Seminar Sharing Experience of Environmental Integration ‘Moving Forward’ Vienna, 18 May 2005...

The Integrated Regional Programme "Sicilian Ecological Network"

SeminarSharing Experience of Environmental Integration

‘Moving Forward’Vienna, 18 May 2005

Environment and integrated programming in Sicily: the Integrated Regional Programme "Sicilian Ecological Network“

IRP SEN

Federico Nucita

Task Force Expert for the Regional Environmental Authority of Sicilia, Italy

[email protected]


Integrated Programming

The Integrated Programming (IP) aims at coordinating the implementation of two or more ROP’s interventions within acommon development objective.

The Programme Complement Sicily 2000 – 2006 provides fortwo levels of IP

Regional

Territorial


According to the Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 (Habitat)

the ROP 2000 – 2006 Sicilia Region provides for the creation of an ecological network of special protected areas, identifying also the tool to be used:

the Integrated Regional Programme


How is integration put into practice?It affects several fields

Environment and local development

Public Administration

Partnership

Investments


Environment and local development

The Programme’s mission is to create the Sicilian Ecological Network by connecting all regional protected areas (parks, natural reserves, “Natura 2000” sites) in order to ensure, at the same time:

the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora

a sustainable development of the SEN territories.


Public Administration

All Regional Departments, managing the interventions included in the Programme, are directly involved in the Managing Authority’s activities.

The MA is supported by the Task-Force for the Regional Environmental Authority’s (National Operational Programme Technical Assistance 2000 – 2006, Italy).


Partnership

Constant involvement of the Regional Partnership Committee and of the Partnership Committees created in each Local Ecological Systems (LES).

An agreement will be signed for each LES establishing the contribution of the Partners in the implementation of the Programme according to their role and competences.


Investments

The major objective was to achieve the higher integration degree between actions funded by the IRP SEN and:

projects already implemented in the protected areas within the ROP

investments not related to the ROP (i.e. Leader plus, national funds).

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