Twinning on Natura 2000

Objectives and expected results 1 Funded by the European Union

Funded by the European Union

Project short cuts

Strengthening Administrative Capacities for Protected Areas in Serbia (NATURA 2000)

       Co-operation between Serbia, Austria and Greece together with Experts from 6 EU Member States Beneficiary Institution: Ministry of Environment and Spatial Planning, Republic of Serbia Member State Institutions: Environment Agency Austria and European Public Law Organisation, Greece Involved Member States: Austria, Czech Republic, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Slovakia Finance: Instrument for Pre-accession Assistance (IPA) of the European Union Project budget: 1 Mio Euro Duration: January 1 st 2010-December 31 st 2011 2

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Faces of the Project

BC-PL Radislav Momirov MS-PL Thomas Ellmauer Junior-PL Piji Protopsaltis RTA Bernd Perdacher RTA counterpart Jelena Ducic RTA-Assistant Katarina Vuksic 3

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Objectives Development of a System for Nature Protection in the Republic of Serbia in line with the EU Environmental Acquis

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Harmonizing national legislation

   Identification of relevant Serbian Law Assessment of concordance Recommendations Habitats Directiv e Birds Directive §§§§ Water Act Forestry Act Nature Protection Act 5

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Activities

Activity

1.1 Overview and assessment of existing legislation

Status

Finalized 1.2 Two one-day seminars on transposition of EU nature directives Ongoing 1.3 Consultation on legal transposition Ongoing 6

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Prepare NATURA 2000

      Set up the Reference List of Habitat types and Species Identify existing data and data gaps Develop a method to select NATURA 2000 sites Identify NATURA 2000 sites Consult on the proposals with stakeholder groups Prepare two pilot management plans 7

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Activities

Activity

2.1 Assessment report on existing data and project results 2.2 Expert workshop

Status

Finalized Finalized the NATURA 2000 network" 2.4 Consultancies for identification of NATURA 2000 sites 2.5 Seminars with stakeholders 2.6 Preparation of guidelines for management of NATURA 2000 sites 2.7 Preparation of guidelines for data management 2.8 Preparation of two pilot management plans 2.9 GIS training course Not started Not started Finalized Not started Ongoing

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Institutional Capacity & Public Awareness

     Assessment of Nature Conservation Administration Protomotion of intersectoral cooperation Execution of Training Programme (workshops, seminars, study visits) Preparation of communication Strategy Execution of public awareness campaign (Conferences, Press Conferences, Leaflets…) 9

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Activities

Activity Status

3.1 Assessment of nature conservation administration in Serbia Finalized 3.2 Recommendations for strengthening the administrative system Ongoing 3.3 Promotion of intersectoral cooperation 3.4 Drafting a training programme for capacity building 3.5 Execution of training programme Not started Finalized Not started 3.6 Study tour Not started 3.7 Preparation of a draft Communication Strategy and Action Plan for public awareness campaign Not started 3.8 Execution of public awareness campaign Not started 10

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Webpage

http://www.ekoplan.gov.rs/n2ktwinning/    Project Infos Reports Contacts 11

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Thank you for your attention!

Contact & Information

Bernd Perdacher +381 66 5153 072, [email protected]

Katarina Vuksic +381 64 3747 657, [email protected]

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