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DEVELOPING A NATIONAL AGRI-ENVIRONMENT Programme for Serbia DEVELOPING A NATIONAL AGRI-ENVIRONMENT Programme for Serbia Tamsin Cooper, Tomasz Pezold (eds.), Clunie Keenleyside, Suzana Đorđević-Milošević, Kaley Hart, Sergej Ivanov, Mark Redman, Dragana Vidojević The designation of geographical entities in this book, and the presentation of the material, do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of IUCN, Avalon, IEEP or Natura Balkanika concerning the legal status of any country, territory, or area, or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. The views expressed in this publication do not necessarily reflect those of IUCN, Avalon, IEEP and Natura Balkanika. This publication has been made possible in part by funding from the Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality, the Netherlands. Published by: IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Belgrade, Serbia in collaboration with Avalon, IEEP and Natura Balkanika Copyright: © 2010 International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources Reproduction of this publication for educational or other non-commercial purposes is authorized without prior written permission from the copyright holder provided the source is fully acknowledged. Reproduction of this publication for resale or other commercial purposes is prohibited without prior written permission of the copyright holder. Citation: Cooper, T., Pezold, T. (eds.), Keenleyside, C., Đorđević-Milošević, S., Hart, K., Ivanov, S., Redman, M., Vidojević, D. (2010). Developing a National Agri- Environment Programme for Serbia. Gland, Switzerland and Belgrade, Serbia: IUCN Programme Office for South-Eastern Europe. 88pp Collaborators: Milan Ivanković (Stara Planina pilot study consultations), Srđan Šeremešić (Deliblato Sands pilot study), Višnja Mileusnić (Deliblato Sands pilot study), Nikola Stojnić (Deliblato Sands pilot study), Goran Sekulić (scientific advice), Zora Stevanović Dajić (map), Svetlana Aćić (map), Mileta Bojović (map), Linda Zanella (English proofreading), Gordana Kubura (Serbian proofreading), Suzanna Živković (Serbian translations), Boris Erg (Serbian proofreading), Aleksandra Nešić (Serbian proofreading), Jelena Stjelja (Serbian proofreading). Photos: Dragan Bosnić, Suzana Đorđević-Milošević, Boris Erg, Sergej Ivanov, Tomasz Pezold ISBN: 978-2-8317-1325-0 Cover design and layout by: Imre Sebestyén, jr. / UNITgraphics.com Cover photo: Boris Erg Produced by: IUCN Programme Office for South-Eastern Europe in collaboration with Avalon, IEEP and Natura Balkanika Printed by: Stojkov, Novi Sad Available from: IUCN Programme Office for South-Eastern Europe Dr Ivana Ribara 91 11070 Belgrade, Serbia [email protected] Tel +381 11 2272 411 Fax +381 11 2272 531 www.iucn.org/publications Contents Contents ABBREVIATIONS .............................................................................................................................................................................. 6 FOREWORD ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 7 PROJECT PARTNERS ................................................................................................................................................................... 9 CHAPTER 1: ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 11 Introduction CHAPTER 2: .........................................................................................................................................................................................15 Agriculture and the Environment in Serbia CHAPTER 3: ........................................................................................................................................................................................23 High Nature Value Farming in Europe CHAPTER 4: .........................................................................................................................................................................................31 High Nature Value Farming Systems in Serbia CHAPTER 5: .........................................................................................................................................................................................51 agri-environment policy Making in the EU CHAPTER 6: .........................................................................................................................................................................................61 Developing an Agri-environment Programme for Serbia CHAPTER 7: ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 75 Implementation of agri-environment payment schemes CHAPTER 8: ........................................................................................................................................................................................85 Social and Economic Importance of HNV Farming Systems REFERENCES .......................................................................................................................................................................................88 7 DEVELOPING A NATIONAL AGRI-ENVIRONMENT Programme for Serbia Abbreviations Abbreviations AE Agri-environment IPGRI International Plant Genetic Resources BBI Matra “International Policy Programme Institute Biodiversity” of the Dutch Ministry of IPA Important Plant Areas Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality IPA Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance CBD Convention on Biological Diversity IPARD Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance CAP Common Agricultural Policy for Rural Development CEE Central and Eastern Europe IUCN International Union for Conservation CMEF Common Monitoring and Evaluation of Nature Framework K Potassium CORINE Coordination of Information on the LFA Less Favoured Areas Environment LU Livestock Unit DREPR Danube River Enterprise Pollution MAFWM Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Reduction Project Water Management EAFRD European Fund for Agriculture and Rural N Nitrogen Development NAEP National Agri-environment Programme EEA European Environment Agency NGO Non-Governmental Organization EEC European Economic Community, NMP Nutrient Management Plan renamed the European Community (EC) NRDP National Rural Development Plan in 1993 OF Organic Farming (Scheme) EC European Commission P Phosphorus EC European Community PA Protected Area EU European Union PBA Prime Butterfly Areas FAO Food and Agriculture Organization of SEPA Serbian Environmental the United Nations Protection Agency HNV High Nature Value SNR Special Nature Reserve HNVF High Nature Value Farmland STAR Serbian Transitional Agriculture Reform IEEP Institute for European Environmental SW Soil and Water Protection (Scheme) Policy TB Traditional Breeds (Scheme) IBA Important Bird Areas UAA Utilized Agricultural Area 8 Foreword Foreword Serbia’s nature is characterized by high floristic and faunal The Institute’s involvement in this project follows its long- diversity that represents a significant share of the wealth term activities and its contribution in preparing for the and diversity of Europe’s natural heritage. The conservation application of European nature conservation standards of preserved natural areas, the presence of many different in Serbia. The protected natural areas Deliblato Sands species of flora and fauna and the diversity of ecosystems and Mt. Stara Planina were selected as pilot areas for make Serbia one of the centres of biodiversity on the the project, as they represent typical protected natural Balkan Peninsula, and also at the European scale, while resources with high levels of biological diversity. They also laying out the important tasks in order to secure their are, at the same time, a good example for confirming functioning and protection. that the aims and priorities of High Nature Value Farming are compliant with the protection measures for areas of The 461 protected natural areas in the country are protected nature value. significant for the protection of biodiversity. The survival of many species in these valuable ecosystems is often directly This project and similar projects are especially important dependent on the state of the land and its uses. In the as they represent a step forward in confirming the correlation between man and wildlife, protecting natural necessary legal regulations and agri-environmental resources, ensuring the sustainable use of agricultural programmes at the national level, and therefore land, and implementing other active protection measures represent a sound basis for achieving social development serve to support the development of local communities, objectives that are complementary to nature protection while also ensuring nature conservation. objectives. The importance of this project will be clearly recognized in the near future, and the commitment of all In recognizing the importance of establishing a programme project participants has contributed to a clear definition of agri-environmental measures in Serbia, especially from of the objectives and future measures necessary for the the perspective of conserving biodiversity, the Institute conservation of biological diversity and