BEST update. Karin Zaunberger European Commission DG ENV Biodiversity Unit

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1 BEST update Karin Zaunberger European Commission DG ENV Biodiversity Unit

2 Contents BEST rationale and objective "BEST in a nutshell" Results of BEST-2011 and 2012 Next steps Conclusion

3 BEST rationale EU Outermost Regions and Overseas Countries and Territories host an exceptional biodiversity; Comparatively small investments may have significant impact; Develop a dedicated, voluntary, durable scheme which facilitates smart and swift access to funding based on existing instruments.

4 BEST objective Promote conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity and ecosystem services in EU Outermost Regions and Overseas Countries and Territories Specific objectives: Biodiversity conservation Sustainable use of ecosystem services Ecosystem-based approaches for climate change adaptation and mitigation Networking, building and strengthening partnerships, capacity building Education, awareness raising

5 where we come from 2008 Message from la Réunion BEST in a nutshell (1) 2009 Concept note, ENV Council Conclusions (25 June 2009) Commission Communications COM (2009) 623; COM (2008) / 2011 EP Preparatory Action year 1; 2 million Open call BEST-2011; 42 proposals received, 9 grants Biodiversity Strategy COM(2011)244; ENV Council Conclusions (19 December 2011)

6 BEST in a nutshell (2) where we are 2012 EP Preparatory Action year 2; 2 million Open call BEST 2012; 42 proposals received, 7 grants EP opinion on the Biodiversity Strategy; Commission Communication COM(2012)287 EU position review PoW of island biodiversity, Hyderabad CBD COP XI/15 refers to the BEST preparatory action Mr Ponga (MEP) announced potential third year of Preparatory Action BEST during the high-level "Island Innovations Event" in the margins of CBD COP XI

7 available budget number of received proposals total requested EU contribution total costs of propojects BEST million BEST million

8 Evaluation results BEST 2012 BEST 2011

9 Proposal number Proposal title Applicant (co-ordinator) partner 1 partner 2 partner 3 Partner 4 Partner 5 BEST action 9 Quantification des services écosystémiques des aires marines protégées de la Caraîbe en vue de leur paiement (Project CARIPES) Université des Antilles et de la Guyane (Centre de Recherche sur les Pouvoirs Locaux de la Caraïbe) Conseil Régional de Martinique (observer, no funding) BEST CORAIL - Coral reefs in a changing world - ecosystemic services from coral reefs : public tools for decision making in New Caledonia and French Polynesia Institute for the Pacific Coral Reef Johann Heinrich von Thünen Institute BEST Protection et gestion durable des oiseaux terrestres de Polynésie française menacés d'extinction et de leurs habitats Association Manu Société d'ornithologie de Polynésie BEST Piloting the Development and Implementation of National-level joint activities between the Rio Conventions in support of Ecosystem-based approaches to climate change mitigation and adaptation CBD Secretariat BEST Building partnerships and awareness of biodiversity and climate change in Europe overseas for the future of BEST IUCN Brussels Regional Office European Bureau for Conservation and Development, EBCD Critical Ecosystems Partnership Fund Conservation International CI (supporter no CEPF (supporter no funding) funding CBD Secretariat (supporter no funding) BEST GREEN NC Gestion Raisonée de l'environnement et des Espaces Naturels : biodiversité et services écosystémiques de Nouvelle ADECAL (New Caledonia Economic Development Calédonie Agency) Province Nord Province Sud Province des Iles Loyauté BEST action 8 Quantification des services écosystémiques associées aux agroécosystems - Cas des systèmes à base de bananes plantains en Martinique Centre de Coopération internationale en recherche Conseil Régional de Martinique (observer, no agronomique pour le développement CIRAD funding) BEST SOPPAG Suivie Opérationnelle des Pécaris à lèvres blanche du Parc Amazonien de Guyane Parc National de la Guyane BEST Création de nouvelles aires protégées dans les forêts publiques à la Réunion et à Mayotte Office National des Forêts Conserving Species and Sites of International Importance by the Eradication of Invasive Species in the Caribbean UK Overseas Territories The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds BEST Anguilla National Trust National Trust for the Cayman Islands South Pacific Ocean Ecosystemic Analysis (PACIOCEA) French Marine Protected Area Agency BEST SPREP, Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO Institut de Recherche pour le Développement IRD Protecting Biodiversity and Creating Multiple Benefits for Local Communities in Greenland Nordisk Fond for Miljø og Udvikling BEST Department of Fisheries, Hunting and Agriculture, Government of Greenland Greenland Fisher and Hunter Organisation Greenland Association of Municipalities Cornell University, Laboratory of Ornithology (New York USA) Inuit Circumpolar Council Changes in submersed vegetation: assessing loss in ecosystems services from fondose to depauperate systems dominated by opportunistic vegetation Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria BEST Université des Antilles et de la Guyane (Guadeloupe) Universidade dos Açores Identifying important marine areas for macaroni penguins Eudyptes chrysolophus in the UK and FR OCTs Natural Environment Research Council - British Antarctic Survey BEST Centre d'etude Biologiques de Chizé, CNRS BirdLife International Terrestrial ecosystems of the Falklands - a climate change risk assessment (TEFRA) Botanic Royal Gardens, Kew BEST Falklands Conservation United Kingdom Falkland Islands Trust Migration Routes of Megaptera Novaeangliae Association Globice Réunion BEST Wildlife Conservation Society, Madagascar

10 BEST 2011 projects a wide geographical spread: projects in the Pacific, Caribbean and Indian Ocean and in Guyana; 6 projects on the ground 2 awareness raising, networking 1 policy tool

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14 FACILITATING PROJECT building partnerships and awareness of biodiversity and climate change in Europe overseas for the future of BEST through inter alia targeted communications and awareness raising events at the EU and international levels Piloting the development of national level joint activities between the Rio Conventions in support of ecosystem-based approaches to climate change adaptation and mitigation

15 CORAIL to provide a set of methods to evaluate ecosystem services delivered by coral reefs in French Polynesia and New Caledonia

16 selected projects BEST 2012 Proposal Title Conserving Species and Sites of International Importance by the Eradication of Invasive Species in the Caribbean UK Overseas Territories Applicant The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds South Pacific Ocean Ecosystemic Analysis (PACIOCEA) French Marine Protected Area Agency Protecting Biodiversity and Creating Multiple Benefits for Local Communities in Greenland Nordisk Fond for Miljø og Udvikling Changes in submersed vegetation: assessing loss in ecosystems services from fondose to depauperate systems dominated by opportunistic vegetation Identifying important marine areas for macaroni penguins Eudyptes chrysolophus in the UK and FR OCTs Terrestrial ecosystems of the Falklands - a climate change risk assessment (TEFRA) Migration Routes of Megaptera Novaeangliae Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria Natural Environment Research Council - British Antarctic Survey Botanic Royal Gardens, Kew Association Globice Réunion

17 Used language BEST 2011 BEST 2012

18 Origin co-ordinator BEST 2011 Origin of coordinator BEST 2012 OR (19) OCT (7) MS (14) INT (1)

19 Co-ordinators from Member States BEST 2011 BEST 2012 Coordinator from Member States BE (1) DE (1) DK (1) FR (8) UK (3)

20 OCT co-ordinator BEST 2012 BEST 2011 OCT coordinator NL (3) FR (4)

21 OR co-ordinator BEST 2012 BEST 2011 OR coordinator ES (6) FR (11) PT (2)

22 Number of partners BEST 2011 BEST 2012

23 Duration BEST 2012 BEST 2011

24 Per cent of own contribution BEST 2011 BEST 2012

25 Next steps EP Preparatory Action year 3 [last year!] " Depuis son lancement en 2011, BEST a permis un soutien financier à plusieurs projets environnementaux dans les territoires des RUP et des PTOM. Il est essentiel aujourd'hui de prolonger d'un an cette action préparatoire pour poursuivre le financement de projets visant à la protection de la biodiversité dans ces territoires mais également pour pérenniser cette action dédiée aux régions ultrapériphériques et aux Pays et territoires d'outre-mer. Pour bénéficier pleinement des synergies, une collaboration des services (DG ENV, CLIMA, REGIO et DEVCO) est recommandée " à suivre

26 concluding PARTNERS et al of 84 proposals: local actors in OR/OCT, public & private organisations, NGOs, researchers European Parliament 2 years preparatory action BEST, 2times 2 million ; possibe 3rd year Other funders PPPs EU s BEST Initiative Member States Council Conclusions; FR, UK, NL International & Regional CBD COP XI 15 CBD Secretariat, SPREP, IOC, CEPF; European Commission ENV Biodiversity Strategy, implementation of the Preparatory Action REGIO Communication, monitoring DEVCO Proposals: OCT Association Decision; Global Public Goods, monitoring (delegations) CLIMA & MARE interested, roundtable

27 THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION MERCI POUR VOTRE ATTENTION POSTER SESSION SBSTTA XVI MAY 2012