Download or read book High Nature Value Farmland written by European Environment Agency and published by Copenhagen : European Environment Agency. This book was released on 2004 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In their Kyiv resolution on biodiversity, the European environment ministers agreed to complete the identification of all high nature value farmland areas by 2006 and committed themselves to support their economic and ecological viability. A high nature value farmland indicator is currently under preparation. This report highlights the preliminary results of this indicator and analyses the current targeting by policy measures. Preliminary estimates indicate that roughly 15-25% of the European countryside qualifies as high nature value farmland and it is found that current policy measures appear insufficient to prevent further decline and this to reach the 2010 biodiversity target. It should be kept in mind though that the current data do not allow for detailed geographical analysis. A major effort is needed to fill the data gaps and the targeting and effectiveness of support measures