Agenda item 6.1 MID-TERM REPORT OF THE EU 2020 BIODIVERSITY STRATEGY CGBN Co-ordination Group for Biodiversity and Nature 16th meeting – 28/03/14 Agenda item 6.1 MID-TERM REPORT OF THE EU 2020 BIODIVERSITY STRATEGY
5th National report to CBD Chapter I Update on biodiversity status, trends, threats and implications for human well-being http://www.cbd.int/countries/ Chapter II The national biodiversity strategy and action plan, its implementation, and the mainstreaming of biodiversity https://www.cbd.int/nbsap/ Chapter III Progress towards the 2020 Aichi Biodiversity Targets and contribution to the relevant 2015 Targets of Millennium Development Goals http://biodiversity.europa.eu/policy/eu-biodiversity-indicators-and-related-aichi-targets
Progress on 5NR (31 March 2014) MS Deadline Austria + 2weeks Italy Belgium On time Latvia ? Bulgaria + 2-3 weeks Lithuania Croatia Luxembourg Cyprus Malta Late Czech + 4 weeks NL + 2 weeks Denmark Poland Estonia Portugal Finland Romania France + 6 weeks Slovakia Germany Slovenia Greece + few days Spain Hungary Sweden + 1 or 2 weeks Ireland UK
I. EU update of state of biodiversity
MS update of biodiversity profile Submission Austria Italy 22/12/10 Belgium 07/02/14 Latvia Bulgaria Lithuania Croatia Luxembourg Cyprus Malta 27/12/12 Czech NL Denmark Poland Estonia Portugal Finland 08/03/13 Romania France 20/05/11 Slovakia Germany Slovenia Greece Spain 30/01/12 Hungary Sweden Ireland UK 19/08/11
II. EU implementation on NBSAP
MS input on National and Aichi Targets Submission Austria Italy Belgium x Latvia Bulgaria Lithuania Croatia Luxembourg Cyprus Malta Czech NL Denmark Poland Estonia Portugal Finland Romania France Slovakia Germany Slovenia Greece Spain Hungary Sweden Ireland UK
III EU progress on Aichi targets
2020 Target Cross-linking Tool A development driven by the BISE – Clearing House Mechanisms (CHMs) network Europe A solution for multiple target reporting A stand alone application – free of charge- to be completely “owned” by user countries Languages : national and English Ready with Aichi targets and EU targets already integrated in English
Next steps (Rania.Spyropoulou (at) eea.europa.eu) Tested by 10 EU / 4 non-EU countries in November 2013 during the BISE –Clearing House Mechanisms (CHMs) network Europe Substantial number of interested countries needed to justify further investment An EIONET- CHM network consultation to be organised by EEA later in 2014 The link to the demo is For further info contact EEA (Rania.Spyropoulou (at) eea.europa.eu) http://demo.tct.biodiversity.europa.eu/
Go & visit BISE http://biodiversity. europa Go & visit BISE http://biodiversity.europa.eu/policy Thanks for your attention