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for a beautiful Europe Kristijan Čivić Green Infrastructure Workshop, 4-5 November 2014, Biebrza National Park, Poland GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE: CASE-STUDIES FROM EUROPE FINANCING POSSIBILITIES
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for a beautiful Europe
Kristijan Čivić
Green Infrastructure Workshop,
4-5 November 2014, Biebrza National Park, Poland
GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE:CASE-STUDIES FROM EUROPE
FINANCING POSSIBILITIES
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What am I going to
say?
• ECNC is…• EU Biodiversity
Strategy to 2020• GI and protected
areas/ Natura 2000• GI examples
• GI financing options• GI barriers and
lessons learned• More information
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ECNC
• Independent
• For the conservation and sustainable use of
Europe's nature, biodiversity and landscapes
• Pan-European scope
• Not-for-profit foundation
• Facilitates science-society-policy interface
• Network institution (54 partners in 29
European countries)
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ECNC FIELD OF ACTIVITIES
• Nature and society
• Business and biodiversity
• Green infrastructure
• Ecosystem services and biodiversity
assessment
• Ecosystem species and management
• Support to international
organisations and policy initiatives
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EU 2020 BIODIVERSITY STRATEGY.
Action 6b of
EU Biodiversity
Strategy:
The Commission will develop
a Green Infrastructure
Strategy … to promote the
deployment of green
infrastructure in the EU in
urban and rural areas, ...
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ELEMENTS OF GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE
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RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN GI AND NATURA 2000
GINatura 2000
GINatura 2000
GI
Natura 2000 √
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NATURA 2000 AND GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE
Protecting and managing Natura 2000 provides GI
Many Natura 2000 measures are GI measures (e.g.
establishing field margins and hedges, restoring
floodplains, …)
Natura 2000 best practice guidance docs contain a
number of GI example
Many Art 6.3. mitigation or Art.6.4. compensation
measures provide GI
Natura 2000 is well established, provides a strong legal
framework
….
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GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE AND CITIES
• Making space for ecosystems; strengthening the
functionality of ecosystems for delivering goods and
services –e.g. provision of clean water and air, water
retention, attractive recreational areas
• Mitigating and adapting to climate change effects, e.g.
lower temperatures in cities in summer, retaining rain
water, hindering flooding
• Health-related, social and recreational benefits
• Cost-effective solutions (e.g. air cooling, flood control)
• Connecting urban, peri-urban, and rural areas
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SOME URBAN EXAMPLES
Nummela, Finland –• Urban wetland construction for
erosion and flood control (Cost 1/5th)
Chicago, US –• Green roof of city town hall – 3600
USD/9,727 kWh saving annually• $5,000 a year on all utility bills
Glasgow, UK–• Park improvement for £15.5 million -
47% increase in Council Tax receipts, 28% increase in the number of employees
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GI AND RURAL AREAS/REGIONS
• Making space for ecosystems; strengthening the
functionality of ecosystems for delivering goods and
services, such as carbon sequestration, water retention,
functional landscapes, habitats for wildlife
• Mitigating and adapting to climate change effects
• Health-related and social benefits
• Cost-effective solutions (e.g. disaster protection, flood
control)
• Connecting protected and non-protected areas
• Links with new ERDF and CAP in 2014-2020 policies (such
as integration of GI into new rural development funds)
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SOME EXAMPLES
Harku County, Northern Estonia – Green network inclusion to spatial planning• Meadows connected, high nature value
farmland maintained
SIGMA II, Belgium–• Restoration of Scheldt estuary – 892
million EUR (2010-2100) benefits
West Wales –• CAN – strategic investment to GI and
restoration provided multiple benefits – job creation and new businesses
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FUNDING OPTIONS
• Structural Funds (the European Regional Development
Fund and European Social Fund)
• Cohesion Fund
• CAP Funding – RDP - HD Art. 10 programs, High Nature
Value Farmland after reform: ecological focus areas,
landscape structures
• New LIFE (both climate and nature aspects)
• Non-EU funding (governments, EIB, private banks,
developers and civil society) - NCFF
• Innovative financing mechanisms
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THE NATURAL CAPITAL FINANCIAL FACILITY - NCFF
• a new financial instrument that will be created by blending EIB
funding with EC financing funded by the LIFE budget.
• Managed by the European Investment Bank (‘EIB’) - the bank of
the EU working closely with other EU institutions to carry out EU
policy.
• Aim to provide innovative financing mechanisms to natural
solutions to support bankable projects.
• Pilot phase (2014-2017) with a total amount of EUR 100m for the
financing of 9 to 12 projects.
• Target projects of a size of EUR 5-15m.
Natural Capital refers to the finite stock of natural assets, such as
air, water, land and biodiversity, from which goods and services
flow to benefit society and the economy.
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POLAND - CONSERVATION OF BALTIC RAISED BOGS IN POMENARIA
Where – Pomenaria, Poland (Natura 2000 sites)
What – Removing of invasive trees and old draining systems; blocking drainage systems; construction of ditches; drawing up management plans; extension of Natura2000 network with new sites
Who – NGOs (e.g.CEEweb Member Naturalists Club Poland), regional forest authorities; regional nature conservators, regional administration office; Agricultural Property Agency; Landscape Park; Ministry of Environment
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POLAND - CONSERVATION OF BALTIC RAISED BOGS IN POMENARIA
Finances - LIFE, National and Regional (Gdansk) Fund for Environmental Protection and Water Management, GEF Small Grants Programs, EkoFundusz Foundation
Concrete activities - blocking 724 points of drainage systems, construction of 4km of ditches, cutting trees at 13 bogs sites, raising awareness among 300 local people,series of workshops and study trips to Estonia and Scotland
Results – Restoring species and genetic diversity; Increasing quality of water; Flood protection; Reduced surface water run-off; Monitoring and research on endemic or protected species and habitats; Extension of Natura 2000 network with 15 sites and of protected areas of national importance with 13 sites
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ROMANIA - COMANA WETLANDS IN GIURGIU COUNTY
Where – Comana wetland, South Romania(Natural Park, Natura 2000 and Ramsarsites)
What – Ecological restoration of habitats and reinforcement of species population
Who – Giurgiu County Council, in Romania, in partnership with Comana Local Counciland Administration of Comana Natural Park and County Council Giurgiu has a goodcollaboration with Local Environmental Protection Agency and land users from thearea of Comana wetland restoration area
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ROMANIA - COMANA WETLANDS IN GIURGIU COUNTY
Finances – Sectorial Operational Programme Environment 2007 - 2013, Priority Axis 4
“Implementation of Adequate Management Systems for Nature, Protection”.
Concrete activities – Construction of a pavilion for information and monitoringsmall dam to achieve a permanent retention rate at Comana pond, walkways, bridges andsignal indicators, network of ornithological observatories, monitoring system of wild birds andenvironmental factors, awareness-raising
Results – wetland bird species from 157 species to 212 species, fish and preypopulations, increasing of water level led to de-silting of the pool and as well asincreasing the water surface. New feeding sites for birds species of ducks and herons inthe area previously occupied by reeds have been established and the nesting places forbirds were been maintained. It is estimated that the habitat for bird species wasimproved on the surface of minimum 30% of initial surface of Comana wetland and thenumber of birds increased by at least 5%. First monitoring system of environmentalparameters. Temporary new jobs (20). 10.000 visitors to protected sites per year. 500educational excursions per year
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BARRIERS TO IMPLEMENTATION OF GI
1) policy – lack of coordination between different
levels of governance and between different
sectors;
2) available resources – financial and human; and
3) awareness and knowledge among policy makers,
stakeholders/ sectors and the general public.
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SECTORAL INTEGRATION
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SECTORAL INTEGRATION - PHYSICAL LINKAGES& PLANNING
Bennett, A.F. (2003). Linkages in the Landscape: The Role of Corridors and Connectivity in Wildlife Conservation. IUCN.
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TRAINING WORKSHOPS…
Stakeholder participation
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RE-CONNECTING PEOPLE AND THEIR ENVIRONMENT
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LESSONS LEARNED
Wide involvement of different stakeholders at all stages
Emphasis on economic-social benefits apart from
environmental benefits (growth and jobs!)
Utilization of different funds
Inclusion to spatial planning
Citizens’ involvement
Legal harmonization
Lack of awareness of needs and benefits of Green
Infrastructure
Lack of visibility of good examples
Lack of networking options
Lack of funding and lack of political priorities/will?
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VARIOUS GI GUIDANCE
• Better environmental options for flood risk management http://ec.europa.eu/environment/water/flood_risk/better_options.htm
• Guidance on connectivity http://ec.europa.eu/environment/nature/ecosystems/docs/adaptation_fragmentation_guidelines.pdf
• Natural water retention measures (link to adaptation) http://ec.europa.eu/environment/water/adaptation/ecosystemstorage.htm
• Integration of biodiversity and climate change into SEA and EIA http://ec.europa.eu/environment/eia/pdf/EIA%20Guidance.pdf
http://ec.europa.eu/environment/eia/pdf/SEA%20Guidance.pdf
• Connecting Smart and Sustainable Growth through Smart
Specialisationhttp://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy/sources/docgener/presenta/green_growth/greengrowth.pdf
• Smart guide to multi-benefit investments http://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy/sources/docgener/studies/pdf/guide_multi_benefit_nature.pdf
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MORE INFORMATION:
http://ec.europa.eu/environment/nature/ecosystems/index_en.htm
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MORE INFORMATION:
CEEweb and ECNC GI Knowledge hub
http://www.ceeweb.org/work-areas/priority-areas/green-
infrastructure/
LinkedIn Group: European Green Infrastructure
Practitioners’ Network
https://www.linkedin.com/groups?home=&gid=8181719&trk
=anet_ug_hm
