Seizing opportunities to support nature conservation in the Carpathian Mountains

Funding sources for supporting nature conservation and sustainable development in

Slovakia

Daphne Institute of Applied Ecology WWF Danube-Carpathian Programme

Protected Areas for a Living Planet — delivering on CBD commitments

Funding sources for supporting nature conservation and related development in Slovakia

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Carpathian Treasures

The Carpathian Mountains are Europe’s greatest remaining wilderness area. They are a bastion of large carnivores, with over half the European populations of brown bear, wolves and lynx as well as the greatest remaining stands of natural forest. At the same time, the Carpathians have some of Europe’s richest cultural landscapes, shaped and enriched by centuries of human cultivation.

Contents:

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I. Introduction: What and whom this handbook is for 3

II. Funding needs for nature and development in the Carpathians (Table 1) 4

III. Funding for nature conservation and local development in Slovakia

• Most relevant sources of funding available for nature conservation and related development (Table 2)

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• Available funding sources in Slovakia according to relevant cost categories and funding needs (Table 3)

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IV. Further use and acknowledgements 37

Available in digital form and on the Internet:

• Handbook of selected funding sources to support nature conservation and local development in the Carpathian Mountains. The handbook provides a general description and overview as well as links to further information on major funding sources available across the Carpathian Mountains, including in both EU and non-EU member states. Sources include relevant EU funds as well as EEA, Norwegian and Swiss funding mechanisms.

• Powerpoint presentation on funding sources across the Carpathian Mountains – essentially a powerpoint version of the handbook and free for use and adaptation.

• Country reports: Funding sources available in individual Carpathian countries (Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia).

All available at:

• http://www.panda.org/dcpo

• Direct link: http://www.panda.org/about_wwf/where_we_work/europe/what_we_do/danube_carpathian/our_work/forests_and_protected_areas/carpathian_ecoregion/carpathians_funding/index.cfm

Funding sources for supporting nature conservation and related development in Slovakia

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I. Introduction: What and whom this handbook is for What it is for

The Carpathian Convention – which has been signed and ratified by all Carpathian countries including the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia and Ukraine – has set itself the aim of ensuring no less than the protection and maintenance of the region’s prodigious natural wealth and of promoting the long-term sustainable development of the region. This dovetails with a number of international commitments that Carpathian governments have made, including implementation of the Programme of Work on Protected Areas under the Convention on Biological Diversity as well as – for the EU member states – implementation of the EU’s Natura 2000 network of specially protected sites.

Fulfilling these ambitious aims will require significant financial support for everything from protected area management and conservation measures to awareness raising and nature-friendly development for local communities. Fortunately, there are a number of not insignificant funding sources available to cover at least some of these needs. Gradual reforms have served to increasingly integrate environmental needs into a range of substantial EU funding sources, including e.g. into rural and regional development funds, which are available only to the EU Member States, but also into new funds that can be tapped by prospective EU member states and neighboring countries. There is also parallel support available to a number of the Carpathian countries from the governments of Norway, Switzerland, Liechtenstein and Iceland. At national level, there are also a range of different funding instruments, including national programmes of support.

This country report provides an overview to the most relevant funding sources that are available to support nature conservation and related local development in the Carpathian areas of Slovakia. It consists of three main tables:

Table 1: Funding needs for nature conservation and related development, organized into general categories of funding needs, from management planning to compensation.

Table 2: Overview of funding sources available for nature conservation and related development, providing a short description of these sources.

Table 3: Funding sources available for specific funding needs, which presents the funding sources outlined in Table 2 according to categories of funding needs (Table 1) that they can address. This last table should enable you to quickly identify the funding sources that may be available for your particular need.

A handbook and complementary powerpoint presentation are also available that provide an overview of selected funding sources for nature conservation and related development that are available across the Carpathians both to EU and non-EU member states. They cover relevant EU sources as well as EEA, Norwegian and Swiss Financial Mechanisms.

Our ultimate aim is to ensure the full and effective use of any and all funding available for nature conservation and sustainable development in the Carpathians. Who it is for

The handbook is ultimately intended for all stewards of high nature value areas, including Protected Area managers, NGOs, local communities and interested stakeholders. While the primary focus is on biodiversity and landscape conservation, much if not most of the contents of the handbook address inevitably related issues of sustainable local development. While these materials are intended expressly for audiences in the Carpathian Mountains, many of the sources described are relevant in other areas as well.

Funding sources for supporting nature conservation and related development in Slovakia

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II. Funding needs for nature and development in the Carpathians Table 1: Categorisation of types of nature conservation activities requiring financial support1

Category Activity Further description

1 Scientific studies/inventories for the identification of sites – surveys,

Scientific studies, research personnel, workshops and meetings, assembly of

Scientific research and monitoring 2 Pilot projects Initial ‘trial’ projects at sites

Outreach – communication, education and awareness raising

3 Preparation of information and publicity material

Including handbooks, seminars, workshops, communication materials for training and capacity building.

Capacity building and training

4 Training and education for staff, including training courses, participation in workshops and seminars, etc.

5 Preparation of management plans, strategies and schemes

Elaboration and/or update of management and action plans, land use plans etc.

6 Establishment of management bodies Start-up funding, feasibility studies,

7 Consultation – public meetings, liaison with landowners

Including costs incurred for the organisation of meetings and workshops, the publication of consultation outcomes, financial support of stakeholders, etc. Can include networking

8 Review of management plans, strategies and schemes

9 Running costs of management bodies (maintenance of buildings and equipment)

Including: running costs incurred to meet depreciation of infrastructure; consumables;

10 Investments in and maintenance of facilities for public access to and use of the sites, interpretation works,

Including costs related to guides, maps, related personnel.

Management planning

11 Staff (conservation/project officers, wardens/rangers, workers)

Ongoing staff costs.

12 Conservation management measures – maintenance and improvement of habitats

Including restoration work, provision of wildlife passages, management of specific

13 Conservation management measures – maintenance and improvement of species’ favourable conservation status

Including restoration work, provision of wildlife passages, management of specific species (flora and fauna), plans.

Ongoing habitat management and monitoring

14 Conservation management measures in relation to invasive alien species (IAS)

Including restoration work, infrastructure, management of specific species, preparation of management plans.

Cross-border management of sites

15 Cross-border management of sites, including for activities mentioned above but across national borders

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pro

gra

mm

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onito

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menta

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all

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Sta

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Indiv

idual pers

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A

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reachin

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goals

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nvironm

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searc

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pm

ent oriente

d o

n

environm

ent im

pro

vem

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managem

ent

pra

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on

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ore

st

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Imple

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efine

possib

le r

esto

ration m

easure

s

ER

DF

R

esearc

h a

nd d

evelo

pm

ent

OP

/ A

xis

2 R

esearc

h a

nd

develo

pm

ent in

Bra

tisla

va

County

, M

easure

2.3

Im

ple

menta

tion o

f know

ledge a

nd

technolo

gie

s a

cquired

Researc

h

org

aniz

ations

(univ

ers

itie

s, scie

ntific

institu

tes)

All

Are

a r

estr

iction:

Bra

tisla

va c

ounty

(‘R

egio

nal

com

petitiveness a

nd

em

plo

ym

ent’ o

bje

ctive

regio

n).

R

esearc

h to a

ssess c

urr

ent sta

tus o

f natu

ral habitats

in o

rder

to p

re-d

efine

possib

le r

esto

ration m

easure

s

Fund

ing s

ou

rce

s f

or

supp

ort

ing

na

ture

con

serv

atio

n in t

he S

lova

k C

arp

ath

ian

s

13

thro

ugh r

esearc

h into

pra

ctice in B

ratisla

va

County

LIF

E+

LIF

E+

Natu

re a

nd

Bio

div

ers

ity,

or

LIF

E+

Environm

enta

l P

olic

y

and G

overn

ance

Public

and/o

r private

bodie

s,

acto

rs a

nd

institu

tions

All

S

hall

not finance m

easure

s

elig

ible

or

in m

ain

scope o

f, o

r re

ceiv

e a

ssis

tance fro

m o

ther

Com

munity fin

ancia

l in

str

um

ents

.

Only

innovativ

e,

best pra

ctice,

pilo

t, e

tc. p

roje

cts

(A

rt. 3 o

f LIF

E+

Regula

tion)

Pro

ject

testing n

ew

meth

ods o

f non-f

ore

st

habitat m

anagem

ent

Norw

egia

n a

nd

EE

A F

unds

Mem

ora

ndum

of

Unders

tandin

g o

n

Imple

menta

tion o

f E

EA

F

inancia

l M

echanis

m &

M

em

ora

ndum

of

Unders

tandin

g o

f N

orw

egia

n F

inancia

l M

echanis

m

Priority

are

a: A

cadem

ic

researc

h

Sta

te a

nd p

ublic

bodie

s,

non-

govern

menta

l non-

pro

fit

org

aniz

ations

(exclu

des p

rivate

com

merc

ial

org

aniz

ations)

All

R

esearc

h a

ctivitie

s w

ithin

all

elig

ible

are

as o

f E

EA

FM

P

roje

ct

testing n

ew

meth

ods o

f non-f

ore

st

habitat m

anagem

ent

Environm

enta

l F

und

Sta

te fund

Indiv

idual pers

ons o

r le

gal entities r

esid

ent

in t

he S

lovak R

epublic

All

actions n

eeded for

reachin

g the

goals

of sta

te e

nvironm

enta

l polic

y, environm

enta

l re

searc

h

and d

evelo

pm

ent oriente

d o

n

environm

ent im

pro

vem

ent (§

4 o

f A

ct

587/2

004)

Pro

ject

testing n

ew

meth

ods o

f non-f

ore

st

habitat m

anagem

ent

Ac

tiv

ity c

ate

go

ry 3

: P

rep

ara

tio

n o

f in

form

ati

on

an

d p

ub

licit

y m

ate

rial

Fu

nd

D

escri

pti

on

T

arg

et

gro

up

s

La

nd

typ

es

Are

a r

estr

icti

on

s

No

tes/o

ther

restr

icti

on

s

Exam

ple

s

EA

FR

D

Rura

l D

evelo

pm

ent

Pro

gra

mm

e for

the S

lovak

Republic

2007-1

3 /A

xis

3:

Qualit

y o

f Life in R

ura

l A

reas a

nd D

ivers

ific

ation o

f R

ura

l E

conom

y; M

easure

s:

education a

nd info

rmation

and g

ain

ing s

kill

s a

nd

cre

ating a

nd im

ple

menting

the inte

gra

ted local

develo

pm

ent str

ate

gie

s

Sta

te,

public

or

non-

govern

menta

l non-

pro

fit

org

aniz

ations

pro

vid

ing r

esearc

h a

nd

education a

ctiv

itie

s if

these a

re p

art

of th

eir

subje

ct of

opera

tion;

Public

– P

rivate

P

art

ners

hip

s involv

ing

NG

Os, m

unic

ipalit

ies

and p

rivate

secto

r

All

Rura

l are

as

Can f

und 1

00%

of elig

ible

costs

(75%

EU

+ 2

5%

SK

for

‘Converg

ence’ re

gio

ns;

50%

EU

+ 5

0%

SK

for

‘Com

petitiv

eness a

nd

Em

plo

ym

ent’ r

egio

ns)

Printe

d p

ublic

ations a

nd w

eb p

ort

als

on

measure

s f

or

pro

tection, cre

ation a

nd

managem

ent

of

landscape

Fund

ing s

ou

rce

s f

or

supp

ort

ing

na

ture

con

serv

atio

n in t

he S

lova

k C

arp

ath

ian

s

14

EA

FR

D

Rura

l D

evelo

pm

ent

Pro

gra

mm

e for

the S

lovak

Republic

2007-1

3 /A

xis

4:

Imple

menta

tion o

f LE

AD

ER

appro

ach; M

easure

: im

ple

menta

tion o

f in

tegra

ted local

develo

pm

ent str

ate

gie

s

Local

Action

Gro

ups

(LA

Gs)

All

Rura

l are

as w

ith

min

imum

of 10,0

00

and m

axim

um

of

150,0

00 inhabitants

Esta

blis

hed L

AG

and d

evelo

ped

inte

gra

ted local develo

pm

ent

str

ate

gy.

Munic

ipalit

ies o

uts

ide the

‘Converg

ence’ re

gio

ns c

an

part

icip

ate

only

if

are

part

of

LA

Gs r

egis

tere

d in

‘Converg

ence’ re

gio

ns.

Pre

para

tion o

f in

form

ation p

ort

als

as p

art

of

local develo

pm

ent str

ate

gy

imple

menta

tion

ER

DF

E

nvironm

enta

l O

pera

tional

Pro

gra

mm

e/P

riority

Axis

5:

Conserv

ation a

nd

rehabili

tation o

f natu

ral

environm

ent and

landscape;

Opera

tional

obje

ctive: Im

pro

vem

ent of

info

rmation a

nd p

ublic

a

wa

reness in e

nvironm

ent

issues

(Public

adm

inis

tration)

All

Are

a r

estr

iction:

Slo

vakia

outs

ide

Bra

tisla

va C

ounty

(‘C

onverg

ence’

obje

ctive r

egio

ns).

Only

as p

art

of finalis

ation o

f N

atu

ra 2

000 n

etw

ork

P

repara

tion o

f printe

d m

ate

rials

on N

atu

ra

2000 in S

lovakia

ER

DF

B

ratisla

va C

ounty

O

pera

tional

Pro

gra

mm

e/M

easure

1.1

R

egenera

tion o

f settle

ments

(Public

adm

inis

tration)

All

Are

a r

estr

iction:

Bra

tisla

va C

ounty

(‘R

egio

nal

com

petitiveness a

nd

em

plo

ym

ent’ o

bje

ctive

regio

n).

Pre

serv

ation a

nd r

ehabili

tation o

f natu

ral herita

ge (

conserv

ation

and s

trength

enin

g o

f natu

ral

pote

ntial of th

e r

egio

n, in

clu

din

g

Natu

ra 2

000 s

ites)

Pre

para

tion o

f exhib

itio

ns o

n N

atu

ra 2

000

in B

ratisla

va c

ounty

LIF

E+

LIF

E+

Natu

re a

nd

Bio

div

ers

ity,

or

LIF

E+

E

nvironm

enta

l P

olic

y a

nd

Govern

ance o

r LIF

E+

In

form

ation a

nd

Com

munic

ation

Public

and/o

r private

bodie

s,

acto

rs a

nd

institu

tions

All

S

hall

not finance m

easure

s

elig

ible

or

in m

ain

scope o

f, o

r re

ceiv

e a

ssis

tance fro

m o

ther

Com

munity fin

ancia

l in

str

um

ents

.

Only

innovativ

e,

best pra

ctice,

pilo

t, e

tc. p

roje

cts

(A

rt. 3 o

f LIF

E+

Regula

tion)

Norw

egia

n a

nd

EE

A F

unds

Mem

ora

ndum

of

Unders

tandin

g o

n

Imple

menta

tion o

f E

EA

F

inancia

l M

echanis

m &

M

em

ora

ndum

of

Unders

tandin

g o

f N

orw

egia

n F

inancia

l M

echanis

m

Priority

are

a: P

rom

otion o

f susta

inable

develo

pm

ent

Sta

te a

nd p

ublic

bodie

s,

non-

govern

menta

l non-

pro

fit

org

aniz

ations

(exclu

des p

rivate

com

merc

ial

org

aniz

ations)

All

E

nvironm

enta

l in

form

ation

activitie

s w

ithin

all

elig

ible

are

as

of

EE

A F

M

Pro

motion o

f best pra

ctices in n

on-f

ore

st

habitats

managem

ent

Environm

enta

l S

tate

fund

Indiv

idual pers

ons o

r le

gal entities r

esid

ent

All

actions n

eeded for

reachin

g the

goals

of sta

te e

nvironm

enta

l P

rom

otion o

f best pra

ctices in n

on-f

ore

st

Fund

ing s

ou

rce

s f

or

supp

ort

ing

na

ture

con

serv

atio

n in t

he S

lova

k C

arp

ath

ian

s

15

Fund

in t

he S

lovak R

epublic

polic

y, environm

enta

l education

and p

rom

otion (

§4 o

f A

ct

587/2

004)

habitats

managem

ent

Ac

tiv

ity c

ate

go

ry 4

: T

rain

ing

an

d e

du

cati

on

fo

r sta

ff, in

clu

din

g t

rain

ing

co

urs

es, p

art

icip

ati

on

in

wo

rksh

op

s a

nd

sem

inars

, etc

.

Fu

nd

D

escri

pti

on

T

arg

et

gro

up

s

La

nd

typ

es

Are

a r

estr

icti

on

s

No

tes/o

ther

restr

icti

on

s

Exam

ple

s

EA

FR

D

Rura

l D

evelo

pm

ent

Pro

gra

mm

e for

the S

lovak

Republic

, 2007-1

3 /

Axis

3:

Qualit

y o

f Life in R

ura

l A

reas a

nd D

ivers

ific

ation o

f R

ura

l E

conom

y; M

easure

s:

education a

nd info

rmation

and g

ain

ing s

kill

s a

nd

cre

ating a

nd im

ple

menting

the inte

gra

ted local

develo

pm

ent str

ate

gie

s

Sta

te,

public

or

non-

govern

menta

l non-

pro

fit

org

aniz

ations

pro

vid

ing r

esearc

h a

nd

education a

ctiv

itie

s if

these a

re p

art

of th

eir

subje

ct of

opera

tion;

Public

-Private

P

art

ners

hip

s involv

ing

NG

Os, m

unic

ipalit

ies

and p

rivate

secto

r

All

Rura

l are

as

Can f

und 1

00%

of elig

ible

costs

(75%

EU

+ 2

5%

SK

for

‘Converg

ence’ re

gio

ns;

50%

EU

+ 5

0%

SK

for

‘Com

petitiv

eness a

nd

Em

plo

ym

ent’ r

egio

ns)

Inte

rnship

pro

gra

mm

es o

r tr

ain

ing c

ours

es

for

LA

G e

mplo

yees r

esponsib

le for

develo

pm

ent and im

ple

menta

tion o

f lo

cal

develo

pm

ent str

ate

gie

s

EA

FR

D

Rura

l D

evelo

pm

ent

Pro

gra

mm

e for

the S

lovak

Republic

, 2007-1

3 /

Axis

4:

Imple

menta

tion o

f LE

AD

ER

appro

ach; M

easure

s:

imple

menta

tion o

f in

tegra

ted local

develo

pm

ent str

ate

gie

s,

imple

menta

tion o

f coopera

tive p

roje

cts

and

runnin

g o

f th

e L

AG

Local

Action

Gro

ups

(LA

Gs)

All

Rura

l are

as w

ith

min

imum

of 10,0

00

and m

axim

um

of

150,0

00 inhabitants

Esta

blis

hed L

AG

and d

evelo

ped

inte

gra

ted local develo

pm

ent

str

ate

gy.

Munic

ipalit

ies o

uts

ide the

‘Converg

ence’ re

gio

ns c

an

part

icip

ate

only

if

are

part

of

LA

Gs r

egis

tere

d in

‘Converg

ence’ re

gio

ns.

Tw

inin

g p

roje

cts

on tra

inin

g for

the L

AG

le

aders

ER

DF

E

nvironm

enta

l O

pera

tional

Pro

gra

mm

e/P

riority

Axis

5:

Conserv

ation a

nd

rehabili

tation o

f natu

ral

environm

ent and

landscape;

Opera

tional

obje

ctive: Im

pro

vem

ent of

info

rmation a

nd p

ublic

a

wa

reness in e

nvironm

ent

issues

(Public

adm

inis

tration)

All

Are

a r

estr

iction:

Slo

vakia

outs

ide

Bra

tisla

va C

ounty

(‘C

onverg

ence’

obje

ctive r

egio

ns).

Only

as p

art

of finalis

ation o

f th

e

Natu

ra 2

000 n

etw

ork

S

em

inars

and e

xpert

work

shops o

n

Natu

ra 2

000 in S

lovakia

ER

DF

B

ratisla

va c

ounty

O

pera

tional

Pro

gra

mm

e/M

easure

1.1

: R

egenera

tion o

f

(Public

adm

inis

tration)

All

Are

a r

estr

iction:

Bra

tisla

va C

ounty

(‘R

egio

nal

com

petitiveness a

nd

Pre

serv

ation a

nd r

ehabili

tation o

f natu

ral herita

ge (

conserv

ation

and s

trength

enin

g o

f natu

ral

pote

ntial of th

e r

egio

n, in

clu

din

g

Sem

inars

and e

xpert

work

shops o

n

Natu

ra 2

000 in S

lovakia

Fund

ing s

ou

rce

s f

or

supp

ort

ing

na

ture

con

serv

atio

n in t

he S

lova

k C

arp

ath

ian

s

16

settle

ments

em

plo

ym

ent’ o

bje

ctive

regio

n).

N

atu

ra 2

000 s

ites)

ES

F

Education O

pera

tional

Pro

gra

mm

e/P

riority

Axis

2:

Furt

her

education a

s a

tool

for

develo

pm

ent

of hum

an

resourc

es

Public

and p

rivate

in

stitu

tions (

such a

s

schools

, auth

orities,

NG

Os, pro

fessio

n

org

aniz

ations,

cham

bers

, consultancy

com

panie

s,

entr

epre

neurs

)

All

Are

a r

estr

iction:

Slo

vakia

outs

ide

Bra

tisla

va C

ounty

(‘C

onverg

ence’

obje

ctive r

egio

ns).

P

rogra

mm

es for

furt

her

education o

f N

atu

ra 2

000 s

ite m

anagers

with a

im o

f gain

ing a

nd s

trength

enin

g their k

ey

com

pete

nces (

such a

s c

om

munic

ation

skill

s, com

pute

rs s

kill

s, etc

.)

ES

F

Education O

pera

tional

Pro

gra

mm

e/A

xis

4: M

odern

education for

kno

wle

dge

socie

ty in B

ratisla

va C

ounty

Public

and p

rivate

in

stitu

tions (

such a

s

schools

, auth

orities,

NG

Os, pro

fessio

n

org

aniz

ations,

cham

bers

, consultancy

com

panie

s,

entr

epre

neurs

)

All

Are

a r

estr

iction:

Bra

tisla

va C

ounty

(‘R

egio

nal

com

petitiveness a

nd

em

plo

ym

ent’ o

bje

ctive

regio

n).

P

rogra

mm

es for

furt

her

education o

f N

atu

ra 2

000 s

ite m

anagers

with a

im o

f gain

ing a

nd s

trength

enin

g their k

ey

com

pete

nces (

such a

s c

om

munic

ation

skill

s, com

pute

rs s

kill

s, etc

.)

LIF

E+

LIF

E+

Info

rmation a

nd

Com

munic

ation

Public

and/o

r private

bodie

s,

acto

rs a

nd

institu

tions

All

S

hall

not finance m

easure

s

elig

ible

or

in m

ain

scope o

f, o

r re

ceiv

e a

ssis

tance fro

m o

ther

Com

munity fin

ancia

l in

str

um

ents

.

Only

innovativ

e,

best pra

ctice,

pilo

t, e

tc. p

roje

cts

(A

rt. 3 o

f LIF

E+

Regula

tion)

Confe

rences a

nd t

rain

ings for

Natu

ra

2000 s

ite m

anagers

Norw

egia

n a

nd

EE

A F

unds

Mem

ora

ndum

of

Unders

tandin

g o

n

Imple

menta

tion o

f E

EA

F

inancia

l M

echanis

m &

M

em

ora

ndum

of

Unders

tandin

g o

f N

orw

egia

n F

inancia

l M

echanis

m

Priority

are

a: H

um

an

resourc

e d

evelo

pm

ent

Sta

te a

nd p

ublic

bodie

s,

non-

govern

menta

l non-

pro

fit

org

aniz

ations

(exclu

des p

rivate

com

merc

ial

org

aniz

ations)

All

Tra

inin

gs o

n b

est

pra

ctices in n

on-f

ore

st

habitats

managem

ent

Environm

enta

l F

und

Sta

te fund

Indiv

idual pers

ons o

r le

gal entities r

esid

ent

in t

he S

lovak R

epublic

All

actions n

eeded for

reachin

g the

goals

of sta

te e

nvironm

enta

l polic

y, environm

enta

l education

and p

rom

otion (

§4 o

f A

ct

587/2

004)

Tra

inin

gs o

n b

est

pra

ctices in n

on-f

ore

st

habitats

managem

ent

Fund

ing s

ou

rce

s f

or

supp

ort

ing

na

ture

con

serv

atio

n in t

he S

lova

k C

arp

ath

ian

s

17

Ac

tiv

ity c

ate

go

ry 5

: P

rep

ara

tio

n o

f m

an

ag

em

en

t p

lan

s, str

ate

gie

s a

nd

sch

em

es

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nd

D

escri

pti

on

T

arg

et

gro

up

s

La

nd

typ

es

Are

a r

estr

icti

on

s

No

tes/o

ther

restr

icti

on

s

Exam

ple

s

EA

FR

D

Rura

l D

evelo

pm

ent

Pro

gra

mm

e for

the S

lovak

Republic

, 2007-1

3/A

xis

3:

Qualit

y o

f Life in R

ura

l A

reas a

nd D

ivers

ific

ation o

f R

ura

l E

conom

y; M

easure

: gain

ing s

kill

s a

nd c

reating

and im

ple

menting the

inte

gra

ted local

develo

pm

ent str

ate

gie

s

Public

-Private

P

art

ners

hip

s involv

ing

NG

Os, m

unic

ipalit

ies

and p

rivate

secto

r

All

Rura

l are

as

Can f

und 1

00%

of elig

ible

costs

(75%

EU

+ 2

5%

SK

for

‘Converg

ence’ re

gio

ns;

50%

EU

+ 5

0%

SK

for

‘Com

petitiv

eness a

nd

Em

plo

ym

ent’ r

egio

ns)

Develo

pm

ent of N

atu

ra 2

000

managem

ent

pla

n a

s p

art

of develo

pm

ent

of

local develo

pm

ent str

ate

gie

s

EA

FR

D

Rura

l D

evelo

pm

ent

Pro

gra

mm

e for

the S

lovak

Republic

, 2007-1

3/A

xis

4:

Imple

menta

tion o

f LE

AD

ER

appro

ach; M

easure

s:

imple

menta

tion o

f in

tegra

ted local

develo

pm

ent str

ate

gie

s,

imple

menta

tion o

f coopera

tive p

roje

cts

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ction G

roups

(LA

Gs)

All

Rura

l are

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ith

min

imum

of 10,0

00

and m

axim

um

of

150,0

00 inhabitants

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blis

hed L

AG

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ped

inte

gra

ted local develo

pm

ent

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ate

gy.

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ipalit

ies o

uts

ide the

‘Converg

ence’ re

gio

ns c

an

part

icip

ate

only

if

are

part

of

LA

Gs r

egis

tere

d in

‘Converg

ence’ re

gio

ns

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pm

ent of N

atu

ra 2

000

managem

ent

pla

n a

s p

art

of

imple

menta

tion o

f lo

cal develo

pm

ent

str

ate

gie

s

ER

DF

E

nvironm

ent

Opera

tional

Pro

gra

mm

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riority

Axis

5:

Conserv

ation a

nd

rehabili

tation o

f natu

ral

environm

ent and

landscape;

Opera

tional

obje

ctive: S

ecuring

favoura

ble

sta

tus o

f habitats

and s

pecie

s

thro

ugh d

evelo

pm

ent

and

imple

menta

tion o

f pro

tecte

d

sites m

anagem

ent pla

ns

incl. N

atu

ra 2

000

(Public

adm

inis

tration)

All

Are

a r

estr

iction:

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vakia

outs

ide

Bra

tisla

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ounty

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onverg

ence’

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ctive r

egio

ns).

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as p

art

of finalis

ation o

f N

atu

ra 2

000 n

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ork

P

repara

tion o

f m

anagem

ent

pla

ns for

Natu

ra 2

000 s

ites in S

lovakia

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DF

B

ratisla

va C

ounty

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pera

tional

Pro

gra

mm

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easure

1.1

: R

egenera

tion o

f settle

ments

(Public

adm

inis

tration)

All

Are

a r

estr

iction:

Bra

tisla

va C

ounty

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egio

nal

com

petitiveness a

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em

plo

ym

ent’ o

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ctive

regio

n).

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serv

ation a

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ehabili

tation o

f natu

ral herita

ge (

conserv

ation

and s

trength

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g o

f natu

ral

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ntial of th

e r

egio

n, in

clu

din

g

Natu

ra 2

000 s

ites)

Pre

para

tion o

f m

anagem

ent

pla

ns for

Natu

ra 2

000 s

ites in S

lovakia

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ing s

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rce

s f

or

supp

ort

ing

na

ture

con

serv

atio

n in t

he S

lova

k C

arp

ath

ian

s

18

LIF

E+

LIF

E+

Natu

re a

nd

Bio

div

ers

ity,

or

LIF

E+

E

nvironm

enta

l P

olic

y a

nd

Govern

ance

Public

and/o

r private

bodie

s,

acto

rs a

nd

institu

tions

All

S

hall

not finance m

easure

s

elig

ible

or

in m

ain

scope o

f, o

r re

ceiv

e a

ssis

tance fro

m o

ther

Com

munity fin

ancia

l in

str

um

ents

.

Only

innovativ

e,

best pra

ctice,

pilo

t, e

tc. p

roje

cts

(A

rt. 3 o

f LIF

E+

Regula

tion)

Pre

para

tion o

f m

anagem

ent

pla

ns for

Natu

ra 2

000 s

ites in S

lovakia

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egia

n a

nd

EE

A F

unds

Mem

ora

ndum

of

Unders

tandin

g o

n

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menta

tion o

f E

EA

F

inancia

l M

echanis

m &

M

em

ora

ndum

of

Unders

tandin

g o

f N

orw

egia

n F

inancia

l M

echanis

m

Priority

are

as: P

rom

otion o

f susta

inable

develo

pm

ent or

Environm

ent, i. a. w

ith

em

phasis

on s

trength

enin

g

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dm

inis

trative c

apacity

to im

ple

ment re

levant

acquis

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te a

nd p

ublic

bodie

s,

non-

govern

menta

l non-

pro

fit

org

aniz

ations

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des p

rivate

com

merc

ial

org

aniz

ations)

All

Pre

para

tion o

f m

anagem

ent

pla

ns for

Natu

ra 2

000 s

ites in S

lovakia

Environm

enta

l F

und

Sta

te fund

Indiv

idual pers

ons o

r le

gal entities r

esid

ent

in t

he S

lovak R

epublic

All

A

ctions n

eeded f

or

reachin

g the

goals

of sta

te e

nvironm

enta

l polic

y (

§4 o

f A

ct

587/2

004)

Pre

para

tion o

f m

anagem

ent

pla

ns for

Natu

ra 2

000 s

ites in S

lovakia

Ac

tiv

ity c

ate

go

ry 6

: E

sta

blish

men

t o

f m

an

ag

em

en

t b

od

ies S

tart

-up

fu

nd

ing

, fe

asib

ilit

y s

tud

ies, m

an

ag

em

en

t p

lan

s e

tc.

Fu

nd

D

escri

pti

on

T

arg

et

gro

up

s

La

nd

typ

es

Are

a r

estr

icti

on

s

No

tes/o

ther

restr

icti

on

s

Exam

ple

s

EA

FR

D

Rura

l D

evelo

pm

ent

Pro

gra

mm

e for

SR

2007-1

3

/Axis

3 Q

ualit

y o

f Life in

Rura

l A

reas a

nd

Div

ers

ific

ation o

f R

ura

l E

conom

y; M

easure

s:

education a

nd info

rmation

and g

ain

ing s

kill

s a

nd

cre

ating a

nd im

ple

menting

the inte

gra

ted local

develo

pm

ent str

ate

gie

s

Sta

te,

public

or

non-

govern

menta

l non-

pro

fit

org

aniz

ations

pro

vid

ing r

esearc

h a

nd

education a

ctiv

itie

s if

these a

re p

art

of th

eir

subje

ct of

opera

tion;

Public

– P

rivate

P

art

ners

hip

s involv

ing

NG

Os, m

unic

ipalit

ies

and p

rivate

secto

r

All

Rura

l are

as

Can f

und 1

00%

of elig

ible

costs

(75%

EU

+ 2

5%

SK

for

‘Converg

ence’ re

gio

ns;

50%

EU

+50%

SK

for

‘Com

petitiv

eness a

nd

Em

plo

ym

ent’ r

egio

ns)

Esta

blis

hm

ent of lo

cal m

anagem

ent

com

mitte

es o

r lo

cal part

ners

hip

s for

Natu

ra 2

000 s

ite a

s p

art

of develo

pm

ent

of

local develo

pm

ent str

ate

gie

s

EA

FR

D

Rura

l D

evelo

pm

ent

Local A

ction G

roups

All

Rura

l are

as w

ith

esta

blis

hed L

AG

and d

evelo

ped

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blis

hm

ent of lo

cal m

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ent

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ing s

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rce

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ture

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serv

atio

n in t

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lova

k C

arp

ath

ian

s

19

Pro

gra

mm

e for

SR

2007-1

3

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4 Im

ple

menta

tion o

f LE

AD

ER

appro

ach;

Measure

s: im

ple

menta

tion

of in

tegra

ted local

develo

pm

ent str

ate

gie

s,

imple

menta

tion o

f coopera

tive p

roje

cts

and

runnin

g o

f th

e L

AG

(LA

Gs)

min

imum

of 10 0

00

and m

axim

um

of

150,0

00 inhabitants

.

inte

gra

ted local develo

pm

ent

str

ate

gy.

Munic

ipalit

ies o

uts

ide the

‘Converg

ence’ re

gio

ns c

an

part

icip

ate

only

if

are

part

of

LA

Gs r

egis

tere

d in

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ence’ re

gio

ns.

com

mitte

es f

or

Natu

ra 2

000 s

ite a

s p

art

of

imple

menta

tion o

f lo

cal develo

pm

ent

str

ate

gie

s.

ER

DF

E

nvironm

ent

Opera

tional

Pro

gra

mm

e/P

riority

Axis

5

Conserv

ation a

nd

rehabili

tation o

f natu

ral

environm

ent and

landscape;

Opera

tional

obje

ctive: Im

pro

vem

ent of

info

rmation a

nd p

ublic

a

wa

reness in e

nvironm

ent

issues incl. im

pro

vem

ent of

coopera

tion a

nd

com

munic

ation b

etw

een

sta

kehold

ers

(Public

adm

inis

tration)

All

Are

a r

estr

iction:

Slo

vakia

outs

ide

Bra

tisla

va C

ounty

(‘C

onverg

ence’

obje

ctive r

egio

ns).

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as p

art

of finalis

ation o

f N

atu

ra 2

000 n

etw

ork

. S

tart

-up fundin

g for

local m

anagem

ent

com

mitte

es f

or

Natu

ra 2

000 s

ite.

ER

DF

B

ratisla

va C

ounty

O

pera

tional

Pro

gra

mm

e/M

easure

1.1

R

egenera

tion o

f settle

ments

(Public

adm

inis

tration)

All

Are

a r

estr

iction:

Bra

tisla

va c

ounty

(‘R

egio

nal

com

petitiveness a

nd

em

plo

ym

ent’ o

bje

ctive

regio

n).

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serv

ation a

nd r

ehabili

tation o

f natu

ral herita

ge (

conserv

ation

and s

trength

enin

g o

f natu

ral

pote

ntial of th

e r

egio

n, in

clu

din

g

Natu

ra 2

000 s

ites).

Sta

rt-u

p fundin

g for

local m

anagem

ent

com

mitte

es f

or

Natu

ra 2

000 s

ites.

LIF

E+

LIF

E+

Natu

re a

nd

Bio

div

ers

ity,

or

LIF

E+

E

nvironm

enta

l P

olic

y a

nd

Govern

ance, or

LIF

E+

Info

rmation a

nd

Com

munic

ation

Public

and/o

r private

bodie

s,

acto

rs a

nd

institu

tions.

All

S

hall

not finance m

easure

s

elig

ible

or

in m

ain

scope o

f, o

r re

ceiv

e a

ssis

tance fro

m o

ther

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munity fin

ancia

l in

str

um

ents

.

Only

innovativ

e,

best pra

ctice,

pilo

t, e

tc p

roje

cts

(A

rt. 3 o

f LIF

E+

R

egula

tion).

Sta

rt-u

p fundin

g for

local m

anagem

ent

com

mitte

es f

or

Natu

ra 2

000 s

ites.

Norw

egia

n a

nd

EE

A F

unds

Mem

ora

ndum

of

Unders

tandin

g o

n

Imple

menta

tion o

f E

EA

F

inancia

l M

echanis

m &

M

em

ora

ndum

of

Unders

tandin

g o

f N

orw

egia

n F

inancia

l M

echanis

m

Priority

are

as: P

rom

otion o

f susta

inable

develo

pm

ent or

Sta

te a

nd p

ublic

bodie

s,

non-

govern

menta

l non-

pro

fit

org

aniz

ations

(exclu

des p

rivate

com

merc

ial

org

aniz

ations)

All

Sta

rt-u

p fundin

g for

local m

anagem

ent

com

mitte

es f

or

Natu

ra 2

000 s

ites.

Fund

ing s

ou

rce

s f

or

supp

ort

ing

na

ture

con

serv

atio

n in t

he S

lova

k C

arp

ath

ian

s

20

Environm

ent, i. a. w

ith

em

phasis

on s

trength

enin

g

the a

dm

inis

trative c

apacity

to im

ple

ment re

levant

acquis

.

Environm

enta

l F

und

Sta

te fund

Indiv

idual pers

ons o

r le

gal entities r

esid

ent

in t

he S

lovak R

epublic

.

All

A

ctions n

eeded f

or

achie

vin

g the

goals

of sta

te e

nvironm

enta

l polic

y (

§4 o

f th

e A

ct 587/2

004).

Sta

rt-u

p fundin

g for

local m

anagem

ent

com

mitte

es f

or

Natu

ra 2

000 s

ites.

Ac

tiv

ity c

ate

go

ry 7

: C

on

su

ltati

on

– p

ub

lic m

ee

tin

gs, liais

on

wit

h lan

do

wn

ers

Fu

nd

D

escri

pti

on

T

arg

et

gro

up

s

La

nd

typ

es

Are

a r

estr

icti

on

s

No

tes/o

ther

restr

icti

on

s

Exam

ple

s

EA

FR

D

Rura

l D

evelo

pm

ent

Pro

gra

m f

or

the S

lovak

Republic

, 2007-1

3/A

xis

3

Qualit

y o

f Life in R

ura

l A

reas a

nd D

ivers

ific

ation o

f R

ura

l E

conom

y; M

easure

: gain

ing s

kill

s a

nd c

reating

and im

ple

menting the

inte

gra

ted local

develo

pm

ent str

ate

gie

s

Public

-Private

P

art

ners

hip

s involv

ing

NG

Os, m

unic

ipalit

ies

and p

rivate

secto

r

All

Rura

l are

as

Can f

und 1

00%

of elig

ible

costs

(75%

EU

+ 2

5%

SK

for

‘Converg

ence’ re

gio

ns;

50%

EU

+ 5

0%

SK

for

‘Com

petitiv

eness a

nd

Em

plo

ym

ent’ r

egio

ns)

Consultations a

nd p

ublic

meetings in

pre

para

tion o

f th

e local develo

pm

ent

str

ate

gy

EA

FR

D

Rura

l D

evelo

pm

ent

Pro

gra

m f

or

the S

lovak

Republic

, 2007-1

3/A

xis

4

Imple

menta

tion o

f LE

AD

ER

appro

ach; M

easure

s:

imple

menta

tion o

f in

tegra

ted local

develo

pm

ent str

ate

gie

s,

imple

menta

tion o

f coopera

tive p

roje

cts

Local A

ction G

roups

(LA

Gs)

All

Rura

l are

as w

ith

min

imum

of 10,0

00

and m

axim

um

of

150,0

00 inhabitants

Esta

blis

hed L

AG

and d

evelo

ped

inte

gra

ted local develo

pm

ent

str

ate

gy.

Munic

ipalit

ies o

uts

ide the

‘Converg

ence’ re

gio

ns c

an

part

icip

ate

only

if

are

part

of

LA

Gs r

egis

tere

d in

‘Converg

ence’ re

gio

ns.

Consultations a

nd p

ublic

meetings w

ithin

im

ple

menta

tion o

f th

e local develo

pm

ent

str

ate

gy.

ER

DF

E

nvironm

ent

Opera

tional

Pro

gra

mm

e/P

riority

Axis

5:

Conserv

ation a

nd

rehabili

tation o

f natu

ral

environm

ent and

landscape;

Opera

tional

obje

ctive: Im

pro

vem

ent of

info

rmation a

nd p

ublic

a

wa

reness in e

nvironm

ent

issues

(Public

adm

inis

tration)

All

Are

a r

estr

iction:

Slo

vakia

outs

ide

Bra

tisla

va C

ounty

(‘C

onverg

ence’

obje

ctive r

egio

ns).

Only

as p

art

of finalis

ation o

f N

atu

ra 2

000 n

etw

ork

. C

onsultations a

nd p

ublic

meetings w

ithin

im

ple

menta

tion o

f th

e local develo

pm

ent

str

ate

gy.

Fund

ing s

ou

rce

s f

or

supp

ort

ing

na

ture

con

serv

atio

n in t

he S

lova

k C

arp

ath

ian

s

21

ER

DF

B

ratisla

va C

ounty

O

pera

tional

Measure

/Measure

1.1

: R

egenera

tion o

f settle

ments

(Public

adm

inis

tration)

All

Are

a r

estr

iction:

Bra

tisla

va C

ounty

(‘R

egio

nal

com

petitiveness a

nd

em

plo

ym

ent’ o

bje

ctive

regio

n).

Pre

serv

ation a

nd r

ehabili

tation o

f natu

ral herita

ge (

conserv

ation

and s

trength

enin

g o

f natu

ral

pote

ntial of th

e r

egio

n, in

clu

din

g

Natu

ra 2

000 s

ites).

Consultations a

nd p

ublic

meetings w

ithin

im

ple

menta

tion o

f th

e local develo

pm

ent

str

ate

gy.

LIF

E+

LIF

E+

Natu

re a

nd

Bio

div

ers

ity,

or

LIF

E+

Environm

enta

l P

olic

y

and G

overn

ance o

r

LIF

E+

Info

rmation a

nd

Com

munic

ation

Public

and/o

r private

bodie

s,

acto

rs a

nd

institu

tions

All

S

hall

not finance m

easure

s

elig

ible

or

in m

ain

scope o

f, o

r re

ceiv

e a

ssis

tance fro

m o

ther

Com

munity fin

ancia

l in

str

um

ents

.

Only

innovativ

e,

best pra

ctice,

pilo

t, e

tc p

roje

cts

(A

rt. 3 o

f LIF

E+

R

egula

tion).

Consultations a

nd p

ublic

meetings w

ithin

im

ple

menta

tion o

f th

e local develo

pm

ent

str

ate

gy.

Norw

egia

n a

nd

EE

A F

unds

Mem

ora

ndum

of

Unders

tandin

g o

n

Imple

menta

tion o

f E

EA

F

inancia

l M

echanis

m &

M

em

ora

ndum

of

Unders

tandin

g o

f N

orw

egia

n F

inancia

l M

echanis

m

Priority

are

as: P

rom

otion o

f susta

inable

develo

pm

ent;

Environm

ent, i. a. w

ith

em

phasis

on s

trength

enin

g

the a

dm

inis

trative c

apacity

to im

ple

ment re

levant

acquis

.

Sta

te a

nd p

ublic

bodie

s,

non-

govern

menta

l non-

pro

fit

org

aniz

ations

(exclu

des p

rivate

com

merc

ial

org

aniz

ations).

All

E

nvironm

enta

l in

form

ation

activitie

s w

ithin

all

elig

ible

are

as

of

EE

A F

inancia

l M

echanis

m.

Consultations a

nd p

ublic

meetings w

ithin

im

ple

menta

tion o

f th

e local develo

pm

ent

str

ate

gy.

Environm

enta

l F

und

Sta

te fund

Indiv

idual pers

ons o

r le

gal entities r

esid

ent

in t

he S

lovak R

epublic

.

All

A

ctions n

eeded f

or

reachin

g the

goals

of sta

te e

nvironm

enta

l polic

y, environm

enta

l education

and p

rom

otion (

§4 o

f A

ct

587/2

004).

Consultations a

nd p

ublic

meetings w

ithin

im

ple

menta

tion o

f th

e local develo

pm

ent

str

ate

gy.

Ac

tiv

ity c

ate

go

ry 8

: R

evie

w o

f m

an

ag

em

en

t p

lan

s, str

ate

gie

s a

nd

sch

em

es. R

evie

w a

nd

up

dati

ng

of

man

ag

em

en

t p

lan

s a

nd

str

ate

gie

s

Fu

nd

D

escri

pti

on

T

arg

et

gro

up

s

La

nd

typ

es

Are

a r

estr

icti

on

s

No

tes/o

ther

restr

icti

on

s

Exam

ple

s

EA

FR

D

Rura

l D

evelo

pm

ent

Pro

gra

mm

e for

the S

lovak

Republic

, 2007-1

3 /

Axis

3:

Qualit

y o

f Life in R

ura

l

Public

-Private

P

art

ners

hip

s involv

ing

NG

Os, m

unic

ipalit

ies

and p

rivate

secto

r

All

Rura

l are

as

Can f

und 1

00%

of elig

ible

costs

(75%

EU

+ 2

5%

SK

for

‘Converg

ence’ re

gio

ns;

Revie

w o

f N

atu

ra 2

000 m

anagem

ent

pla

n

as p

art

of develo

pm

ent

of

local

develo

pm

ent str

ate

gie

s.

Fund

ing s

ou

rce

s f

or

supp

ort

ing

na

ture

con

serv

atio

n in t

he S

lova

k C

arp

ath

ian

s

22

Are

as a

nd D

ivers

ific

ation o

f R

ura

l E

conom

y; M

easure

s:

gain

ing s

kill

s a

nd c

reating

and im

ple

menting the

inte

gra

ted local

develo

pm

ent str

ate

gie

s.

50%

EU

+ 5

0%

SK

for

‘Com

petitiv

eness a

nd

Em

plo

ym

ent’ r

egio

ns).

EA

FR

D

Rura

l D

evelo

pm

ent

Pro

gra

mm

em

e f

or

the

Slo

vak R

epublic

, 2007-1

3

/Axis

4: Im

ple

menta

tion o

f LE

AD

ER

appro

ach;

Measure

s: im

ple

menta

tion

of in

tegra

ted local

develo

pm

ent str

ate

gie

s,

imple

menta

tion o

f coopera

tive p

roje

cts

.

Local

Action

Gro

ups

(LA

Gs)

All

Rura

l are

as w

ith

min

imum

of 10,0

00

and m

axim

um

of

150,0

00 inhabitants

Esta

blis

hed L

AG

and d

evelo

ped

inte

gra

ted local develo

pm

ent

str

ate

gy.

Munic

ipalit

ies o

uts

ide the

‘Converg

ence’ re

gio

ns c

an

part

icip

ate

only

if

are

part

of

LA

Gs r

egis

tere

d in

‘Converg

ence’ re

gio

ns.

Revie

w o

f N

atu

ra 2

000 m

anagem

ent

pla

n

as p

art

of im

ple

menta

tion o

f lo

cal

develo

pm

ent str

ate

gie

s.

ER

DF

E

nvironm

ent

Opera

tional

Pro

gra

mm

e/P

riority

Axis

5:

Conserv

ation a

nd

rehabili

tation o

f natu

ral

environm

ent and

landscape;

Opera

tional

obje

ctive: S

ecuring

favoura

ble

sta

tus o

f habitats

and s

pecie

s

thro

ugh d

evelo

pm

ent

and

imple

menta

tion o

f pro

tecte

d

sites m

anagem

ent pla

ns

incl. N

atu

ra 2

000.

(Public

adm

inis

tration)

All

Are

a r

estr

iction:

Slo

vakia

outs

ide

Bra

tisla

va C

ounty

(‘C

onverg

ence’

obje

ctive r

egio

ns).

Only

as p

art

of finalis

ation o

f th

e

Natu

ra 2

000 n

etw

ork

. R

evie

w o

f m

anagem

ent

pla

ns for

Natu

ra

2000 s

ites in S

lovakia

.

ER

DF

B

ratisla

va c

ounty

O

pera

tional P

rogra

mm

e,

Measure

1.1

: R

egenera

tion

of settle

ments

.

(Public

adm

inis

tration)

All

Are

a r

estr

iction:

Bra

tisla

va C

ounty

(‘R

egio

nal

com

petitiveness a

nd

em

plo

ym

ent’ o

bje

ctive

regio

n).

Pre

serv

ation a

nd r

ehabili

tation o

f natu

ral herita

ge (

conserv

ation

and s

trength

enin

g o

f natu

ral

pote

ntial of th

e r

egio

n, in

clu

din

g

Natu

ra 2

000 s

ites).

Revie

w o

f m

anagem

ent

pla

ns for

Natu

ra

2000 s

ites in B

ratisla

va c

ounty

.

ER

DF

R

esearc

h a

nd d

evelo

pm

ent

Opera

tional

Pro

gra

mm

e/A

xis

1:

Researc

h a

nd

develo

pm

ent, M

easure

1.3

: Im

ple

menta

tion o

f know

ledge a

nd

technolo

gie

s a

cquired

thro

ugh r

esearc

h into

pra

ctice

Researc

h

org

aniz

ations

(univ

ers

itie

s, scie

ntific

institu

tes)

All

Are

a r

estr

iction:

Slo

vakia

outs

ide

Bra

tisla

va C

ounty

(‘C

onverg

ence’

obje

ctive r

egio

ns).

A

ssessm

ent

of curr

ent sta

tus o

f th

e s

ite in

ord

er

to a

dapt m

anagem

ent and

resto

ration m

easure

s

Fund

ing s

ou

rce

s f

or

supp

ort

ing

na

ture

con

serv

atio

n in t

he S

lova

k C

arp

ath

ian

s

23

ER

DF

R

esearc

h a

nd d

evelo

pm

ent

Opera

tional

Pro

gra

mm

e/A

xis

2:

Researc

h a

nd d

evelo

pm

ent

in B

ratisla

va C

ounty

, M

easure

2.3

: Im

ple

menta

tion o

f know

ledge a

nd

technolo

gie

s a

cquired

thro

ugh r

esearc

h into

pra

ctice in B

ratisla

va

County

.

Researc

h

org

aniz

ations

(univ

ers

itie

s, scie

ntific

institu

tes)

All

Are

a r

estr

iction:

Bra

tisla

va C

ounty

(‘R

egio

nal

com

petitiveness a

nd

em

plo

ym

ent’ o

bje

ctive

regio

n).

A

ssessm

ent

of curr

ent sta

tus o

f th

e s

ite in

ord

er

to a

dapt m

anagem

ent and

resto

ration m

easure

s.

LIF

E+

LIF

E+

Natu

re a

nd

Bio

div

ers

ity,

or

LIF

E+

Environm

enta

l P

olic

y

and G

overn

ance

Public

and/o

r private

bodie

s,

acto

rs a

nd

institu

tions

All

S

hall

not finance m

easure

s

elig

ible

or

in m

ain

scope o

f, o

r re

ceiv

e a

ssis

tance fro

m o

ther

Com

munity fin

ancia

l in

str

um

ents

.

Only

innovativ

e,

best pra

ctice,

pilo

t, e

tc p

roje

cts

(A

rt. 3 o

f LIF

E+

R

egula

tion).

Revie

w o

f m

anagem

ent

pla

ns for

Natu

ra

2000 s

ites in S

lovakia

.

Norw

egia

n a

nd

EE

A F

unds

Mem

ora

ndum

of

Unders

tandin

g o

n

Imple

menta

tion o

f E

EA

F

inancia

l M

echanis

m &

M

em

ora

ndum

of

Unders

tandin

g o

f N

orw

egia

n F

inancia

l M

echanis

m

Priority

are

as: P

rom

otion o

f susta

inable

develo

pm

ent or

Environm

ent, i. a. w

ith

em

phasis

on s

trength

enin

g

the a

dm

inis

trative c

apacity

to im

ple

ment re

levant

acquis

.

Sta

te a

nd p

ublic

bodie

s,

non-

govern

menta

l non-

pro

fit

org

aniz

ations

(exclu

des p

rivate

com

merc

ial

org

aniz

ations).

All

Revie

w o

f m

anagem

ent

pla

ns for

Natu

ra

2000 s

ites in S

lovakia

.

Environm

enta

l F

und

Sta

te fund

Indiv

idual pers

ons o

r le

gal entities r

esid

ent

in t

he S

lovak R

epublic

.

All

A

ctions n

eeded f

or

reachin

g the

goals

of sta

te e

nvironm

enta

l polic

y (

§4 o

f A

ct

587/2

004).

Revie

w o

f m

anagem

ent

pla

ns for

Natu

ra

2000 s

ites in S

lovakia

.

Ac

tiv

ity c

ate

go

ry 9

: R

un

nin

g c

osts

of

man

ag

em

en

t b

od

ies (

main

ten

an

ce o

f b

uild

ing

s a

nd

eq

uip

men

t)

Fu

nd

D

escri

pti

on

T

arg

et

gro

up

s

La

nd

typ

es

Are

a r

estr

icti

on

s

No

tes/o

ther

restr

icti

on

s

Exam

ple

s

Fund

ing s

ou

rce

s f

or

supp

ort

ing

na

ture

con

serv

atio

n in t

he S

lova

k C

arp

ath

ian

s

24

EA

FR

D

Rura

l D

evelo

pm

ent

Pro

gra

mm

e for

the S

lovak

Republic

, 2007-1

3 /

Axis

3:

Qualit

y o

f Life in R

ura

l A

reas a

nd D

ivers

ific

ation o

f R

ura

l E

conom

y; M

easure

: gain

ing s

kill

s a

nd c

reating

and im

ple

menting the

inte

gra

ted local

develo

pm

ent str

ate

gie

s

Public

-Private

P

art

ners

hip

s involv

ing

NG

Os, m

unic

ipalit

ies

and p

rivate

secto

r

All

Rura

l are

as

Can f

und 1

00%

of elig

ible

costs

(75%

EU

+ 2

5%

SK

for

‘Converg

ence’ re

gio

ns;

50%

EU

+50%

SK

for

‘Com

petitiv

eness a

nd

Em

plo

ym

ent’ r

egio

ns)

Only

with r

ela

tion to

develo

pm

ent of lo

cal

develo

pm

ent str

ate

gy

Runnin

g c

osts

of LA

G d

uring d

evelo

pm

ent

of

local develo

pm

ent str

ate

gy.

EA

FR

D

Rura

l D

evelo

pm

ent

Pro

gra

mm

e for

the S

lovak

Republic

, 2007-1

3/A

xis

4:

Imple

menta

tion o

f LE

AD

ER

appro

ach; M

easure

: ru

nnin

g o

f th

e L

AG

Local

Action

Gro

ups

(LA

Gs)

All

Rura

l are

as w

ith

min

imum

of 10,0

00

and m

axim

um

of

150,0

00 inhabitants

.

Esta

blis

hed L

AG

and d

evelo

ped

inte

gra

ted local develo

pm

ent

str

ate

gy.

Munic

ipalit

ies o

uts

ide the

‘Converg

ence’ re

gio

ns c

an

part

icip

ate

only

if

are

part

of

LA

Gs r

egis

tere

d in

‘Converg

ence’ re

gio

ns.

Main

tenance o

f to

urist in

form

ation c

entr

e

by L

AG

as p

art

of im

ple

menta

tion o

f lo

cal

develo

pm

ent str

ate

gy.

ER

DF

E

nvironm

ent

Opera

tional

Pro

gra

mm

e/P

riority

Axis

5:

Conserv

ation a

nd

rehabili

tation o

f natu

ral

environm

ent and

landscape;

Opera

tional

obje

ctive: Im

pro

vem

ent of

infr

astr

uctu

re for

natu

re a

nd

landscape p

rote

ction a

nd

build

ing o

f ne

w f

acili

ties

(Public

adm

inis

tration)

All

Are

a r

estr

iction:

Slo

vakia

outs

ide

Bra

tisla

va C

ounty

(‘C

onverg

ence’

obje

ctive r

egio

ns).

Genera

lly inelig

ible

for

continuous a

ctivitie

s, can c

over

part

of ru

nnin

g c

osts

directly

rela

ted to a

ny o

ther

elig

ible

activitie

s.

Tra

vel costs

rela

ted t

o d

evelo

pm

ent

of

managem

ent

pla

n f

or

Natu

ra 2

000 s

ites.

ER

DF

B

ratisla

va C

ounty

O

pera

tional

Pro

gra

mm

e/M

easure

1.1

: R

egenera

tion o

f settle

ments

.

(Public

adm

inis

tration)

All

Are

a r

estr

iction:

Bra

tisla

va C

ounty

(‘R

egio

nal

com

petitiveness a

nd

em

plo

ym

ent’ o

bje

ctive

regio

n).

Genera

lly inelig

ible

for

continuous a

ctivitie

s, can c

over

part

of ru

nnin

g c

osts

directly

rela

ted to a

ny o

ther

elig

ible

activitie

s.

Tra

vel costs

rela

ted t

o d

evelo

pm

ent

of

managem

ent

pla

n f

or

Natu

ra 2

000 s

ites.

Fund

ing s

ou

rce

s f

or

supp

ort

ing

na

ture

con

serv

atio

n in t

he S

lova

k C

arp

ath

ian

s

25

LIF

E+

LIF

E+

Natu

re a

nd

Bio

div

ers

ity,

or

LIF

E+

Environm

enta

l P

olic

y

and G

overn

ance

Public

and/o

r private

bodie

s,

acto

rs a

nd

institu

tions

All

S

hall

not finance m

easure

s

elig

ible

or

in m

ain

scope o

f, o

r re

ceiv

e a

ssis

tance fro

m o

ther

Com

munity fin

ancia

l in

str

um

ents

.

Only

innovativ

e,

best pra

ctice,

pilo

t, e

tc p

roje

cts

(A

rt. 3 o

f LIF

E+

R

egula

tion);

Genera

lly inelig

ible

fo

r continuous a

ctivitie

s, can

cover

part

of ru

nnin

g c

osts

directly r

ela

ted t

o a

ny o

ther

elig

ible

activitie

s.

Tra

vel costs

rela

ted t

o d

evelo

pm

ent

of

managem

ent

pla

n f

or

Natu

ra 2

000 s

ites.

Norw

egia

n a

nd

EE

A F

unds

Mem

ora

ndum

of

Unders

tandin

g o

n

Imple

menta

tion o

f E

EA

F

inancia

l M

echanis

m &

M

em

ora

ndum

of

Unders

tandin

g o

f N

orw

egia

n F

inancia

l M

echanis

m

Priority

are

as: P

rote

ction o

f th

e e

nvironm

ent, incl.

reduction o

f pollu

tion a

nd

pro

motion o

f re

ne

wable

energ

y;

Pro

motion o

f susta

inable

develo

pm

ent

thro

ugh im

pro

ved r

esourc

e

use a

nd m

anagem

ent

Sta

te a

nd p

ublic

bodie

s,

non-

govern

menta

l non-

pro

fit

org

aniz

ations

(exclu

des p

rivate

com

merc

ial

org

aniz

ations).

All

G

enera

lly c

an n

ot fu

nd

continuous a

ctivitie

s, can c

over

part

of ru

nnin

g c

osts

directly

rela

ted to a

ny o

ther

elig

ible

activitie

s.

Environm

enta

l F

und

Sta

te fund

Indiv

idual pers

ons o

r le

gal entities r

esid

ent

in t

he S

lovak R

epublic

All

A

ctions n

eeded f

or

reachin

g the

goals

of sta

te e

nvironm

enta

l polic

y (

§4 o

f A

ct

587/2

004);

G

enera

lly inelig

ible

for

continuous a

ctivitie

s, can c

over

part

of ru

nnin

g c

osts

directly

rela

ted to a

ny o

ther

elig

ible

activitie

s.

Ac

tiv

ity c

ate

go

ry 1

0:

Investm

en

ts in

an

d m

ain

ten

an

ce o

f fa

cilit

ies f

or

pu

blic a

ccess

to

an

d u

se o

f th

e s

ites, in

terp

reta

tio

n w

ork

s, o

bs

erv

ato

ries

an

d k

iosks e

tc.

Fu

nd

D

escri

pti

on

T

arg

et

gro

up

s

La

nd

typ

es

Are

a r

estr

icti

on

s

No

tes/o

ther

restr

icti

on

s

Exam

ple

s

EA

FR

D

Rura

l D

evelo

pm

ent

Pro

gra

mm

e for

the S

lovak

Public

-Private

P

art

ners

hip

s involv

ing

All

Rura

l are

as

Can f

und 1

00%

of elig

ible

costs

(75%

EU

+ 2

5%

SK

for

Develo

pm

ent of to

urist in

form

ation c

entr

es

and r

ela

ted f

acili

ties in N

atu

ra 2

000 s

ites a

s

Fund

ing s

ou

rce

s f

or

supp

ort

ing

na

ture

con

serv

atio

n in t

he S

lova

k C

arp

ath

ian

s

26

Republic

, 2007-1

3/A

xis

3:

Qualit

y o

f Life in R

ura

l A

reas a

nd D

ivers

ific

ation o

f R

ura

l E

conom

y; M

easure

s:

div

ers

ific

ation o

f ru

ral

econom

y t

ow

ard

s n

on-

agriculture

activitie

s,

develo

pm

ent of ru

ral

tourism

, re

constr

uction a

nd

develo

pm

ent of vill

ages,

gain

ing s

kill

s a

nd c

reating

and im

ple

menting the

inte

gra

ted local

develo

pm

ent str

ate

gie

s

NG

Os, m

unic

ipalit

ies

and p

rivate

secto

r

‘Converg

ence’ re

gio

ns;

50%

EU

+ 5

0%

SK

for

‘Com

petitiv

eness a

nd

Em

plo

ym

ent’ r

egio

ns)

part

of

pro

motion o

f lo

cal develo

pm

ent

and

em

plo

ym

ent.

EA

FR

D

Rura

l D

evelo

pm

ent

Pro

gra

mm

e for

the S

lovak

Republic

2007-1

3 /A

xis

4:

Imple

menta

tion o

f LE

AD

ER

appro

ach; M

easure

s:

imple

menta

tion o

f in

tegra

ted local

develo

pm

ent str

ate

gie

s,

imple

menta

tion o

f coopera

tive p

roje

cts

and

opera

tion o

f Local A

ction

Gro

ups.

Local A

ction G

roups

(LA

Gs)

All

Rura

l are

as w

ith

min

imum

of 10,0

00

and m

axim

um

of

150,0

00 inhabitants

.

Esta

blis

hed L

AG

and d

evelo

ped

inte

gra

ted local develo

pm

ent

str

ate

gy.

Munic

ipalit

ies o

uts

ide the

‘Converg

ence’ re

gio

ns c

an

part

icip

ate

only

if

are

part

of

LA

Gs r

egis

tere

d in

‘Converg

ence’ re

gio

ns.

Constr

uction a

nd m

ain

tenance o

f to

urist

info

rmation c

entr

e a

s p

art

of im

ple

menta

tion

of

local develo

pm

ent str

ate

gie

s.

ER

DF

E

nvironm

ent

Opera

tional

Pro

gra

mm

e/P

riority

Axis

5:

Conserv

ation a

nd

rehabili

tation o

f natu

ral

environm

ent and

landscape;

Opera

tional

obje

ctive: Im

pro

vem

ent of

infr

astr

uctu

re for

natu

re a

nd

landscape p

rote

ction a

nd

build

ing o

f ne

w f

acili

ties.

(Public

adm

inis

tration)

All

Are

a r

estr

iction:

Slo

vakia

outs

ide

Bra

tisla

va C

ounty

(‘C

onverg

ence’

obje

ctive r

egio

ns).

Only

as p

art

of finalis

ation o

f N

atu

ra 2

000 n

etw

ork

. C

onstr

uction o

f to

urist

info

rmation c

ente

rs,

natu

re t

rails

, etc

. in

Natu

ra 2

000 s

ites.

ER

DF

B

ratisla

va C

ounty

O

pera

tional

Pro

gra

mm

e/M

easure

1.1

: R

egenera

tion o

f settle

ments

(Public

adm

inis

tration)

All

Are

a r

estr

iction:

Bra

tisla

va C

ounty

(‘R

egio

nal

com

petitiveness a

nd

em

plo

ym

ent’ o

bje

ctive

regio

n).

Develo

pm

ent of physic

al

infr

astr

uctu

re o

f settle

ments

(in

cl.

trails

, cyclin

g p

ath

s, etc

.).

Constr

uction o

f to

urist

info

rmation c

ente

rs,

natu

re t

rails

, etc

. in

Natu

ra 2

000 s

ites.

ER

DF

R

egio

nal O

pera

tional

Pro

gra

mm

e/P

riority

Axis

3:

Str

ength

enin

g c

ultura

l pote

ntial of th

e r

egio

ns a

nd

Public

institu

tions,

ow

ne

rs o

f cultura

l herita

ge o

bje

cts

, public

to

urism

acto

rs

All

Are

a r

estr

iction:

Slo

vakia

outs

ide

Bra

tisla

va C

ounty

(‘C

onverg

ence’

Inclu

des c

onstr

uction a

nd

reconstr

uction o

f tr

ails

and

cyclin

g p

ath

s, in

form

ation

panels

, re

sting p

laces e

tc. in

in

tern

ational and n

ational

Constr

uction o

f cyclin

g p

ath

s a

nd n

atu

re

trails

, etc

. in

im

port

ant

natu

re s

ites.

Fund

ing s

ou

rce

s f

or

supp

ort

ing

na

ture

con

serv

atio

n in t

he S

lova

k C

arp

ath

ian

s

27

tourism

infr

astr

uctu

re

obje

ctive r

egio

ns).

im

port

ance n

atu

re s

ites

LIF

E+

LIF

E+

Natu

re a

nd

Bio

div

ers

ity,

or

LIF

E+

Environm

enta

l P

olic

y

and G

overn

ance

Public

and/o

r private

bodie

s,

acto

rs a

nd

institu

tions

All

S

hall

not finance m

easure

s

elig

ible

or

in m

ain

scope o

f, o

r re

ceiv

e a

ssis

tance fro

m o

ther

Com

munity fin

ancia

l in

str

um

ents

.

Only

innovativ

e,

best pra

ctice,

pilo

t, e

tc. p

roje

cts

(A

rt. 3 o

f LIF

E+

Regula

tion)

Heavy infr

astr

uctu

re is n

ot

elig

ible

, oth

er

infr

astr

uctu

re is

elig

ible

only

in f

orm

of

depre

cia

tion c

osts

(fr

om

25-5

0%

) w

ith e

xception o

f public

and n

on-

pro

fit

beneficia

ries in L

IFE

+

Natu

re p

roje

cts

(100%

of elig

ible

costs

).

Pilo

t or

innovative p

roje

cts

whic

h inclu

de

build

ing o

f natu

re e

ducation c

entr

e in N

atu

ra

2000 s

ites.

Norw

egia

n a

nd

EE

A F

unds

Mem

ora

ndum

of

Unders

tandin

g o

n

Imple

menta

tion o

f E

EA

F

inancia

l M

echanis

m &

M

em

ora

ndum

of

Unders

tandin

g o

f N

orw

egia

n F

inancia

l M

echanis

m

Priority

are

as: P

rote

ction o

f th

e e

nvironm

ent, incl.

reduction o

f pollu

tion a

nd

pro

motion o

f re

ne

wable

energ

y;

Pro

motion o

f susta

inable

develo

pm

ent

thro

ugh im

pro

ved r

esourc

e

use a

nd m

anagem

ent.

Sta

te a

nd p

ublic

bodie

s,

non-

govern

menta

l non-

pro

fit

org

aniz

ations

(exclu

des p

rivate

com

merc

ial

org

aniz

ations)

All

Impro

vem

ent

and d

evelo

pm

ent

of

infr

astr

uctu

re for

wate

r pro

tection a

nd

managem

ent in

ord

er

to im

pro

ve p

ublic

access t

o p

rote

cte

d s

ites.

Environm

enta

l F

und

Sta

te fund

Indiv

idual pers

ons o

r le

gal entities r

esid

ent

in t

he S

lovak R

epublic

All

actions n

eeded for

reachin

g the

goals

of sta

te e

nvironm

enta

l polic

y (

§4 o

f th

e A

ct 587/2

004)

Constr

uction o

f to

urist

info

rmation c

ente

rs,

natu

re t

rails

, etc

. in

Natu

ra 2

000 s

ites.

Ac

tiv

ity c

ate

go

ry 1

1:

Sta

ff (

co

nserv

ati

on

/pro

ject

off

icers

, w

ard

en

s/r

an

gers

, w

ork

ers

)

Fu

nd

D

escri

pti

on

T

arg

et

gro

up

s

La

nd

typ

es

Are

a r

estr

icti

on

s

No

tes/o

ther

restr

icti

on

s

Exam

ple

s

EA

FR

D

Rura

l D

evelo

pm

ent

Pro

gra

mm

e for

the S

lovak

Local

Action

Gro

ups

(LA

Gs)

All

Rura

l are

as w

ith

min

imum

of 10,0

00

Esta

blis

hed L

AG

and d

evelo

ped

inte

gra

ted local develo

pm

ent

Sta

ff c

osts

of LA

G e

mplo

yees a

s p

art

of

imple

menta

tion o

f lo

cal develo

pm

ent

Fund

ing s

ou

rce

s f

or

supp

ort

ing

na

ture

con

serv

atio

n in t

he S

lova

k C

arp

ath

ian

s

28

Republic

, 2007-1

3/A

xis

4:

Imple

menta

tion o

f LE

AD

ER

appro

ach; M

easure

: opera

tion o

f th

e L

ocal

Action G

roup.

and m

axim

um

of

150,0

00 inhabitants

. str

ate

gy.

Munic

ipalit

ies o

uts

ide the

‘Converg

ence’ re

gio

ns c

an

part

icip

ate

only

if

are

part

of

LA

Gs r

egis

tere

d in

‘Converg

ence’ re

gio

ns.

str

ate

gy.

ER

DF

E

nvironm

ent

Opera

tional

Pro

gra

mm

e/P

riority

Axis

5:

Conserv

ation a

nd

rehabili

tation o

f natu

ral

environm

ent and

landscape;

Opera

tional

obje

ctive: Im

pro

vem

ent of

infr

astr

uctu

re for

natu

re a

nd

landscape p

rote

ction a

nd

build

ing o

f ne

w f

acili

ties

(Public

adm

inis

tration)

All

Are

a r

estr

iction:

Slo

vakia

outs

ide

Bra

tisla

va C

ounty

(‘C

onverg

ence’

obje

ctive r

egio

ns).

Genera

lly inelig

ible

for

continuous a

ctivitie

s, can c

over

part

of sta

ff c

osts

directly r

ela

ted

to a

ny o

ther

elig

ible

activ

itie

s.

Sta

ff c

osts

rela

ted t

o d

evelo

pm

ent of

managem

ent

pla

n f

or

Natu

ra 2

000 s

ites.

ER

DF

B

ratisla

va C

ounty

O

pera

tional

Pro

gra

mm

e/M

easure

1.1

: R

egenera

tion o

f settle

ments

(Public

adm

inis

tration)

All

Are

a r

estr

iction:

Bra

tisla

va C

ounty

(‘R

egio

nal

com

petitiveness a

nd

em

plo

ym

ent’ o

bje

ctive

regio

n).

Genera

lly inelig

ible

for

continuous a

ctivitie

s, can c

over

part

of sta

ff c

osts

directly r

ela

ted

to a

ny o

ther

elig

ible

activ

itie

s.

Sta

ff c

osts

rela

ted t

o d

evelo

pm

ent of

managem

ent

pla

n f

or

Natu

ra 2

000 s

ites.

LIF

E+

LIF

E+

Natu

re a

nd

Bio

div

ers

ity,

or

LIF

E+

Environm

enta

l P

olic

y

and G

overn

ance o

r

LIF

E+

Info

rmation a

nd

Com

munic

ation

Public

and/o

r private

bodie

s,

acto

rs a

nd

institu

tions

All

S

hall

not finance m

easure

s

elig

ible

or

in m

ain

scope o

f, o

r re

ceiv

e a

ssis

tance fro

m o

ther

Com

munity fin

ancia

l in

str

um

ents

.

Only

innovativ

e,

best pra

ctice,

pilo

t, e

tc p

roje

cts

(A

rt. 3 o

f LIF

E+

R

egula

tion);

Genera

lly inelig

ible

fo

r continuous a

ctivitie

s, can

cover

part

of sta

ff c

osts

directly

rela

ted to a

ny o

ther

elig

ible

activitie

s.

Sta

ff c

osts

rela

ted t

o d

evelo

pm

ent of

managem

ent

pla

n f

or

Natu

ra 2

000 s

ites.

Norw

egia

n a

nd

EE

A F

unds

Mem

ora

ndum

of

Unders

tandin

g o

n

Imple

menta

tion o

f E

EA

F

inancia

l M

echanis

m &

M

em

ora

ndum

of

Unders

tandin

g o

f N

orw

egia

n F

inancia

l M

echanis

m

Priority

are

as: P

rote

ction o

f th

e e

nvironm

ent, incl.

reduction o

f pollu

tion a

nd

pro

motion o

f re

ne

wable

Sta

te a

nd p

ublic

bodie

s,

non-

govern

menta

l non-

pro

fit

org

aniz

ations

(exclu

des p

rivate

com

merc

ial

org

aniz

ations).

All

G

enera

lly c

an n

ot fu

nd

continuous a

ctivitie

s, can c

over

part

of sta

ff c

osts

directly r

ela

ted

to a

ny o

ther

elig

ible

activ

itie

s.

Sta

ff c

osts

rela

ted t

o d

evelo

pm

ent of

managem

ent

pla

n f

or

Natu

ra 2

000 s

ites.

Fund

ing s

ou

rce

s f

or

supp

ort

ing

na

ture

con

serv

atio

n in t

he S

lova

k C

arp

ath

ian

s

29

energ

y;

Pro

motion o

f susta

inable

develo

pm

ent

thro

ugh im

pro

ved r

esourc

e

use a

nd m

anagem

ent.

Environm

enta

l F

und

Sta

te fund

Indiv

idual pers

ons o

r le

gal entities r

esid

ent

in t

he S

lovak R

epublic

.

All

A

ctions n

eeded f

or

reachin

g the

goals

of sta

te e

nvironm

enta

l polic

y (

§4 o

f A

ct

587/2

004);

G

enera

lly c

an n

ot fu

nd

continuous a

ctivitie

s, can c

over

part

of sta

ff c

osts

directly r

ela

ted

to a

ny o

ther

elig

ible

activ

itie

s

Sta

ff c

osts

rela

ted t

o d

evelo

pm

ent of

managem

ent

pla

n f

or

Natu

ra 2

000 s

ites.

Ac

tiv

ity c

ate

go

ry 1

2:

Co

nserv

ati

on

man

ag

em

en

t m

easu

res –

main

ten

an

ce a

nd

im

pro

vem

en

t o

f h

ab

itats

’ fa

vo

ura

ble

co

nserv

ati

on

sta

tus

Fu

nd

D

escri

pti

on

T

arg

et

gro

up

s

La

nd

typ

es

Are

a r

estr

icti

on

s

No

tes/o

ther

restr

icti

on

s

Exam

ple

s

EA

FR

D

Rura

l D

evelo

pm

ent

Pro

gra

mm

e for

the S

lovak

Republic

, 2007-1

3/A

xis

2

Impro

vem

ent

of

Environm

ent

and

Landscape

Indiv

idual and legal

entities in a

griculture

and f

ore

str

y b

usin

ess

Agriculture

la

nd

and

fore

sts

D

esig

nate

d a

reas

P

aym

ents

for

managem

ent

of natu

ral and

sem

i-natu

ral gra

ssla

nds w

ithin

agri

-environm

enta

l schem

es

EA

FR

D

Rura

l D

evelo

pm

ent

Pro

gra

mm

e for

the S

lovak

Republic

, 2007-1

3/A

xis

4:

Imple

menta

tion o

f LE

AD

ER

appro

ach; M

easure

s:

imple

menta

tion o

f in

tegra

ted local

develo

pm

ent str

ate

gie

s,

imple

menta

tion o

f coopera

tive p

roje

cts

and

runnin

g o

f th

e L

AG

Local

Action

Gro

ups

(LA

Gs)

all

Rura

l are

as w

ith

min

imum

of 10,0

00

and m

axim

um

of

150,0

00 inhabitants

esta

blis

hed L

AG

and d

evelo

ped

inte

gra

ted local develo

pm

ent

str

ate

gy

munic

ipalit

ies o

uts

ide the

‘Converg

ence’ re

gio

ns c

an

part

icip

ate

only

if

are

part

of

LA

Gs r

egis

tere

d in

‘Converg

ence’ re

gio

ns

Natu

ral gra

ssla

nd m

anagem

ent

as p

art

of

imple

menta

tion o

f lo

cal develo

pm

ent

str

ate

gie

s

ER

DF

E

nvironm

ent

Opera

tional

Pro

gra

mm

e/P

riority

Axis

5

Conserv

ation a

nd

rehabili

tation o

f natu

ral

environm

ent and

landscape;

Opera

tional

obje

ctive: S

ecuring

favoura

ble

sta

tus o

f habitats

and s

pecie

s

thro

ugh d

evelo

pm

ent

and

imple

menta

tion o

f pro

tecte

d

(Public

adm

inis

tration)

all

Are

a r

estr

iction:

Slo

vakia

outs

ide

Bra

tisla

va C

ounty

(‘C

onverg

ence’

obje

ctive r

egio

ns).

Only

as p

art

of finalis

ation o

f N

atu

ra 2

000 n

etw

ork

Im

ple

menta

tion o

f N

atu

ra 2

000 s

ites

managem

ent

pla

ns

Fund

ing s

ou

rce

s f

or

supp

ort

ing

na

ture

con

serv

atio

n in t

he S

lova

k C

arp

ath

ian

s

30

sites m

anagem

ent pla

ns

incl. N

atu

ra 2

000

ER

DF

B

ratisla

va C

ounty

O

pera

tional P

rogra

mm

e

Measure

1.1

: R

egenera

tion

of settle

ments

(Public

adm

inis

tration)

all

Are

a r

estr

iction:

Bra

tisla

va C

ounty

(‘R

egio

nal

com

petitiveness a

nd

em

plo

ym

ent’ o

bje

ctive

regio

n).

Pre

serv

ation a

nd r

ehabili

tation o

f natu

ral herita

ge (

conserv

ation

and s

trength

enin

g o

f natu

ral

pote

ntial of th

e r

egio

n, in

clu

din

g

Natu

ra 2

000 s

ites)

Imple

menta

tion o

f N

atu

ra 2

000 s

ites

managem

ent

pla

ns

LIF

E+

LIF

E+

Natu

re a

nd

Bio

div

ers

ity,

or

LIF

E+

Environm

enta

l P

olic

y

and G

overn

ance

Public

and/o

r private

bodie

s,

acto

rs a

nd

institu

tions

All

S

hall

not finance m

easure

s

elig

ible

or

in m

ain

scope o

f, o

r re

ceiv

e a

ssis

tance fro

m o

ther

Com

munity fin

ancia

l in

str

um

ents

.

Only

innovativ

e,

best pra

ctice,

pilo

t, e

tc. p

roje

cts

(A

rt. 3 o

f LIF

E+

Regula

tion)

Can n

ot

fund o

n-g

oin

g a

ctivitie

s

Pilo

t or

innovative p

roje

cts

whic

h inclu

de

managem

ent

of

habitats

in N

atu

ra 2

000 s

ites

Norw

egia

n a

nd

EE

A F

unds

Mem

ora

ndum

of

Unders

tandin

g o

n

Imple

menta

tion o

f E

EA

F

inancia

l M

echanis

m &

M

em

ora

ndum

of

Unders

tandin

g o

f N

orw

egia

n F

inancia

l M

echanis

m

Priority

are

as: P

rote

ction o

f th

e e

nvironm

ent, incl.

reduction o

f pollu

tion a

nd

pro

motion o

f re

ne

wable

energ

y;

Pro

motion o

f susta

inable

develo

pm

ent

thro

ugh im

pro

ved r

esourc

e

use a

nd m

anagem

ent

Sta

te a

nd p

ublic

bodie

s,

non-

govern

menta

l non-

pro

fit

org

aniz

ations

(exclu

des p

rivate

com

merc

ial

org

aniz

ations)

All

C

an n

ot

fund o

n-g

oin

g a

ctivitie

s,

can b

e u

sed o

nly

for

innovative,

best

pra

ctice, pilo

t, e

tc. p

roje

cts

Pilo

t or

innovative p

roje

cts

whic

h inclu

de

managem

ent

of

habitats

in N

atu

ra 2

000 s

ites

Environm

enta

l F

und

Sta

te fund

Indiv

idual pers

ons o

r le

gal entities r

esid

ent

in t

he S

lovak R

epublic

all

actions n

eeded for

reachin

g the

goals

of sta

te e

nvironm

enta

l polic

y (

§4 o

f th

e A

ct 587/2

004)

Imple

menta

tion o

f N

atu

ra 2

000 s

ites

managem

ent

pla

ns

Com

pensation o

f R

estr

iction o

f C

om

mon

Cultiv

ation

Sta

te b

udget

Only

lando

wners

all

Only

desig

nate

d

pro

tecte

d a

reas o

r pro

posed S

CIs

and

SP

As (

for

the N

atu

ra

2000 n

etw

ork

)

Entitlem

ent to

com

pensation is

cre

ate

d o

nly

in c

ase o

f re

str

ictions w

hic

h a

rise fro

m the

Natu

re a

nd L

andscape

Pro

tection A

ct

and o

ther

pro

vis

ions c

reate

d u

pon t

his

act.

Diffe

rence b

etw

een t

he c

om

mon

and r

estr

icte

d u

se n

eeds to b

e

Paym

ents

for

restr

iction o

f fo

rest use in

Natu

ra 2

000 s

ites w

ith m

ost str

ict pro

tection

regim

e

Fund

ing s

ou

rce

s f

or

supp

ort

ing

na

ture

con

serv

atio

n in t

he S

lova

k C

arp

ath

ian

s

31

pro

ven. A

mount of com

pensation

suits this

diffe

rence.

Entitlem

ent to

com

pensation

may b

e a

pplie

d w

ithin

a p

eriod o

f 3 y

ears

.

Fin

ancia

l contr

ibution (

for

natu

re

conserv

ation

managem

ent)

Sta

te b

udget

Ow

ner,

adm

inis

trato

r or

lessee

all

Only

desig

nate

d

pro

tecte

d a

reas o

r pro

posed S

CIs

and

SP

As (

for

the N

atu

ra

2000 n

etw

ork

)

Fin

ancia

l contr

ibution is inte

nded

to m

ain

tain

or

reach a

favoura

ble

sta

tus o

f part

of th

e landscape

that

is n

ot

possib

le to r

each w

ith

com

mon c

ultiv

ation. P

aym

ent is

pro

vid

ed p

rior

to r

ealiz

ation o

f agre

ed m

easure

s f

or

main

tain

ing

or

reachin

g o

f th

e f

avoura

ble

conserv

ation s

tatu

s.

Paym

ents

for

managem

ent

of w

etlands

outs

ide a

gri-e

nvironm

enta

l schem

es

Ac

tiv

ity c

ate

go

ry 1

3:

Co

nserv

ati

on

man

ag

em

en

t m

easu

res –

main

ten

an

ce a

nd

im

pro

vem

en

t o

f sp

ecie

s’ fa

vo

ura

ble

co

nserv

ati

on

sta

tus

Fu

nd

D

escri

pti

on

T

arg

et

gro

up

s

La

nd

typ

es

Are

a r

estr

icti

on

s

No

tes/o

ther

restr

icti

on

s

Exam

ple

s

EA

FR

D

Rura

l D

evelo

pm

ent

Pro

gra

mm

e for

the S

lovak

Republic

, 2007-1

3/A

xis

2:

Impro

vem

ent

of

Environm

ent

and

Landscape

Indiv

idual and legal

entities in a

griculture

and f

ore

str

y b

usin

ess

Agriculture

la

nd

and

fore

sts

D

esig

nate

d a

reas

Inclu

din

g S

PA

s

Paym

ents

for

managem

ent

of S

PA

s w

ithin

agri-e

nvironm

enta

l schem

es

EA

FR

D

Rura

l D

evelo

pm

ent

Pro

gra

mm

e for

the S

lovak

Republic

, 2007-1

3/A

xis

4:

Imple

menta

tion o

f LE

AD

ER

appro

ach;

Measure

s:

imple

menta

tion o

f in

tegra

ted local

develo

pm

ent str

ate

gie

s,

imple

menta

tion o

f coopera

tive p

roje

cts

and

runnin

g o

f th

e L

AG

Local

Action

Gro

ups

(LA

Gs)

All

Rura

l are

as w

ith

min

imum

of 10,0

00

and m

axim

um

of

150,0

00 inhabitants

Esta

blis

hed L

AG

and d

evelo

ped

inte

gra

ted local develo

pm

ent

str

ate

gy.

Munic

ipalit

ies o

uts

ide the

‘Converg

ence’ re

gio

ns c

an

part

icip

ate

only

if

are

part

of

LA

Gs r

egis

tere

d in

‘Converg

ence’ re

gio

ns

Managem

ent

of S

PA

s a

s p

art

of

imple

menta

tion o

f lo

cal develo

pm

ent

str

ate

gie

s

ER

DF

E

nvironm

ent

Opera

tional

Pro

gra

mm

e/P

riority

Axis

5:

Conserv

ation a

nd

rehabili

tation o

f natu

ral

environm

ent and

landscape;

Opera

tional

obje

ctives: S

ecuring

favoura

ble

sta

tus o

f

(Public

adm

inis

tration)

All

Are

a r

estr

iction:

Slo

vakia

outs

ide

Bra

tisla

va C

ounty

(‘C

onverg

ence’

obje

ctive r

egio

ns).

Only

as p

art

of finalis

ation o

f N

atu

ra 2

000 n

etw

ork

Im

ple

menta

tion o

f S

PA

managem

ent

pla

ns;

Specie

s a

ction o

r re

covery

pla

ns, in

clu

din

g

build

ing o

f fa

cili

ties f

or

ex-s

itu b

reedin

g o

f stu

rgeons

Fund

ing s

ou

rce

s f

or

supp

ort

ing

na

ture

con

serv

atio

n in t

he S

lova

k C

arp

ath

ian

s

32

habitats

and s

pecie

s

thro

ugh d

evelo

pm

ent

and

imple

menta

tion o

f pro

tecte

d

sites m

anagem

ent pla

ns

incl. N

atu

ra 2

000;

Impro

vem

ent

of

infr

astr

uctu

re for

natu

re a

nd

landscape p

rote

ction a

nd

build

ing o

f ne

w f

acili

ties

ER

DF

B

ratisla

va C

ounty

O

pera

tional P

rogra

mm

e,

Measure

1.1

Regenera

tion

of settle

ments

(Public

adm

inis

tration)

All

Are

a r

estr

iction:

Bra

tisla

va C

ounty

(‘R

egio

nal

com

petitiveness a

nd

em

plo

ym

ent’ o

bje

ctive

regio

n).

Pre

serv

ation a

nd r

ehabili

tation o

f natu

ral herita

ge (

conserv

ation

and s

trength

enin

g o

f natu

ral

pote

ntial of th

e r

egio

n, in

clu

din

g

Natu

ra 2

000 s

ites)

Imple

menta

tion o

f S

PA

managem

ent

pla

ns

or

specie

s a

ction o

r re

covery

pla

ns

LIF

E+

LIF

E+

Natu

re a

nd

Bio

div

ers

ity,

or

LIF

E+

E

nvironm

enta

l P

olic

y a

nd

Govern

ance

Public

and/o

r private

bodie

s,

acto

rs a

nd

institu

tions

All

S

hall

not finance m

easure

s

elig

ible

or

in m

ain

scope o

f, o

r re

ceiv

e a

ssis

tance fro

m o

ther

Com

munity fin

ancia

l in

str

um

ents

.

Only

innovativ

e,

best pra

ctice,

pilo

t, e

tc. p

roje

cts

(A

rt. 3 o

f LIF

E+

Regula

tion)

Can n

ot

fund o

n-g

oin

g a

ctivitie

s

Pilo

t or

innovative p

roje

cts

whic

h inclu

de

specie

s d

riven m

anagem

ent of

Natu

ra 2

000

sites

Norw

egia

n a

nd

EE

A F

unds

Mem

ora

ndum

of

Unders

tandin

g o

n

Imple

menta

tion o

f E

EA

F

inancia

l M

echanis

m &

M

em

ora

ndum

of

Unders

tandin

g o

f N

orw

egia

n F

inancia

l M

echanis

m

Priority

are

as: P

rote

ction o

f th

e e

nvironm

ent, incl.

reduction o

f pollu

tion a

nd

pro

motion o

f re

ne

wable

energ

y;

Pro

motion o

f susta

inable

develo

pm

ent

thro

ugh im

pro

ved r

esourc

e

use a

nd m

anagem

ent

Sta

te a

nd p

ublic

bodie

s,

non-

govern

menta

l non-

pro

fit

org

aniz

ations

(exclu

des p

rivate

com

merc

ial

org

aniz

ations)

All

C

an n

ot

fund o

n-g

oin

g a

ctivitie

s,

can b

e u

sed o

nly

for

innovative,

best

pra

ctice, pilo

t, e

tc. p

roje

cts

Pilo

t or

innovative p

roje

cts

whic

h inclu

de

specie

s d

riven m

anagem

ent of

Natu

ra 2

000

sites

Environm

enta

l F

und

Sta

te fund

Indiv

idual pers

ons o

r le

gal entities r

esid

ent

in t

he S

lovak R

epublic

All

A

ctions n

eeded f

or

reachin

g the

goals

of sta

te e

nvironm

enta

l polic

y (

§4 o

f A

ct

587/2

004)

Imple

menta

tion o

f S

PA

managem

ent

pla

ns

Com

pensation o

f S

tate

budget

Only

lando

wners

A

ll O

nly

desig

nate

d

Entitlem

ent to

com

pensation is

Paym

ents

for

restr

iction o

f gra

ssla

nd u

se in

Fund

ing s

ou

rce

s f

or

supp

ort

ing

na

ture

con

serv

atio

n in t

he S

lova

k C

arp

ath

ian

s

33

Restr

iction o

f C

om

mon

Cultiv

ation

pro

tecte

d a

reas o

r pro

posed S

CIs

and

SP

As (

for

the N

atu

ra

2000 n

etw

ork

)

cre

ate

d o

nly

in c

ase o

f re

str

ictions w

hic

h a

rise fro

m the

Natu

re a

nd L

andscape

Pro

tection A

ct

and o

ther

pro

vis

ions c

reate

d u

pon t

his

act.

Diffe

rence b

etw

een t

he c

om

mon

and r

estr

icte

d u

se n

eeds to b

e

pro

ven. A

mount of com

pensation

suits this

diffe

rence.

Entitlem

ent to

com

pensation

may b

e a

pplie

d w

ithin

period o

f 3

years

.

SP

As d

ue to p

rote

ction o

f gro

und n

esting

birds

Fin

ancia

l contr

ibution (

for

natu

re

conserv

ation

managem

ent)

Sta

te b

udget

Ow

ner,

adm

inis

trato

r or

lessee

All

Only

desig

nate

d

pro

tecte

d a

reas o

r pro

posed S

CIs

and

SP

As (

for

the N

atu

ra

2000 n

etw

ork

)

Fin

ancia

l contr

ibution is inte

nded

to m

ain

tain

or

reach a

favoura

ble

sta

tus o

f part

of th

e landscape

that

is n

ot

possib

le to r

each w

ith

com

mon c

ultiv

ation. P

aym

ent is

pro

vid

ed p

rior

to r

ealiz

ation o

f agre

ed m

easure

s f

or

main

tain

ing

or

reachin

g o

f th

e f

avoura

ble

conserv

ation s

tatu

s.

Fin

ancia

l contr

ibution for

patc

hy h

and

mow

ing o

f fe

n m

eado

ws f

or

Dusky L

arg

e

Blu

e b

utterf

ly (

Maculin

ea n

ausithous)

outs

ide

agri-e

nvironm

enta

l schem

es

Ac

tiv

ity c

ate

go

ry 1

4:

Co

nserv

ati

on

man

ag

em

en

t m

easu

res in

rela

tio

n t

o in

vasiv

e a

lien

sp

ecie

s (

IAS

)

Fu

nd

D

escri

pti

on

T

arg

et

gro

up

s

La

nd

typ

es

Are

a r

estr

icti

on

s

No

tes/o

ther

restr

icti

on

s

Exam

ple

s

EA

FR

D

Rura

l D

evelo

pm

ent

Pro

gra

mm

e for

the S

lovak

Republic

, 2007-1

3/A

xis

2:

Impro

vem

ent

of

Environm

ent

and

Landscape

Indiv

idual and legal

entities in a

griculture

and f

ore

str

y b

usin

ess.

Agriculture

la

nd

and

fore

sts

. D

esig

nate

d a

reas

Only

indirectly a

s p

art

of

habitat

or

specie

s d

riven m

anagem

ent in

gra

ssla

nds o

r fo

rests

, directly

only

if

inclu

ded in N

atu

ra 2

000

managem

ent

pla

ns (

Natu

ra 2

000

paym

ents

).

Managem

ent

of IA

S a

s s

ide e

ffect of

gra

ssla

nd a

nd fore

st m

anagem

ent

within

agri-e

nvironm

enta

l schem

es.

EA

FR

D

Rura

l D

evelo

pm

ent

Pro

gra

mm

e for

the S

lovak

Republic

, 2007-1

3/A

xis

4:

Imple

menta

tion o

f LE

AD

ER

appro

ach; M

easure

s:

imple

menta

tion o

f in

tegra

ted local

develo

pm

ent str

ate

gie

s,

imple

menta

tion o

f coopera

tive p

roje

cts

and

opera

tion o

f Local A

ction

Gro

ups.

Local A

ction G

roups

(LA

Gs).

A

ll R

ura

l are

as w

ith

min

imum

of 10,0

00

and m

axim

um

of

150,0

00 inhabitants

.

Esta

blis

hed L

AG

and d

evelo

ped

inte

gra

ted local develo

pm

ent

str

ate

gy.

Munic

ipalit

ies o

uts

ide the

‘Converg

ence’ re

gio

ns c

an

part

icip

ate

only

if

are

part

of

LA

Gs r

egis

tere

d in

‘Converg

ence’ re

gio

ns.

Managem

ent

of IA

S a

s p

art

of

imple

menta

tion o

f lo

cal develo

pm

ent

str

ate

gie

s.

Fund

ing s

ou

rce

s f

or

supp

ort

ing

na

ture

con

serv

atio

n in t

he S

lova

k C

arp

ath

ian

s

34

ER

DF

E

nvironm

ent

Opera

tional

Pro

gra

mm

e/P

riority

Axis

5:

Conserv

ation a

nd

rehabili

tation o

f natu

ral

environm

ent and

landscape;

Opera

tional

obje

ctives: S

ecuring

favoura

ble

sta

tus o

f habitats

and s

pecie

s

thro

ugh d

evelo

pm

ent

and

imple

menta

tion o

f pro

tecte

d

sites m

anagem

ent pla

ns

incl. N

atu

ra 2

000;

Impro

vem

ent

of

infr

astr

uctu

re for

natu

re a

nd

landscape p

rote

ction a

nd

build

ing o

f ne

w f

acili

ties

(Public

adm

inis

tration)

All

Are

a r

estr

iction:

Slo

vakia

outs

ide

Bra

tisla

va C

ounty

(‘C

onverg

ence’

obje

ctive r

egio

ns).

Only

as p

art

of finalis

ation o

f th

e

Natu

ra 2

000 n

etw

ork

. M

anagem

ent

of IA

S a

s p

art

of N

atu

ra 2

000

site m

anagem

ent

pla

ns.

ER

DF

B

ratisla

va C

ounty

O

pera

tional

Pro

gra

mm

e/M

easure

1.1

: R

egenera

tion o

f settle

ments

.

(Public

adm

inis

tration)

All

Are

a r

estr

iction:

Bra

tisla

va C

ounty

(‘R

egio

nal

com

petitiveness a

nd

em

plo

ym

ent’ o

bje

ctive

regio

n).

Pre

serv

ation a

nd r

ehabili

tation o

f natu

ral herita

ge (

conserv

ation

and s

trength

enin

g o

f natu

ral

pote

ntial of th

e r

egio

n, in

clu

din

g

Natu

ra 2

000 s

ites).

Managem

ent

of IA

S a

s p

art

of N

atu

ra 2

000

site m

anagem

ent

pla

ns.

LIF

E+

LIF

E+

Natu

re a

nd

Bio

div

ers

ity,

or

LIF

E+

Environm

enta

l P

olic

y

and G

overn

ance

Public

and/o

r private

bodie

s,

acto

rs a

nd

institu

tions

All

S

hall

not finance m

easure

s

elig

ible

or

in m

ain

scope o

f, o

r re

ceiv

e a

ssis

tance fro

m o

ther

Com

munity fin

ancia

l in

str

um

ents

.

Only

innovativ

e,

best pra

ctice,

pilo

t, e

tc. p

roje

cts

(A

rt. 3 o

f LIF

E+

Regula

tion)

Can n

ot

fund o

n-g

oin

g a

ctivitie

s

Pilo

t or

innovative p

roje

cts

whic

h inclu

de IA

S

managem

ent

within

Natu

ra 2

000 s

ites.

Norw

egia

n a

nd

EE

A F

unds

Mem

ora

ndum

of

Unders

tandin

g o

n

Imple

menta

tion o

f E

EA

F

inancia

l M

echanis

m &

M

em

ora

ndum

of

Unders

tandin

g o

f N

orw

egia

n F

inancia

l M

echanis

m

Priority

are

as: P

rote

ction o

f th

e e

nvironm

ent, incl.

reduction o

f pollu

tion a

nd

pro

motion o

f re

ne

wable

energ

y;

Pro

motion o

f susta

inable

develo

pm

ent

Sta

te a

nd p

ublic

bodie

s,

non-

govern

menta

l non-

pro

fit

org

aniz

ations

(exclu

des p

rivate

com

merc

ial

org

aniz

ations).

All

C

an n

ot

fund o

n-g

oin

g a

ctivitie

s,

can b

e u

sed o

nly

for

innovative,

best

pra

ctice, pilo

t, e

tc p

roje

cts

.

Pilo

t or

innovative p

roje

cts

whic

h inclu

de IA

S

managem

ent

within

Natu

ra 2

000 s

ites.

Fund

ing s

ou

rce

s f

or

supp

ort

ing

na

ture

con

serv

atio

n in t

he S

lova

k C

arp

ath

ian

s

35

thro

ugh im

pro

ved r

esourc

e

use a

nd m

anagem

ent

Environm

enta

l F

und

Sta

te fund

Indiv

idual pers

ons o

r le

gal entities r

esid

ent

in t

he S

lovak R

epublic

All

A

ctions n

eeded f

or

reachin

g the

goals

of sta

te e

nvironm

enta

l polic

y (

§4 o

f th

e A

ct 587/2

004).

IAS

managem

ent

within

pro

tecte

d s

ites.

Ac

tiv

ity c

ate

go

ry 1

5:

Cro

ss-b

ord

er

man

ag

em

en

t o

f sit

es, in

clu

din

g f

or

acti

vit

ies m

en

tio

ned

ab

ove b

ut

acro

ss n

ati

on

al b

ord

ers

Fu

nd

D

escri

pti

on

T

arg

et

gro

up

s

La

nd

typ

es

Are

a r

estr

icti

on

s

No

tes/o

ther

restr

icti

on

s

Exam

ple

s

EA

FR

D

Rura

l D

evelo

pm

ent

Pro

gra

mm

e for

the S

lovak

Republic

, 2007-1

3/A

xis

4:

Imple

menta

tion o

f LE

AD

ER

appro

ach; M

easure

: im

ple

menta

tion o

f coopera

tive p

roje

cts

Local A

ction G

roups

(LA

Gs)

All

Rura

l are

as w

ith

min

imum

of 10,0

00

and m

axim

um

of

150,0

00 inhabitants

Esta

blis

hed L

AG

and d

evelo

ped

inte

gra

ted local develo

pm

ent

str

ate

gy.

Munic

ipalit

ies o

uts

ide the

‘Converg

ence’ re

gio

ns c

an

part

icip

ate

only

if

are

part

of

LA

Gs r

egis

tere

d in

‘Converg

ence’ re

gio

ns.

Tra

ns-b

oundary

kno

wle

dge t

ransfe

r in

re

sto

ration o

f natu

ral gra

ssla

nds a

s p

art

of

imple

menta

tion o

f lo

cal develo

pm

ent

str

ate

gy

ER

DF

R

esearc

h a

nd d

evelo

pm

ent

Opera

tional

Pro

gra

mm

e/A

xis

1:

Researc

h a

nd

develo

pm

ent, M

easure

1.2

: S

upport

for

researc

h

cente

rs n

etw

ork

s a

nd tra

ns-

regio

nal coopera

tion

Researc

h

org

aniz

ations

(univ

ers

itie

s, scie

ntific

institu

tes)

All

Are

a r

estr

iction:

Slo

vakia

outs

ide

Bra

tisla

va C

ounty

(‘C

onverg

ence’

obje

ctive r

egio

ns).

T

rans-b

oundary

researc

h s

tudie

s r

esultin

g t

o

adapta

tion o

f site m

anagem

ent.

ER

DF

R

esearc

h a

nd d

evelo

pm

ent

Opera

tional P

rogra

mm

e/

Axis

2:

Researc

h a

nd

develo

pm

ent in

Bra

tisla

va

County

, M

easure

2.2

: S

upport

for

researc

h

cente

rs n

etw

ork

s a

nd t

rans-

regio

nal coopera

tion in

Bra

tisla

va C

ounty

Researc

h

org

aniz

ations

(univ

ers

itie

s, scie

ntific

institu

tes)

All

Are

a r

estr

iction:

Bra

tisla

va C

ounty

(‘R

egio

nal

com

petitiveness a

nd

em

plo

ym

ent’ o

bje

ctive

regio

n).

T

rans-b

oundary

researc

h s

tudie

s r

esultin

g t

o

adapta

tion o

f site m

anagem

ent.

ER

DF

P

rogra

mm

e o

f C

ross-

Bord

er

Coopera

tion

Slo

vakia

-Austr

ia, 2007–

2013,

Priority

Axis

2:

Accessib

ility

and

susta

inable

develo

pm

ent,

Measure

2.3

: C

oopera

tion

Pro

tecte

d a

reas

managin

g a

uth

orities,

local and r

egio

nal

institu

tions, re

gio

nal

develo

pm

ent agencie

s,

NG

Os, la

nd o

wners

in

pro

tecte

d a

reas.

All

Bra

tisla

va a

nd T

rnava

Counties

E

sta

blis

hm

ent of com

mon m

anagem

ent

pla

ns for

trans-b

oundary

Ram

sar

sites

inclu

din

g c

om

mon m

anagem

ent, m

onitoring,

report

ing a

nd m

ark

eting a

ctiv

itie

s.

Fund

ing s

ou

rce

s f

or

supp

ort

ing

na

ture

con

serv

atio

n in t

he S

lova

k C

arp

ath

ian

s

36

and c

om

mon m

anagem

ent

of pro

tecte

d a

reas.

LIF

E+

LIF

E+

Natu

re a

nd

Bio

div

ers

ity,

or

LIF

E+

Environm

enta

l P

olic

y

and G

overn

ance o

r

LIF

E+

Info

rmation a

nd

Com

munic

ation

Public

and/o

r private

bodie

s,

acto

rs a

nd

institu

tions

All

S

hall

not finance m

easure

s

elig

ible

or

in m

ain

scope o

f, o

r re

ceiv

e a

ssis

tance fro

m o

ther

Com

munity fin

ancia

l in

str

um

ents

.

Only

innovativ

e,

best pra

ctice,

pilo

t, e

tc p

roje

cts

(A

rt. 3 o

f LIF

E+

R

egula

tion).

Can n

ot

fund o

n-g

oin

g a

ctivitie

s

Pilo

t or

innovative p

roje

cts

whic

h inclu

de

trans-b

oundary

managem

ent

of

habitats

in

Natu

ra 2

000 s

ites.

Norw

egia

n a

nd

EE

A F

unds

Mem

ora

ndum

of

Unders

tandin

g o

n

Imple

menta

tion o

f E

EA

F

inancia

l M

echanis

m &

M

em

ora

ndum

of

Unders

tandin

g o

f N

orw

egia

n F

inancia

l M

echanis

m

Priority

are

as: P

rote

ction o

f th

e e

nvironm

ent, incl.

reduction o

f pollu

tion a

nd

pro

motion o

f re

ne

wable

energ

y;

Pro

motion o

f susta

inable

develo

pm

ent

thro

ugh im

pro

ved r

esourc

e

use a

nd m

anagem

ent.

Sta

te a

nd p

ublic

bodie

s,

non-

govern

menta

l non-

pro

fit

org

aniz

ations

(exclu

des p

rivate

com

merc

ial

org

aniz

ations)

All

C

an n

ot

fund o

n-g

oin

g a

ctivitie

s,

can b

e u

sed o

nly

for

innovative,

best

pra

ctice, pilo

t, e

tc. pro

jects

.

Pilo

t or

innovative p

roje

cts

whic

h inclu

de

trans-b

oundary

managem

ent

of

habitats

in

Natu

ra 2

000 s

ites.

Funding sources for supporting nature conservation in the Slovak Carpathians

37

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Further use and translation of these materials:

Our aim with this publication is to spread practical information regarding funding opportunities for nature conservation and related local development in the Carpathians. Therefore we welcome and support any efforts to do so, including photocopying and printing as well as translation into other languages. We would appreciate it if in doing so you note the source and would be interested to know how this handbook is being used and distributed. Get in touch with us – we can probably provide you with assistance, e.g. use of digital files, graphic templates, photos, etc. Please send your email titled “Carpathian handbook” to: office@wwfdcp.org. Acknowledgements:

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