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1 WORKSHOP: LE INFRASTRUTTURE VERDI: UN APPROCCIO INTEGRATO ALLA GESTIONE DEL TERRITORIO Green Infrastructure and Spatial Planning in the Murcia Region. The REVERSE Project

2 Index Green Infrastructure in the Murcia Region Spatial Planning in the Murcia Region Environmental Assessment and Green Infrastructure REVERSE Project

3 What is Green Infrastructure? Green Infrastructure is about maintaining, strengthening and restoring ecosystems investments that often provide multiple benefits It should explicitly serve the following purposes: (1) Combating biodiversity loss by increasing connectivity between natural areas, increasing their ecological coherence and improving landscape permeability (2) Strengthening the functionality of ecosystems for delivering goods and services by: increasing the resilience and restoration of ecosystems the maintenance of water and carbon cycles;

should explicitly serve the following purposes: (1) Combating biodiversity loss by increasing connectivity between natural areas,

4 Green Infrastructure components (i) a) Protected areas and healthy ecosystems outside protected areas with their buffer zones; such as floodplain areas, wetlands, extensive grasslands, coastal areas, natural forests etc.; b) Multifunctional zones where land uses that maintain or restore healthy ecosystems are favoured over other incompatible activities; c) Natural landscape features such as small water courses, forest patches, hedgerows which can act as eco-corridors or stepping stones for wildlife;

; b) Multifunctional zones where land uses that maintain or restore healthy ecosystems are favoured over other incompatible

5 Green Infrastructure components (ii) e) Artificial features such as eco-ducts or eco-bridges, or permeable soil covers that are designed to assist species movement across insurmountable barriers (such as motorways or paved areas); g) Areas where measures are implemented to improve the general ecological quality and permeability of the landscape;

across insurmountable barriers (such as motorways or paved areas); g) Areas where

6 Green Infrastructure components (ii) h) Urban elements such as biodiversity-rich parks, permeable soil's cover, green walls and green roofs, hosting biodiversity and allowing for ecosystems to function and deliver their services. This should also connect urban, peri-urban and rural areas

roofs, hosting biodiversity and allowing for ecosystems to function and

7 Where? Surface: km2 Population: inhabitants

8 Green Infrastructures in the Murcia Region Natural Protected Areas: Natura 2000: SAC (red) + SPA (blue) = 25% Regional surface area SAC: Special Areas of Conservation (Habitat Directive) SPA: Special Protection Areas (Birds Directive)

Regional surface area SAC: Special Areas of Conservation

9 Green Infrastructures in the Murcia Region Natural Forests/Vegetation 40% Regional surface area

10 Green Infrastructures in the Murcia Region Eco-Corridors at Regional Level Public livestock trails

11 Green Infrastructures in the Murcia Region Eco-Corridors at Regional Level Regional Corridors How were they developed?

12 Eco-Corridors at Regional Level Habitat distribution Environmental Factors Palmetto brush Suitability Map (RANDOM FOREST) ALCOR Friction Maps Cost Maps High potential connectivity areas

13 Green Infrastructures in the Murcia Region Eco-Corridors at Regional Level Conectivity with other regions

14 Green Infrastructures in the Murcia Region Eco-Corridors at Regional Level 62 Corridors between Natura 2000 areas Ha 17,8 % Region surface area

15 Green Infrastructures in the Murcia Region Eco-Corridors at Natura 2000 Management Plans level Eco-Corridors and buffer zonnes

16 Regional Spatial Planning in the Murcia Region Problems in Green Infrastructure Problem in urbanising Europe: fragmentation, habitat degradation and loss more intelligent ways of land use in the future necessary

17 Regional Spatial Planning in the Murcia Region Non integrated land use planning Integrated land use planning

18 Regional Spatial Planning in the Murcia Region How to confront this situation Habitats Directive Birds Directive Water Directives Marine Directives GREEN INFRA STRUCTURE Climate Change Policy proposed Soils Directive EIA and SEA

Directive Water Directives Marine Directives GREEN INFRA

19 Regional Spatial Planning in the Murcia Region What is the spatial planning model in the Region of Murcia? Regional level ( ongoing ) Municipality level: 45 different models

20 Regional Spatial Planning in the Murcia Region What is the situation in the Region of Murcia? Quick change in the territorial model: : Almost all non urbanized areas (except cities) : Almost all building areas (except Natural Protected Areas) NON - URBANIZED AREAS BUILDING AREAS (Residential Developments Sprawl) URBAN AREAS

Quick change in the territorial model: 1980-2000: Almost all non urbanized areas

21 Regional Spatial Planning in the Murcia Region What is the situation in the Region of Murcia?

22 Regional Spatial Planning in the Murcia Region What is the situation in the Region of Murcia?

23 Regional Spatial Planning in the Murcia Region How are we implementing GI in the Murcia Region Two main tools: Environmental Assessment and Management Plans Environmental Assessment: - Methodological guides - Technical criterion/guidelines

24 Regional Spatial Planning in the Murcia Region How are we implementing GI in the Murcia Region Environmental Assessment: -Technical criterion/guidelines: Natura 2000: no residential developments Natura buffer areas

25 Regional Spatial Planning in the Murcia Region How are we implementing GI in the Murcia Region Management Plans for Natura 2000: Corridors and buffer areas

26 REVERSE: European Project to Preserve biodiversity

27 Goals: REVERSE: European Project to Preserve biodiversity To improve the effectiveness of Europe s regional policies for biodiversity protection and enhancement. To give some practical tools to regional technicians to preserve and enhance biodiversity. To raise awareness about the importance of biodiversity and how/why it is endangered.

28 REVERSE: European Project to Preserve biodiversity Key Moments: 3th Interregional Seminar: «Land development and Biodiversity» Murcia (Spain) March Main outputs:

29 Main outputs: REVERSE: European Project to Preserve biodiversity

30 REVERSE: European Project to Preserve biodiversity More information at:

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