tilburg countdown 2010 & local action for biodiversity paul scherrenberg city of tilburg, the...
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TilburgCountDown 2010
&Local Action for Biodiversity
Paul ScherrenbergCity of Tilburg, The Netherlands
Session C8ICLEI Conference
Sevilla 2007
Outline
• Introduction • Why sign CD2010?• Tilburg approach• Favorable conditions• Success factors• Conclusion
The Netherlands
Tilburg
Tilburg, new suburb
Dongezone
Why sign CD2010?
Is it not obvious?
• Raise political attention• Create Momentum• Join forces and act• Network
Tilburg approach
• Green Template• Ecological Map• Reach out• Team up
Green Template
• Platform > Policy > Map• Ecological structure around Tilburg• Directs spatial planning• Agreement between 10 stakeholders• Protecting & connecting measures• Nature compensation
Green Template
Ecological Linking
Plan: Ecological Map
• Inventory of nature type and species
• Degree of protection• Present and potential value• Normative and informative• Educational• Platform Citynature
Protected areaProtected species (group)Ecological linking zoneGreen Template
BeschrijvingLandschapseenheid 1 Agrarisch cultuurlandschap …Landschapscluster 2 Zwaluwenbunders-Vloeivelden …Deelgebied 3 Hemeltjes …Bijhorende elementen 35 PoelBosje …Beleid Streekplan, natte evz: @@@Groene Mal: Hemeltjes …NDT HuidigPotentieel Beemdgras-raaigrasweideBeemdgras-raaigrasweide ……Soortgroepen Actueel
Potentieel Waardevol voor planten, mn. Grote PimpernelWaardevol voor amfibieënSoortenlijsten ja Vogels (link naar waarnemingslijsten)
Beheer en onderhoud ….….FOTO
1.2.4
1.2.3
Zoom in
Reach out
• Awareness– Articles, folders– Platform Citynature
• Education– Schools,– Nature Museum
• Commitment– Political (manifesto)– NGO’s, businesses– Activities & projects
Team up • Local
– Platform Citynature– Platform Sustainable Tilburg– Ecoteam
• Regional initiatives:– Green Forest – Sustainable Triangle
CD2010 regional members– 2005: Tilburg and Province– 2006: 10– 2007: > 27
Team up
(Inter)National– CD2010
– ECNC (EuropeanCenterNatureConservation)
– European Regions for biodiversity
– LAB-project• Capetown
• Sao Paolo
• Barcelona
• Seoul
• Seattle
• Tilburg & more
Favorable conditions
• Political attention is rising • Increased interest of citizen
in quality of environment• Biodiversity is easily percepted by citizen • Results of efforts are easily presentable• Knowledge and experience exchange• Growing networks
Success factors in North Brabant
• Active & enthousistic people• Bottom-up initiatives• Many (in)formal networks• Important role of Province
– Biodiversity/sustainability strategy,– Taskforce, projects, finance– Conferences, seminars, workshops – Publicity
• Research institutes (e.g. ECNC, Telos)• Active exchange of knowledge and
experiences
Conclusion
• Political and public awareness• Biodiversity networks are growing• Biodiversity is concrete, hands-on• Local Action counts• Reach out & Team up
Thank you for your attention