Actions related to objective 8.3

Full text of the objective 8.3 "Raise awareness among, and provide thematic trainings courses for the sectors impacting directly or indirectly on biodiversity, including the private sector, using language tailord to the specific nature of the target sector" from the National Strategy

Flanders:

Awareness campaigns on the needs to involve all sectors in the conservation of nature values

• Organisation of awareness campaigns such as in relation with port development, transport infrastructure, military domeins,...
• Activities of awareness-raising on the use of indigenous material for forestry
• Activities of awareness-raising for fishery societies on good fishery practices and standing waters management for fishermens
• Trainings for hunters on good hunting practices, big-game licence, ornithology

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Walloon Region:

Awareness activities are also conducted for specific sectors such as fishermen, farmers, ...
Other associations such as GAWI (integrated and biological fruit production) and CARI (protection of pollinators) receive support from the Walloon Region to promote awareness programmes on sustainable management of natural resources.

Federal:

• Booklet 'Biodiversiteit in België: een overzicht / La biodiversité en Belgique: un aperçu' .
• Booklet 'Biodiversiteit in België: van vitaal belang / La biodiversité en Belgique: une question vitale'.
• Booklet 'Biodiversiteit in België: de opmars van exoten / La biodiversité en Belgique: SOS invasions'.
• Campaign 'Ik geef leven aan mijn planeet / Je donne via à ma planète' (booklet + website)

Future actions:

• Set up communication strategies and adapted training cycles to explain how the respective sectors can improve their practices to help meet the 2010 target of halting the loss of biodiversity. These sectors must be made to commit themselves to adopting and promoting good practice. 
• Develop specific communication strategies to address the private sector. The private sector has the potential to make a significant contribution towards achieving the 2010 target by adopting and promoting good biodiversity practice, sharing relevant expertise and technologies with the public sector, and helping to mainstream consideration for biodiversity.