SNU YNX REINTRODUCTION OF LYNX TO THE UNESCO LIFE LIFE L BIOSPHERE RESERVE PALATINATE FOREST / VOSGES DU NORD Stakeholder Involvement and Transboundary Cooperation TAKEHOLDER S Jochen Krebühl, 19.04.2016, LCP, Berlin RANSBOUNDARY T SNU YNX • Public Foundation of the Federal LIFE LIFE L State Rhineland-Palatinate • Funding of external projects • TAKEHOLDER Administration of compensation S payments (impact regulation) • Operational business RANSBOUNDARY T TRANSBOUNDARY STAKEHOLDER LIFE LYNX SNU TRANSBOUNDARY STAKEHOLDER LIFE LYNX SNU SNU REINTRODUCTION • 20 Lynx until 2020 YNX • Capture in CH and SK LIFE LIFE L • Carrying capacity – 45 Lynx – 3.028 km2 • Connections to TAKEHOLDER S – Vosges Mountains – Jura Mountains – Alps RANSBOUNDARY T GHISTORYENESIS OF THELIFE LIFE PROPOSAL SNU YNX 2015 LIFE LIFE LIFE L 2013 SNU proposal 2010 Luchs-Verein (GER/FR) 2000 IPL (GER/FR) TAKEHOLDER S 1990 survey 9 districts and cities 1983 – 1993 RANSBOUNDARY lynx release Central Vosges T SNU STAKEHOLDER INVOLVEMENT Communication Strategy to permanently and openly • From the very first day – and even before YNX inform and exchange with key stakeholders LIFE LIFE L Design of• personalSupport and by publicUmbrella approaches eNGO Try to keep it calm. No exploitation of lynx in high profile • Support by Administrations TAKEHOLDER debates (e.g. building of infrastructures and roads) S Making use• Supporting of available Stakeholdersmethods, channels and contacts RANSBOUNDARY T TOOLS TO FOSTER COMMUNICATION SNU info event YNX LIFE LIFE L on-site education discussion lynx parliament TAKEHOLDER S communal multiplicators festival regulars‘ table RANSBOUNDARY T SNU RREGIONALEGIONAL LLYNXYNX PPARLIAMENTARLIAMENT YNX stakeholders LIFE LIFE L • consulting • First hand information • transfer • additional • monitoring research information results • present practical • (management) problems project team project team TAKEHOLDER S confidence RANSBOUNDARY T TRANSBOUNDARY STAKEHOLDER LIFE LYNX SNU R EGIONAL H UNTING A SSOCIATION SNU TRANSBOUNDARY APPROACH -- East Bavaria, Bohemia, Carpathian M. YNX LIFE LIFE L -- Jura Mountains, Alps -- German Uplands TAKEHOLDER S RANSBOUNDARY T SNU ACHIEVEMENTS AND CHALLENGES Levels of information • Minister agreements France/Rhineland-Palatinate Levels of governments, structure of administrations YNX • Joint crossborder approach with hunters, sheep LIFE LIFE L Differenceskeepers, in land eNGO-use management (hunting, pasture systems) Differences in mentality, self-conception, political views • Established network of partners Differences in disposable funds • Sharing Experiences (failures from reintroduction in TAKEHOLDER S France) Differences in mentality and self-conception Language• Expansion issues of communication outreach RANSBOUNDARY T SNU CONFERENCE OF THE UPPER RHINE • Jura, Vosges, Black Forest, YNX Palatinate Forest LIFE LIFE L • Top-Level decision to establish Expert Committee “Lynx“ TAKEHOLDER S • Close cooperation with Expert Committee “Hunting“ RANSBOUNDARY T SNU EXPERT COMMITTEE LYNX • Monitoring YNX – LIFE LIFE L Demographic – Genetic • Metapopulation – Connecting Habitats TAKEHOLDER S • Public Relation and Acceptance • Management and Preservation RANSBOUNDARY T TRANSBOUNDARY STAKEHOLDER LIFE LYNX SNU T HANKS FOR S UPPORTING U S TRANSBOUNDARY STAKEHOLDER LIFE LYNX SNU www.luchs www.snu.rlp.de - rlp.de M. HankeM. .