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RBAPS in Navarra (Spain): scoring and payment procedure in agro-Mediterranean systems http://rbaps.eu/ Carlos Astrain Massa (castraim@gan-nik.es), Uxue Iragui Yoldi (uiraguiy@gan-nik.es), Asun Berastegi Gartziandia, Fabiola Lpez

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“RBAPS in Navarra (Spain): scoring and payment procedure in agro-Mediterranean systems”

http://rbaps.eu/

Carlos Astrain Massa (castraim@gan-nik.es), Uxue Iragui Yoldi (uiraguiy@gan-nik.es), Asun Berastegi Gartziandia, Fabiola López Rodríguez, David Campion Ventura, Merche Rodrigo Solanas “International workshop on High Nature Value Farmlands (HNFS)”. Cyprus, 1-3 March 2017

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CONTENT

  • 1. Background
  • 2. RBAPS project in Navarra (Spain)
  • 3. Scoring sheet and payment
  • 4. Monitoring
  • 5. Reflections

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  • 1. BACKGROUND

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  • With the aim of monitoring the Rural

Development Programme of Navarra 2007- 2013…

  • In 2010 the identification of High Nature

Value (HNV) Farming Systems in Navarra was done

http://www.navarra.es/NR/rdonlyres/8F2D0367- 55B2-4D41-BA20- 9FC03245AA19/187446/SAVNNavarra.pdf

  • In 2016 the monitoring of HNV during the

period 2008-2013 was done

http://www.navarra.es/NR/rdonlyres/86815038- FE6D-404A-9A29- 3C27FCCBF013/371833/SistemasdeAltoValorNaturale nNavarra2013.pdf

and

http://enrd.ec.europa.eu/sites/enrd/files/gpw_2_hnv _report.pdf Europe Navarra (Spain): HNV farming systems

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  • 1. BACKGROUND
  • In 2012, socio-ecological system (SES)

study in the HNV of the Cantabric mountains farming system

  • Results at a plot and farm level

http://www.navarra.es/NR/rdonlyres/8F2D0367- 55B2-4D41-BA20- 9FC03245AA19/251315/Sistemaganaderodealtovalorn aturalenlazonacantabric.pdf

and

http://www.pastoscantabria2014.es/textos/comunica ciones/srs1.pdf

and

http://www.pastoscantabria2014.es/textos/comunica ciones/srs2.pdf

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  • 1. BACKGROUND
  • In 2015, SES study in the HNV of the

Mediterranean uplands farming system, with identification of elements of interest

  • In 2016 results at a plot and farm level

http://www.navarra.es/NR/rdonlyres/86815038- FE6D-404A-9A29- 3C27FCCBF013/371834/SistemadeAltovalorNaturalCul tivosmediterraneosenla.pdf

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  • 2. RBAPS PROJECT IN NAVARRA (SPAIN)
  • In 2015, RBAPS about the HNV farming

systems in the Mediterranean uplands

  • RBAPS = Results Based Agri-environmental

Payment Schemes

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  • RBAPS partners from Ireland and Spain (mostly Ireland):
  • RBAPS is payment scheme where the amount of money paid to the

farmer reflects the wildlife (biodiversity) that is delivered on their farmed land

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  • 2. RBAPS PROJECT IN NAVARRA (SPAIN)
  • RBAPS and AgroLIFE, parallel projects in

Navarra (Spain) and Cyprus:

  • Similar HNV agro-system

(probably similar strengths and threats)

  • Similar objective
  • Similar timing (2014-2017 aprox.)
  • Different payment approach

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  • 2. RBAPS PROJECT IN NAVARRA (SPAIN)

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  • RBAPS period: 2015 – ½ 2018 (3,5 years)
  • Budget for farmers’ payments: 40.000 €

€/year /year (2 field campaigns)

  • Participating farmers: 21
  • Number of plots: 115
  • Hectares: 61,44 ha
  • Types of crops: perennial non

non-

  • irrigated crops

irrigated crops

  • Vineyards: 11,33 ha
  • Olive groves: 21,51 ha
  • Almond trees: 28,60 ha
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  • Elements of interest that make the area of study of HNV:
  • 2. RBAPS PROJECT IN NAVARRA (SPAIN)

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  • Mosaic landscape
  • Perennial crops
  • Herbaceous cover in perennial crops

cover in perennial crops

  • Edges and patches of natural vegetation

patches of natural vegetation

  • Isolated trees
  • Ponds (very scarce in the area)

scarce in the area)

  • Stone walls
  • Huts
  • Other human elements

elements

Agri-environmental measure aimed at preserving the elements of interest

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  • 3. SCORING SHEET AND PAYMENT

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Plot score 0-9

10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60-69 70-79 80-89

90-100

€/ha/year 0€ 120€ 180€ 240€ 300€ 360€ 420€ 480€ 540€ 600€

  • RBAPS payment:
  • Scoring of a plot: from 0 to 100 points
  • Payment related to the points obtained
  • From 0 to 600 €/ha

Close to 0 points or 0 €/ha Close to 100 points or 600 €/ha

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  • Scoring sheet:
  • Part A. Herbaceous cover  Max. 70 points
  • Part B. Structures of interest  Max. 30 points
  • Total score = A + B  Max. 100 points
  • A. Herbaceous cover (max. 70 points)

Min. Max.

  • 1. Richness of species

20

  • 2. Herbaceous cover between 1 May - 15 July

20

  • 3. Herbaceous cover the rest of the year

20

  • 4. Presence of grazing in the plot
  • 10

10

  • 5. Bush encroachment
  • 20
  • 6. Damaging activities
  • 20
  • B. Structures of interest (max. 30 points)

Min. Max.

  • 1. Natural elements

30

  • 2. Human made elements

30

  • 3. SCORING SHEET AND PAYMENT
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Groups of plants < 5 5 - 15 herbaceous > 15 herbaceous

> 15 herbaceous, AND woody perennial

Score 10 15 20

  • Scoring sheet EXAMPLE 1:

A.1. RICHNESS OF SPECIES

  • Number of groups of plants in a plot
  • A sheet of groups of plants was made,

so that anybody, including farmers, can identify plants (not only botanists)

  • Training day needed
  • 3. SCORING SHEET AND PAYMENT
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  • Scoring sheet EXAMPLE 1: RICHNESS OF SPECIES
  • 3. SCORING SHEET AND PAYMENT
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  • Scoring sheet EXAMPLE 2:

A.2. HERBACEOUS COVER BETWEEN 1 MAY - 15 JULY

  • 1 May - 15 July = Critical period for flora and fauna
  • Area of the plot occupied by “suitable” herbaceous cover
  • “Suitable” cover, > 20 cm height
  • Plots under cross-compliance (slope > 15%), only half of

the points

20 15 10 Not eligible for Payment Score NO HERBACEOUS COVER Half of the field All of the field, except under the crops (lines or trees) All of the field If cross compliance Not eligible for Payment 7,5 10

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  • 3. SCORING SHEET AND PAYMENT
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  • Scoring sheet EXAMPLE 2: HERBACEOUS COVER 1 MAY - 15 JULY

0 points 10 points

(20, but under cross-compliance)

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  • 3. SCORING SHEET AND PAYMENT

20 points

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  • Scoring sheet EXAMPLE 3:

B.2. DRY-STONE WALLS

  • Taken into account: height, length, conservation status
  • A lot of field visits to calibrate the classification criteria

None Sub-optimal None Optimal < 5 m Low Sub-optimal Low Optimal > 5 m < 0,75 m Low Sub-optimal Medium Optimal < 10 m Medium Sub-optimal High Optimal > 10 m > 0,75 m Classification Conservation status Lenght Height None Low Medium High Dry-stone walls 5 10 20

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  • 3. SCORING SHEET AND PAYMENT
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  • Scoring sheet EXAMPLE 4:

B.2. DRY-STONE HUTS

  • Taken into account: conservation status
  • The classification criteria is descriptive, not numeric

Low Bad Medium Sub-optimal High Optimal Classification Conservation status None Low Medium High Dry-stone huts 5 10 20

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  • 3. SCORING SHEET AND PAYMENT

 5 points 10 points 15 points

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  • 2016 scores and payments:
  • Average score: 64 points per plot
  • Total payment: 25.514,40 €
  • There was a budget of 40.000 € for 2016
  • Average of 1.215 € per farmer
  • 3. SCORING SHEET AND PAYMENT
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  • 4. MONITORING

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  • Preliminary results in monitoring show that the scoring sheet is robust:

the higher the score, the more biodiversity

  • Good monitoring indicators:
  • Flora (4 m2 quadrants)
  • Butterflies (transects in the perimeter)
  • Grasshoppers (transects in the perimeter)
  • Some fauna indicators not appropriate

(birds, terrestrial insects, reptiles)

RBAPS score Abundance RBAPS score Abundance

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  • 5. REFLECTIONS
  • Some reflections about RBAPS:
  • The farmer has a voluntary compromise in his/her management,

the better it is, the higher the payment

  • Self-evaluation of the farmer reduces the costs and simplifies

document processing

  • + BIODIVERSITY  + POINTS  + PAYMENT

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