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LIFE14 IPE/BE/000002 BNIP

Tom Andries/Els Martens

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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

Region SCI +

SPA

% N2K Km² % Managed by

state & NGO /

private

Flanders 62 12,3 1662 42/58

Wallonia 240 13 2209 66/35

Brussels 3 14 23,12 +90

Federal 4 35,85 1238 NA

3 416

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1

3927

2

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

Atlantic Continental Marine Atl.

Favourable Unknown

Unfavourable inadequate Unfavourable bad

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Art. 17 - Habitats

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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Competent body

submits proposal for an

Integrated Project under

LIFE covering specific

activities

Competent body

submits proposal for an

Integrated Project under

LIFE covering specific

activities LIFE

Cohesion

Fund

EARDF

Horizon

2020

ESF

ERDF

Proposal shows

how other Funds

will be used to

finance

complementary

activities

Proposal shows

how other Funds

will be used to

finance

complementary

activities

Other funds are

mobilised at

national/ regional

level to finance

complementary

activities included in

the plan

Other funds are

mobilised at

national/ regional

level to finance

complementary

activities included in

the plan

Competent

Body

Drafts

Programme &

Financial plan

Agricultural

measures

Training farmers

Others

Large

infrastructur

e

Scientific

studies

Management

bodies

Institutional

capacity

Tourism

promotio

n

Decontamination

Risk

management

Recurrent

managementVisitors facilities

Land

purchase

Land

purchase

IAS Habitat

restoration

IAS Habitat

restoration

Education &

awareness

Education &

awareness

Management plansManagement plans

MonitoringMonitoring

Species

Conservatio

n

Species

Conservatio

n

National and regional fund, private sector funds

Our project in a nutshell

28 18

100,

000

euro

365 3

48

Stakeholders Species Protection

Programs

Pilot projects Governments

Actions in

BNIP BNIP 2020 goal

52 people working on BNIP

Management

plans

Strategic project which helps to reach

the goals of Natura 2000 and the

European Nature Conservation

Objectives

CommunicationCapacity building

Programme structure Action plans

Instruments & tools Implementation

projects

Scientific & socio-economic

studies

Total project budget 19 mio € - from EU 11 mio €

Seven thematic goals

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LIFE BNIPLIFE BNIPLIFE BNIPLIFE BNIP

0. LIFE Project management team0. LIFE Project management team0. LIFE Project management team0. LIFE Project management team

1. Establishment of Natura 2000 1. Establishment of Natura 2000 1. Establishment of Natura 2000 1. Establishment of Natura 2000

programmeprogrammeprogrammeprogramme structurestructurestructurestructure andandandand managementmanagementmanagementmanagement

2. Development of 2. Development of 2. Development of 2. Development of habitatshabitatshabitatshabitats andandandand species species species species

action action action action plansplansplansplans andandandand site management site management site management site management plansplansplansplans

3. 3. 3. 3. CapacityCapacityCapacityCapacity buildingbuildingbuildingbuilding

4. Communication4. Communication4. Communication4. Communication

5. Technical 5. Technical 5. Technical 5. Technical instrumentsinstrumentsinstrumentsinstruments

6. 6. 6. 6. ImplementationImplementationImplementationImplementation projectsprojectsprojectsprojects

7. 7. 7. 7. BiologicalBiologicalBiologicalBiological monitoring monitoring monitoring monitoring andandandand sociosociosociosocio----

economiceconomiceconomiceconomic surveyssurveyssurveyssurveys

ComplementaryComplementaryComplementaryComplementary actionsactionsactionsactions

Financing:Complementary actions

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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

0

50.000.000

100.000.000

150.000.000

200.000.000

Flanders Wallonia

Regional funding

EAFRD funding

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LIFE BNIP project LIFE BNIP project LIFE BNIP project LIFE BNIP project

actionsactionsactionsactions

ComplementaryComplementaryComplementaryComplementary fundsfundsfundsfunds

SustainableSustainableSustainableSustainable

growthgrowthgrowthgrowth

After-LIFE

Natura 2000Natura 2000Natura 2000Natura 2000

PrioritizedPrioritizedPrioritizedPrioritized

Action Action Action Action

FrameworkFrameworkFrameworkFramework

European European European European

Nature Nature Nature Nature

ConservationConservationConservationConservation

ObjectivesObjectivesObjectivesObjectives

N2000

ENCO

PAF

Added values

• Additional funds for implementation of Natura 2000

• Boost to the regional implementation

• Having a ‘EU flag’ on the implementation strategycontributes to enhancing awareness on the value of N2K, on establishing partnerships, on promoting good practices and communicating project examples, on developing and harmonizing tools, mobilizing other resources and ensuring sustainability

=> LIFE is crucial for funding, networking, partnerships

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Thank Y ou!

More info: www.LIFE-BNIP.be