Biodiversity Foundation Project: LIFE+ “Development of the Priority Action Framework for the Financing of the Natura 2000 Network in Spain”
- Type Project
- Execution 2014
- Scope Europeo
- Main source of financing LIFE
- Project website Web del proyecto
It aims to improve the financing and management capacity of the Natura 2000 Network in Spain by identifying maintenance and restoration measures that favor the conservation of the habitats and species present in the Network.
The LIFE+ project "Development of the Priority Action Framework for the financing of the Natura 2000 Network in Spain" (LIFE11NAT/ES/700), implemented by the Biodiversity Foundation of the Ministry for Ecological Transition, aimed to improve the financing and management capacity of the Natura 2000 Network in Spain by identifying the measures necessary to maintain or restore a favorable conservation status of the habitats and species present in the Network.
The Habitats Directive (92/43/EEC) establishes that the European Commission shall assess, together with the Member States, the co-financing needs to ensure the proper management of the Natura 2000 network. On the basis of this assessment, the Commission shall adopt a Priority Action Framework of the measures to be carried out and requiring co-financing, taking into account the sources of financing available under the relevant Community instruments (Article 8).
The overall EU financial contribution to the Network represents less than 20% of the annual cost required for its conservation, which poses a challenge when it comes to addressing its proper management. In its recent Communication on funding for the Natura 2000 Network, the European Commission proposes integrating the funding needs of the Natura 2000 Network into other policy areas, using existing EU financial instruments.
The EU Biodiversity Strategy to 2020 requires Member States to strive to diversify and increase the various sources of funding for biodiversity conservation, highlighting the need to finance the full implementation of the Natura 2000 Network.
The development of this Spanish Priority Action Framework (MAP) aims to contribute to compliance with Article 8 of the Habitats Directive, which proposes the development of a European Priority Action Framework, based on contributions from Member States, that includes the measures to be developed for the habitats and species of the Habitats and Birds Directives in the sites that make up the Natura 2000 Network.
The main actions carried out within the framework of this project are the following: Creation of a working group Compilation of conservation priorities Consultations with the bodies responsible for European funds Collection of information and preparation of the Spanish MAP Identification and application of innovative financial mechanisms Selection, design and programming of priority actions Guidelines for compliance with conservation priorities Preparation and dissemination of information and documentation Networking with other similar projects
The Habitats Directive (92/43/EEC) establishes that the European Commission shall assess, together with the Member States, the co-financing needs to ensure the proper management of the Natura 2000 network. On the basis of this assessment, the Commission shall adopt a Priority Action Framework of the measures to be carried out and requiring co-financing, taking into account the sources of financing available under the relevant Community instruments (Article 8).
The overall EU financial contribution to the Network represents less than 20% of the annual cost required for its conservation, which poses a challenge when it comes to addressing its proper management. In its recent Communication on funding for the Natura 2000 Network, the European Commission proposes integrating the funding needs of the Natura 2000 Network into other policy areas, using existing EU financial instruments.
The EU Biodiversity Strategy to 2020 requires Member States to strive to diversify and increase the different sources of funding for biodiversity conservation, highlighting the need to finance the full implementation of the Natura 2000 Network. The development of this Spanish Priority Action Framework (PAF) aims to contribute to compliance with Article 8 of the Habitats Directive, which proposes the development of a European Priority Action Framework, based on contributions from Member States, including measures to be developed for the habitats and species of the Habitats and Birds Directives in the sites that make up the Natura 2000 Network.
The overall objective of the project is to improve the financing and management capacity of the Natura 2000 Network in Spain through the preparation and implementation of a Priority Action Framework (PAF). This Framework will include the necessary conservation measures to be implemented at the sites comprising the Network and that require co-financing, in accordance with Article 8 of the Habitats Directive. This framework will address two specific objectives: Establish strategic priorities for the management of the Natura 2000 Network at the national level, defining the actions to be carried out within the Network and identifying the potential role of European funds in their financing. Demonstrate how to implement priority actions through the design and detailed planning of a set of measures identified in the Priority Action Framework, which require the use of different financial instruments.
- Preparation of the Priority Action Framework for funding the Natura 2000 Network in Spain and its submission to the European Commission.
- Dissemination of the Priority Action Framework to relevant authorities and stakeholders.
- Conducting a study on the use of innovative financial mechanisms for the Natura 2000 Network.
- Design and detailed programming of (5-7) pilot projects selected from the strategic priorities defined for the Natura 2000 Network in Spain and which involve the use of different financial instruments.
- Preparation and publication of technical guidelines for the implementation of key measures to achieve the strategic priorities defined for the Natura 2000 Network in the period 2014-2020.
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