EPPA Working Group
Category: Nature

The EU Biodiversity Strategy sets 6 targets most of which are reflected in the project’s activities.

• Protect species and habitats – Target 1: By 2020, the assessments of species and habitats protected by EU nature law show better conservation or a secure status for 100 % more habitats and 50 % more species.
• Maintain and restore ecosystems – Target 2: By 2020, ecosystems and their services are maintained and enhanced by establishing green infrastructure and restoring at least 15 % of degraded ecosystems.
• Achieve more sustainable agriculture and forestry – Target 3: By 2020, the conservation of species and habitats depending on or affected by agriculture and forestry, and the provision of their ecosystem services show measurable improvements
• Make fishing more sustainable and seas healthier – Target 4: By 2015, fishing is sustainable. By 2020, fish stocks are healthy and European seas healthier. Fishing has no significant adverse impacts on species and ecosystems.
• Combat invasive alien species – Target 5: By 2020, invasive alien species are identified, priority species controlled or eradicated, and pathways managed to prevent new invasive species from disrupting European biodiversity.
• Help stop the loss of global biodiversity – Target 6: By 2020, the EU has stepped up its contribution to avert global biodiversity loss.

The nature component has been divided to three sub-components. For each of the subcomponents, project team will form separate Working Sub-Group (WSG) that will involve different participants from the beneficiary public administration. The following sub-components and WSG are envisaged:

• EU Strategies, including the Macro-Regional Strategies implemented through EU Strategies WSG
• Combating illegal logging and related trade implemented through Illegal logging WSG
• Managing wildlife trade in the region implemented through Wildlife trade WSG.