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A training package for local biodiversity planning

Getting to grips with policy and decision-making

Getting to grips with policy and decision-making

© Ellen Wuibaux, Council of Europe

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From nature to biodiversityIntr

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© Laurent Mignaux , METL-MEDDE

Global Pan-European Regions in Europe

Ramsar European Diploma of Protected Areas

Helsinki Convention

WHC European Landscape Convention

ASCOBANS

CITES Bern Convention ACCOBAMS

CMS Eurobats OSPAR Convention

CBD PEBLDS Alpine Convention

Forest Europe Carpathian ConventionIn

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From species to habitats

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© Laurent Mignaux, METL-MEDDE

From nature to biodiversity

© Laurent Mignaux, METL-MEDDE

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© Laurent Mignaux, METL-MEDDE

Ecosystem services

© Olivier Brosseau, METL-MEDDE

© Arnaud Bouissou, METL-MEDDE© Laurent Mignaux, METL-MEDDE

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© xxxFrom segregation to integration

© Laurent Mignaux, METL-MEDDE

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From protection to restoration

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(Inter)national

Regional

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From up scaling to downscaling

Policy implementationPolicy development

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EU Biodiversity policies

Common Agricultural

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Water Framework

Directive

Birds Directive

Biodiversity Strategy

Habitats Directive

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Fully implement BHD

Maintain and restore ecosystems

Enhance forestry and agriculture

Sustainable fisheries

Combat invasive species

Help avert global biodiversity loss

EU Biodiversity strategy

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TARGET 1: Fully implement the Birds and Habitat Directives

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TARGET 2: Maintain and restore ecosystems and their services

© Bernard Suard, METL-MEDDE

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TARGET 3: Increase the contribution of agriculture and forestry to maintaining and enhancing biodiversity

© Arnaud Bouissou , METL-MEDDE

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TARGET 4: Ensure the sustainable use of fisheries resources

© Laurent Mignaux, METL-MEDDE

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TARGET 5:Combat invasive alien species

© Fabrice Roger, METL-MEDDE

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TARGET 6: Help avert global biodiversity loss

© Olivier Chatté, METL MEDDE

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Nature conservation policy jargon

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EU Biodiversity policies

Global increase of protected areas

Ecological networks

© Laurent Mignaux, METL-MEDDE

© Thierry Degen, METL-MEDDE

Urban greening

© Laurent Mignaux, METL-MEDDE © Arnaud Bouissou, METL-MEDDE © Kaldari, Wikimedia

© Simon Garbutt, Wikimedia© Arnaud Bouissou, METL-MEDDE© Arnaud Bouissou, METL-MEDDE

© Thierry Degen, METL-MEDDE

Biodiversity in agricultural landscapes

© Laurent Mignaux, METL-MEDDE

© Laurent Migniaux, METL-MEDDE

Nature restoration

© Laurent Migniaux, METL-MEDDE

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Nature restoration