Green Infrastructure Enhancing Europe's Natural Capital The European Commission s Green Infrastructure Strategy
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1 Green Infrastructure Enhancing Europe's Natural Capital The European Commission s Green Infrastructure Strategy Robert Flies, European Commission, DG Environment Vitoria-Gasteiz, Euskal Hiria Kongresua; 24-25/11/14
2 Green Infrastructure The concept
3 What is "Green Infrastructure"? Strategically planned network of natural and seminatural areas with other environmental features designed and managed to deliver a wide range of ecosystem services. A structure enabling healthy ecosystems to deliver their multiple services to people (or to link ecosystems so that they are able to deliver their services again). Spatial structure delivering nature benefits to people Contribution to Europe 2020 Strategy: promoting smart, sustainable and inclusive growth supporting a shift towards a resource efficient, low-carbon, sustainable economy by investing in our natural capital.
4 Green Infrastructure: Elements Local or town/city scale Natural and semi-natural ecosystems, such as pastures, woodland, forest (no intensive plantations), ponds, bogs, rivers and floodplains, coastal wetlands, lagoons, beaches, marine habitats Local nature reserves, water protection areas, landscape protection areas, Natura 2000 sites Regional and national scale Extensive agricultural and forest landscapes, large marsh and bog areas, rivers and floodplains, shorelines/coastal zones Regional and National Parks and wilderness zones (includes Natura 2000 sites) EU level Freshwater systems, major river basins, mountain ranges, regional sea basins Ecological Networks with cross-border areas, incl. Natura 2000 network Descriptor Core areas outside protected areas Core areas/protected areas Spatial structure delivering nature benefits to people Restored areas which were before fragmented or degraded natural areas, brownfield land or disused quarries; transitional ecosystems due to land abandonment or regeneration processes High nature value farmland and multi-use forests (such as watershed forests); protection forests (against avalanches, mudslides, stonefall, forest fires), natural buffers such as protection shorelines with barrier beaches and salt marshes Street trees and avenues, city forests/woodlands, high-quality green public spaces and business parks/premises; green roofs and vertical gardens; allotments and orchards; storm ponds and sustainable urban drainage systems; city reserves incl. Natura 2000 Restored ecosystem types Extensive agricultural landscapes, sustainable forest management on regional and national level, functional riparian systems Greenways, green belts, metropolitan park systems Restored Landscape systems covering a substantial part of agricultural/forestry areas and industrialised sites, including cross-border areas Transboundary landscape features on river basin or mountain range level, sustainable coastal and marine management zones related to the respective sea basin Metropolitan areas with substantial share of high quality green areas in Europe, including coherent approaches in cross-border urban zones. Restoration zones Sustainable use zones Green urban and peri-urban areas Hedgerows, stone walls, small woodlands, ponds, wildlife strips, riparian river vegetation, transitional ecosystems between cropland, grassland and forests Eco-ducts, green bridges; animal tunnels (e.g. for amphibians), fish passes, road verges, ecological powerline corridor management Multi-functional, sustainably managed agricultural landscapes, riparian systems De-fragmentated landscapes, improved areas along transport and energy networks, migration corridors, river continuum Supra-regional corridors, substantial share of structure-rich agricultural, forestry or natural landscapes European-wide or transnational defragmentation actions Natural connectivity features Artificial connectivity features
5 Some potential benefits (1) An example of quite substantial return on green infrastructure investments: The floodplain restoration project along the river Elbe: Benefits of shifting dikes, investing in floodplain-adapted agricultural management and constructing fish ladders outweighed costs by a factor up to four Recreation, flood protection and carbon benefits, which were not monetised, would increase the value of these benefits even further;
6 Multiple benefits (2) Sustainable, no-regret investments. Concept immediately applicable Delivering high-level skilled jobs for planning, innovation, management and monitoring. and also jobs for less skilled people in creation and management. Enhances feeling of responsibility of citizens for the area they live in. Innovation/SME potential of GI with links to standards, certification, labelling in support of GI investments. Opportunities for first movers
7 GI in urban development Strengthening the functionality of ecosystems for delivering goods and services (provision of clean water and air, water retention, attractive recreational areas..) Mitigating and adapting to climate change effects Health-related and social benefits Cost-effective solutions (e.g. air cooling, flood control) Connecting urban, peri-urban, and rural areas Link with integrated sustainable urban development in Cohesion Policy Build on existing initiatives e.g. on sustainable cities, European Green Capital : known to EC
8 GI in rural environment GI approach in agricultural and forestry management (multiple benefits instead of single-purpose land management) Strengthening the functionality of ecosystems for delivering goods and services (carbon sequestration, water retention, functional landscapes, habitats for wildlife) Mitigating and adapting to climate change effects Health-related and social benefits Cost-effective solutions (e.g. disaster protection, flood control) Connecting protected and non-protected areas Links with new ERDF and CAP in policies (such as integration of GI into new rural development funds) : known to EC
9 EU Policy context Contribution to Europe 2020 Strategy Common Agricultural Policy, marine and fisheries, structural and cohesion policies since 2013 New common financial framework (MFF - LIFE) 7. Environmental Action program of the EU ( ) EU Biodiversity Strategy till 2020 European Semester jobs and green/blue growth (c) Kjell Nilsson Danish Centre for Forest, Landscape and Planning University of Copenhagen
10 Why is the Commission active? Commitments in the EU 2020 Biodiversity Strategy Council and EP mandate to develop a GI strategy Communication on "Green Infrastructure (GI) Enhancing Europe's Natural Capital" adopted by College on 6 May 2013 >> policy signal towards decision makers, planners and promoters to invest in GI projects at local, regional, national and cross-boundary level.
11 GI in EU BDS Action 6b of EU Biodiversity Strategy: The Commission will develop a Green Infrastructure Strategy to promote the deployment of green infrastructure in the EU in urban and rural areas,... addressing main drivers of biodiversity loss and aiming to reduce key pressures specific, partly time-bound measures
12 What is the GI Strategy about? What is Green Infrastructure Contribution of GI to a number of key policy areas (regional development, climate change, disaster prevention and resilience, agriculture, forestry, urban, water, and biodiversity protection and enhancement) Why EU action? Priorities at EU level: Promote the deployment of GI in main policy areas and their funding mechanisms Improve knowledge base and promote innovation Better access to finance (including innovative mechanisms) Assess opportunities for TEN-G Progress report on implementation in 2017
13 GI: Institutional follow-up after 2013 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions Council: EP Council conclusions on CBD referring to GI Informal ENV+EMPL council conclusions underlining the role of GI for jobs Oral question with resolution in Plenary (11 th Dec 2013); CoR and EESC: Adoption of Opinions in October 2013; Joint conference CoR(5/11/2013) Permanent cooperation with CoR members All published online on
14 Green Infrastructure: Implemention
15 GI guidance Technical guidance setting out how Green Infrastructure will be integrated into the implementation of the main policies and their associated funding mechanisms Already available: Options for flood risk management Guidance on connectivity Natural water retention measures (link to adaptation) Integration of biodiversity and climate change into SEA and EIA Connecting Smart and Sustainable Growth through Smart Specialisation Smart guide to multi-benefit investments Next upcoming guidance: Agriculture/Climate adaptation ERDF/CF/RDP OPs
16 GI guidance (hyperlinks) Better environmental options for flood risk management Guidance on connectivity mentation_guidelines.pdf Natural water retention measures (link to adaptation) Integration of biodiversity and climate change into SEA and EIA Connecting Smart and Sustainable Growth through Smart Specialisation wth/greengrowth.pdf Smart guide to multi-benefit investments ulti_benefit_nature.pdf
17 Research And Knowledge Base Horizon Quality of spatial and technical data available Already available: Current work on Horizon 2020 (Challenge 5 and others) /h2020/calls/h2020-sc one-stage.html (Renaturing cities) /h2020/calls/h2020-sc two-stage.html (MAES) EEA reports on GI and territorial cohesion, fragmentation, urban and periurban areas and on Spatial analysis of GI in Europe Information available in Data Centres and CHMs (BISE, WISE ) Ongoing: Working meetings with relevant DGs, e.g. JRC, RTD, ESTAT, EEA and ETCs
18 GI promotion and best practice sharing Developing dedicated IT platform Already available: Information material on website Facebook application, video, illustrations GI is de facto part of the Green Capital award BISE with GI platform currently being updated Brochure for wider public (now also in DE, FR, ES) SWD Technical information on GI translated in all EU languages Ongoing: Natura 2000 Newsletter 07/13 nature/info/pubs/natura2000nl_e n.htm Better integration into on-going communication measures and IT facilities, also from other DGs New Working Group on GI implementation and restoration (24/03, 23/06, 19/11/2014)
19 Technical standards Assess the contribution technical standards could make to "growing the market" of GI products Already available: Inclusion of assessing benefits and risks of standard setting for GI into Union work programme on European standardisation (2015) Ongoing: Working meetings with relevant DGs, e.g. ENTR, MARKT, JRC and with business organisations Further screening of available standards within ISO, EMAS, COST, with ICLEI
20 Improve access to finance Exploring opportunities for setting up innovative financing mechanisms to support GI Already available: Current work on innovative financing mechanisms with ECFIN and EIB Ongoing: Work towards establishment of innovative financing facility with EIB by 2014 (NCFF pilot phase) - Setting up a pipeline of projects (100 mio + 10 mio EUR) New financing possibilities in EU funding Common agricultural policy (1. and 2. pillar) Cohesion and structural funds Fisheries funds Horizon 2020 LIFE
21 TEN-G Assess opportunities for developing an EU TEN-G initiatives Already available: Analysing projects which could serve as examples of trans-european GI Upcoming: Study to assess the opportunities for TEN-G, including assessment of costs and economic, social and environmental benefits by 2015
22 Technical information Explanations on components of GI Range of GI benefits Cost-efficiency EU-level policies and instruments Scales and roles on different levels Examples of GI in all MS Further material Communication tools on GI GI-related guidance Background studies and EEA reports on GI Information depository
23 Actions on all levels Figure and text adapted from the Recommendations of the GI Working Group on t/nature/ecosystems/index_en.h tm
24 Role of Member States and civil society Authorities, businesses and civil society need to take actions on all relevant levels MS and sector-based policies should integrate Green Infrastructure solutions into their programming and financing work Added European value ensured through cross-border, interregional and transnational cooperation Communication, training and education, research and citizen involvement Step up MS, regional and local policy tools and funding instruments for GI Strategically integrate GI into spatial planning processes
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