Presentation on International Symposium "Buliding the Governance of Sustainable Development - European Solidarities with the new Member States", 23.-24.11. 2006, Annemasse, France

1. Martin Střelec
DAPHNE CZ – Institute of Applied Ecology
Connecting nature policies and agriculture
How to attract farmers to environmental issues
(practical experience from the Czech republic)

2. Why to deal with agriculture?
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3. Surveying the situation
Env. awareness?
Barriers?
Motivation?
Know-how?

4. Topics to ask
 Past, present, plans for future
 Attitude to land parcels
 „Do you value some of your fields more than others?“
 Benefits from biodiversity and ecological structures
 „Are trees and bushes good or bad for your farming practice?“
 Subsidies, finance
 „Have you applied for any „environmental“ subsidies?“
 „If not, why?“
 Authorities, institutions
 „Have you ever been in contact with environmental
institution?“
 Information, counselling
 „Where can you get help to solve environmental problems?“

5. Results and benefits
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C o n t a c t w it h e n v ir o n m e n t a l in s t it u t io n ?
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data
problems
insight
contact

6. Solving problems – wet spots in fields

7. Solving problems – soil erosion and runoff
soil
nutrients
chemicals

8. Practical recipes & their environmental background
practical topic
„How and why support trees & bushes“
background
importance of trees and bushes in the
landscape
recipe
•which tree species to plant
•where to get funding
•what approvals are needed

9. Practical recipes & their environmental background
legislation, contact, further information

10. trees
streams
...
Farm management plan – a complex approach
plants
birds
insects

11. ... projects that gave us experience
 Blanský les in NATURA
 Agriculture and nature conservancy in NATURA 2000 protected area
 „Healthy landscape“
 Education and counselling for environmentally friendly land-use

12. Proposals for cooperation
 share methods of communication with target group
 compare key problems in the sector
 provide know-how of environmental counselling
 exchange ideas how to motivate commercial sector

13. Thank you for your attention
 Martin Střelec
 DAPHNE CZ – Institute of Applied Ecology
 martin.strelec@daphne.cz
 www.daphne.cz