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EU Environmental Policies and Strategies in South Eastern Europe: Capacity Building for
the Implementation of EU Environmental Policies and Strategies inMacedonia, Montenegro and Serbia
Building capacity on EU Nature Policies
Veronika FerdinandovaIUCN SEE
Probistip, 25 November, 2010
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Basic information about the project
Contracting Authority: European Commission
EuropeAid: Support to Partnership ActionsEnvironment, Energy Efficiency, and Health andSafety at Work
Budget: 278,122.00 EUR
Duration: 24 month (Jan 2010 Dec 2011)
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Partnership
Applicant/lead partner:
IUCN Regional Office for Pan-Europe
Partners:
Ecologists Movement of Macedonia
Greens of Montenegro
Birds Protection and Study Society ofVojvodina
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The project purpose is to strengthen capacities
of CSOs in FYROM, Montenegro and Serbia tounderstand and support implementation of the EUpolicies relating to sustainable management ofnatural resources
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Policy areas
NATURA2000
CommonAgriculturalPolicy
Green Infrastructure
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Treaty of Rome 1957
To increase the productivity of agricultureTo guarantee those engaged in agriculture a fairstandard of livingTo stabilise markets
To secure food supplies and to ensurereasonable prices for consumers.
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Axis 2 : Land management
Total EU CAP expenditure - over 40% of the total EUbudget.
22% directed to Pillar II (min expenditure of Axis 2 -25% ).
Main objective of Axis 2: support for methods of landuse preserving the environment and landscapeand to protect/improve natural resources (agro &
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Among the key issues to be addressed: biodiversity,NATURA 2000, water and soil protection
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Axis 2 land management:46 measures in total
NATURA 2000 payments (agricultural and forest land):compensation for restrictions (obligations) resulting fromimplementation of nature protection directives
Non-productive investments - non-remunerative investmentrelated to agri-environmental objectives, to enhance thepublic amenity value of Natura 2000 sites or other highnature value areas
Agri and forest-environment payments for voluntary
commitments, going beyond a baseline, aimed atenhancing biodiversity preserving high nature value farmingand forests
Agroforestrycombining extensive farming and forestry systemson the same land
Afforestation on agri and non-agri land
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Target groups and main beneficiaries
Environmental NGOs from FYROM, Montenegro andSerbia (project partners)
Other NGOs from the Western Balkan countries
Stakeholders (farmers, local producers, smallbusinesses, tourist agencies, etc.) from the pilotsites areas
Representatives of GOs (ministries, institutes for
nature conservation, environmental agencies,public enterprises managing protected areas, etc.)from the Western Balkans
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Activities
1. Situation and stakeholders analysisfor three pilotsites will provide background information for developmentcase studies.
2. Workshopsfocusing on implementation of the EUenvironmental policies, with special regard toconservation and sound use of natural resources, willserve to transfer knowledge from the EU to the region.
3. Elaboration and dissemination of trainingmaterials for trainerswith focus on the EU bestconservation and sustainable rural developmentpractices. The materials will be used for the training fortrainers.
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Activities
4. Training for trainerson transferring the EU
conservation and rural development know-how to theWestern Balkan countries. Local experts will be trained onthe identification of Natura 2000 sites sound managementof natural resources, and development of projects forIPARD.
5. Study tourfor CSOs and stakeholders from pilot sitesto exemplify good practices on nature conservation andrural development in the region. The tour will create aplatform for development of a network and improvementcooperation within the civil society sector in the region.
6. Case studies for pilot sitesin FYROM, MNE and SERfocusing on sustainable management of natural resourcesand biodiversity conservation. Case studies will be usedfor development of management plans for the pilot sitesin the future.
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Expected results
n cre a s e d c a p a c itie s o f C S O s ,in F Y R O M M N E a n dS E R o n th e p ro cess o f im p le m e n ta tio n o f th e E U
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tre n g th e n e d co o p e ra tio n b e tw ee n e n viro n m e n ta l.C S O s in sele cte d co u n trie s o f th e W e ste rn B a lka n s
rained trainersto enable local experts to transfer.knowledge from the EU to the region
laborated case studies for three pilot sitesin,FYROM MNE and SER.
ut re ac h ma ter ia lsin English and native languages est practicesin conservation and sustainable rural
.development transferred from the EU to the region
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