Berlin Environmental Relief Programme II ERDF co-funded nature and landscape conservation projects in Berlin
Outline of the presentation Background of Environmental Relief Programme (ERP) Key activity: nature and landscape conservation in ERP One best practice example
Environmental Relief Programme = grant scheme within Berlin ERDF Regional OP Regulation (EC) 1080/2006: Priorities for Funding ERDF Operational Programme: Priority 4 Environment Environmental Relief Programme (ERP) for Berlin
EU co-financed Environmental Funding in Berlin 1989/90...1995 2000 2006.2011.2015 Environmental Funding Programme UFP, Future Initiative Ecological Business Environmental Relief Programmes (ERP) ERP I ERP II Nature and landscape conservation Funding for environmental projects in Berlin was fundamentally restructured in 2000 via ERP For the first time, projects of nature and landscape conservation could be supported
Environmental Relief Programme at a glance Responsible administration: Implementing agency: Senate Department for Health, Environment and Consumer Protection, Berlin B.&S.U. mbh ERP II Period: 2007-2013 (2015) ERP II funding: ~ 122 Mio. ERDF (50%): 80.4 Mio. Projects for nature and landscape protection Number of Projects 7 Total expenditure >= 15 Mio. ERDF >= 7.5 Mio.
Distribution of ERP II funding 2007-2013
Nature and landscape conservation & NATURA 2000 Eligible Applicants for Project Implementation - Public Institutions Funding quota: - About 90 %: 50 % ERDF and 40 % Senate Department for Health, Environment and Consumer Protection Funding objectives - Conservation of nature and landscape protection areas - Development /expansion of nature and landscape protection areas - Achievement of the goals of NATURA 2000
ERP application procedure Applicant Idea/First Request First draft of proposal Formal Application B.&S.U. / Administration First request Counselling Interview Assessment First Vote Counselling Interview Decision Recommendation Approval (or rejection) Start of the project
Best practice: Urban agriculture StadtLandWirtschaft Herzberge in Berlin Lichtenberg Project Content: Revitalisation of derelict land. Effects: an additional landscape conservation area of 50 ha, grazing areas for sheep, habitats for protected amphibians and a recreation area for the residents of Berlin. Linking recreation, agriculture and nature conservation
StadtLandWirtschaft Herzberge at a glance Project implemented by: District Authority Lichtenberg Project duration: October 2008 March 2013 Total expenditure: 5.330.000 ERP Funding: 4.646.630,74 Share of ERDF: 2.665.000,00
More best practice Sewage irrigation fields near Hobrechtsfelde Fort Hahneberg Scenic path Havelhöhenweg Rest stop for beavers on the River Spree
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Thank you for your attention! Christine Weiss Senate Department for Health, Environment and Consumer Protection Brückenstraße 6 10179 Berlin christine.weiss@senguv.berlin.de