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Evaluating NSRFs with regards to preserving biodiversity and maintaining favourable conservation status of species and habitat types of European importance. Gábor Figeczky WWF Hungary. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Evaluating NSRFs with regards to
preserving biodiversity and maintaining
favourable conservation status of species
and habitat types of European importance
Gábor Figeczky
WWF Hungary
Nature Conservation and the EU policy for sustainable land management in the new EU Member States Bonn, 18 June, 2007
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Scope, methodology
assessment conducted for NSRFs, OPs and RDPs in 7 CEE countries
special focus: integration of the Habitats and Birds Directives in the
programs
scoring system from -3 to 3
narrative comments - certain degree of subjectivity
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Environmental situation analysis SWOT analysis conducted
each environmental element examined
conservation status of species and habitats of Community importance
examined.
factors threatening the favourable conservation status of species and
habitats of Community importance explored
level of environmental awareness of the affected people examined
situation and efficiency of the institutional system of environmental
protection and education explored
public participation during the planning process
strategic environmental assessment completed for the plan
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Environmental situation analysis
-3
-2
-1
0
1
2
3
Czech R Estonia Hungary Latvia Poland Romania Slovakia
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Integration of nature conservation in planning situation in different sectors (e.g. water management, forestry, agriculture,
industry, tourism) properly described from an environmental point of view
environmental aspects integrated into other sectors
Natura 2000 and biodiversity conservation (2010 target) are pointed and
described as an important condition of development
plan complies with environmental legislation
‘polluters pay’ principle applied
no investments mean a potential danger for Natura species, habitats or
sites
environmental considerations are included in the projects / investments
evaluation criteria
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General considerations
-3
-2
-1
0
1
2
3
Czech R Estonia Hungary Latvia Poland Romania Slovakia
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Operational programmes - environment rehabilitation and preservation of the damaged ecological systems dealt
with
provisions for establishing the coherence of habitats, decreasing isolation
and the conservation of the ecological network dealt with
problems caused by invading species from further spread dealt with
financial assistance given to habitat restoration, species conservation,
and ecological corridors restoration
Financial assistance possible for other activities / investments important
for Natura 2000 sites management and conservation
amount of investments in Natura 2000 is adequate to maintaining the
favourable conservation status
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Operational programs – Environment
-3
-2
-1
0
1
2
3
Czech R Estonia Hungary Latvia Poland Romania Slovakia
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Education, environmental awareness
institutional development connected to expanding the environmental
knowledge dealt with
raising of environmental awareness dealt with
raising of awareness about the Natura 2000 network dealt with
raising of awareness of affected people (e.g. farmers, foresters, fishers)
about Natura 2000
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Education, Environmental awareness
-3
-2
-1
0
1
2
3
Czech R Estonia Hungary Latvia Poland Romania Slovakia
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Agriculture maintenance of favourable conservation status of species and habitats on
agricultural land ensured
preservation of the traditional extensive farming taken care of
agri-environmental programmes for HNV areas and Natura 2000 sites
provisions which aim at the creation of large agricultural fields or / and
monocultural farming excluded
provisions for propagating the biological farming present
complex ecological land use and the multifunctional use of the natural
assets enhanced
active involvement of local stakeholders into the conservation, integrated
cooperation and conciliation of interest
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Agriculture
-3
-2
-1
0
1
2
3
Czech R Estonia Hungary Latvia Poland Romania Slovakia
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Forestry
sustainable and multifunctional use of forests promoted, with special
respect of the immaterial value of the forests
conservation of forest species and habitats promoted through protection
measures and sustainable forestry
continuous forests remain untouched, rehabilitation provided if needed
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Forestry
-3
-2
-1
0
1
2
3
Czech R Estonia Hungary Latvia Poland Romania Slovakia
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Water management, fisheries
Water Framework Directive approach accepted and used and provides the
preservation of the water quality as well as the sustainable water supply
management in the whole catchment area
wetland habitats protected from water-related developments, which are
potentially dangerous for conservation
flood-plain of an appropriate size protected together with the rehabilitation
of the plant communities along the rivers to avoid floods
in seaside countries, establishment of marine Natura 2000 sites and the
protection of marine habitats and species dealt with
fishery activities do not affect negatively Natura 2000 species and habitats
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Water regulation, water management, fishery
-3
-2
-1
0
1
2
3
Czech R Estonia Hungary Latvia Poland Romania Slovakia
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Tourism
touristic carrying capacity of the areas considered, no novel
environmental tourist load of areas that have already reached or exceeded it
support for ecologically friendly tourism
positive effect of conservation and Natura 2000 on tourism development
considered
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Tourism
-3
-2
-1
0
1
2
3
Czech R Estonia Hungary Latvia Poland Romania Slovakia
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Industry and energy sector
green field investments avoided
no industrial development where the manufacturing process or product
significantly endangers nature
no industry development that harm designated Natura 2000 sites, species
and habitats
environmental considerations are included in the projects / investments
evaluation criteria
strategic environmental assessment completed for the plan
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Industry and energy sector
-3
-2
-1
0
1
2
3
Czech R Estonia Hungary Latvia Poland Romania Slovakia
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Development of linear infrastructure
measures to decrease transport present
cease of habitats’ isolation and the functioning of ecological network
considered
development of linear infrastructure doesn’t negatively affect the
conservation of species and habitats
when linear infrastructure development negatively affects the
conservation of species and habitats measures are taken to minimise or
compensate these effects
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Development of linear infrastructure
-3
-2
-1
0
1
2
3
Czech R Estonia Hungary Latvia Poland Romania Slovakia
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Main findings - general
NATURA 2000 has high priority in the conservation politics of the new member
countries
biodiversity objectives do not have a high priority in national development
planning in general
no integration of conservation into sectoral planning, conservation and
environmental protection is still dealt with as a separate issue
some positive examples – but too few to achieve the European biodiversity
targets
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Main findings - general
target to halt biodiversity loss by 2010 not integrated into the NDPs
WFD objectives not integrated in the plans in Latvia, Poland, Romania
marine Natura 2000 not dealt with in Poland, Romania, Estonia, Latvia
threat for Natura 2000 species and habitats outside the network clearly shown
no integration: biodiversity considerations hardly mentioned in many plans /
sectoral and regional OPs
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Main findings - tourism
carrying capacity of natural areas and potential threats to natural resources
created by intensive tourism are not considered in most cases
large tourism development projects are planned in areas with high biodiversity
values
high mountain regions there are plans to develop ski infrastructures in
biodiversity rich areas and also in protected areas and proposed Natura 2000 sites
(Romania, Slovakia, Poland)
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Main findings - agriculture
intensification of agriculture encouraged by European subsidies
NDPs and RDPs do not exclude provisions which aim at the creation of large
agricultural fields and monocultural farming
European policies (e.g. the requested milk quality) make the actual farming
financially unsustainable, so more and more people will abandon farming
structural changes applied will probably overweight positive effects of agri-
environmental measures
agro-biodiversity loss will probably not be stopped, even till 2013
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Main findings - infrastructure
high number of planned developments affecting protected areas and Natura
2000 sites
development of road infrastructure is assessed to be a major threat
weak system of EIA in some countries
financial resources might be used for destroy rather than to restore wetlands
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Main findings – education, awareness raising
very low priority in most countries
public awareness raising is not focused on nature conservation
(Natura 2000 or 2010 target)
the information of stakeholders is neglected:
lack of knowledge of farmers working in Natura 2000
areas
lack of capacity to apply for the subventions
opposition towards nature conservation
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Main findings – institutions
lack of a well working managing administration - real threat in
Romania, Poland
disorganized protected areas result in:
illegal logging
illegal/not controlled hunting
uncontrolled tourism,
inefficient monitoring system
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Main messages
Message from the previous report still relevant:
“The results of the project shows, that the pattern of development
which the accession countries are likely to follow is the same as of
present member states of the European Union. This is the
development which has lead to the deterioration of the natural
environment. Thus it can be predicted, that nature will not be
sufficiently taken care of the accession countries either, should they
follow this pattern.”
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