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Indicator BDIV-NDA2
Indicator set: BIODIVERSITY
Indicator title
Species Biodiversity in designated areas
Issue: Designated Areas
Definition (include substances, unit, sectors, processes, media and geographical breakdown):
1 - Number of Species of European Interest or Threatened Species present in designated areas
2 - Percentage of Species of European Interest or Threatened Species present in designated
areas
3 - Distribution of a given species in designated areas
Species of European Interest :
- species listed in the Annex I of the EC Birds Directive
- species listed in the Annexes II and IV of the EC FFH Directive
- species listed in the Annexes I and II of the Bern Convention
Threatened species :
- Species assessed as Critically Endangered, Endangered and Vulnerable as defined by IUCN.
Three geographical levels may be used :
- threatened at Global level (source : IUCN)
- threatened at European level (source : EEA ETC/NPB CoE for Vertebrates)
- threatened at national level (source: national redlists)
Generic question
Protection of biodiversity through network of designated areas
Policy question (phrasing should be kept close to source policy document):
1. What is the threat status and the trends of Europe's Biodiversity
4. Are measures taken to conserve or restore biodiversity efficient ?
Derived from policy instrument/documents (provide quote or page reference)
- Convention on Biological Diversity, 1992 Article 8 - In-situ Conservation
- Environment 2010: Our future, Our choice - The Sixth Environment Action Programme, 2001, p.33
- European Union Strategy for Sustainable Development, 2001, p.13
- EC Birds and Habitats Directives
Description/rationale of the indicator (should also evaluate indicator needs)
Protection by site designation contributes to safeguarding species. But, for the time-being, there
is no full overview of the extent of protection offered to different species by site designation
(national, EU or international), or whether it safeguards enough of all types or of the most
threatened species.
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Sources:
Intellectual source of the indicator
ETC/NPB
The expected source(s) of data
EUNIS CDDA national and international
The expected source of assessment
Evaluate the data situation:
Describe what needs to be done to collect and process data for production of the indicator.
- Work to be done with EIONET in order to check the state of availability of ecological
information included in the national designated areas
- Data format should be : site code, species code, species name, date, source
We may estimate that the indicator 1) can be feasible but the indicator 2) needs a complete
species survey of each site.
Attach a DAFIA diagram illustrating the dataflow
Rank
Data availability (1: low to 5: high): 2
Data reliability (1: low to 5: high):
Geographical coverage (including geographic scope and breakdown)
Pan Europe
Time series length
10 years
Indicate the update frequency (e.g. yearly, 1/3yr every three year).
Further work required
Time schedule for indicator development
Medium Term : 2004
OECD criteria for selecting environmental indicators
The criteria describe the “ideal” indicator; not all of them will be met in practice.
Yes/No
Policy relevance
Does the indicator provide a representative picture of environmental
conditions, pressures on the environment or society’s responses?
Is the indicator simple, easy to interpret and able to show trends over time?
Is the indicator responsive to changes in the environment and related human
activities?
Does the indicator provide a basis for international comparisons?
Y
Y
Y
Y
Notes
Is the indicator either national in scope or applicable to regional
environmental issues of national significance?
Does the indicator have a threshold/target or reference value against which
to compare it, so that users can assess the significance of the values
associated with it?
Analytical soundness
Is the indicator theoretically well founded in technical and scientific terms?
Is the indicator based on international standards and international consensus
about its validity?
Could the indicator be linked to economic models, forecasting and
information systems?
Measurability.
Are the data required to support the indicator:
Readily available or made available at a reasonable cost/benefit ratio?
Y
Adequately documented and of known quality?
Y
Updated at regular intervals in accordance with reliable procedures?
Indicate the update frequency (e.g. yearly, 1/3yr every three year).
N
Y
Y
N
Y
10 years