growing connections an introduction to the green infrastructure network flevoland, 27 september 2013...
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Growing ConnectionsAn introduction to the Green Infrastructure Network
Flevoland, 27 September 2013 Ingrid Henzen
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The Green Infrastructure Network
• Partnership of 11 European regions from 10 countries
• Promoting the development and implementation of green
infrastructure:
by facilitating the exchange of experience
by identifying and transferring best practices related to green
infrastructure policies
• Total budget: € 1.585.164
• Co-funded by the INTERREG IVC Programme
• January 2012 – December 2014
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Who we are – The partnership • Flevoland Province Council (NL) –
Lead Partner
• Plovdiv Regional Development Agency (BG)
• Stara Zagora REDA (BG)
• Nicosia Development Agency (CY)
• Barcelona Province Council (ES)
• Valencia Regional Government (ES)
• Regional Environmental Center (HU)
• Fingal County Council (IR)
• Emilia-Romagna Region (IT)
• Ministry of Environmental Protection and Regional Development (LV)
• Ghajnsielem Municipality (MT)
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What is Green Infrastructure?
Conserving biodiversity by strengthening the coherence of ecosystems
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How can we achieve a GI? A new approach: integrating the conservation of
biodiversity into other forms of land use
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GI on European level • May 2013, European Commission: new strategy
for an EU-wide Green Infrastructure “Green Infrastructure (GI) – Enhancing Europe’s Natural Capital”
• Green infrastructure: one of the main tools to tackle threats on biodiversity
• Integration of green infrastructure into other policy areas
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Project’s key objective
Strengthen the development and implementation of green infrastructure in EU regions in order to conserve biodiversity and ecosystem services in close cooperation with other policy measures
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How to achieve this • By the exchange of expertise and experience among partners
• By the transfer of best practices
• By organizing seminars and conferences
=> Involvement of stakeholders
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Objectives of today’s conference
• To share our experience…
… and to learn from your experience• To give an opportunity for further discussions
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Thank you for your attention! www.greeninfranet.org