LIFE + Nature TECHNICAL APPLICATION FORMS Part A – administrative information Version 2 Page 1 of 157 LIFE+ Nature 2011 - A1 LIFE+ 2011 FOR ADMINISTRATION USE ONLY LIFE+11 NAT/BG/ LIFE+ Nature project application Language of the proposal: English (en) Project title: (max. 120 characters) Greater chance for Lesser Kestrel (Falco naumanni) in Bulgaria Project acronym: (max. 25 characters) Lesser Kestrel Recovery The project will be implemented in the following Member State(s): Name of the Member State Name of the Region BG - Bulgaria all regions - + Expected start date: 01-06-2012 Expected end date: 01-06-2017 LIST OF BENEFICIARIES Name of the coordinating beneficiary: Green Balkans - Stara Zagora (max. 200 characters) Add associated beneficiary: ■ Yes No Name of the associated beneficiary: European Nature Heritage Fund - Stiftung Europäisches - + (max. 200 characters) Naturerbe Name of the associated beneficiary: Defensa y Estudio del Medio Ambiente / DEMA - + (max. 200 characters) LIST OF CO-FINANCIERS Add co-financier: Yes ■ No PROJECT BUDGET AND REQUESTED EU FUNDING Total project budget: 1,582,983 € Total eligible project budget: 1,582,983 € EU financial contribution requested: 1,187,236 € ( = 75 % of total eligible budget) Page 2 of 157 LIFE+ Nature 2011 - A2 Coordinating Beneficiary Profile Information Legal Name Green Balkans - Stara Zagora Short Name Legal Status (max. 10 characters) GreenBal VAT No NA Public body Legal Registration No 123057983 Private commercial Registration Date 15-02-1995 Private non- commercial ■ Legal address of the Coordinating Beneficiary Street Name and No Stara planina No 9 (max. 100 characters) Town/ City Stara Zagora Post Code 6000 PO Box Member State BG - Bulgaria Coordinating Beneficiary contact person information Title Ms. Function Project Manager Surname Kmetova First Name Elena E-mail address [email protected] Department / Service Nature Conservation (max. 200 characters) Street Name and No Stara planina No 9 Post Code 6000 PO Box Town/ City Stara Zagora Member State BG - Bulgaria Telephone No 00359885219557 Fax No Website www.greenbalkans.org Brief description of the Coordinating Beneficiary's activities and experience in the area of the proposal (max. 2.000 characters) Green Balkans – Stara Zagora is a non-governmental organization, registered in public benefit in accordance with the national Nonprofit Juridical Entities Act. The organization was found in 1989 as one of the first non- government nature conservation organizations in Bulgaria. Today it has more than 4000 members united in 25 structures all over the country. Its staff and volunteers have carried out some 100 nature conservation and 560 actions, 80 of them of national significance. Mission: Conservation, research and restoration of biodiversity of Bulgaria and the Balkan peninsula. Areas of work: • conservation of threatened species and habitats; • inventories and designation of new protected areas; • main partner of the Ministry of Environment and Water in the establishment of the NATURA 2000 network in Bulgaria; • monitors and prevents violations on nature conservation legislation; • develops and carries out programs for sustainable development and management of natural resources; • supports the reform of the nature conservation legislation; • carries out educational programs, expeditions and conservation holidays; • works for ex-situ conservation of protected species – with the only official Wildlife Rescue Centre designated in Bulgaria operating as part of Green Balkans activity. The Wildlife Rescue Centre is a specialized unit of Green Balkans’ work program concerned with the rehabilitation, treatment, recovery, and release of rare wild animals or Page 3 of 157 species threatened with extinction. The Rescue Centre has a clinic with specialized equipment, rehabilitation rooms, a quarantine room, different-sized aviaries for housing birds able to fly with a total area 6 800 m2. As a part of the successful captive breeding programme, the Centre successfully breeds a number of rare and protected species – Great Owl, Barn Owl, Lesser Kestrel. Page 4 of 157 LIFE+ Nature 2011 - A3 COORDINATING BENEFICIARY DECLARATION The undersigned hereby certifies that: 1. The specific actions listed in this proposal do not and will not receive aid from the Structural Funds or other European Union financial instruments. In the event that any such funding will be made available after the submission of the proposal or during the implementation of the project, my organisation will immediately inform the European Commission. 2. My organisation Green Balkans - Stara Zagora has not been served with bankruptcy orders, nor has it received a formal summons from creditors. My organisation is not in any of the situations listed in Articles 93.1 and 94 of Council Regulation 1605/2002 of 25/06/2002 (OJ L248 of 16/09/2002). 3. My organisation (which is legally registered in the European Union) will contribute 300,680 € to the project. My organisation will participate in the implementation of the following actions: A.1, A.2, A.3, A.4, A.5, A.6, A.7, C.1, C.2, C.3, C.4, C.5, C.6, C.7, C.8, C.12, C.13, D.1, D.2, E.1, E.2, E.3, E.4, E.6, E.7, E.8, E.9, E.10, F.1, F.2, F.3, F.4, F.5, F.6, E.5, C.9, C.10, C.11 The estimated total cost of my organisation's part in the implementation of the project is 1,202,718 € 4. Should one or more associated beneficiary or co-financier reduce or withdraw its financial contribution, my organisation will ensure that a corresponding additional contribution is made available. 5. My organisation will conclude with the associated beneficiaries and co-financiers any agreements necessary for the completion of the work, provided these do not infringe on their obligations, as stated in the grant agreement with the European Commission. Such agreements will be based on the model proposed by the European Commission. They will describe clearly the tasks to be performed by each associated beneficiary and define the financial arrangements. 6. I am aware that my organisation is solely legally and financially responsible to the Commission for the implementation of the project (Article 4 of the Common Provisions). I am legally authorised to sign this statement on behalf of my organisation. I have read in full the Common Provisions (attached to the Model Grant Agreement provided with the LIFE+ application files). I certify to the best of my knowledge that the statements made in this proposal are true and the information provided is correct. At Stara Zagora on 11-06-2011 Signature of the Coordinating Beneficiary: ...................................................... Name(s) and status of signatory:Ivailo Klisurov, Chairman of the Managing Board Page 5 of 157 LIFE+ Nature 2011 - A3 COORDINATING BENEFICIARY DECLARATION Signature of the Coordinating Beneficiary (click here to insert the scanned document corresponding to the signed A3 form) The maximum allowed size for this image is 500 kB Page 6 of 157 LIFE+ Nature 2011 - A5 ASSOCIATED BENEFICIARY PROFILE Associated Beneficiary profile information Legal Name European Nature Heritage Fund - Stiftung Europäisches Naturerbe Short Name EURONATUR Legal Status (max. 10 characters) VAT No 1815325263 Public body Legal Registration No RP Freiburg; Az: 14/2214.8 Private commercial Registration Date 08-04-1987 Private non-commercial ■ Legal address of the Associated Beneficiary Street Name and No Konstanzer Straße 22 (max. 100 characters) Town/City Radolfzell Post Code 78315 PO Box Member State DE - Germany Website of the Associated Beneficiary Website www.euronatur.org Brief description of the Associated Beneficiary's activities and experience in the area of the proposal (max. 2.000 characters) Ever since its establishment in 1987, EuroNatur is working for the protection of large scale landscapes and the corresponding species which are part of Europe’s common natural heritage. Project sites are chosen based on their natural values, but also considering the general political framework, e.g. whether the site is already in national or international focus for protection. EuroNatur concentrates on those sites which have a high natural value, but have not yet been recognized as worthy of protection and therefore need an advocate to lobby and work for their protection. EuroNatur was involved in the elaboration of international single species action plans for Spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia), published in 2008 and Ferruginous Duck (Aythya nyroca), published in 2006 as well as in the development of the EU management plan for Red-crested Pochard (Netta rufina), published in 2007. From 2007 to 2010, EuroNatur, together with partners from Switzerland, Belgium and Italy conducted the ELBARN project aimed on preserving rare breeds by establishing a European Livestock and Breeds Ark and Rescue Net and preserving traditional ways of land use such as extensive grazing and transhumance pastoralism. For more information visit www.elbarn.net EuroNatur projects exemplary for the perpetuation of extensive grazing schemes are the actions in the Sava Floodplains in Croatia where free ranging Turopolje Pigs and Posavina Horses graze the floodplain meadows (http://www.euronatur.org/Sava.sava.0.html). Within the frame of the Senne project (Germany) EuroNatur works for the protection of heathland by supporting traditional land use forms including extensive grazing with Senne Horses (http://www.euronatur.org/Senne.sen Currently, EuroNatur within the frame of different projects, is dealing with grazing schemes and pastoralism in the Balkans with focus on the importance of pastures as habitats for endangered species. Page 7 of 157 LIFE+ Nature 2011 - A4 ASSOCIATED BENEFICIARY DECLARATION (complete for each Associated Beneficiary) The undersigned hereby certifies that: 1. My organisation European Nature Heritage Fund - Stiftung Europäisches Naturerbe has not been served with bankruptcy orders, nor has it received a formal summons from creditors. My organisation is not in any of the situations listed in Articles 93.1 and 94 of Council Regulation 1605/2002 of 25/06/2002 (OJ L248 of 16/09/2002). 2. My organisation (which is legally registered in the European Union) will contribute 19,688 € to the project.