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LIFE Belgian Nature Integrated Project

LIFE14 IPE/BE/000002 BNIP

Tom Andries

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A look at our presentation agenda

LIFE Belgian Nature Integrated Project

Background about LIFE . 1

2 Background about BNIP

BNIP management in practice 3

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Natura 2000 in Belgium

Federal Public Service – Marine

environment

Flemish public service ANB, INVERDE

NGO Natuurpunt

Walloon public service Nature, NGO Natagora

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Natura 2000 in Belgium

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100%

Atlantic Continental Marine Atl.

Unfavourablebad

Unfavourableinadequate

Unknown

Favourable

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Region SPA + SCI % N2000 Km² % Managed by state or NGO / private land

Flanders 62 12 1662 42/58

Wallonia 240 13 2209 65/35

Brussels 3 14 23 90 / 10

Federal 4 36 1238 NA

Art. 17 - Habitats

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Art. 17 - Species

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LIFE IP Nature

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Goal

• Operationalising and strengthening

the Natura 2000 programme,

• Deploying and further refining the

existing implementation framework

• Strengthening stakeholder

participation

Criteria

• Covering a large geographic area – Belgium

• Implementing the existing strategy or action plan (e.g. PAF),

• Creating a leverage effect by mobilising other funds to implement the strategy / action plan

• Involvement of stakeholders: Setting up small scale projects (limited to 15,000 euro subsidy each) within the IP project

• Consultation process

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What is LIFE IP Nature?

Competent body

Land purchase IAS Habitat restoration Education & awareness

Monitoring Species conservation Management plans

Agricultural measures Others

Training farmers

Large infrastructure

Risk management Recurrent management

Decontamination Tourism promotion

Visitors facilities

Scientific studies

Management bodies Institutional capacity

LIFE

EARDF

Horizon 2020

ESF

ERDF

Cohesion fund

National and regional fund, private sector funds

Use of funds for complementary actions

Mobilisation of other funds

Submit proposal

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Our project in a nutshell

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100,000 euro

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Stakeholders Species Protection Programs

Pilot projects Governments

Actions in

BNIP BNIP 2020 goal

62 people working on BNIP

Management plans

Strategic project which helps to reach the goals of Natura 2000 and the

European Nature Conservation Objectives

Communication Capacity building

Programme structure Actionplans

Instruments & tools Implementation projects

Scientific & socio-economic studies

Seven thematic goals

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LIFE BNIP

0. LIFE Project management team

1. Establishment of Natura 2000 programme structure and management

2. Development of habitats and species action plans and site management plans

3. Capacity building

4. Communication

5. Technical instruments

6. Implementation projects

7. Biological monitoring and socio-economic surveys

Complementary actions

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Financing: complementary actions

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50.000.000

100.000.000

150.000.000

200.000.000

Flanders Wallonia

Regional funding

EAFRD funding

Region EAFRD funding

Regional funding

Total

Flanders 22,403,508 151,605,591 174,009,100

Wallonia 11,341,872 18,187,808 29,529,680

Total 33,745,380 169,793,399 203,538,780

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Land purchases / Investments

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608

334

251

242

2014 2015

Land purchases (ha) in Natura 2000

Regional funding

Agency for Nature and Forest NGOs

€ 782.379

€ 1.399.24

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€ 292.361

€ 349.812

2014 (29 projects) 2015 (32 projects)

ISN (Investments Nature) under EAFRD

Subsidy Own contribution

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LIFE BNIP project actions

Complementary funds

Sustainable growth

After-LIFE

Natura 2000

Prioritized Action

Framework

European Nature Conservation Objectives

N2000

ENCO

PAF

Thank Y ou!

More info: www.LIFE-BNIP.be