Project presentation at the Probioprise workshop

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Project presentation at the Probioprise workshop

• Neuseidlersee NP, 9-10 June 2006

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Background

• Europe is losing biodiversity?ecosystems lose
  ability to provide services (e.g. food, fuel,
  potable water, nutrient cycling, soil formation,
  climate regulation, flood regulation, cultural
  services etc.)
• Most biodiversity is found outside protected
  areas
• We need to use our natural resources sustainably
• We need to identify modes of governance that
  relate to biodiversity conservation

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Project Summary and Objectives
The strategic objective of GEM-CON-BIO is to
explore the interactions between governance modes
and sustainable development objectives in view of
identifying what governance processes and
institutions can best contribute to the
conservation of biodiversity.

• Starting Date 1st February 2006
• End Date 31st January 2008

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Partners
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EU relevancy

• FP6 project
• Thematic Priority 7 Citizens and governance in
  a knowledge-based society
• Research topic 7.4.2.2 Governance for
  sustainable development.
• Aim foster sustainable economic and social
  development through the conservation of
  biodiversity

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Operational objectives

• Identify existing governance types and their
  modes and processes
• Identify critical ecosystem management
  characteristics
• Develop a governance matrix linking governance
  types and
• critical ecosystem management characteristics
• Identify and conduct research on a set of case
  studies
• Compare the success and failure of different
  approaches in Europe
• Draw lessons from the US experience
• Develop best practice guidelines
• Codify its recommendations in a policy guidance
  document
• Establish and operate a science policy
  interface
• Develop the tools to disseminate the acquired
  knowledge

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Work packages
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Milestones

• 1st Milestone (month 9) Identification of
  governance modes
• and characteristics to study
• 2nd Milestone (month 12) Initiation of
  quantitative consultation
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  with input from case studies
• 3rd Milestone (month 18) Case studies results
• 4th Milestone (month 24) Development of
  policy guidelines
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  and final project results

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• Project progress
• Kick of meeting in Thessaloniki (Feb 2006)
• Technical meetings (Stockholm April 2006,
  Brussels June 2006)
• Management conference in Brussels (June 2006)
• Draft program for Stockholm workshops
• External experts for Stockholm workshops
• List of potential case studies
• Plan for participation in conferences and
  publication of articles

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Case studies (1/3)

• Duration 12 months
• 33 of total project effort
• Development of case study research methodology
  (questionnaires, field work, interviews etc.)
• Partners will conduct 10-15 case studies
• Multilevel approach local, regional,
  pan-European

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Case studies (2/3)

• Analyse relations between governance modes and
  processes and natural resources uses and their
  effectiveness on conservation and sustainability
• Different management structures (e.g. private
  ownership, public authority, co-management etc)
• Both successes and failures of different
  biodiversity conservation approaches
• Feed results into policy processes at local,
  regional, national, and international level.

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Case studies (3/3)

• We seek information from existing practices in
  Europe with an emphasis on
• private, local and community management of
  biodiversity resources
• financial incentives to conserve biodiversity

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Stockholm workshops

• 14-15 September 2006
• Ecosystems management workshop
• Governance workshop
• We seek people with experience and interest in
  the issues to participate

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Project extension

• 6-9 case studies outside Europe
• Coordinated by
• Centre for Sustainable Development and
  Environment (CENESTA, Iran)
• Centre for International Forestry Research
  (CIFOR, Indonesia)
• Fundación Yangareko (YAN, Bolivia)

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Thank youfor your attention!

• For more info please visit
• www.gemconbio.eu

Governance and Ecosystem Management for the
CONservation of BIOdiversity

• www.gemconbio.eu