Projects
Projects of the European Forum on Nature Conservation and Pastoralism
Projects 2010
| Title: | Agricultural practices in HNV farmland – impacts on biodiversity |
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| Duration: | 01/01/2010 – 31/12/2010 |
| Partner: | - |
| Funding: | Ministère de l’écologie, de l’énergie et du développement rural et de la mer, France DG Env Life+ NGO work prog. |
| Web: | - |
Objectives:
- detailed case studies in 3 contrasting regions of France
- awareness raising conference at the policy/research interface in Paris
Results:
- project ongoing
| Title: | Recognising environmental services of semi-natural grasslands in policy: conference |
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| Duration: | 01/01/2010- 31/12/2010 |
| Partner: | - |
| Funding: | DG Env Life+ NGO work prog. Fundatia Adept, Romania |
| Web: | - |
Objectives:
- Organise major international conference
- Carry out and present preparatory case study on social, economic and environmental state of semi-natural pastures and the agricultural systems that maintain them
- Impact on 2010 CAP reform discussions as regards recognising and paying for public goods
- Raise awareness of importance of local action in the delivery of policy
Results:
- project ongoing
| Title: | State of Common Grazing in Scotland |
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| Duration: | 01/01/2010 - 31/12/2010 |
| Partner: | - |
| Funding: | DG Env Life+ NGO work prog. Highlands and Islands Enterprise, UK Scottish Natural Heritage, UK Shetland Islands Council, UK Comhairle nan Eilean Siar, UK Highland Council, UK |
| Web: | - |
Objectives:
- Provide an up-to-date account of the size and location of common grazings in Scotland and their overlap with issues of public concern such as designated areas and carbon stores
- Provide a snapshot of current use for agriculture and to claim CAP payments through use of official statistics and questionnaire surveys
- Arrive at interim policy conclusions; consult with farmers in discussion groups; formulate forward strategy for common grazings in time to respond to CAP discussions of 2010
Results:
- project ongoing
| Title: | HNV farmland case study, Devon |
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| Duration: | 01/01/2010-31/12/2010 |
| Partner: | - |
| Funding: | DG Env Life+ NGO work prog. Devon County Council, UK Devon Wildlife Trust, UK |
| Web: | - |
Objectives:
- Identify and characterise HNV farmland and farming systems within 3 case study areas
- Assess socio-economic situation of these systems and carry out needs assessment
- Arrive at policy conclusions, and describe both their type and scale
- Feed into policy discussions leading up to 2014 and to the development of CMEF indicators
Results:
- project ongoing
| Title: | HNV farmland case studies, Carmarthenshire & Wye Val. |
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| Duration: | 01/01/2010-31/12/2010 |
| Partner: | - |
| Funding: | DG Env Life+ NGO work prog. Countryside Council for Wales, UK Wye Valley Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, UK |
| Web: | - |
Objectives:
- Identify and characterise HNV farmland and farming systems within 3 case study areas
- Assess socio-economic situation of these systems and carry out needs assessment
- Arrive at policy conclusions, and describe both their type and scale
- Feed into policy discussions leading up to 2014 and to CMEF indicator development
Results:
- project ongoing
| Title: | HNV farmland as a future strength for Irish uplands |
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| Duration: | 01/01/2010 – 31/12/2010 |
| Partner: | - |
| Funding: | DG Env Life+ NGO work prog. Heritage Council, Ireland |
| Web: | - |
Objectives:
- to co-ordinate and build on the work of a range of disparate projects looking, broadly, at aspects of the future of the uplands (including the Burren Life+ project, HNV farmland pilot in Connemara and the Aran Islands, socio-economic research in Kerry and in the uplands of Sligo/Leitrim and south Leinster)
- to develop a synthesised ‘next step’ proposal using the HNV farmland concept as both an organising tool and a central environmental service around whose delivery farming support can focus
Results:
- project ongoing
| Title: | Seminar on the protection of semi-natural grasslands |
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| Duration: | 01/01/2010 – 31/12/2010 |
| Partner: | - |
| Funding: | DG Env Life+ NGO work prog. |
| Web: | - |
Objectives:
- to reflect on the coherence and effectiveness of a range of permanent grassland protection measures (cross-compliance; EIA Directive; Renewable Energy Directive) and especially as they relate to semi-natural grasslands
- to gather information from a representative selection of EU states on the method and effectiveness of implementation of the various measures
- to present this evidence and proposals for better integration, at a workshop for stakeholders in Brussels
Results:
- work will be completed by October 2010
| Title: | Exchange visits for local HNV farmland actors |
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| Duration: | 01/01/2010 – 31/12/2010 |
| Partner: | - |
| Funding: | DG Env Life+ NGO work prog. Fundatia Adept, Romania Foundation for Common Land, UK |
| Web: | Exchange visit spain |
Objectives:
- in the case of UK/Ireland – Spain: capacity building in common land CSOs in the UK and Ireland through visiting common land areas, actors and projects in the Cantabria, Asturias and Castilla y León regions of Spain
- in the case of Romania – Spain: capacity building in farmers and a local rural development/environmental CSO in the Târnava Mare region through visiting projects in Navarra and Asturias relating to the support of shepherded systems and the management of designated areas by farming
Results:
- visits will occur in May and Oct 2010 respectively
| Title: | Pasture landscapes and nature conservation |
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| Duration: | 01/01/2010 – 31/12/2010 |
| Partner: | - |
| Funding: | University of Rottenburg, Germany |
| Web: | - |
Objectives:
- to hold and report on an international workshop to investigate at a range of technical issues concerning pastoral systems and High Nature Value farmland (the nature of the ecological interactions and their relationship with management practices; socio-economic status and change in relevant agricultural systems and the possible effects on biodiversity values; technicalities of monitoring and evaluation under the CMEF)
Results:
- workshop will take place in September 2010
| Title: | Support to HNV identification in Navarra |
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| Duration: | 01/01/2010 – 31/12/2010 |
| Partner: | - |
| Funding: | Gestion Ambiental - Viveros y Repoblaciones de Navarra S.A., Spain |
| Web: | - |
Objectives:
- Guiding the official HNV farmland identification and characterisation exercise in Navarra
Results:
- project is ongoing though internal reports are available on request and builds on previous work by current EFNCP employees as an individual consultant
| Title: | Assessing the impact of the regionalised SFP implementation model on common land |
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| Duration: | 01/01/2010 – 31/12/2010 |
| Partner: | - |
| Funding: | DG Env Life+ NGO work prog. |
| Web: | - |
Objectives:
- to use data collected in England and Northern Ireland, which have a partially regionalised implementation of the Single Farm Payment to investigate the possible effects on common land systems of full implementation both in the UK and the rest of the EU
- to use data collected in Scotland, Wales and Ireland to reflect further on this question through gathering data on unclaimed forage on common grazings
Results:
- subcontract is about to be issued
