Making Public Goods Provision the
LIFE11 ENV/IT/000168 M A K I N G G O O D N AT U R A
Core Business of Natura 2000
Project background Natura 2000 network sites provide a wide range of ecosystems services. Efficient management of the sites is essential for their conservation and to ensure the continued delivery of ecosystems services. However, conservation activities come with an administrative and management cost, and, in many cases, management plans cannot be implemented because of scarce financial resources. Thus governance tools and innovative models for financing are necessary for the efficient management of Natura 2000 sites, based on a qualitative and quantitative valuation of the ecosystems services they provide. Such tools and models should be adaptable to Natura 2000 sites in different eco-regions (Alpine, Mediterranean and Continental).
Project objectives The general objective of the ‘MAKING GOOD NATURA’ project is to establish and demonstrate innovative procedures and approaches to solving environmental problems, taking a strategic approach based on the concept of ecosystems services. The project’s specific objectives are: • To identify and evaluate the ecosystems services provided by Natura 2000 sites; • To create and demonstrate innovative models for funding the implementation of Natura 2000 management plans and conservation measures; • To identify innovative financing models that could be used during the next programming period of the Common Agricultural Policy (2014-2020); • To create and demonstrate models for better governance in conservation management and for the socioeconomic development of local communities; • To define and apply a model of participation that will improve the interaction between the public and the private sectors; and • To apply the new approaches and models to selected study sites in order to demonstrate their effectiveness. Expected results The project will aim to achieve better governance standards for the conservation of Natura 2000 sites, and for the socio-economic development of local communities. Specific results will include: • Ecological and socio-economic descriptors for each study site;
Beneficiary:
Type of beneficiary Research institution Name of beneficiary Consorzio Universitario per la Ricerca Socioeconomica e per l’Ambiente Postal address Via Francesco De Sanctis, snc IT – 86100 Campobasso ITALY Phone +39 064451707 Fax +39 0644360433 Email davidemarino@cursa.it Name of contact person Davide MARINO
Duration of project:
45 months (01.09.2012 - 15.06.2016)
Total budget in euro: 3,730,609.00
EC contribution in euro with %: 1,863,441.00 (49.95 %)
Theme: Land-use & Planning-Sensitive & protected areas management
• Habitat x ecosystems services’ matrices to identify and evaluate ecosystems services; • Models for the evaluation of ecosystems services and management efficiency; • A governance model based on the concept of payments for ecosystems services, and other types of self-financing; • A web-based tool for Natura 2000 sites that will enable the qualitative and quantitative evaluation of ecosystems services using spatial datasets.