Growing ConnectionsAn introduction to the Green Infrastructure Network

Flevoland, 27 September 2013 Ingrid Henzen

The Green Infrastructure Network

• Partnership of 11 European regions from 10 countries

• Promoting the development and implementation of green

infrastructure:

by facilitating the exchange of experience

by identifying and transferring best practices related to green

infrastructure policies

• Total budget: € 1.585.164

• Co-funded by the INTERREG IVC Programme

• January 2012 – December 2014

Who we are – The partnership • Flevoland Province Council (NL) –

Lead Partner

• Plovdiv Regional Development Agency (BG)

• Stara Zagora REDA (BG)

• Nicosia Development Agency (CY)

• Barcelona Province Council (ES)

• Valencia Regional Government (ES)

• Regional Environmental Center (HU)

• Fingal County Council (IR)

• Emilia-Romagna Region (IT)

• Ministry of Environmental Protection and Regional Development (LV)

• Ghajnsielem Municipality (MT)

What is Green Infrastructure?

Conserving biodiversity by strengthening the coherence of ecosystems

How can we achieve a GI? A new approach: integrating the conservation of

biodiversity into other forms of land use

GI on European level • May 2013, European Commission: new strategy

for an EU-wide Green Infrastructure “Green Infrastructure (GI) – Enhancing Europe’s Natural Capital”

• Green infrastructure: one of the main tools to tackle threats on biodiversity

• Integration of green infrastructure into other policy areas

Project’s key objective

Strengthen the development and implementation of green infrastructure in EU regions in order to conserve biodiversity and ecosystem services in close cooperation with other policy measures

How to achieve this • By the exchange of expertise and experience among partners

• By the transfer of best practices

• By organizing seminars and conferences

=> Involvement of stakeholders

Objectives of today’s conference

• To share our experience…

… and to learn from your experience• To give an opportunity for further discussions

Thank you for your attention! www.greeninfranet.org

Ingrid.Henzen@Flevoland.nl