A bottom-up approach to policy development makes this project unique. Most EU Member States have created voluntary programmes whereby landowners and land managers can receive financial and other benefits for participating in nature conservation activities. However, many of these conservation programmes are relatively new and...
New conservation tools to engage private landowners in national and regional conservation efforts in EU Member States The LIFE project organised a lunch-event during the COP-14 on private land conservation possibilities. The conference’s international scope was the main benefit to raise awareness on the possibilities and...
Why do landowners conserve their land? The second International Workshop of the ELCN had the aim to deal with incentives for private landowners to engage in conservation activities on their land. Based on various in-field experiences presented from Europe and US, different tools for creating such incentives were discussed: fiscal tools...
2nd Continental Pannonian, Steppic and BlackSea Biogeographical Seminar After the opening speech by Mr. Humberto Delgado Rosa from DG Environment the LIFE project was presented together with the ELCN to inspire the participants for an interesting working group discussion on financial compensation possibilities in private land...
Land Is For Ever was presented during the yearly Wildlife Estates Plenary Session in the Buckeburg Palace, Germany. An expert panel discussed existing and innovative compensation possibilities for private nature conservation. Panel discussion: Moderator: Robert FLIES, Former Advisor to the Director (Directorate B –Nature) in the DG...
