1. Policy Making Challenges1
MAES All Pilots Workshop Perspective from an EU Member State - Slovakia
Policy Making Challenges
Rastislav Rybanič, Ministry of Environment of the Slovak Republic

2. Outline MoE Competences in Ecosystem Approach Policies in Slovakia2
Outline
MoE Competences in Ecosystem Approach Policies in Slovakia
EU Level: A Good Foundations of Ecosystem Approach Policies
National Level: Challenges for Ecosystem Approach Policies
Local Level: Priority in Implementation and Enforcement of Ecosystem Approach Policy

3. MoE Role in Ecosystem Services Policy in Slovakia3
MoE Role in Ecosystem Services Policy in Slovakia
MoE Competences:
Climate mitigation and adaptation (coordination)
Water management
Nature protection and landscape management
Other key players:
Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Interior, Ministry of Economy, municipalities, land owners and users, research and scientific bodies , civil society

4. EU Level: A Good Foundations of Ecosystem Approach Policies
The Europe 2020 Strategy and Roadmap to a Resource Efficient Europe
EU Biodiversity Strategy to 2020
Green Infrastructure Strategy
Climate policies
Existing legislation: WFD, MSFD, EIA, SEA, HD, BD
Common EU Policies Reforms? (CAP, CFP)
But compare the Biofuel Policy

5. National Level: Challenges in Ecosystem Approach Policies
Complex scientific reasoning of Ecosystem Approach – lack of understanding by many
Questioning robustness of Ecosystem Approach and Ecosystem services policies
Still prevailing sectoral approach
Conservatism of key players
Lack of implementation and enforcement of already existing EU policies
Other interests and missing political awenue

6. Local Level: Priority in Implementation and Enforcement6
Local Level: Priority in Implementation and Enforcement
Positive and negative aspects:
Ecosystem Approach could solve economic disparities in the distribution of benefits from ecosystem services
Local level policies are far from integration (subsidiarity)
Situation at local level is usually very complex
Bevare of „give us the money and we will do it“ approach

7. What Still Needs to be Done
Further applied research and specific information for policy makers
More work on ecomomic case for an ecosystem services approach
Stronger political buy-in
Full inclusion of all key players and relevant stakeholders
Better integration and seek for win-win solutions with „mainstream policies“

8. Thank you! Rastislav Rybanič
Ministry of Environment of the Slovak Republik