private land management within the european framework brussels, 7 / 11 / 2003 nicole nowicki-caupin...

Private Land Management within the European

FrameworkBrussels, 7 / 11 / 2003

Nicole Nowicki-CaupinEurosite Director General

2Le réseau des organismes pour la gestion du patrimoine naturel européen

The European Network of Site Management Organisations

Eurosite members

Land owners

Land managers



Who are they?

74 members18 countries

EU: 60 members 5 Acceding countries: 12 members

Lithuania, Poland, Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovenia

2 members in Romania and Croatia Partnerships with organizations in 5 other CEEC

Estonia, Latvia, Slovakia, Russia



Managing land of high nature

conservation value



A sample…13 out of 27 NGOs

Name of member & Number of hectares

Wildlife Trusts (UK) 82 200 De Provinciale Landschappen (NL) 91 206 Czeck Union for Nature Conservation 150 Fédération des Conservatoires d’Espaces Naturels 40 000 Ligue pour la Protection des Oiseaux (France) 24 000 SEPN / Bretagne Vivante 10 000 MME (HU) 5 000 WWF Italia 10 000 Natuurmonumenten (NL) 87 500 EUCC Poland 1 000 Fundacio Territori I Paisatge(E) 7 000 + 27 000 Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (UK) 240 000 The National Trust (UK) 248 000 1 million ha 6 M members 60 000 volunteers



Responsibility of a private landowner

Welcome visitors As land managers:

Manage habitats grass/wet/wood/heath - lands

Manage species Fauna and flora

Use normal farming techniques

Prefer extensive techniques if appropriate

Create innovative techniques / Test innovative ideas



Grazing as an essential

management tool



Innovative practices& machinery



Long-termmanagement

A long tradition in certain countries

A milestone in other countries

Models are varied and adapted to local circumstances

10

Le réseau des organismes pour la gestion du patrimoine naturel européen


EUCC Poland

11



Fundacio Territori i Paisatge

Caixa Catalunya Savings Bank, 1997 3.5 M Euro 50 sites, 34 000 ha:

7 000 ha - Ownership 27 000 ha - Management Agreements / public

lands Timber rights(25-40): 104 ha of ancient

forest Hunting rights: Iberian Lynx (rabbits) Land Stewardship Strategy (NGOs/PO/LA)

12



Innovative projects

Living Park “Endemic races of domestic animals”

The return of the 4 European vultures in a single area

Rebuilding the network of traditional trails

50 km restored, 8 trails signposted, a visitor’s map edited.

Restoration of wild rabbit and partridge populations

Main preys for predators

13



Involvement in rural development,

Catalunya

14



Involvement in rural development, “Green Park”, Brabant (NL)

15




16




17



European Environmental

Framework

2001: Gothenburg EU Council Summit on Sustainable

Development Strategy adopts as an objective to

reverse the decline in Europe’s biodiversity by 2010

Sixth Environment Action Programme 2002-2012:

nature & biodiversity is 1 of 4 priorities

2002: The El Teide Declaration: a prominent role of

Natura 2000 in delivering EU biodiversity objectives

18



19



20



[email protected]

private land management within the european framework brussels, 7 / 11 / 2003 nicole nowicki-caupin...

Documents

patrimoine naturel europen

european vultures

essential management

catalunya page

predators page

russia page

volunteers page

private land management