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Biodiversity financing mechanisms and Natura 2000
Challenges for financing biodiversity and how to make regional policy work for biodiversity
SURF-Partner Training EventNovember 3rd, 2011 Cardiff - Wales
Agenda 1. The integrated approach – funds and needs
2. What are the main funding gaps?
3. How to make regional policy work for biodiversity
Nature provides us with more values than we are spending on it
FUELFUEL
FOOD, WATERFOOD, WATER
TOURISMTOURISM
RESOURCESRESOURCES
MEDICINEMEDICINE
SOIL FORMATIONSOIL FORMATION
RECREATIONRECREATION
CULTURAL BASECULTURAL BASE
Source: European Commission 2009
€ 138 billion
Total EU budget
3.5 %
Cost for biodiversity from EU budget
€6 billion is approximately the need for Natura 2000
Costs for Natura 2000 per year
billionEURO
Sources: BITKOM, EITO
€ 55 billion € 12,2 billion € 6 billion
EU market volume for consumer electronics
2010
DE market volume for consumer electronics
2010
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How much is €6 billion?
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Do you think, that the need of financing Natura 2000 in your country will be covered by the integration option?
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Are you standing behind the integration option?
What is the perspective from Member States ?
Integration is the best solution
Increased confidence that funding can be improved
12BN GROWTH
18BNOTHER
(51) Promoting
Biodiversity
385 mio.
(55)Natural Assets
157 mio.
0,8%
0,32%
indirectfunding
unclearfunding
?
Cohesion Policy49.000.000.000
Natura 2000
Payments
83mio.
LFA1.8BN
24%
0,69%
15%
?? 1BN ?? ???
directfunding
12BN RD
© WWF
Agr. Env.
2.9BN40%
Life Nature114 mio.
directfunding
unclearfunding
LIFE+300 mio.
EFF300 mio.
47BN MARKET PAYMENTS
Rural Development12.000.000.000
unclearfunding
49BN COHESION
€138 billion
? ?
? 30% ?
CAP Direct Payments46.000.000.000
Many funding opportunities exist but there is a lack of transparency and evidence in what is provided for biodiversity in reality.
We simply do not know what is actually spent on biodiversity!
Conclusion
Agenda 1. The integrated approach – funds and needs
2. What are the main funding gaps?
3. How to make regional policy work for biodiversity
What are the main funding gaps
Overall:
1.Strict EU 2020 prioritization gives too little room for clear financial commitments for biodiversity.
2.Lack of binding rules/instruments to track biodiversity expenditure in the different funds
3.EU Funding sources are not really targeted at biodiversity needs or beneficiaries
4.The growth paradigm does not factor in the economic value of ecosystems
1. Investment character requires a clear economic argument for biodiversity measures
2. Nature beneficiaries are not aware of funding potential within ERDF, weak participation in programme development
3. Conflicting interests between grey and green infrastructure
European Regional Development Fund
12BN GROWTH
(51) Promoting Biodiversity
385 mio.
(55)Natural Assets
157 mio.
0,8%
0,32%
indirectfunding
unclearfunding
?
Cohesion Policy49.000.000.000
49BN COHESION
1. Too little funding
2. Too high own contribution limiting the access of smaller organizations
3. European competition is disadvantaging poorer regions with rich biodiversity
LIFE
40%
Life Nature114 mio.
directfunding
LIFE+300 mio.
1. Strong restriction on beneficiaries and land types
2. Measures not targeted to meet biodiversity needs
3. A very diverse picture of current good practice use: AEM. N2000 payments, non investive measures, Art.57….
Agriculture
Natura 2000
Payments
83mio.
LFA1.8BN
24%
0,69%
15%
?? 1BN ?? ???
directfunding
12BN RD
Agr. Env.
2.9BN
Rural Development12.000.000.000
unclearfunding
? 30% ?
Agenda 1. The integrated approach – funds and needs
2. What are the main funding gaps?
3. How to make regional policy work for biodiversity
How to make regional policy work for biodiversity
Overall:
1.Nearly one year is left to secure improvements for biodiversity in the legal proposals
2.We need political will, capacities and knowledge on local, regional and national level to support the inclusion of bidoversity in regional policy.
3.The EU has to strengthen the link between the nature capital and economic development beyond EU 2020
…...89% of EU citizens say
„EU funding should be allocated more to support environmental friendly activities and developments“
How to make regional policy work for biodiversity – the provisions of the new legal proposal
1. No major improvement compared to 2007-2013
2. Earmarking towards EU 2020 growth oriented with 80% in richer and 50% in poorer regions
3. Territorial cooperation, up to four thematic objectives for cross border and trans-national can be selected
4. Art. 3 ERDF scope on „basic services“
1. Art. 5 calls for inclusion of environment in partnerships
2. Art.8 calls to ensure that environmental protection requirements are considered and Art. 87.3 says:
3. Each operational programme…shall include…a description of specific actions to take into account environmental protection requirements
How to make regional policy work for biodiversity – the provisions of the new legal proposal
Art. 5 ERDF describes Investment priorities for 11 thematic objectives
(6) is protecting the environment and promoting resource efficiency
with
(d) protecting biodiversity, soil protection and promoting ecosystem services including Natura 2000 and green infrastructures
…with strong arguments that protecting your region‘s natural capital supports jobs and promote growth the new programmes can include clear actions for biodiversity!
