Biological diversity decreases as a result of human activities. Progressing degradation of the natural environment made the EU member states cooperate in order to finance projects aimed at protecting the most valauble areas. EU funds enable to pursue economic and social cohesion policy, as well as to restructure and modernize national economies.These funds are also used for the purposes of agricultural landscape planning and protection. These are, among others, the European Agriculture Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF), Sector Operational Program for Restructuring and Modernization of the Food Sector and Rural Development, Integrated Operational Regional Development Program,Cohesion Fund and Community Initiative INTERREG III and LIFE Fund supporting a network of protected areas Nature 2000. EAGGF is based upon the Sector Operational Program and Rural Development Plan. One of the instruments of the Rural Development Plan is the National Agricultural and Environmental Program, composed of agroenvironmental packages. Agricultural and Environmental Programs are important tools for implementing EU directives in the field of nature protection.

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