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NATO and nature protection in

military areas

International Conference: ’Nature protection in military areas’

14 – 16 May 2014 - Veszprém, Hungary

Cdt Johan LAIRE (BEL A)

Chairman ETST

EPWG/MCJSB

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Briefing outline

• Introduction & outline

• NATO EP policy, principles, doctrine

• NATO EP structures & documents

• NATO STANAG 2594

• Exercise Capable Logistician ‘15

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EP policy, principles & doctrine

MC469/1 (14 Oct. ‘11) - NATO Military Principles

and Policies for Environmental Protection (EP)

STANAG 7141 (Ed. 5 of 28 Feb. ’08 / AJEPP-4) -

Joint NATO EP Doctrine during NATO-led Military

Activities

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NATO EP structures (1)

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NATO EP structures (2)

NATO operations technical authority for EP:

• SHAPE – EM Officer

• Joint Force Commands – EP secondary duty

• Missions – ISAF primary duty, KFOR secondary duty

NATO EP training opportunities:

• NATO School Oberammergau

• MILENG COE

• SPS-sponsored training events

• Exercises

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NATO EPWG Documents (1)

Allied Joint Environmental Protection Publications (AJEPP*):

(1) STANAG 7141 Joint NATO EP Doctrine during NATO-led Military Activities (AJEPP 4)

(2) STANAG 2510 Joint NATO Procedures for Waste Management during NATO Led Activities (AJEPP 5)

(3) STANAG 6500 NATO Compound Environmental File during NATO-led Operations (AJEPP 6)

(*) There are also Maritime EP documents: AMEPP

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NATO EPWG Documents (2)

(4) STANAG 2581 Environmental Protection Standards

and Norms for Military Compounds in NATO

Operations (AJEPP 1)

(5) STANAG 2582 Best Environmental Protection

Practices for Military Compounds in NATO

Operations (AJEPP 2)

(6) STANAG 2583 Environmental Management

Systems in NATO Operations (AJEPP 3)

(7) STANAG 2594 Best Environmental Protection

Practices for Sustainability of Military Training

Areas (AJEPP 7)

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Background

STANAG 2594 / AJEPP-7 (1)

• In 2011, EPWG documented the relationship between military land use and

biodiversity on military training areas used by NATO/PfP countries (EU focus)

• Following analysis, EPWG collected examples of how nations safeguard the

natural environment within their training area, while maximizing its uses as a

training resource

Mil Maneuver

Average Number of Article 4 and Annex II

Species for Sites with Military Maneuver

Influences and for All Sites by Country

(total # of sites with species information

indicated)

All Others

(Example Analysis)

N2K Species: Mil Site

vs. All Others

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Best Environmental Protection Practices for

Sustainability of Military Training Areas

STANAG 2594 / AJEPP-7 (2)

• Intent is to capture best practices for

sustaining military training lands that

maximize their capability, accessibility and

availability in support of military training in

the presence of environmental

regulations.

• Target audience is commanders and

military training area managers

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Addresses Key Issues and Best Practices of Functional

Areas:

STANAG 2594 / AJEPP-7 (3)

(1) Habitat / Ecosystems

(2) Fauna

(3) Flora

(4) Water and Wetlands

(5) Soils

(6) Fire

(7) Noise and Vibrations

(8) Geographic Information Systems

(9) Environmental Training and Outreach

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Exercise Capable

Logistician 2015

• In Hungary (Varapalota MTA, Papa Air base)

• Field testing of STANAGs

• Sequel to EXCL13

• EP integration in planning, exercise play,

execution of exercise

• High level of interest in NATO

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To conclude

• Thank you for your attention!

• Any questions?