Projects
Projects of the European Forum on Nature Conservation and Pastoralism
Projects 2007
| Title: | Study on High Nature Value indicators for evaluation. |
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| Duration: | 2007 |
| Partner: | IEEP & others |
| Funding: | DG Agriculture |
| Web: | HNV indicators for evaluation report for DG Agri |
This study aimed to provide the Commission and the Member States with guidance on operational indicators in a domain where they have not been used before.
The study proposes an indicator for identifying high nature value farmland and forestry and traditional agricultural landscapes at Member State or regional level. It highlights the information required to allow authorities to recognise whether an area or farm/forest fits within the HNV category or not.
The indicator is intended to enable authorities to monitor the evolution the HNV area, thus contributing to the evaluation of rural development programmes.
| Title: | Natura Habitat Management Fiches |
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| Duration: | 01/01/2007 – 31/12/2007 |
| Partner: | ATECMA |
| Funding: | ATECMA (subcontracted from larger DG Environment research contract) |
| Web: | - |
Objectives:
- joint editing of habitat management fiches on a range of farmed Habitats Directive Annex 1 biotopes
Results:
- fiches published on DG Env website
| Title: | Can the market pay for nature |
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| Duration: | 01/01/2007 – 31/12/2007 |
| Partner: | - |
| Funding: | DG Agriculture (Information Actions on the CAP) Swedish Board of Agriculture Ministère de l’Écologie, France Swedish Farmers’ Federation Swedish Society for Nature Conservation |
| Web: | - |
Objectives:
- hold a conference to discuss the opportunities the market holds for HNV farming systems; the potential conflicts between market signals and the maintenance of HNV practice and aspects of HNV farmland’s environmental services which make them public goods
Results:
- conference held with about 90 international participants from a wide range of stakeholder groups
- conference reported on website
