Last developments of report formats Expert group on Reporting under the Nature Directives, 18 October 2016 Last developments of report formats

Last steps pre-final formats discussed at the March 2016 meeting of EG and April 2016 meeting of NADEG written consultation with NADEG of revised pre-final formats during summer 2016 informal approval of final formats by NADEG on the agenda of November 2016 meeting

Annex A - General report format (Article 17) 4 Set of conservation measures and management plans for Natura 2000 sites (SACs) (Art. 6(1)) 4.1 Necessary conservation measures have been established/4.2 Conservation measures have been set out in a comprehensive management plan or a similar instrument Number of, Proportion (% area) of pSCIs, SCIs & SACs sites for which Number of, Proportion (% area) of SACs

Annex B – Species report format (Article 17) 3 Information related to Annex V species (Art. 14) 3.3 Hunting bag or quantity taken in the wild for Mammals and Acipenseridae (Fish) Provide Statistics/quantity taken per year Provide statistics/ quantity taken per hunting season or per year 6 Population 6.2 Population size (in reporting unit) In agreed unit In reporting unit … Use unit according to check list… 6.2/6.4 Population size Format 6.3/6.5 Type of estimate 6-year mean multi-year mean 6.15 Favourable reference population (using the unit in 6.2 or 6.4) Two separate fields (using the unit in 6.2 or 6.4)

Annex B – Species report format (Article 17) 7 Habitat for the species Adding back fields related to trends 8 Main pressures and threats 8.1 Characterisation of pressures/threats a) Pressure/threat List pressures/threats … List a maximum of 10 pressures and a maximum of 10 threats … b) Ranking of pressure/threat Indicate whether the pressure/threat is of: H = high importance … H = high importance (maximum of 5 entries for pressures and 5 for threats) …

Annex B – Species report format (Article 17) 9 Conservation measures 9.1 Status of measures a) Measures identified, but none yet taken? And/or … indicate the status of measures: a) Measures identified, but none yet taken or … Format 9.4 Response to the measures Indicate the time frame of the response to measures (with regard to the main purpose in field 9.2) 9.5 List of main conservation measures List measures… List a maximum of 10 measures using code list provided in the Reference portal

Annex B – Species report format (Article 17) 12 Natura 2000 (pSCIs, SCIs and SACs) coverage for Annex II species 12.1 Population size inside the pSCIs, SCIs and SACs network (on the biogeographical/ marine level) (on the biogeographical/ marine level including all sites where the species is present) Format as Population size

Annex D – Habitats report format (Article 17) 5 Area covered by habitat 5.2 Surface area Format, as Annex B Population size 5.3 Type of estimate (added) 7 Main pressures and threats & 8 Conservation measures As Annex B 11 Natura 2000 (pSCIs, SCIs, SACs) coverage for Annex I habitat types 11.1 Surface area of the habitat type inside the pSCIs, SCIs and SACs network (In km2 in biogeographical/ marine region) (In km2 on the biogeographical/ marine level including all sites where the habitat is present) Format as Annex B Population size 11.2 Type of estimate (added)

Annex B – Birds species report format (Article 12) 2 Population size 2.2 Population size Format as Art. 17 Annex B Population size 2.3 Type of estimate 5-year mean multi-year mean 3 Population trend 3.2 Long-term trend (since c. 1980) 3.2.1 Long-term trend Period 1980–2018 or period as close as possible to that

Annex B – Birds species report format (Article 12) 4 Breeding distribution map and size 4.3 Breeding distribution map Distribution map Breeding distribution map 4.4 Breeding distribution surface area Total surface area of the breeding distribution in km2 5 Breeding distribution trend 5.2 Long-term trend (since c. 1980) (since c. 1980) 5.2.1 Long-term trend Period 1980–2018 or period as close as possible to that

Annex B – Birds species report format (Article 12) 6 Progress in work related to international Species Action Plans (SAPs), Management Plans (MPs) and Brief Management Statements (BMSs) 6.5 Assessment of the effectiveness of MPs for huntable species in non-Secure status unfavourable conservation status’ ’non-secure status’ 7 Main pressures and threats & 8 Conservation measures To be reported for all Annex I species and for other species with a non-secure (or unknown) population status at the EU level To be reported for all Annex I species and non-Annex I species triggering SPA classification (as identified in the bird species checklist in the Reference portal) As Annex B (Article 17)

Annex B – Birds species report format (Article 12) 9 Natura 2000 (SPAs) coverage To be reported only for species triggering SPA classifications; i.e. species listed in Annex I, plus a selection of key migratory species for which SPAs have been classified…However passage species are not to be reported under section 9.1 To be reported for all Annex I species and non-Annex I species triggering SPA classification (as identified in the bird species checklist in the Reference portal) 9.1 Population size inside the Natura 2000 (SPA) network Format as Art. 17 Annex B Population size 9.2 Type of estimate 6-year mean multi-year mean

Annex B – Birds species report format (Article 12) 10 Information related to Annex II species (Art. 7) 10.1 Is the species nationally hunted? Is the species hunted? Is the species nationally hunted? 10.2 Hunting bag Provide Statistics/quantity taken per year over the reporting period Provide statistics per hunting season or per year …

Some more changes Additional information fields added for all sections Quality fields deleted for sections: 2 Population size, 3 Population trends, 4 Breeding distribution map and size, 5 Breeding distribution trend of the Art 12 report format