Raising awareness of nature-related issues among urban policy players
January 2024
Agence nationale de la cohésion des territoires (ANCT)
In order to promote inter-knowledge between those involved in nature and urban policy, the participants in the Fabrique Prospective came out in favour of the creation of a digital community. This community would be integrated into the Grande Équipe platform, run by the ANCT. This community proposes a number of ways of raising awareness of environmental issues among urban policy players.
To download : fp_qpv_nature_complet_29_janvier_0.pdf (11 MiB)
The ‘Nature and QPV’ community could offer :
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project sheets detailing the technical, legal and financial arrangements ;
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monthly webinars lasting around thirty minutes on experience feedback; or quarterly webinars on a given theme (e.g. biodiversity, greening, well-being and nature, etc.);
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documentary resources;
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information on existing support (financial aid, calls for projects, calls for expressions of interest, technical support, etc.);
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a directory of resource players.
Training urban policy professionals in nature-related issues
The ANCT provides a wide range of training courses for all State employees working in priority neighbourhoods or interested in urban policy: the essentials of urban policy, urban policy subsidies, training for prefect’s delegates and thematic or partnership training courses (National Centre for Territorial Public Service, urban policy resource centre, urban renewal school, etc.). In addition, participants in the Fabrique Prospective suggested that modules on nature-related issues be incorporated into these training courses. These modules could be designed by the ANCT and the OFB along the lines of those proposed as part of the Small Towns of Tomorrow programme, which in 2023 included:
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training courses accessible via e-learning on the OFB platform, such as: ‘Biodiv’express’, to find out what biodiversity is but also the threats to it and how public action can preserve it; ‘Introduction to the management of invasive alien species’, to characterise the invasive phenomenon, identify the issues and impacts, know the key points of the regulations, set up (or not) a management approach; ‘The green and blue grid’ to grasp the concept, the tools and the actions to be implemented;
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specific training courses for PVD project managers, in conjunction with the CNFPT: taking account of green and blue frames in planning documents; drawing up and implementing green and blue frames in urban and peri-urban environments; integrated management of wetlands in regional projects.
Participants in the Fabrique Prospective also stressed the value of face-to-face training at regional level via the CRPVs, which could also facilitate the organisation of learning visits.