1. Paralia Nature Second session EU Estuary Guidance Group Brussels
Institute for Infrastructure, Environment and Innovation
Paralia Nature
Second session EU Estuary Guidance Group
Brussels
14 March 2008
Frank Neumann
Institute for Infrastructure, Environment and Innovation
125, Hoogstraat, B-1000, Brussels
Tel.: , Fax: ,

2. Informal, neutral co-operation project
Institute for Infrastructure, Environment and Innovation
What is Paralia Nature?
Informal, neutral co-operation project
for improvement of
implementation of HD and BD requirements at a level of projects and management plans

3. Institute for Infrastructure, Environment and Innovation
Through
INFORMAL, NEUTRAL AND TRULY MULTIDISCPLINARY APPROACH FROM A PROJECT PERSPECTIVE -BRINGING TOGETHER LEGAL, ECOLOGICAL AND ORGANISATIONAL/STAKEHOLDER ASPECTS-
EXCHANGING INFORMATION AT PROJECT-LEVEL WITH THE SPECIALISTS INVOLVED
JOINT FACTFINDING
INFORMAL INVOLVEMENT OF EUROPEAN COMMISSION
STUDYING THE PROJECT-LEVEL IMPLICATIONS OF RECENT EU JURISPRUDENCE
SITE VISITS

4. Ports of Rouen/Le havre
Institute for Infrastructure, Environment and Innovation
Who are we?
Partnership in further development
Port of Riga
LATVIA
Dutch Ministry
Of Transport
Port of Hamburg,
GERMANY
Port of Rotterdam,
THE NETHERLANDS
Port of Vlissingen,
THE NETHERLANDS
Port of Antwerp
BELGIUM/FLANDERS
Ports of Rouen/Le havre
FRANCE

5. What did we do? Paralia Phase 1-3 2000-2007
Institute for Infrastructure, Environment and Innovation
What did we do?
Paralia Phase 1-3
Clarification of requirements for research for article 6.3 and 6.4 procedures
Comparison of management of species and habitat protection outside of protected zones (B, F, UK, NL, G)
Report on Project level implications of EU jurisprudence (e.g. court decision on Dutch cockle fisheries)
Discussions habitat banking/mitigation banking
Development of the NEW! Delta project

6. New! Delta ( )

7. Institute for Infrastructure, Environment and Innovation
NEW DELTA PROJECT
EXPERIENCE WITH IMPLEMENTATION OF RESTORATION MEASURES IN PORT AREAS (ANTWERP) AND IN DUNE SYSTEMS (DE ZILK/THE NETHERLANDS)
CHECKLISTS FOR DREDING IN PERSPECTIVE OF ARTICLE 6.3 AND 6.4
THOROUGH OVERVIEW OF LEGAL IMPLEMENTATION HD IN FLANDERS/BELGIUM, FRANCE, NETHERLANDS, UK.
SET UP DATABASE OF CASE STUDIES AND POLICY INFORMATION
OVERVIEW OF EMERGING LONG-TERM ESTUARY VISIONS

8. PHASE IV: WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO?
Institute for Infrastructure, Environment and Innovation
PHASE IV: WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO?
EXCHANGING EXPERIENCE AT PROJECT LEVEL REGARDING THE DEVELOPMENT OF INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT PLANS (MEETING ON APRIL 9/ )
FOCUS ON EXCHANGE OF EXPERIENCES REGARDING COMBINED MANAGEMENT PLANS WFD/HD
DEVELOPMENT OF NEUTRAL CASE STUDIES REGARDING DESCRIPTIONS OF ARTICLE 4 (EXEMPTIONS) IN SITUATIONS THAT IMPLY PORT ACTIVITIES
LOOKING AT IMPLICATIONS OF OBLIGATIONS REGARDING NUMBER OF OTHER DIRECTIVES; FLOOD RISK DIRECTIVE
CONTINUED: LOOKING AT PROJECT LEVEL IMPLICATIONS OF KEY EUROPEAN JURISPRUDENCE
CLOSE CO-OPERATION WITH OTHER NETWORKS/INITIATIVES- *(A EUROPEAN EXPERT NETWORK IS CREATED)

9. Possible contributions to Estuary Guidance
Institute for Infrastructure, Environment and Innovation
Possible contributions to Estuary Guidance
PROVIDING ILLUSTRATIONS OF BEST PRACTICE FROM A MULTI-DISCPLINARY VIEWPOINT AT PROJECT LEVEL
INPUT REGARDING PROJECT-LEVEL IMPLICATIONS OF EU JURISPRUDENCE; EU DECISIONS/OPINIONS
PROVIDING INPUT REGARDING LEGAL AND ORGANISATIONAL ASPECTS OF CROSS-BORDER SITUATIONS IN ESTUARY MANAGEMENT
INPUT FROM INFORMAL STAKEHOLDER DISCUSSIONS AT EUROPEAN LEVEL FROM A PROJECT PERSPECTIVE
MORE INFORMATION/INTERACTION REGARDING CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPEAN MEMBER STATES

10. INFORMAL LINKS TO WORK OF OTHER GROUPS/INITATIVES
Institute for Infrastructure, Environment and Innovation
INFORMAL LINKS TO WORK OF OTHER GROUPS/INITATIVES
EU (DG environment/other..) and Member State Ministries
Stakeholder organisations:
Espo/ecoports, Birdlife (incl Natuurpunt), EUDA
Paralia Nature
Universities, and
Expert organisations (eg. Seine Aval, PIANC)
Other project initatives: Tide, other interreg and 7th framework proj.

11. MORE INFORMATION WWW.IMIPARALIANATURE.ORG info@imieu.eu
Institute for Infrastructure, Environment and Innovation
MORE INFORMATION

12. example of cross-border cooperation
Institute for Infrastructure, Environment and Innovation
Ems-Dollard Estuary:
example of cross-border cooperation