EU ORs and OCTs partnerships implementing EU Biodiversity Policy

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1 EU ORs and OCTs partnerships implementing EU Biodiversity Policy - the EU's BEST Initiative Karin Zaunberger European Commission DG ENV Biodiversity Unit

2 ORs/OCTs EU & International Biodiversity Policy 2006 Biodiversity Action Plan 2008 Message from Reunion Island 2010 CBD COPX; Strategic Plan - Aichi Targets BEST Preparatory Action 2011 EU Biodiversity Strategy Partnerships for Biodiversity 2012 Rio+20 CBD COPXI 15 Review PoW Island Biodiversity 2013 Third year of BEST Preparatory Action; Summit of Caribbean Political and Business Leaders hosted in British Virgin Is.

3 Anguilla British Virgin Is. Turks & Caïcos Caïman Islands Montserrat Sint-Marteen Sint-Eustatius Saba Greenland The EU overseas dimension A major potential for cooperation on climate change and biodiversity St Pierre & Miquelon + 7 grants selected under BEST 2012 Azores St-Martin St-Barth. Guadeloupe Martinique Madeira Canary islands + 2 reserve list projects funded through AfD Aruba Bonaire Curaçao Falklands (Islas Malvinas) French Guiana Ascension St Helena South Georgia Iles Sandwich Tristan da Cunha Mayotte Crozet Islands BAT (British Antarctic Territory) Scattered Islands BIOT (British Indian Ocean Ter.) Reunion Kerguelen Amsterdam St-Paul TAAF (Terres Australes et Antarctiques Françaises) New Caledonia Adélie Land Wallis & Futuna French Polynesia Pitcairn Biodiversity hotspot with OR / OCT Major wilderness area with OR / OCT Polar & sub-polar regions ORs OCTs

4 PARTNERS et al of 84 proposals: local actors in OR/OCT, public & private organisations, NGOs, researchers European Parliament 3 years preparatory action BEST, 3times 2 million Other funders AFD for BEST in 2012 EU s BEST Initiative Member States Council Conclusions; FR, UK, NL International & Regional CBD COP XI 8 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 and Challenges, monitoring (delegations) CLIMA & MARE interested, roundtable

5 Next steps Implementation of the third (and last) year of the Preparatory Action BEST not through an open call for proposals, but through an open call for tender with 2 LOTs aiming at 1 or 2 service contracts for 4 years on "Measures towards sustaining the BEST Preparatory Action to promote the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity and ecosystem services in EU Outermost Regions and Overseas Countries and Territories". Aim: Covering all OR and OCTs Need for partnerships, collaboration, solidarity and clever networking; synergy and complementarity with on-going initiatives.

6 2 LOTs 1 or 2 contracts working together view to the setting up of a structure/platform that would enable and facilitate information sharing on funding availability from different sources (EC but also MS and other possible partners from international financial institutions to NGOs to business) for projects aimed at the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity and ecosystem services in EU Outermost Regions and Overseas Countries and Territories. This structure/platform will make information available between the finance providers and possible project implementers, as well as contribute to the development of any required support mechanisms (including ecosystem profiles). Funding organisations EC, MS and other Sustainable funding for BEST projects Interactive Platform + support mechanisms Biodiversity actors Project proposers

7 Milestones of third year of BEST Preparatory Action Commission Financing Decision adopted 18 April Open Call for Tender launched: 2 May 2013 Publication on etendering launch+12 days : 14 May Closing date : 2 September 2013

8 Thank you for your attention