France

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Overview

Scheme

Agro-environmental and climatic measure (AECM) with a localised issue on the scale of one or more parcels

« HERB_07 - Maintenance of the floristic richness of a permanent grassland »

« HERBE_07 - Maintien de la richesse floristique d’une prairie permanente »

Objective: This measure is integrated in the Common Agricultural Policy (2^nd Pillar)

This measure with an obligation of results is about maintaining permanent grassland with a high floristic richness as these habitats are natural and habitat for species producing a high quality and flexible fodder.

Location of the scheme

whole country

This AECM can only be mobilised in areas where there is a threat of trivialisation of grassland cover and where the recovery of biodiversity or its maintenance requires a particular effort.

Each territory defines, on the basis of a territory diagnosis, the eligible permanent grassland areas (habitats, habitats of species of Community interest) among the crops in the "Permanent grasslands and pastures" category, giving priority to the sectors where the threats of trivialisation of grasslands are the most important.

Duration of the scheme

Until: Ongoing - Will be included in the next CAP

Objective(s) of the scheme / project

• Biodiversity

Which habitats or species are in the focus of the scheme / project?

• Habitats (incl. habitats of Fauna-Flora-Habitat-Directive (FFH-D.))
• Species (incl. species of FFH-D. and Birds Directive (BD))

Maintenance of the floristic richness of a permanent grassland

Which indicators are used?

• Species (incl FFH and BD)

Indicators species = list of 20 local plants selected from a national list.

In the committed area, at least 4 indicators plants have to be present

 

Design of scheme / project

• Hybrid result based payment with complementary management based payments

Obligation to receive the payment	Control
	Method	Document to provide
Presence of at least 4 plants indicator of the good agro-ecological status of permanent grasslands from the list of 20 categories of indicator plants specified at territorial level	In the field	plant identification guide
Prohibition on turning over committed areas	In the field & document	Book of interventions
Destruction from tillage or heavy work is prohibited	In the field &document	Book of interventions
Renewal by shallow tillage is not permitted in the year of the commitment	In the field & document	Book of interventions
Use of phytosanitary products, except for localised treatments Products is banned	In the field & document	Book of interventions
If retained for the territory: No magnesium and lime inputs	In the field & document (no traces of spreading)	Book of interventions
Record of all interventions	document	Book of interventions

By which fund(s) is the scheme / project implemented?

• Agri Environmental Measures of CAP

How are the incentives (payment levels) calculated?

• Other

The amount of aid is thus calculated by the time spent adjusting practices between intensive and extensive management of a meadow allowing the expression of a diversified flora.

Technical elements	Method of calculating additional costs and loss of income	Calculation formula	Maximum amount per hectare
Presence of at least 4 indicator plants for the agro-ecological balance of permanent grasslands from a list of 20 categories of indicator plants specified at territorial level	Additional cost :time for observation, reasoning and adjustment of practices to achieve the result	2 hours / hax18,86 € / hours of manpower	37,72 €
	Transaction cost :time to assimilate the measure and the list of plants(maximum amount of 20%).	0,5 hours / hax18,86 € / hours of manpower	9,43 €
Recording of interventions	Additional cost: registration time	1 hour/hax18,86 €/ hours of manpower	18,86 €
No reversion of committed areas	Unpaid
No magnesium and lime inputs, if this ban is retained	Unpaid
Ban on the use of phytosanitary products on committed areas, except for localised treatments	Unpaid
Annual total amount			66,01 €

Is there a top up in case of reaching the goals?

• No

How are participating farmers supervised/advised?

• Advisors visits (obligatory)

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