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

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

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

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

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 pXX Farmers Foresters

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

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

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).

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

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

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

Funding options: detail

Funding options: detail

Funding options: detail

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.

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

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.

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 www.ieep.org.uk cmiller@ieeplondon.org.uk