Wolfgang Suske Conference Bonn Consultant for Rural Development and Nature Conservation, Austria...

Wolfgang Suske Conference Bonn

Consultant for Rural Development and Nature Conservation, Austria 3rd-7th september 2005

Rural Development and Nature Conservation in AustriaBackground – Effects – Examples – Plans for the Future

Wolfgang Suske, Consultant for Rural Development and Nature Conservation



Rural DevelopementAustria AE

(ÖPUL)

Art.9/NC

Art.33/NC

80.000ha27 Mio €27.000 holdings

4%3,2%

20%

1,4 Mio €

2,5 Mio €

NC

AE (ÖPUL):Basic subsidy Conservation landscape elements Organic farmersReduction pesticides and fertilizationGreencoversMowing steep slopes

Introdruction …



1. The Golden Triangle1. The Golden Triangle

2. Whole farm approach - „NC Plan“2. Whole farm approach - „NC Plan“

Three short stories …

… about the cooperation between beneficairies and administration

… about the importance to look on the whole farm

3. Protecting initiative starts in our mind3. Protecting initiative starts in our mind… about the starting point of sustainable nature protection



Beneficiaries

Authorities

NGOs, experts,planners

Identify deficits in practice

Consulting, Connecting, Monitoring

Design, Administration and Controlling




Rural DevelopementAustria

Calculationsfor all provinces

Nature Conservationmeasures ÖPUL

Menu of premiums and restrictions

test

visitation on farmagreement between expert and farmer

field reports

discussion and decision about implementation

training

Guidelines


Guidelines



1. The Golden Triangle 1. The Golden Triangle exampleexample

permanent structures of dialogue

„ÖPUL - Advisory Board“

coordination meetings

accompanying Working Group

Expert Group

seminars, field trips

Ministry, regional authority, NGOs, (experts)

regional authorities

regional authorities, expert

regional authorities, planners, experts, (famers)

farmers, experts, ministry, provinces, NGOs

evaluation and monitoring

coordinationadministration and controlling

program development,mediation of various interests, strategies

Success stories,difficult situations,open questions, ideas

positive and negative experiences on farm



field reports


goalspecial mowing-date to

conserve variety of grassland- species

I agree on mowing later,

but …

„… mostly I have troublesbecause of two or three days. Weather forecast tells about adverse weather – so I‘ll get difficulties with quality of hay!“

methodmowing at specific “phenologic dates”



discussion and decision about implementation


Phänophasen: Beginn der Blüte Teilw eise verblüht

Aufblühen vollständig verblüht

Vollblüte Fruchtreife

13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

I II IIISchw arzer Holunder

Hundsrose

Roter Hartriegel

Gew öhnlicher Liguster

Wiesenfuchsschw anz

Wald-Storchschnabel

Glatthafer

Aufrechte Trespe

Knaulgras

Goldhafer

Honiggras

Waldgeißbart

Geflecktes Johanniskraut

Große Sterndolde

Wiesen-Flockenblume

Zw erg-Holunder

Echtes Mädesüß

Perücken-Föockenblume

Gew öhnliche Waldrebe

Trauben-Holunder

JuliJuni

methodmowing at specific “phenologic dates”



Beneficiaries

Authorities

NGOs, experts,planners

Identify deficits in practice

Consulting, Connecting, Monitoring

Design, Administration and Controlling

Ideas





far away, poor soil;but: wonderful natural scenery,high quality of hay

steep, dangerous,difficult, poor soilbut: high quality of hay

manure - management

valuable structures „against“investments on farm-building and cowshed

NC Plan: includes difficult areas in management, organizes alternatives

NC Plan: requirements geared to the situation of the farm

NC Plan: includes protecting structures around the farm

NC Plan: includes difficult areas in management, organizes alternatives



visitation of whole farm

valuable areas(conservation and restoration)

fix

flexible

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

1,0 ha

1,9 ha

2,0 ha

0,5 ha0,1 ha

x

x

x

e.g. 3 ha





map of each NC- farmand the valuable areas

short and nice description of the landscapearound the farm

„hot spots“ - speciesstatewide prepared,regional adapted,local selected



3. Protecting initiative starts in our mind3. Protecting initiative starts in our mind

Favorite places of farmers and expectant farmers

A. Aichhorn

Fam. Schattbacher

Fam. GerhalterS. Zauner

H. Greischberger, junior

Fam. Brunner




erstwhile favorite places of farmers



3. Protecting initiative starts in our mind 3. Protecting initiative starts in our mind examplesexamples



Natura 2000 sites avised/not advised

0

20

40

60

80

100

120

Valsertal - advised Wallersee - advised Steinfeld -not advised Wienerwald - notadvised

% Teilnahme

ÖPUL Naturschutz

ca. 37%

ca. 6%




0

5000

10000

15000

20000

25000

1994 1996 1998 2000 2002

holdings

area

Trend of nature Conservation measures in Lower Austria (1994 – 2002)

administration

creation ofawareness


… and the success factor?

Art. 9Art.33

Art.22

1257/99

new RD

Art.36

Art.37Art.55

Art.43

Art.44


Consultant for Rural Development and Nature Conservation, Austria 3rd-7th september 2005 [email protected]@chello.at

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