1. Rural Development Policy Coexistence of large carnivores and agriculture
2nd meeting of the Working Group on Wolves
Mike Mackenzie
DG AGRI/G1: Consistency of Rural Development

2. Rural development regulations
Council Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1974/2006
‘support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development’

3. Axis 1 Art. 26: Modernisation of Agricultural holdings
Support for tangible or intangible investments which:
improve overall performance
respect Community standards
Relevance:
investments for protecting livestock
Aid rates:
in most cases, 40 % of eligible investment
higher rates in certain cases (e.g. young farmers, Less Favoured Areas, Natura 2000 areas)

4. Axis 2 Art. 39: Agri-environment payments
In support of environmental objectives…
…beyond baseline standards
Relevance:
Preventing damage from wolves to environmentally valuable farming systems
Aid rate:
Up to € 450 / ha for “other land uses”
Higher rate possible in exceptional cases

5. Axis 2 (continued) Art. 41: Non-productive investments Support for:
investments linked to achievement of agri-environmental objectives
on-farm investments enhancing “public amenity value” of Natura 2000 areas, other areas of high nature value
No aid rate/ceiling specified in the rules

6. Thanks for your attention!