Federico Minozzi Policy Officer

Federico Minozzi Policy Officer www.europarc.org

Europe s Protected Areas Some numbers About 68,200 protected areas in Europe (EU27) NaFonal/Regional designated PA covering almost 19% of EU = Italy + Spain surface About 7,7% of N2000 sites are within NaFonal/ Regional designated PA PA directly/indirectly concerns almost ¼ of the EU populafon Last 10 years Protected Areas in Europe have grown 23% but average dimension decreased

EUROPARC structure 400 members in 36 countries President - Council 2 offices: Regensburg Brussels 7 NaFonal Regional SecFons 7 staff 5 working groups: wilderness, transboundary, sustainable tourism, health and PAs, Economics and Ecosystem Services

PrioriFes Strengthen the role of PAs Be the voice of PAs in Europe Improve management of PAs Create and support a European network of PAs

AcFons and acfvifes 3 European Programs/cerFficaFon: Charter for Sustainable Tourism (120 parks in 15 countries), Junior Ranger, Transboundary Parks Policy Advocacy to ensure the role of PAs is valued and recognised PromoFon of role of parks - CommunicaFon disseminafon: European Day of Parks, web, facebook, PA In- Sight, Enews Improve PA management and experfse: good pracfce exchange, annual conference, workshops, trainings, events hfp:// wikiconservacion.org/wiki/index.php/ Portada European projects: PA management, educafon, volunteering, good pracfce exchange

AN INQUIRY ON THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN EUROPARC MEMBERS AND NATURA 2000 SITES Emma Salizzoni Polytechnic of Turin European Documentation Centre on Nature Park Planning (CED PPN) Brussels, 7 May 2014

5. 1. PAESAGGI RESEARCH PROTETTI BACKGROUND COSTIERI: TRE AND CASI OBJECTIVES LABORATORIO A research developed, on behalf of EUROPARC FederaFon, by the European DocumentaFon Centre on Nature Park Planning (CED PPN, Polytechnic of Turin) CED PPN MAIN RESEARCH TOPICS Ø Nature conservafon policies, with a specific focus on European Protected Area policies (management and planning). Ø A parfcular afenfon to the necessity of networking and cooperafon among the different authorifes responsible for nature conservafon in Europe: focus on the relafonship between PAs set up at a nafonal/regional level and Natura 2000 Network. The importance of a systemic knowledge about this relafonship for a befer policy integrafon Conero Regional Park, Italy An inquiry on the relafonship between EUROPARC members and Natura 2000 sites 7 May 2014

5. 1. PAESAGGI RESEARCH PROTETTI BACKGROUND COSTIERI: TRE AND CASI OBJECTIVES LABORATORIO A research developed, on behalf of EUROPARC FederaFon, by the European DocumentaFon Centre on Nature Park Planning (CED PPN, Polytechnic of Turin) THE RESEARCH Aims at idenffying and assessing: Ø The connecfon between European PAs that are EUROPARC members ( EPAs ) and Natura 2000 sites: spafal overlap and the role played by EPAs in Natura 2000 site management EPAs: over 18 millions ha, 18% of European PAs Ø The role played by EUROPARC members that are not PAs ( Agencies ) in the management of Natura 2000 sites An inquiry on the relafonship between EUROPARC members and Natura 2000 sites 7 May 2014

5. 2. PAESAGGI RESEARCH PROTETTI METHODOLOGY COSTIERI: TRE CASI LABORATORIO EUROPARC PROTECTED AREAS (EPAs) Ø IdenFficaFon performed by means of GIS (Geographic InformaFon System) of the spafal overlap between the EPA shapes available from the CDDA (and from other sources) and the N2000 site shapes available on the N2000 database. Ø ElaboraFon of the data concerning the N2000 sites encompassed in the EPAs: extension of the N2000 sites, percentage of the EPA area covered by the N2000 sites, body responsible for the management of the N2000 sites. EUROPARC AGENCIES Examples of GIS applicafon Ø Gathering of informafon by means of e- mail and/or phone calls with EUROPARC members Ø ElaboraFon of the gathered data (extension of N2000 sites managed by such EUROPARC members). An inquiry on the relafonship between EUROPARC members and Natura 2000 sites 7 May 2014

5. 3. PAESAGGI RESEARCH PROTETTI OUTCOMES COSTIERI: TRE CASI LABORATORIO EUROPARC PROTECTED AREAS (EPAs) Ø EPAs encompass 7% of the total terrestrial and marine N2000 sites area (10% of the total terrestrial N2000 sites area). Ø N2000 sites cover 37% of the overall EPA surface Ø Considering the overall extension of N2000 sites overlapping EPAs, the percentage with respect to the total terrestrial and marine N2000 sites area increases from 7% to 11% (14% with respect to total terrestrial N2000 sites area). Ø 56% of N2000 sites (4 mln ha) overlapping EPAs are managed by EPA AuthoriFes. EUROPARC AGENCIES The EUROPARC agencies are directly responsible for the management of 21% of the total terrestrial and marine N2000 site area (27% of the total terrestrial N2000 site area). THE SIGNIFICANT ROLE PLAYED BY EUROPARC MEMBERS IN N2000 NETWORK, important actors in relafon to the pursuing of biodiversity conservafon objecfves at the European level An inquiry on the relafonship between EUROPARC members and Natura 2000 sites 7 May 2014

5. 4. PAESAGGI CONSIDERATIONS PROTETTI COSTIERI: ABOUT THE TRE CASI RESEARCH LABORATORIO METHODOLOGICAL ISSUES Data shortcomings: Ø CDDA (EEA): several European PAs are missing, and, in some cases, even if PAs are present in the CDDA, cartographic informafon are missing. Ø N2000 database: as of today, data concerning the management of N2000 sites exist in relafon to very few N2000 sites. POSSIBLE FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS Ø Analysis of environmental and management features of EPAs ecompassing N2000 sites Ø Analysis of the environmental features and pressures of N2000 sites overlapping EPAs Ø Analysis of conservafon measures (Management Plans) of Natura 2000 sites overlapping EPAs and their relafonship with EPA Management Plans TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PAs AND N2000 SITES and the potential of a synergetic approach to biodiversity conservation An inquiry on the relafonship between EUROPARC members and Natura 2000 sites 7 May 2014

Making it a reality Gábor Szilágyi Council member, EUROPARC Federation Director, Hortobágy National Park, Hungary

Nationally Protected Areas in the Northern Great Plains Region

Hortobágy NPD data 2013 Budget: 7 million (50% projects) Staff: 178

European Regional Development Fund in Hungary 2007-2013 Environment and Energy Operative Programme Priority 3: Management of natural heritage 5 different measures Budget: 100 million Northern Lowland Regional Operative Programme Priority 2: Tourism infrustructure development 3 different measures Budget: 200 million (for the region)

Ongoing ERDF projects - 1 2013-2015 No. Title Budget 1. Landscape- scale habitat restorahon III. phase 2. Landscape scale habitat rehabilitahon in the former military bombing site in the Hortobágy NP 3. PuRng electric wirelines under the ground in the Hortobágy SPA 1 350 000 7 140 000 2 700 000

Ongoing ERDF projects - 2 2013-2015 No. Title Budget 4. ConservaHon infrastructure development in the HNP 5. RehabilitaHon of small wetland bodies in the N. Lowland region 6. Gallery forest management measures in the N. Lowland region 852 000 1 800 000 1 300 000 ERDF + LIFE: 30 million in the 2002-2015 period

PuRng electric wirelines under the ground 108 km done in Hortobágy SPA

Regional OperaHve Programme: Ecotourism infrastructure development

Narrow- gauge railway at the fishponds

Hortobágy Wildlife Park

What s next? 2014-2020 N2k site management plans under preparation (60% of the sites) operative programmes are being drafted possible resource increase in the nature priority up to 200 million project first drafts are being prepared by the park directorates the money is (going to be) available the experienced management organizations are in place, so

..there is nothing against making it a reality Gábor Szilágyi Council member, EUROPARC Federation Director, Hortobágy National Park, Hungary