will be educated for monitoring.

STICHTING COLLECTIEF AGRARISCH NATUURBEHEER New system since 1 January 2016: Subsidiarity: responsibility at the lowest level as possible Bottom up! Bringing farmers closer to each other Social coherence Important role for volunteers, not only farmers More efficient to stimulate biodiversity Towards Nature Inclusive Farming!

STICHTING COLLECTIEF AGRARISCH NATUURBEHEER HOW ARE WE GOING TO ORGANISE? BoerenNatuur.nl: A new association: BoerenNatuur.nl (Farmers Nature)  A follow-up of Scan Founded by all 40 collectives Association means: being responsible together farmers, 40 collectives. 12 provincial representatives together form the national board President and professional staff in Utrecht Financed by collectives

STICHTING COLLECTIEF AGRARISCH NATUURBEHEER HOW ARE WE GOING TO ORGANISE IT? Tasks: Contact with national and regional government authorities Knowledge development Data management Management en development of ICT-facility Nature and landscape management packages Communication Advocacy, fiscal advocacy Strategy development Internal evaluation Accomplishing projects Etc.

STICHTING COLLECTIEF AGRARISCH NATUURBEHEER HOW TO… FACILITATE SELF-SUFFICIENT BOTTOM-UP INITIATIVES? Cooperation between farmers is not uncommon. Primairy responsibility for development and execution of landscape and nature management plans. Balance between efficiency, transparancy and simplification versus delegation of power and control. Keywords: trust and proportionality. In close cooperation with existing farmers’ organisations like LTO.

STICHTING COLLECTIEF AGRARISCH NATUURBEHEER HOW TO… STRENGTHEN AND ENABLE THE GROUPS OF FARMERS? Assistance in order to: Develop ambitieus, coherent and sound area management plans. Secure support of all relevant local stakeholders. Be coherent with European, national and regional legislation and regulations. Being capable of monitoring, evaluation, control and sanctioning.

STICHTING COLLECTIEF AGRARISCH NATUURBEHEER HOW TO… ORGANISE CONTROL: EFFECTIVE, TRANSPARENT, FAIR? Responsibility and liability: For the farmer For the groups of farmers For the regional government authority For the Ministry of Agriculture For the European Commission But also: Efficient and targeted In order to lower overhead and enhance impact of policy

STICHTING COLLECTIEF AGRARISCH NATUURBEHEER WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO WITH WATER Water Collectives will perform tasks of the Waterboards Water- security and quality Synergy with pillar 2: conservation of nature and landscapes in rural areas Expected within the nex few years: € 30 million for water tasks (1,3 million this year)

STICHTING COLLECTIEF AGRARISCH NATUURBEHEER OUTLOOK Long term vision Objective is to go towards nature inclusive farming Market will pay for ecological quality Government will finance extraordinairy environmental values

STICHTING COLLECTIEF AGRARISCH NATUURBEHEER OUTLOOK One year from today Join us in our result