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STRATEGIC ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT of the COOPERATION PROGRAMME SLOVENIA – CROATIA 2014-2020 APPENDIX 1: APPROPRIATE ASSESSMENT
SEA REPORT
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This project is funded by the European Union
Strategic Environmental Assessment of the Cooperation Programme INTERREG V-A Slovenia-Croatia 2014-2020 Appendix: Appropriate Assessment Strategic environmental assessment of the Cooperation Programme Slovenia – Croatia 2014-2020 Appendix 1: Appropriate Assessment SEA REPORT
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TABLE OF CONTENTS ...... 3 GLOSSARY ...... 4 1 Short programme description ...... 5 2 Data on the Cooperation Programme Slovenia-Croatia 2014-2020 ...... 6 ...... 7 ...... 7 ...... 13 ...... 16 3 Description of protected areas ...... 19 ...... 30 4 Impact assessment ...... 35 5 Literature ...... 46 6 Appendix preparation team ...... 47 TABLES: Table 1: Eligible actions of the CP SI-CRO 2014-2020 ...... 8 Table 2: Allocation of funds of the CP SI-CRO 2014-2020 ...... 12 Table 3: Relationship of the CP SI-CRO 2014-2020 with other programmes ...... 13 Table 4: Protection goals and factors contributing to value conservation ...... 19 Table 5: Legal regimes within protected areas and their parts ...... 27 Table 6: Number of target species and habitat types of Natura 2000 areas within the programme area ...... 32 Table 7: Natura 2000 areas according to Directive ...... 32 Table 8: Impact assessment of eligible actions within the SOs on the set environmental goal to maintain and improve the degree of conservation of Natura 2000 target features, Natura 2000 Network integrity, conditions in protected nature areas and nature protection network on the whole ...... 36
FIGURES: Figure 1: Programme area ...... 6 Figure 2: Areas at risk of flooding ...... 21 Figure 3: Natura 2000 areas ...... 22 Figure 4: Ecologically important areas (SI) ...... 23 Figure 5: Nature protection areas ...... 24 Figure 6: Natural values (SI) ...... 25 Figure 7: Land use (Corine Land Cover 2006)...... 31 Figure 8: Areas at risk of flooding ...... 34
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2 DATA ON THE COOPERATION PROGRAMME SLOVENIA -CROATIA 2014-2020
2.1. PROGRAMME AREA o z o z
Figure 1: Programme area
2.2. PLANNED LAND USE , ITS SCOPE AND GUIDELINES , SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION OF PLANNED ACTIVITIES , OR SPATIAL GUIDELINES AND SPATIAL EXTENT OF ALL PLANNED INTERVENTIONS
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2.3. GENERAL DATA ON PLANNED INTERVENTIONS
2.3.1. DESCRIPTION OF THE COOPERATION PROGRAMME SLOVENIA -CROATIA FOR THE PROGRAMMING PERIOD 2014-2020
2.3.1.1. OUTLINE OF THE PROGRAMME o Substantial regional disparities and the rural-urban divide o Tackling unemployment and improving conditions for smart growth o Maintaining the programme area’s environmental quality, diversity and identity and adapting to climate change o Ensuring equal access to social, health, rescue services for populations in the programme area and making the area safe and attractive to live in
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Table 1: Eligible actions of the CP SI-CRO 2014-2020 PRIORITY AXIS SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES ELIGIBLE ACTIONS Indicative flood risk management activities in the transboundary river basins to be supported a) Non-structural flood risk reduction measures o o o o z o z o 1.1. Flood risk o 1. INTEGRATED reduction in the o FLOOD RISK transboundary MANAGEMENT IN Dragonja, Kolpa/Kupa, o z TRANSBOUNDARY Sotla/Sutla, Drava, RIVER BASINS Mura and Bregana river b) Structural flood risk reduction measures in the target area (Dragonja, Kolpa/Kupa, Sotla/Sutla, Drava and Mura river basins): basins o z Guiding principles for the selection of operations o o o o 1. Development of cross border products and destinations on the basis of cultural and natural heritage following the concepts of sustainable tourism, bottom-up and integrated approach - 2. PRESERVATION z AND 2.1. Mobilizing natural SUSTAINABLE and cultural heritage - USE OF NATURAL for sustainable tourism AND CULTURAL development RESOURCES - -
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2. Cross-border destination or product co-operation structures, management and promotion - - - 3. Improvement of knowledge base and capacities - o o - - - Note: o Natural and cultural heritage under specific objective 6c is to be understood in a broader sense; besides registered tangible and intangible heritage one should consider other cultural values and habits, natural resources, traditional knowledge, etc. that create the programme area identity. However, small-scale conservation and infrastructural type of activities are only eligible for registered natural and cultural heritage. Guiding principles for the selection of operations - publicly accessible - - Contribution to the smart balance between preservation and sustainable use - Integration of cultural and natural heritage with relevant tourism stakeholders into market driven cross-border tourism products or destinations. - Concepts of sustainable tourism, bottom-up and integrated approach - Positive increase on the number of visitors - Enhancement, networking and upgrading of the existing initiatives - Integration of at least one of three CP cross-cutting issues - Elaboration and implementation of visitor management plans for natural heritage.
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- Capacity building nature protection ecosystem services - Development of joint co-ordinated approaches, methods, tools and new solutions - Implementation of monitoring surveys - Practical demonstration actions in nature o o z 2.2. Protecting and o restoring biodiversity o and promoting o ecosystem services o o ecosystem services Guiding principles for the selection of operations - Projects focusing on preservation of biodiversity o o apply at least one of three CP cross-cutting issues 3.1. Building Indicative actions to be supported 3. HEALTHY, SAFE partnerships among AND ACCESSIBLE public authorities and - Setting up new or strengthening existing cross-border cooperation structures BORDER AREAS stakeholders for healthy, safe and z
Green infrastructure PES
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accessible border areas - Co-ordination, elaboration and improvement of joint plans, procedures and exchange of governance models - Developing skills and competences - Joint development and delivery (demonstration) of new or improved services within the cooperation structures - Promotion of active involvement of different groups of citizens Promotion of co-operations structures, their joint services and programmes. Guiding principles for the selection of operations required - - - Peripheral/ rural areas under this co-operation programme are considered all areas outside the urban centres of city municipalities. 3 - Higher relevance - vertical integration of institutions and larger territorial coverage of cooperation structure - one of three CP cross-cutting issues - vulnerable target groups
Indicative actions to be supported 4.1. Provide the - z 4. TECHNICAL efficient and ASSISTANCE frictionless - z enforcement of the CP -
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- z - - - - - - - - - - - - Table 2: Allocation of funds of the CP SI-CRO 2014-2020 PRIORITY TOTAL AMOUNT FOR THE PA AMOUNT CODE AXIS (EUR) (EUR) 1 2 3 4
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Table 3: Relationship of the CP SI-CRO 2014-2020 with other programmes
PRIORITY SPECIFIC TYPE OF THE PROGRAMME PRIORITY AXIS/SPECIFIC OBJECTIVE AXIS OBJECTIVES PROGRAMME 2014-2020
1. 1.1. o Integrated Flood risk flood risk reduction in management the in transboundar o transboundary y Dragonja, river basins Kolpa/Kupa, Sotla/Sutla, Drava, Mura and Bregana river basins o o o 2. 2.1. o Preservation Mobilizing and natural and sustainable cultural use of natural heritage for and cultural sustainable resources tourism development o o
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2.3.3. INDICATIVE ACTIONS SORTED ACCORDING TO THE REGULATION ON THE ASSESSMENT OF ACCEPTABILITY OF IMPACTS FROM PLANS AND INTERVENTIONS ON PROTECTED AREAS AREA OF Intervention in AREA OF DIRECT INDIRECT DIRECT IMPACT NOTE INDIRECT nature IMPACT (in m) IMPACT IMPACT (in m) z z z zz zz z
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AREA OF Intervention in AREA OF DIRECT INDIRECT DIRECT IMPACT NOTE INDIRECT nature IMPACT (in m) IMPACT IMPACT (in m)
2.4. ANTICIPATED PROGRAMMING PERIOD
2.5. EXPECTED CONSUMPTION OF NATURAL RESOURCES
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3 DESCRIPTION OF PROTECTED AREAS
3.1. PROTECTED AREAS ’ PROTECTION GOALS AND FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO VALUE CONSERVATION Off. Gazette of the Republic of Slovenia, No. 96/04, 61/06, 8/10 and 46/14 Off. Gazette of the Republic of Croatia, No. 80/13 Off. Gazette of the Republic of Slovenia, No. 49/04, 110/04, 59/07, 43/08, 8/12, 33/13, 35/13, 39/13 and 3/14 Off. Gazette of the Republic of Croatia, No. 124/13 Table 4: Protection goals and factors contributing to value conservation Factor contributing to value Country Protected areas Protection goals conservation o o o o Natura 2000 areas Ordinance on special protection areas (Natura 2000 areas) (Off. Gazette of the Republic of Slovenia, No. 49/04, 110/04, 59/07, 43/08, 8/12, 33/13, o 35/13, 39/13 and 3/14) SLOVENIA o o o Protected areas Nature Protection Act (Off. Gazette of the Republic of Slovenia, No. 96/04, 61/06 and 8/10) o ZaVita, svetovanje, d.o.o. Dvokut–ECRO d.o.o. Integra Consulting s.r.o. 19/47
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Factor contributing to value Country Protected areas Protection goals conservation o o Natura 2000 areas Nature Protection Act (Off. Gazette of o the Republic of Croatia, No. 80/13) o CROATIA Protected areas Nature Protection Act (Off. Gazette of the Republic of Croatia, No. 80/13)
3.2. PROTECTED AND DEGRADED AREAS o o o o Off. Gazette of the Republic of Slovenia, No. 96/04, 61/06, 8/10 and 46/14 o o Off. Gazette of the Republic of Slovenia, No. 96/04, 61/06, 8/10 and 46/14 Off. Gazette of the Republic of Croatia, No. 80/13 o o z o z o z o z
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Figure 2: Areas at risk of flooding (Source: SI - IRSNC, 2013–2014, Natural History Atlas (Naravovarstveni Atlas); CRO – Croatian Waters)
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Figure 3: Natura 2000 areas (Source: SI - IRSNC, 2013–2014, Natural History Atlas (Naravovarstveni Atlas); CRO – State Institute for Nature Protection)
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Figure 4: Ecologically important areas (Source: SI - IRSNC, 2013–2014, Natural History Atlas (Naravovarstveni Atlas))
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Figure 5: Nature protection areas (Source: SI - IRSNC, 2013–2014, Natural History Atlas (Naravovarstveni Atlas); CRO – State Institute for Nature Protection)
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Figure 6: Natural values (Source: SI - IRSNC, 2013–2014, Natural History Atlas (Naravovarstveni Atlas))
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Figure 7: Cultural heritage (Source: SI - IRSNC, 2013–2014, Natural History Atlas (Naravovarstveni Atlas))
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3.3. SUMMARY OF CURRENT LEGAL REGIMES WITHIN PROTECTED AREAS Table 5: Legal regimes within protected areas and their parts Country Protected areas Legal regime the Habita ts Directive Natura 2000 areas
According to EU Directives o Directive 2009/147/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 November 2009 on the conservation of wild birds (the Birds Directive) and o Council Directive 92/43/EEC on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora (the Habitats o Directive) SLOVENIA
& that have been CROATIA transposed to national legislation:
o Ordinance on special protection areas (Natura 2000 areas) (Off. Gazette of the Republic of Slovenia, No. 49/04, 110/04, 59/07, 43/08, 8/12, 33/13, 35/13, 39/13 and 3/14)
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Ordinance on the Ecological Network (Off. Gazette of the Republic of Croatia, No. 124/13) the Birds Directive z
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Country Protected areas Legal regime Natural monument Protected areas Nature Conservation Act (Off. Gazette of the Republic of Slovenia, No. 96/04, 61/06, 8/10 and Strict nature reserve 46/14) Nature reserve
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Country Protected areas Legal regime Large protected areas - National park Regional park Landscape park
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Country Protected areas Legal regime CROATIA Strict reserve National park Special reserve Protected areas Nature Protection Act (Off. Gazette of the Nature park Republic of Croatia, No. 80/13 Regional park Nature monument Significant landscape Park forest Horticultural monument 3.4. DATA ON OBTAINING NATURE PROTECTION GUIDELINES OR NATURE PROTECTION EXPERT INPUT AND PLAN ’S COHERENCE WITH THEM , ESPECIALLY IN RESPECT TO MITIGATION MEASURES
3.4.1 PROGRAMME COHERENCE WITH THE GUIDELINES
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3.5. LAND USE
Figure 7: Land use (Corine Land Cover 20065) 3.6. SPECIES AND HABITAT TYPES FOR WHICH NATURA 2000 AREA HAS BEEN DESIGNATED , INCLUDING DATA FROM STANDARD DATA FORMS 2.3.1.2. Types of supported actions
Off. Gazette of the Republic of Slovenia, No. 49/04, 110/04, 59/07, 43/08, 8/12, 33/13, 35/13, 39/13 and 3/14 Off. Gazette of the Republic of Croatia, No. 124/13
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Table 6: Number of target species and habitat types of Natura 2000 areas within the programme area Slovenia Croatia
No. of target species (both Directives)
No. of habitat types
3.7. MANAGEMENT PLANS FOR PROTECTED AREAS AND NATURA 2000 SITES AND THEIR GUIDELINES z o o o o 3.3. Summary of current legal regimes within protected areas 3.8. BASELINE CONDITIONS Off. Gazette of the Republic of Slovenia, No. 96/04, 61/06, 8/10 and 46/14 Off. Gazette of the Republic of Croatia, No. 80/13 Natura 2000 areas (Directive 2009/147/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 November 2009 on the conservation of wild birds) (Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora) Off. Gazette of the Republic of Slovenia, No. 49/04, 110/04, 59/07, 43/08, 8/12, 33/13, 35/13, 39/13 and 3/14 Off. Gazette of the Republic of Croatia, No. 124/13 Table 7: Natura 2000 areas according to Directive Natura 2000 areas Number of areas Surface (ha)
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Off. Gazette of the Republic of Croatia, No. 80/13 Off. Gazette of the Republic of Slovenia, No. 96/04, 61/06, 8/10 and 46/14 Protected areas 3.9. KEY CHARACTERISTICS OF HABITAT TYPES AND SPECIES OF THE AREA
3.10. DATA ON SEASONAL INFLUENCES AND NATURAL DISASTERS (DROUGHTS AND FLOODS ) ON KEY HABITATS OR SPECIES OF THE AREA z z
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Figure 8: Areas at risk of flooding
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4 IMPACT ASSESSMENT
4.1. DETERMINATION OF NEGATIVE IMPACTS ON PROTECTION GOALS OF PARTICULAR PROTECTED AREAS , THEIR INTEGRITY AND COHESION , INCLUDING CUMULATIVE IMPACTS z Off. Gazette of the Republic of Slovenia, No. 130/04, 53/06, 38/10 and 3/11).
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To maintain or improve the degree of conservation of Natura 2000 target features, Natura 2000 Network integrity, conditions in protected nature areas and nature protection network on the whole.
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Table 8: Impact assessment of eligible actions within the SOs on the set environmental goal to maintain and improve the degree of conservation of Natura 2000 target features, Natura 2000 Network integrity, conditions in protected nature areas and nature protection network on the whole
Potential Specific Impact Eligible actions cumulative Impact description objectives assessment impact 1.1. Flood risk a) Non -structural flood risk reduction measures reduction in the transboundary o Dragonja, Kolpa/Kupa, o Sotla/Sutla, Drava, Mura o and Bregana river basins o z o z A - Planned actions will be neutral (A) in respect to the set environmental goal. o o o z
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b) Structural flood risk reduction measures in the target area (Dragonja, Kolpa/Kupa, Sotla/Sutla, Drava and Mura river basins): negative impacts (long-term) o z o 3260 Water courses of plain to montane levels with the Ranunculion fluitantis and Callitricho-Batrachion vegetation, 3270 Rivers with muddy banks with Chenopodion rubri p.p. and Bidention p.p. vegetation o Lutra lutra Castor fiber o 6440 Alluvial meadows of river valleys of the Cnidion dubii 91E0 Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion albae), 91F0 Riparian mixed forest of Quercus robur, Ulmus laevis and Ulmus minor, Fraxinus excelsior or Fraxinus angustifolia along the great rivers (Ulmenion minoris) Marsilea qudrifolia negative cumulative impacts B +
CP Connected in Green ecologically or environmentally oriented programme z z is assessed as negligible (B).
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2.1. Mobilizing 1. Development of cross border products and natural and destinations on the basis of cultural and natural cultural heritage following the concepts of sustainable heritage for tourism, bottom-up and integrated approach sustainable - negative impacts tourism development o z o o - B + positive impact - - cumulative impacts positive and negative ZaVita, svetovanje, d.o.o. Dvokut–ECRO d.o.o. Integra Consulting s.r.o. 38/47
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2. Cross-border destination or product co- operation structures, management and promotion - z z - negligible (B). - z 3. Improvement of knowledge base and capacities have only positive impacts on protected areas - o A + o
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positive - cumulative impact
- positive (A). -
2.2. Protecting - Capacity building have only positive impacts on protected areas and restoring biodiversity nature and promoting protection ecosystem services ecosystem - Development of joint co-ordinated services approaches, methods, tools and new solutions A + - Implementation of monitoring surveys positive cumulative impact
positive (A).
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- Practical demonstration actions in nature o o z o o o positive impact o o z
positive cumulative impact
positive impact (A)
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ecosystem services possibility of a positive impact (A+) A /
3.1. Building Indicative actions to be supporte d partnerships among public authorities and stakeholders - Setting up new or strengthening existing for healthy, cross-border cooperation structures safe and accessible border areas z A / Planned actions will be neutral (A) in respect to the set environmental goal. - Co-ordination, elaboration and improvement of joint plans, procedures and exchange of governance models - Developing skills and competences
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- Joint development and delivery (demonstration) of new or improved services within the cooperation structures - Promotion of active involvement of different groups of citizens - Promotion of co-operations structures, their joint services and programmes
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z z
4.3. MITIGATION MEASURES Connected in Green z
4.4. MONITORING
o Average degree of conservation status of habitat types and species of Natura 2000 sites in programme area
o Surface area of habitats supported (in order to attain a better conservation status);
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4.5. RECOMMENDATIONS z z
RECOMMENDATION Timeframe ´ ´ habitat restoration, re -naturalisation of river beds/improvements of hydrologic conditions invasive species removal
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