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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
3 4 1 6
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39 27
2
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
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
9 16
8
8 13
20
2
34
19 1
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
Atlantic Continental Marine Atl.
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
28 18
100,000 euro
282 3
48
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