HNV link - Poster Claire Bernard RIAAM2017 Rencontres Internationales des Acteurs de l'Agro-sylvo-pastoralisme Méditerranéen : 17 octobre au 20 octobre 2017 entre Montpellier et Florac http://riaam.events/

1. Learning Areas
(LA)
A European Network on
High Nature Value farming
Learning, Innovation, Knowledge
This project has received funding from the European
Union Horizon 2020 research and innovations
program under Grant Agreement No. 696391
Partners
Network Coordinator
HNV – Link: Objectives – Actions – Outcomes
www.hnvlink.eu
www.facebook.com/hnvlink
www.twitter.com/HNVlink
2016-2019
To contact the author : Claire Bernard (Ciheam-IAMM)
bernard-mongin@iamm.fr
What is HNV farming ?
HNV farmland are “areas where
agriculture is a major land use and
where that agriculture supports, or is
associated with, either a high species
and habitat diversity or the presence of
species of European conservation
concern, or both”.
HNV farming in Europe
 High nature value farmland makes up about 15–
25 % of the utilised agricultural area in Europe.
It is unevenly distributed, with concentrations in
peripheral parts of Europe.
 It is an important component of the European
agricultural mix notably in terms of biodiversity,
cultural landscape, territorial cohesion, quality
products and employment.
 The main threats are intensification and
abandonment. The decline HNV farming systems
is mainly due competition with other farming
systems using industrially-produced inputs
(nitrogen, biocides, irrigation water) at European
and global scale.
 Even if there is a growing recognition of HNV
farming in Europe, HNV farmland are still in
danger.
 CAP instutrments are not always well targeted
(agri-environment schemes, less favoured area
support, etc.), norms and rules not always
applicable.
 Better consideration of HNV farming systems and
territories is urgently needed especially in the
perspective of the new CAP.
The 10 Learning Areas represent a whole range of regions
across Europe:
Dartmoor (United Kingdom)
Sitio de Monfurado (Portugal)
Dalmatian Islands (Croatia)
Eastern Hills of Cluj (Romania)
Western Stara Planina (Bulgaria)
Västra Götaland (Sweden)
The Burren (Ireland)
Thessalia-Pindus (Greece)
Causses et Cévennes (France)
La Vera, Extremadura (Spain)
Knowledge Brokering
 Engaging social process
HNV farming catalysers engaging key actors at different scales:
locally, regionnally, nationally, European wide.
Peer Learning Exchanges: Cross visits as a method for innovation
transfert and adaptation
Dissemination strategy: regional/national meetings and
dissemination events, demonstration farms, reaching National
Agricultural Knowledge Information Systems (AKIS)
Source: EEA & JRC (2007)
Partnership creation and HNV innovation
implementation
HNV farming project formulation : paving the way
to Operational Groups
Communcation material on HNV farming for
professionals, education bodies and scientific
institutions
Creating a common referential for HNV farming territories
across Europe
Understanding complex socio-ecological systems evolutions
Identifiying direct and indirect factors of changes
Builiding a HNV Vision with farmers and local stakeholders
ATLAS of the 10 European Learning Areas
= HNV farming territories
Territorialized approach of innovation for
HNV areas
Working on innovations targeting the socio-economic viability
of HNV farming while maintaining their environmental
characteristics, is a double challenge !
We recognize that such innovation processes must be
embedded in a specific macro agro-ecosystem AND a specific
territorial institutional setting.
Therefore, our network builds 10 “Learning Areas” :
- where HNV farming systems are prevalent
- where appropriate innovations have been made
- and where there is need for further innovation.
LA is a multi-actor cluster involving a range of stakeholders,
for example farmers, professional associations, NGOs, local
authorities and institutes of applied research, etc.
Fig. 2: Estimated HNV farmland
presence in Europe (2012)
HNV
Low-Intensity
farming
systems
Low inputs: fertilizers,
agrochemicals,
Adapted carrying capacity
Semi-natural
vegetation
Mosaïque
landscape
Agricultural lands, fallow
fields,
Fixed landscape elements
(stone walls, hedges, etc.)
Grass, shrubs, trees, riparian
vegetation, ponds &
water bodies, etc.
Fig. 1: The three dimensions of HNV farming
Source: CE (2009) & Andersen (2003)
Grassroot Innovation Collection
 Bridging the gap between research and innovation
Bibliographic census and analysis about agro-ecological innovations litterature at European scale
Identification of existing HNV innovations within each Learning Area: market, technical, regulatory,
organizational
Identification of existing gaps and needs of innovation
Understanding the socio-instituional context of innovation process failure or success
SPAIN, Extremadura, Comarca de « La Vera »
PORTUGAL, Alentejo, Sitio de Monfurado (Montado)
IRLAND, Clare County, the Burren
FRANCE, Central massif, Les Causses
HNV-Link: Developing & Sharing Innovations to address the
challenges of environmental sustainablity & socio-economic
viability of HNV farming areas accross Europe
 HNV territories are identified and supported by collective action
 High biodiversity levels associated to HNV farming practices are conserved and enhanced
 Rural employement is maintain and farm-level economic viability is secured
« Our thematic network, both grassroot based and
transnational,can really make a difference, by
connection farmers and innovation actors »
F. Lerin, Coordinator
HNV-Link network will give a decisive new impetus, complementing existing local and European
organisations and networks which support these types of agricultural and agro-environmental
strategies.
Baseline Assessement
 Output driven changes
COMPENDIUM of innovations and common challenges