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Halting the loss of biodiversity
by 2010
- Managing Europe’s ecosystems and
wild species
Original presentation of EEA can
be seen at the EEA page:
Biodiversity monitoring
and indicators
According to EEA the European targets on
biodiversity to the year 2010 need more
information and activities concentrated on:
• Protection and restoration of nature
• Change in farmland, grasslans and forests
• Eutrophication of water and soil
• Fragmentation and isolation of habitats and
species and loss of wild genetic resources
• Pressures from economic activity, climate
change and invasive species
Biodiversity monitoring and indicators
The Pan-European Biological and
Landscape Strategy
Reaching the target of significantly reducing the loss of
biodiversity by 2010 is a widely accepted global goal, in
Europe with an even stronger goal: to stop the loss by 2010.
Biodiversity indicators are among the best tools to assess and
inform about the progress towards the 2010. Hence large
efforts are presently undertaken by many national and
international organisations to develop and coordinate work on
2010 relevant biodiversity indicators. The Convention on
Biological Diversity is now the overall global organisation in
this development, working with several other organisations
who have alreday been active in biodiversity or biodiversity
related indicators for some time (EEA)
The EU Habitat directive is a very strong
instrument for biodiversity protection
• 15 older EU Member States: 17.5 % of the area
should be protected sites (2003).
• They need active protection, management and
reduction in the pressures on them
The number of threatened species
differs between regions
Many words and promisses of
politicians:
EU 6th Environmental Action Programme „Environment
2010. Our future, our choice”:
« Halting biodiversity decline with the aim to
reach this objective by 2010, including
prevention and mitigation of impacts of invasive
alien species and genotypes »
Second meeting of the International Working Group on Biodiversity
Monitoring and Indicators (IWG BioMIN) Copenhagen 25-26 July 2003
( Dominique Richard ETC/NPB)
Many words and promisses of
politicians:
From: Pan-European level Kiev Conference, May
2003
„We, the European Ministers of Environment and Heads of
Delegations of the States participating in the process of the
Pan-European Biological and Landscape Diversity,..
reinforce our objective to halt the loss of biological diversity
at all levels by the year 2010, and to work towards it
through concerted actions and a joint commitment to
achieve the following key targets”
Second meeting of the International Working Group on Biodiversity
Monitoring and Indicators (IWG BioMIN) Copenhagen 25-26 July 2003
( Dominique Richard ETC/NPB)
From : Int. Conf., London 21 - 23 May 2003
Ex: 2010 - The Global Biodiversity Challenge,
Understanding of biodiversity
Agreement on the need to consider all three levels of biodiversity
(species, ecosystems, genes)
- At the same time, recognition of the difficulties to monitor at ecosystem
and genetic level. In particular, need to develop indicators on ecosystem
function, goods and services.
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- Danger to consider biodiversity only through services provided. But
need to broaden the scope and not only consider species richness, rarity
etc…
CONVENTION ON
BIOLOGICAL
DIVERSITY (CBD)
Third Biodiversity in Europe
Conference Madrid, Spain;
19-21.01. 2004
Pan European Biological and Landscape Diversity
Strategy (PEBLDS), plays a role as an instrument for
regional implementation of the CBD in the pan European
region,
The World Summit On Sustainable Development
(WSSD) recognised at the highest political level that
biodiversity is essential for sustainable development. This
political momentum should be maintained to achieve the
2010 target.
Since the WSSD also confirmed the CBD as the key
instrument, it needs to be closely involved in the follow up.
Third Biodiversity in Europe Conference
Madrid, Spain;19-21.01. 2004
The Governments participating in the PEBLDS process chose
five priority issues for the pan European region from the COP
7 agenda to highlight and discuss at the Madrid Conference:
Follow up of the World Summit on Sustainable
Development, Protected Areas and Ecological Networks,
Marine and Coastal Biological Diversity,
Mountain Biological Diversity,
Transfer of Technology and Technology Cooperation.
Recent activity:
4th Biodiversity in Europe Conference
22-24 February 2006, Lake Plitvice National
Park, Croatia
PROTECTED AREAS
AND ECOLOGICAL NETWORKS
4th Biodiversity in Europe Conference
background:
The number of protected areas has been increasing
significantly over the last decade. However, while the
number and size of protected areas have been increasing,
biological diversity loss continued unabated. The existing
global system of protected areas is inadequate in several
ways:
it is incomplete and does not cover all biomes and critical species
protected areas are often not fulfilling their biodiversity
conservation objectives
participation of local communities in establishment and
management of protected areas is inadequate
protected areas are often poorly funded
4th Biodiversity in Europe Conference
Activities to be completed by 2006
1.1.1 Establish national protected area targets and indicators
1.1.2 Establish and expand protected areas in high priority areas including large,
unfragmented, intact, irreplaceable or highly threatened areas
1.1.3 Address the under-representation of marine and inland water ecosystems in
protected area systems
1.1.4 Review existing and potential forms of conservation, including all governance types
1.1.5 Conduct national and regional gap analyses
1.2.1 Identify lessons learned in integrating protected areas into broader landscape-scale
strategies
3.1.1 Identify legislative and institutional gaps and barriers that impede effective
establishment and management of protected areas and provide an effective policy
framework
3.2.1 Conduct a national capacity-building needs assessment & establish capacity
building programmes
3.4.1 Conduct a financial needs assessment
3.4.9 Review and disseminate studies on the value of protected area ecosystem services
4.2.1 Develop and adopt management effectiveness evaluation methods and standards
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Implementation of the Programme of Work
•
Global Action
•
Pan European action
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Pan European Ecological Network
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Emerald Network and Natura 2000
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Implementation on EU-level
Obstacles to implementation and challenges for
the Pan European Region
Recent activity:
New European Community biodiversity
portal launched
A new, enhanced version of the European Community's
Biodiversity Portal - the Clearing House Mechanism
(EC-CHM) was launched 14 Dec.2005 in Tallinn, Estonia.
The Portal is a tool for exchanging biodiversity
information and helping cooperation between European
Community Institutions, Member States and the rest of
the world.
It was developed and is managed by the European
Environment Agency in Copenhagen.
New European Community biodiversity portal
This version is multi-lingual and can build in national
biodiversity portals anywhere in the world, free of charge.
It boasts simple and cost effective maintenance and
development, easy graphical interface, syndication and
simple to use 'Portable Tool Kit' software.
The Portal gives public access to biodiversity news and
events, and contains informative sections and links, such as
'Who's Who', 'Cooperation' and 'Organisations and
Networks'.
Currently, the Portal provides information on the progress of
the Streamlining European Biodiversity Indicators by 2010
Process. (EEA)
New European Community biodiversity portal
http://biodiversity-chm.eea.eu.int/information/indicator/F1090245995
Towards a List of 'Worst invasive species threatening
biodiversity in Europe‘:
the Expert group on 'Trends in invasive alien species' is developing a list
of 'Worst invasive species threatening biodiversity in Europe'.
You are hereby invited to comment on the list, the balance of species
and the criteria used.
SEBI2010 - Streamlining European 2010 Biodiversity Indicators