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Biodiversity perspectives Biodiversity perspectives from Croatia as a new Member Statefrom Croatia as a new Member State
DubrovnikDubrovnik, , November 2013November 2013
Ivana JelenićIvana Jelenić
Nature Protection DirectorateNature Protection Directorate
Biodiversity perspectives Biodiversity perspectives from Croatia as a new Member Statefrom Croatia as a new Member State
DubrovnikDubrovnik, , November 2013November 2013
Ivana JelenićIvana Jelenić
Nature Protection DirectorateNature Protection Directorate
Content of presentation
• Introduction• Preparation of the Natura 2000 proposal in
Croatia – with reference to the negotiation process in nature
protection and „informal rules”
• Consultations on the Natura 2000 proposal • Biogeographical seminar• Next steps – ecological network impact assessment (ENIA) and
new Nature Protection Act – Natura 2000 management– monitoring and reporting
• Financing Natura 2000
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Introduction
Natura 2000 – European ecological network
Habitats DirectiveAnnex I – habitat types
Annex II - species
Habitats DirectiveAnnex I – habitat types
Annex II - species
Birds DirectiveAnnex I
Regulary occuring migratory birds (Art.
4.2.)
Birds DirectiveAnnex I
Regulary occuring migratory birds (Art.
4.2.)
SCI listSCI list SPASPA
SACSAC
Natura 2000
BIOGEOGRAPHICAL SEMINAR
BIOGEOGRAPHICAL SEMINAR
National list of pSCINational list of pSCI
6 years6 years
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Introduction
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EU 27
26444 sites
17,90% (land)
241 536.42 km2
(sea)
Preparation of the N2000 proposal in Croatia
• Task of the State Institute for Nature Protection (SINP)
• Site selection criteria: – Only scientific criteria as defined in Annex III to the
Habitats Directive and, for birds, internationally accepted criteria defined by BirdLife International (IBA) – rulings of the ECJ(Case C-67/99 EC vs. Ireland, C-71/99 EC vs. Germany, C 220-99 EC vs. France, etc.)
– Selected sites must, by their coverage and geographical distribution, allow for long term conservation of each species/habitat type
– No specific percentage is defined – the aim is to select the representative parts of distribution area of an endangered habitat type or endangered species
– Each country selects proportionally to its biodiversity
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Preparation of the N2000 proposal in Croatia
• 1st phase: Collecting and interpreting available data with assistance of scientific institutions, experts and NGOs; GIS data - Emerald project of the CoU 2001-2003 2006 and 2008 (41.500 €); LIFE III CRO-NEN project 2003-2005 (535.850 €)
• 2nd phase: Organizing and financing the field research (inventory) (State budget 5.8 mil kn)
• 3rd phase: Consultation process in 2008 and 2009 through the PHARE 2005 project „Institutional strengthening and implementation of the ecological network Natura 2000 in Croatia”(1.611.750 €)
• 4th phase: Further amendments to the proposal, collection of data on marine habitats and preparation of future project proposals related to monitoring and management (IPA + SFs) 6
Preparation of the N2000 proposal in Croatia
• Emerald network
• National ecological network
• Regulation on proclamation of the ecological network (OG 109/07)
52% land, 40% sea 47% land, 39% sea7
Preparation of the N2000 proposal in Croatia
780 sites = 742 pSCI + 38 SPA780 sites = 742 pSCI + 38 SPA
36,67% land16,39 % sea29,38 % total
36,67% land16,39 % sea29,38 % total Source: SINP,
September 2013
Regulation on ecologiocal network (OG 124/13)
Regulation on ecologiocal network (OG 124/13)
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Consultation on the N2000 proposal
– 2008 and 2009 – through the PHARE 2005 project „Institutional strengthening and implementation of the ecological network Natura 2000 in Croatia”
– Involvement of the spatial planning offices on local/regional level (Varaždin C., Međimurje C., Koprivnica-Križevci C., Virovitica-Požega C., Osijek-Baranja C. and Primorje-Gorski kotar C.)
– Intensive exchange of data with forestry sector (11 meetings of the WG for defining forest areas inside N2000 in period 2010-2013)
– Informing stakeholders on N2000 proposal in parallel with the adoption of the new Nature Protection Act (discourses and presentations: Croatian Government, Croatian Chamber of Economy, Croatian Employers’ Association)
– Internet consultation on the elements of the Proposal on the Regulation on ecological network (3 May -1 June 2013) based on the new NPA (NN 81/13) 9
Negotiations in nature protection
• Negotiation process : July 2008 – June 2011 (Chapter 27 Environment)
• No transitional periods, only technical adaptations of annexes to directives (HD-Annexes I, III, IV and V; BD -Annex II)
ANNEXES TO DIRECTIVES DO NOT COVER NEW MEMBER STATES !!!
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Negotiations in nature protection
• „Informal rules”:– Biogeographical regions - possible to exclude– Reference list – not a CHECK list– Things that do (not) pass:
• Endemic species/habitat types – difficult, but not impossible
• Species already present in old MS - out of question• New taxonomic groups - out of question• Species that were already rejected in previous
enlargements • Adding new species to the annexes of the BD,
except on Annex II/B
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Negotiations in nature protection
• „Informal rules”:– Things that do (not) pass:
• Habitat types – wise to cover most of the elements through the EU Interpretation Manual of Habitat Types
• „clever amendments” - habitat types listed on the HD are „widely” described and can cover distribution areas of many species that a new MS would like to add
• Species/habitats present in neighbouring (candidate/ accessing) countries can easily be added
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Negotiations in nature protection
• Results of the adaptations :– 2 habitat types added to the Annex I of the HD: Sub-
Mediterranean grasslands of the order Trifolio-Hordeetalia and Tufa cascades of karstic rivers
– 12 endemic, endangered and/or rare species added to the Annex II of the HD: Dinaromys bogdanovi, Dinarolacerta mosorensis, *Vipera ursinii macrops, Aulopyge huegelii, Salmothymus obtusirostris, Chondrostoma knerii, Chondrostoma phoxinus, Knipowitschia croatica, Squalius svallize, Squalius microlepis, Proterebia afra dalmata, i *Degenia velebitica
– 4 endemic, endangered and/or rare species added to the Annex IV of the HD: Dinaromys bogdanovi, Dalmatolacerta oxycephala, Dinarolacerta mosorensis i Degenia velebitica
– 7 species of birds added to the Annex II/B of the BD: Alectoris chukar, Coturnix coturnix, Corvus corone cornix, Corvus frugilegus, Corvus monedula, Pica pica i Garrulus glandarius
COUNCIL DIRECTIVE 2013/17/EU of 13 May 2013 adapting certain directives in the field of environment, by reason of the accession of the Republic of Croatia
(http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2013:158:0193:0229:EN:PDF)
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Biogeographical Seminar
• National list of pSCI – assessment in line with strictly defined criteria (http://bd.eionet.europa.eu)
• Approach: „species by species” and „habitat type by habitat type” for each biogeographical region – Present: representatives of the new MS „defending” the
proposal (ministry/agency/institute + independent experts – number not limited), NGOs (number is limited), ETC/BD, EC, independent experts invited by the EC
• “Judgements”:– IN MAJ – new MS has reported some species on the
reference list but no sites were selected in a particular biogeographical region for that species
– IN MOD – more sites for a species is to be added – IN MIN – species is present on proposed sites and it will
be enough to add it as a new „target feature”– SCI RES – reserve – just for a limited period of time in
order to conduct additional research (BG and RO – 1 year) 14
Next steps
• By completion of the Natura 2000 work does not end but only begins…
• Next steps:– Appropriate assessment of plans and projects (HD- Art. 6 Para.
3 & 4)– Management of Natura 2000 (HD- Art. 6 Para. 1 – only
conservation measures are obligatory, not management plans! – Monitoring and reporting (HD -Art. 11 & 17; BD-Art. 12) - on
national level, for all habitat types and all species listed on directives for each biogeographical region
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Appropriate assessment and new Nature Protection Act (OG 80/13)
AA of projectsSCREENING MAIN ASSESMENT Procedure OPI (+CM)85-90% of projects are „screened out” in the Screening phase
AA of strategies, plans or programmes 1. SPP for which the SEA or screenig for SEA is obligatory:
Screening-Stand alone procedure for strategies, plans and programmes for which the SEA is obligatory OR integrated within the screening for SEA Outcome: Decision/Opinion on acceptability of SPP or Decision/Opinion on the need to carry out the Main assessment of SPP
Main assessment -Need for Main assessment „triggers” the obligation to carry out the SEA!-Main assessment integrated into the SEA procedure -Outcome: Opinion on acceptability (with mitigation measures) or opinion on unacceptability 2. SPP for which SEA/screening for SEA is not obligatory, AA is carried out within the procedure of issuing the nature protection conditions and prior approval (Art. 20.-22. of the NPA)
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ENIA statistics
Chart No.1 : Percentage of project requests per Screening, Main assessment and OPI&CM at the level of the Ministry in period 2008 - 2013
17Source: MENP, 2013
ENIA statistics
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Chart No. 2: Percentage of project requests per Screening, Main assessment and OPI&CM at the level of the counties in period 2008 - 2013
Source: SINP, 2013
Management of Natura 2000
NPA articles 56-57Conservation measures are obligatory
basic = shell be defined horizontally by ordinances for SPAs and SACs
additional = can be defined, if needed, with specific management plans
Implementation of conservation measures – important role of both PIs and legal entities responsible for management of natural resourcesRole of PIs in management
active role (national parks, strict/special reserves) coordination/advisory role (in N2000 areas where other
legal entities are active managers)
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Management of Natura 2000
Natura 2000 management plans not obligatorycontent will be defined with Ordinance on the
content of management plans for protected areas and procedure of its adoption (NPA, Art. 138)
obligatory elements: analysis of the status of target features, site conservation objectives, management goals and indicators of achievement
one plan for more N2000 sites adoption of the management plan–
responsibility of the PIs
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Management of Natura 2000
Project IPA 2009 Natura 2000 Management and Monitoring (NATURA MANMON) - 1.250.000,00 €
drafts of 6 MPs defined : Spačva (aluvial forest) – pSCI Odransko polje i Turopolje (aluvilal forests, floodplains,
migratory bird species) – pSCI and SPA Rijeka Sutla (fish and mussel species) – pSCI Lokalitet Bulji (grasslands and plant species) - pSCI Lokalitet Pregon (butterfly, frog and snail species) – pSCI Snježnica i Konavosko polje (complex of Mediterranean
fields and mountains) - pSCI
http://www.natura2000-manmon.com/ProjectSites.html
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Monitoring and reporting
Monitoring methodology is not standardized on the EU level, only monitoring reports are defined problem for the EC in terms of analysis and comparison of monitoring results
Through the IPA 2009 NATURA MANMON project monitoring programmes were prepared for 3 for habitat
types and 24 species General design of national Natura 2000 monitoring
framework in Croatia was defined
Future reporting in 2014 and 2015 - derogations under the BD and HD
(HaBiDes) In 2019 – HD Art. 17 report
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COHESION POLICY COMMON AGRICULTURAL
POLICYCOHESION
FUND
EUROPEAN REGIONAL
DEVELOPMENT FUND
EUROPEAN SOCIAL FUND
EUROPEAN AGRICULTURAL FUND FOR
RURAL DEVELOPMEN
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COMMON FISHERIES POLICY
EUROPEAN MARITIME
AND FISHERIES
FUND
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Financing biodiversity objectives in the 2014-2020 programming period
EUROPEAN STRUCTURAL AND INVESTMENT (ESI) FUNDS
European Programmes
Environment and Climate Action
LIFE
Research and Innovation
Horizon 2020
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EFRD - What are national priorities identified ?
1. BIODIVERSITY DATA
Inventarisation and scientific research of species and habitat types of european importance and their distribution
1. BIODIVERSITY DATA
Inventarisation and scientific research of species and habitat types of european importance and their distribution
4. INVASIVE ALIEN SPECIES (IAS)risk assessment procedures identify and prioritise IAS and their pathwayscontrol or eradicate priority IAS species manage pathways to prevent the introduction and establishment of new IAS research activities
2. NATURA 2000 MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK develop and implement management framework for Natura 2000 areas including establishment of supporting mechanisms species’ action plans, including measures for conservationprevention of damage caused by strictly protected animals and develop and implement measures that will improve their coexistence with humans
3. MAINTANCE AND RESTORATION OF ECOSYSTEMS AND THEIR SERVICES
map and assess state of ecosystem services and their economic valueRestore degradaded habitats (demining)
3. MAINTANCE AND RESTORATION OF ECOSYSTEMS AND THEIR SERVICES
map and assess state of ecosystem services and their economic valueRestore degradaded habitats (demining)
5. EDUCATION AND PUBLIC AWARENESS ACTIVITIES education and promotion of the value of biodiversity, nature and ecosystem servicesCommunication of Natura 2000 to general public
5. EDUCATION AND PUBLIC AWARENESS ACTIVITIES education and promotion of the value of biodiversity, nature and ecosystem servicesCommunication of Natura 2000 to general public
6. PROTECTION AND CARE FOR STRICTLY PROTECTED SPECIESrescue centre for strictly protected animal speciesprocedures for species recovery and programs for seized species
EAFRD and AES - progress till today
MENP (within NIP project) component “Consulting services for Support to Agri‐Environment Scheme”
Working group established (MENP, SINP, MA, Paying agency for Agriculture, Agricultural Advisory Service, Agricultural Land Agency, NGOs)
How the priorities were selected?
• Expert basis (SINP) – prioritization of species and habitat types related to/ or dependent on agricultural land
• Draft proposal of AE measures for nature protection (May 2013)
National priorities identified
Horizontal measures for
grasslands arable land (wildflower
strips) meadow orchards and
traditional olive grows landscape elements
(hedgerows and stone walls
carp fish ponds development of nature
protection plans for 100 selected farms
Pilot measures for protection of particular species
(corncrake and large-blue butterfly)
EUROPEAN TERRITORIAL CO-
OPERATION
EUROPEAN TERRITORIAL CO-
OPERATION
CROSS-BORDER CO-OPERATION PROGRAMMES
CROSS-BORDER CO-OPERATION PROGRAMMES
TRANSNATIONAL CO-OPERATION PROGRAMMES
TRANSNATIONAL CO-OPERATION PROGRAMMES
INTERREGIONAL CO-OPERATION
INTERREGIONAL CO-OPERATION
FINANCING BIODIVERSITY OBJECTIVES IN THE 2014-2020 PROGRAMMING PERIOD
*Till now RH partners were able to participate only as project partners in IPA with a limited amount of available IPA fundsIn the new financial perspective (new programmes) they may apply as a leading partners in all programmes!
Danube macro regional strategy HR co-chairing PA6 Preserving
biodiversity, landscapes and the quality of air and soils
Possibility for projects Labeling
Danube macro regional strategy HR co-chairing PA6 Preserving
biodiversity, landscapes and the quality of air and soils
Possibility for projects Labeling
