BirdLife Europe EU Nature Policy in the Overseas Entities implementation of the BEST initiative? Bruna Campos BirdLife Europe/ Conservation International Europe EU Financial Perspectives Policy Officer Bruna.campos@birdlife.org Photo 1
Photo 1 Overseas Entities
Azores St-Martin Guadeloupe Martinique Madeira Canary islands French Guiana Reunion Outermost Regions (ORs)
Azores St-Martin Guadeloupe Martinique Madeira Canary islands French Guiana Reunion Outermost Regions (ORs)
Anguilla British Virgin Is. Caïman Islands Montserrat Saba Sint-Marteen Sint-Eustatius Turks & Caïcos St-Barth Greenland St Pierre & Miquelon Azores Aruba Bonaire Caraçao Ascension St Helena Mayotte BIOT (British Indian Ocean Ter.) Wallis & Futuna French Polynesia Falklands (Islas Malvinas) South Georgia Tristan da Cunha Iles Sandwich Scattered Islands Crozet Islands BAT (British Antarctic Territory) Kerguelen Amsterdam St-Paul New Caledonia TAAF (Terres Australes et Antarctiques Françaises) Adélie Land Pitcairn Overseas Countries and Territories (OCTs)
Why are these important? New Caledonia French Guiana Chagos archipelago 20% of the world s coral reefs and lagoons are found in OCTs Photo 1
Anguilla British Virgin Is. Caïman Islands Montserrat Saba Sint-Marteen Sint-Eustatius Turks & Caïcos St-Barth Greenland The EU overseas dimension St Pierre & Miquelon Azores St-Martin Guadeloupe Martinique Madeira Canary islands Aruba Bonaire Caraçao Falklands (Islas Malvinas) French Guiana Ascension St Helena South Georgia Tristan da Cunha Iles Sandwich Mayotte Scattered Islands Crozet Islands BAT (British Antarctic Territory) BIOT (British Indian Ocean Ter.) Reunion Kerguelen Amsterdam St-Paul New Caledonia TAAF (Terres Australes et Antarctiques Françaises) Adélie Land Wallis & Futuna French Polynesia Pitcairn ORs OCTs
Anguilla British Virgin Is. Caïman Islands Montserrat Saba Sint-Marteen Sint-Eustatius Turks & Caïcos St-Barth Greenland The EU overseas dimension A major potential for cooperation on climate change and biodiversity St Pierre & Miquelon Azores St-Martin Guadeloupe Martinique Madeira Canary islands Aruba Bonaire Caraçao Falklands (Islas Malvinas) French Guiana Ascension St Helena South Georgia Tristan da Cunha Iles Sandwich Mayotte Scattered Islands Crozet Islands BAT (British Antarctic Territory) BIOT (British Indian Ocean Ter.) Reunion Kerguelen Amsterdam St-Paul New Caledonia TAAF (Terres Australes et Antarctiques Françaises) Adélie Land Wallis & Futuna French Polynesia Pitcairn Biodiversity hotspot with OR / OCT Major wilderness area with OR / OCT Polar & sub-polar regions ORs OCTs
The Importance of European Policy for Overseas Entities Photo 1
Photo 1 EU nature policy in the EU
Anguilla British Virgin Is. Caïman Islands Montserrat Saba Sint-Marteen Sint-Eustatius Turks & Caïcos St-Barth Greenland The EU overseas dimension A major potential for cooperation on climate change and biodiversity St Pierre & Miquelon Azores St-Martin Guadeloupe Martinique Madeira Canary islands Aruba Bonaire Caraçao Falklands (Islas Malvinas) French Guiana Ascension St Helena South Georgia Tristan da Cunha Iles Sandwich Mayotte Scattered Islands Crozet Islands BAT (British Antarctic Territory) BIOT (British Indian Ocean Ter.) Reunion Kerguelen Amsterdam St-Paul New Caledonia TAAF (Terres Australes et Antarctiques Françaises) Adélie Land Wallis & Futuna French Polynesia Pitcairn Biodiversity hotspot with OR / OCT Major wilderness area with OR / OCT Polar & sub-polar regions ORs OCTs
Anguilla British Virgin Is. Caïman Islands Montserrat Saba Sint-Marteen Sint-Eustatius Turks & Caïcos St-Barth Greenland The EU overseas dimension A major potential for cooperation on climate change and biodiversity St Pierre & Miquelon Azores St-Martin Guadeloupe Martinique Madeira Canary islands Aruba Bonaire Caraçao Falklands (Islas Malvinas) French Guiana Ascension St Helena South Georgia Tristan da Cunha Iles Sandwich Mayotte Scattered Islands Crozet Islands BAT (British Antarctic Territory) BIOT (British Indian Ocean Ter.) Reunion Kerguelen Amsterdam St-Paul New Caledonia TAAF (Terres Australes et Antarctiques Françaises) Adélie Land Wallis & Futuna French Polynesia Pitcairn Biodiversity hotspot with OR / OCT Major wilderness area with OR / OCT Polar & sub-polar regions ORs OCTs ACP countries of the same regions
Photo 1 EU support for OCTs
Photo 1 EU support for OCTs
What is BEST? 2008 Reunion Conference: EU promise 2010 European Parliament vote 2011 2013 Preparatory initiative 2014:??? Photo 1
Why implement BEST? Gap in EU legislation Need of technical and financial support Need for systematic approaches Value the EU expertise on nature management (Natura 2000) Photo 1
The Role of Best Photo 1 BEST?
How to implement BEST 1. 2010 2013: seed money and pilot projects 2. 2014 2020: Guiding scheme Photo 1 3. 2020 onwards: Full fledged scheme
The Role of Best French ORs OCT Photo 1
What s happening now? Renegotiation of the Overseas Association Decision (Summer 2013) Negotiations on LIFE programme to open LIFE funding to OCTs (Summer 2013) Photo 1 Negotiations for programming of EDF OCT (Summer 2013 Summer 2014)
Call to arms! 1.Opportunities: EU money; EU processes; EU interest 2.Not a solid machine What can you do? Come on board and push for this BEST initiative to fly Photo 1
Questions? BirdLife Europe Photo 1