SHERPA Position Paper - Biodiversity and Landscape Features

During 2020, SHERPA piloted the process through which it identifies knowledge, shares it with MAPs through discussion papers, synthesises the outputs of MAP discussions into a paper for discussion at EU level and produces a position paper for publication following those discussions. Three MAPs took part in this pilot exercise – from Alqueva (Portugal), Emilia-Romagna (Italy) and Slovenia. The topic initially identified for the pilot was whether better indicators could be found to judge the success of interventions,currently being designed in Member States’ CAP Strategic Plans to protect and enhance biodiversity, although discussion in the MAPs also focussed on needs and types of intervention. A focus on landscape features was agreed. The pilot was undertaken before SHERPA’s repository was fully functional