Transcript Towards a new EU Forest Strategy

New EU Forest Strategy and forestry
in the new Rural Development
Policy post 2013
Tamas Szedlak
AGRI H4
DG Agriculture and Rural Development
European Commission
Rome, 04/04/2013
Outline
• Implementation of forestry measures under rural
development programmes 2007-2013
• State of play in the CAP reform process
• Forests in the Commission proposal for Rural
Development 2014 – 2020
• New EU Forest Strategy
Evaluation of Rural Development
Programmes for 2007-2013
- Forestry measures,
Based on preliminary data available on
March 2013, subject to verifications!
Forestry related measures in RD for the
period 2007-2013
• Modernisation of agricultural holdings (121) (SRC is included to
this measure)
• Improving the economic value of forests (122)
• Adding value to primary agricultural and forestry production (123)
• Cooperation for development of new products (124)
• Improving and developing infrastructure related to the
development and adaptation agriculture and forestry (125)
first
afforestation of agricultural land (221)
• first establishment of agro-forestry systems (222)
• first afforestation of non-agricultural land (223)
• Natura 2000 payments (224)
• forest-environment payments (225)
• restoring forestry potential and introducing prevention actions
(226)
• support for non-productive investments (227)
Allocation of funds for forestry measures Preliminary
implementation data till the end of 2012
State of play in the CAP reform process
CAP reform: key steps
1st quarter
2nd quarter
2012
3rd quarter
4th quarter
2013
2014
Approval
Basic Acts
MFF
Agreement
(Council)
Trilogues
start
EP consent
on MFF
Submission of
programmes
Approval
IA/DA
Development of Guidelines
Iterative
Process!
Development of programming documents
Transitional Rules
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Rural Development in the new policy
framework 2014 – 2020
RD Policy: broad scope
Habitats
Biodiversity
Culture
and Values
Food
Forests, Energy,
Biomass
Climate Change
Rural Economy
Economic
Viability
Resourcemanagement
New policy framework
Horizon
2020
CAP
Europe
2020
European
Innovation
Partnership
EAGF
EAFRD
EFRD
Cohesion
ESF
CF
Fisheries &
Maritime
EMFF
Horizontal
Rules
Common
Provisions
Common
Strategic
Framework
The 5 targets for
the EU in 2020
• 1. Employment
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• 3.
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• 4.
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• 5.
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75% of the 20-64 year-olds to be employed
R&D
3% of the EU's GDP to be invested in R&D
Climate change and energy sustainability
greenhouse gas emissions 20% (or even 30%, if the
conditions are right) lower than 1990
20% of energy from renewables
20% increase in energy efficiency
Education
Reducing the rates of early school leaving below 10%
at least 40% of 30-34–year-olds completing third level
education
Fighting poverty and social exclusion
at least 20 million fewer people in or at risk of poverty
and social exclusion
Commission proposal for Rural
Development 2014 – 2020: overall
approach
Rural development in a new
framework
Europe 2020 strategy
Common Strategic Framework (CSF)
Covering the EAFRD, ERDF, ESF, Cohesion Fund and EMFF, and reflecting EU2020 through
common thematic objectives to be addressed by key actions for each of the funds
Partnership Contract
National document outlining the intended use of the funds in the pursuit of EU2020 objectives
Rural development
policy: EAFRD
Other CSF funds
(ERDF, ESF, Cohesion Fund the EMFF)
Priorities
Innovation, Environment and Climate Change as cross-cutting themes
Fostering
knowledge
transfer and
innovation in
agriculture,
forestry and
rural areas
Enhancing
competitiveness
of all types of
agriculture
and farm viability
Promoting
food chain
organisation
and risk
management
in agriculture
Restoring,
preserving and
enhancing
ecosystems
dependent on
agriculture and
forestry
Promoting resource
efficiency and
supporting the shift
towards a low carbon
and climate resilient
economy in
agriculture, food
and forestry sectors
Rural Development Programme(s)
Promoting social
inclusion,
poverty reduction
and economic
development
in rural areas
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RD reform: approach
Clear
objectives
1.
2.
3.
Competitiveness of agriculture
Natural resources climate
Territorial development
Horizontally:
Innovation, environment,
climate change
Broken down into 6 priorities for RD
and respective « focus areas »
Wideranging
instruments
Flexibility
&
subsidiarity
Common: CLLD, financial
instruments…
Specific: streamlined set of RD
measures
National / regional programmes
(optional) thematic sub-programmes
Result-oriented programming
Controllability & verifiability
RD Priorities
(1) Knowledge transfer and innovation:
- Fostering innovation
- Linking practice and research;
- Vocational training
(2) Enhancing competitiveness:
- Farm restructuring
- Generational renewal
(3) Food chain organisation and risk management:
-Food chain integration
-Risk management
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RD Priorities
(4) Restoring, preserving, and enhancing ecosystems:
Biodiversity, high nature value farming, and landscapes
Water management
Soil management
(5) Resource efficiency and climate change:
Efficient water use
Efficient energy use
Renewable sources of energy
Reducing nitrous oxide and methane emissions
Carbon sequestration
(6) Social inclusion:
Diversification, small enterprises, and job creation
Local development, ICT in rural areas
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Forests in the Commission proposal for
Rural Development 2014 – 2020
Overview
• Strong continuity with respect to the current
programming period
• Forests remain a matter of national competence
• Forests are strategically framed in relation to
environmental matters, but their contribution to the
sustainable development of rural areas is fully
recognised
• Elements of simplification in the management
and implementation of forestry measures
Main relevant articles
• Article 8: thematic sub-programmes
• Articles 15 and 16: knowledge transfer and
advisory services
• Article 18: investments in physical assets
• Articles 22 – 27: forestry measures
• Article 28: producer groups
• Article 31: forest Natura-2000
• Article 35: forest-environment and forest
conservation
• Article 36: cooperation
• Articles 42 – 45: LEADER
Sub-programmes
• Thematic sub-programmes can be included in RD
programmes to address specific needs of certain
sectors/beneficiaries in the programming area
• Support rates can be increased in relation to:
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Young farmers;
Small farms;
Mountain areas;
Short supply chain,
Possible beneficiaries
(forestry measures)
• Status quo, with the following exceptions:
– Afforestation (art 23): land owned by the State are excluded
(establishment costs covered in current programming period)
– Agro-forestry systems (art 24): broadened scope ("land
owners" versus “farmers” in current programming period)
– Investments improving resilience and environmental value (art
26): eligibility of "private law" bodies (e.g. NGOs); land owned
by the State is eligible only if managed by bodies which are
independent from State budget
– Investments in new forestry technologies, processing and
marketing: broadened scope (SMEs are included)
– Forest-environment and climate services and forest
conservation (art 35): land owned by the State is eligible only
if managed by bodies which are independent from State budget
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Forest Management Plans
• To be submitted by holdings above a certain size to be decided by the
Member States. Minimum size to be specified in programmes.
• Obligation applies as pre-condition for all types of support under
forest-specific measures (art. 23, 24, 25, 26, 27 and 35)
• “Equivalent Instruments” for example in case of non-existence of a
fully-fledged FMP in a given area (e.g. limited forest areas). Principles
of sustainable forest management to be respected.
• Role of plans/equivalent instruments: embedding forest-related
support within a clear framework for the sustainable development of
forests in a given area, district, holding…
• Support for the preparation of FMP or equivalent instruments:
o through the measure “cooperation” (art. 36(2)(j)) (not
necessarily linked to support under art. 23-27)
o As part of feasibility studies for investments (single
beneficiaries)
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Afforestation
• What changes?:
o
o
o
o
o
Agricultural and non-agricultural land in one measure
Establishment costs up to 100% (80% in current programming
period)
Maintenance costs up to 10 years (5 years in current
programming period)
No support for income losses
No support for Short Rotation Coppices and fast growing species
for energy production
• Why?
o
o
Simplification and reduction of administrative burden
Measure targets environmental purposes
• Afforested areas eligible for first pillar payment
entitlements for the period of the commitment
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Agro-forestry systems
• What changes?:
o
o
Costs of maintenance are covered (maximum period of 3 years)
Agricultural and non-agricultural land are eligible (merged under one single
measure)
• "Agro-forestry systems" refers to systems in
which trees are grown in combination with
extensive agriculture
• Maximum number of trees to be defined by
Managing Authorities
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Prevention &restoration
• What changes?:
o
Preventive actions against pests and diseases are eligible
• List of harmful species and organisms may be included in
programmes. Preventive objectives in FMP
• Operations to be consistent with national forest protection
plans
• Restoration of forest potential: calls for proposals opened
by MA when natural disaster has caused loss of at least 30%
of forest potential in a given area. Compensation linked to the
natural disaster in subject
• Support rate subject to State Aid rules
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Investments
(resilience and environmental value)
• What changes?:
o
Broader scope (climate-related operations) and enlarged description of
eligible operations
• Support is granted for non productive
investments (environment, public goods, climate
change…)
• Support rates subject to State Aid rules
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Investment
(technologies, processing & marketing)
• What changes?:
o
Status quo with respect to art 27 and 28 in Regulation 1698/2005
o Support is granted for any investments in sustainable
forestry practices (incl. for thinning and pruning
operations). Processing and marketing of forest
products are eligible [NB: investments for forest-related
infrastructures (e.g. roads, water storage…) covered
under article 18 (investments)]
o Investments for small scale processing activities (small
scale production of pellets, small scale sawing…) are
eligible. [NB: second and large scale processing eligible
under art 20(b) (investments in non-agricultural
activities)]
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Forest-environment
• What changes?:
o
Broader scope (climate issues, conservation and promotion of genetic
resources)
• Per hectare support for multiannual (5-7 years)
commitments going beyond national law (to be
detailed in programmes)
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Setting up of producer groups
- Adapting the production to market requirements
- Jointly placing goods on the market, including preparation
for sale, centralization of sales and supply to bulk buyers
- Establishing common rules on production information, with
particular regard to harvesting and availability
- Other activities that may be carried out by producer groups
such as development of business and marketing skills and
organization and facilitation of innovation processes
Forestry sector is covered
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Co-operation
• 1. Support under this measure shall promote forms of co-
operation involving at least two entities and in particular:
• (a) co-operation approaches among different actors in
the Union agriculture and food chain, forestry sector
and among other actors, including inter-branch
organisations;
• (b) the creation of clusters and networks;
• 2. Co-operation under paragraph 1 shall relate in particular
to the following:
• (a) pilot projects;
• (b) the development of new products, practices,
processes and technologies in the agriculture, food and
forestry sectors
Co-operation (cont)
• (c) co-operation among small operators in organising joint
work processes, sharing facilities and resources;
• (d) horizontal and vertical co-operation among supply chain
actors for the establishment of logistic platforms to
promote short supply chains and local markets;
• (f) joint action undertaken with a view to mitigating or
adapting to climate change;
• (h) horizontal and vertical cooperation among supply chain
actors in the sustainable production of biomass for use in
food, energy production and industrial processes.
• (j) drawing up of forest management plans or equivalent
instruments.*
- *Proposals from the Council and PARL on beneficiaries concerning single
forest owners e.g. out of investment measures.
EIP network
• Objectives:
• support the EIP ‘Agricultural Productivity and Sustainability
(Art 61)
• Networking of operational groups, advisory services and
researchers
• Tasks of EIP network
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Helpdesk function
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Screening and reporting on relevant research results
Collect, analyse and disseminate information and good
practices on innovation
• Organise conferences and workshops
• Implementing acts/guidelines setting out
organizational structure and operation
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Elements of simplification
• Reduced number of measures ("merging"):
simplified financial management
• State Aid notifications (works in progress!):
• Revision of guidelines;
• Possible "one window approach" for state aid
notifications on co-funded RD measures;
• Possible increase of "de minimis" threshold.
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Forestry Strategy and
Forest Action Plan
1998: EU Forestry Strategy
2005: Implementation of the EU Forestry Strategy
2006: Forest Action Plan (2006-2011)
2011: Launch of the review of the EU Forestry
Strategy
New Forest Strategy scheduled
for the Spring of 2013
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New EU Forest
Strategy: inputs
Workshops with Member
States and Stakeholders
Working Groups under the
Standing Forestry Committee
Ex-post evaluation of the
Forest Action Plan
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Towards a new EU
Forest Strategy
- Forest Strategy
- A holistic view of forests and
all related policies, addressing
also the value chain.
- Ensuring that forests play a
positive
socio-economic
&
environmental role in the EU:
employment
and
rural
development,
added
value
products
while
delivering
ecosystem services
(…)
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Towards a new EU
Forest Strategy
Address in a coherent framework policy areas that have
implications for forests.
Integrated with key EU political strategies: contribution
from the sector to Europe 2020 Strategy and other 2020 and
2050 targets.
Address how to influence action on forests in areas of EU
competence.
Strengthening the International pillar
Suggesting guiding principles for ensuring coherence (i.e.
sustainability criteria for different uses of forest biomass).
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Towards a new EU
Forest Strategy
Works ongoing
Headline target suggested by the WG
To ensure and demonstrate by 2020 that all forests in the EU
are managed according to sustainable forest management
principles, and thus:
- contribute to balancing the different forest functions and
meeting demands, delivering vital ecosystem services;
- provide a basis for forestry and the whole forest-based value
chain to be competitive and viable contributors to the green
economy.
(Ad-hoc WG of the Standing Forestry Committee contributing to
the development of a new EU Forest Strategy)
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WHAT:
priorities
and objectives
Works ongoing
EU commitment to SFM as defined by Forest Europe
Strong and coherent framework with mechanisms to
improve coordination, cooperation and communication
Sustainable solutions to emerging challenges and to
sustainably manage the multiple demands
Focus on the 10 interrelated priorities
(Proposal from the WG under the Standing Forestry Committee contributing to the
development of a new EU Forest Strategy)
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WHAT: the 10
interrelated priorities
Works ongoing
WHAT: the 10 interrelated priorities
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Calendar for the new
EU Forest Strategy
8 June 2012
Adoption of the report from the WG under
the Standing Forestry Committee
4 of July 2012
2nd Workshop with Member States and
stakeholders: presentation of the final
report
September 2012 Opinion of the Standing Forestry Committee
on the final report
October 2012 –
April 2013
Preparation of the Communication by the
Commission services
Spring 2013
Adoption of the New Strategy COM
addressed to Council and Parliament
2013
Possible debate in Council and Parliament
(up to Council and Parliament to decide 41on
the follow up)
Thank you for your attention
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