Rethinking nature conservation: not the action, but the result is the focus of Results-Based Payment Schemes (RBPS).

RBPS link payments to the biodiversity outcomes achieved on farmland, rather than to prescribed actions. This approach is more than an idea: in many European countries, it is already everyday practice. 

This is where RBPS_NETforNature steps in. This two-year LIFE PLP project is coordinated by Atlantic Technological University (ATU, Ireland) together with SUSKE Consulting (Austria) and ZRSVN (Slovenia). The project focuses on building a peer-to-peer network that connects public authorities, experts and practitioners across Europe, so that experience with results-based payments can be shared and Member States can build the capacity to include RBPS in their support schemes. All Member States are invited to take part. 

What we are building 

• A peer-to-peer network that connects experienced practitioners with those just getting started 

• A knowledge repository with case studies, pilot initiatives and lessons learned 

• Training material and guidance 

Building on what already exists 
To date, this website has been the home of the Results-Based Payments Network, which has brought together experts from across Europe. RBPS_NETforNature will build upon this network. Over the coming months, the website will be rebuilt, keeping what has proven useful, updating, and adding new and improved content and features. 

Get involved 
Over the coming weeks and months we will invite you to a series of webinars and workshops. We have also published a call to tender for National Contact Points (NCPs): i.e. agri-environmental experts in each Member State who will connect their national RBPS community to the European network. So stay tuned as there is much more to come! 

Interested? Join the network 

 In the meantime, follow us on Instagram and LinkedIn, where we will share project updates, and invitations to webinars and events.. 

Questions? Contact Project Coordinator Antoinette Franklin: antoinette.franklin@atu.ie