Global & European Strategies for Plant Conservation
ESPC Target 6
At least 30% of production lands managed consistent
with the conservation of plant diversity
TARGET 6. CONSERVING PLANTS IN PRODUCTION LANDS
Information: Developing and testing methods for improving all aspects plant conservation should be a priority for research organisations, NGOs, state agencies, and individuals. All successful methods should be disseminated as widely as possible to be replicated in other countries and regions.
Targets: (for details of lead partners download pdf of ESPC)
GSPC target 6
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At least 30% of production lands managed consistent with the conservation of plant diversity |
ESPC 6.1 |
80% of Europe’s remaining high biodiversity production lands (e.g. old growth forest, natural/semi-natural grasslands, arable plant-rich areas, High Nature Value Farmland) managed consistent with conservation of plant diversity through traditional management and other mechanisms. |
| ESPC 6.2 | 20%* of production lands managed to maintain and restore plant diversity, reduce fragmentation, and mitigate effects of climate change within the wider landscape. (*20% of those production lands not already included in the calculation for target 6.1) |
| ESPC 6.3 | 100% of East European countries have mechanisms (lobbying information, case studies, biodiversity/economic benefit studies) to promote the urgent need for and the benefits of plant conservation in production lands. |
ESPC 6.4 |
Ensure biodiversity risk assessments are a mandatory element of national and EU biofuel/biomass and development plans. (to ensure that conversion of land to new uses such as urban development, infrastructure and biofuel production should only occur on low biodiversity land and should not impact on connectivity functions) |
Actions to mitigate the effects of climate change: Ensure that national and regional biofuel plans do not impact negatively on biodiversity conservation or food production inside or outside of Europe. Target agricultural environmental subsidies towards creating ecological corridors to allow migration and prevent isolation of species and populations. |
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European Projects/Databases/Organisations:
Organisation
Project/Database/Aims
Online DB
Birdlife Europe
Series of projects, reports and campaigns on effectiveness and reform of the EU Common Agricultural Policy and its effects on biodiversity conservation
EC Agrinet Portal
The European Commission Agrinet Portal provides information on EU funded research into agriculture, fisheries, forestry and rural development.
ECNC
BIOSCORE ENRISK and SEBI2010 – Indicators Projects to assess effectiveness of European biodiversity policies
ECNC
Biodiversity and the Food Sector (2005) – an initial review of the extent to which biodiversity is protected through food standards
European Topic Centre on Biological Diversity
Coordinating actions to identify High Nature Value Farmland (including grasslands) for the Environment for Europe Process and the Kyiv Declaration.
FAO ( Europe)
Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations
FERN
The Forests and European Union Resource Network – a campaigning NGO working for greater social and environmental justice for forests and forest peoples’ rights in the policies and practices of the European Union.
FSC ( Europe)
Forest Stewardship Council – Provides a certification scheme for responsible management in the world’s forests, including timber and non-timber forests products. 22 national offices in its Europe and Russia Region. http://www.fsc.org/
IFOAM
International Federation of Organic Agricultural Movements – network of national and regional organic movements – IFOAM standards include environmental conditions – 2 European regional organisations – The IFOAM EU Group and AgriBioMediterraneo.
MCPFE
Ministerial Conference for the Protection of Forests in Europe – High level political initiative for the protection and sustainable management of forests in Europe
Organic Europe Net
Information and statistics on organic agriculture in Europe.
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Plantlife International
Important Arable Plant Areas – method and project to identify key arable plant areas and target these areas for agri-environment schemes
Veen Ecology
Projects on agrobiodiversity, grasslands and old growth forest in several European countries
Link to case-studies/tool kits: (.pdf)
- IAPA
- High Nature Value farmland (see target 4)
- Organic agriculture standards
- Grasslands in Slovakia (see target 6)
- Ranscombe Farm and Landscape Scale
- Lower Smite Farm
- WWF Sweden – Forestry
- Birdlife and agri-environment in Europe
- FSC certification
- WWF Cork orchard project
International Projects