eu funding workshop peter torkler (wwf germany) peterborough 2007
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EU funding Workshop Peter Torkler (WWF Germany) Peterborough 2007. Content. The Integration Option or the Limits of LIFE+ funding Wider opportunities of major EU funds Challenges ahead to secure funds. Limits Life+. Estimated costs of N2000 for EU 25: 6,1 billion Euro - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
EU funding
Workshop
Peter Torkler
(WWF Germany)Peterborough 2007
• The Integration Option or the Limits of LIFE+ funding
• Wider opportunities of major EU funds
• Challenges ahead to secure funds
Content
Limits Life+
• Estimated costs of N2000 for EU 25: 6,1 billion Euro• Integration option: Use of existing Community funds
– To ensure that management of Natura 2000 sites is part of the wider land management policies of the EU
– Allows MS to set national priorities– Avoids duplication of different Community funding
Alberto Arroyo Schnell, WWF International
LIFE+ funding – important but limited
Duration: 1.1.2007 to 31.12.2013
Budget: € 2.143 billion• at least 78% of LIFE+ for the co-financing of
project action grants under 3 priorities– at least 50% of this amount is for nature and biodiversity
projects
• up to 22% for operational expenses of DG Environment
• Published in OJ L149 9.6.07, first call ends 30.11!
LIFE is limited because…
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ERDF EAFRD EFF LIFE
Funds 2007-2013 bn €
Wider opportunities – Funding sources
Hypothetical contributions of funds for Natura 2000:
Fund/year
Contribution of Fund for Natura 2000
Funding needs bill. €6,1
EAFRD (9,86 bn)
17,1% 1,69
ERDF (44 bn)
3% 1,33
EFF(0,55 bn)
38% 0,21
LIFE+(0,27 bill)
92,6% 0,25
Total(54,68 bn)
6,36% 3,48 KOM*
*rest to be co funded by national sources
! High competition with current funding for EAFRD and EFF
! Unexploited options with ERDF
! LIFE+ limitted
Wider opportunities – Funding sources
• Regional development fund Development of management plans SustainableTourism activities Environmental education “Information society” actions for monitoring
• European Social Fund Indirect possibilities through job creation
• Rural development funding Management plans Agri-Environment payments and Natura 2000 payments Natural and cultural heritage
1st effort to
understand the
opportunities of the integration option
Financing Natura 20001st edition!
• GuidanceInform and support Member States and potential
beneficiaries on how to use the Community funds
for Natura 2000
• Workshops in 25 Member States & BG and RO- Present the Guidance and how to use it
- Discuss country specific problems and challenges
- Enable co-operation/networking
Little confidence that funds will be available
Problems of the financial integration
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Do you think, that the need of financing Natura 2000 in your country will be covered by the integration option?
The participants’ feedback made the point:The integration option is a long term perspective!
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Are you standing behind the integration option?
• Nature conservation actors have doubts that the complementary use of funds will work in practice
• No systematic analysis was made from past experience with the use of wider funding opportunities
• Not enough lessons learned applied in the new funding discussion for 2007-2013
Challenges and solutions
• A more systematic approach to analyse complementary funding options
• A better understanding among environmental actors how to better use not purely environmental funding instruments for nature!
• To encourage non environmental actors to take responsibility for the implementation of Natura 2000
• More applications for projects that use the wider funding opportunities of all the different funds!
Challenges and solutions
What we need for the future is:
One good baseline for the future could be theIT Tool on financing Natura 2000
IT tool to link mangement of Natura 2000 with financing
• Demonstrates possibilities how measures can be financed throught the integration option by EU funds
• Pilots show how EU and national level can be linked
• Gives also a clearer picture on funding gaps
Financing Natura 20002nd edition!
Updating the handbook
Provide better tools how to use funds for site managing by:
http://financing-natura2000.moccu.com/
Systematic analysis of 7 major EU sources
Thank you for attention!