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Title

Is EU support for preventing and restoring damage to forests caused by fire and natural disasters well managed? : (pursuant to Article 287(4), second subparagraph, TFEU) / European Court of Auditors.

Publication

• Luxembourg : Publications Office of the European Union, 2014.
• ©2015

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Additional Authors

European Court of Auditors

Description

51 pages : illustrations (some color); 30 cm.

Summary

"In the 2007-13 programming period, the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) provided support for restoring forestry potential in forests damaged by natural disasters and fire, as well as for preventive actions. The Court's audit concludes that the support was not sufficiently well managed and that the Commission and the Member States cannot demonstrate that the intended results were achieved in a cost-effective way. Preventive actions were not sufficiently targeted. The audit found actions which were not appropriate to achieve the objectives of the measure. The cost-effectiveness of the actions financed was not adequately ensured. Finally, the monitoring tools in place did not allow the Commission and the Member States to adequately assess the efficiency and effectiveness of the measure." -- Page 4 of cover.

Series Statement

Special report ; no.24/2014

Uniform Title

Special report (European Court of Auditors) ; no.24/2014.

Subjects

• Wildfires > European Union countries
• European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development
• Fire ecology > European Union countries
• Forest management > European Union countries > Finance

Note

• "QJ-AB-14-023-EN-C."--Cover.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references.

Additional Formats (note)

• Also available on the Internet.

Contents

Executive summary -- Introduction. The protective function of forests; Fire and natural disasters; The rural development policy: a key instrument for the protection of EU forests; The RD support for restoring forestry potential and introducing preventive actions (measure 226) -- Audit scope and approach -- Observations. PartI: Preventive actions were not sufficiently targeted; Part II: Actions were found which were not appropriate to achieve the objectives of the measure; Part III: The cost effectiveness of the actions financed was not adequately ensured ; Part IV: Monitoring tools do not allow the Commission and the Member States to adequately assess the efficiency and effectiveness of the measure --- Conclusions and recommendations -- Annex I: Allocations of financial resources for measure 226 -- Annex II: List of operations reviewed -- Reply of the Commission.

ISBN

• 9789287215796
• 9287215790

OCLC

• ocn905728849
• 905728849
• SCSB-1820848

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library