1. Project is financed by the European Union
Forest and Biodiversity Governance Including Environmental Monitoring EU Project FLERMONECA
Project is financed by the European Union

2. MONECA Introduction
Bishkek, March 19, 2014

3. Content The framework EU EURECA (2009) Programme and FLERMONECA
Component Moneca and expected results
Agreed activities and products after communication process
State of indicator provision in CA
Products and activities

4. EURECA 2009
The regional Environment Programme for Central Asia (EURECA ) is the centerpiece of cooperation between the EU and Central Asia
EURECA encompasses 4 components:
Component (1) – Central Asia enhanced regional cooperation on Environment and Water: WECOOP
Component (2) – Forest and biodiversity governance, including environmental monitoring: FLERMONECA
Component (3) – Partnership of water management and basin organisations in Central Asia: WMBOCA
Component (4) – Environmental awareness raising: AWARE

5. Components of FLERMONECA
MONECA: Environmental monitoring in Central Asia:
The objective of the component: Environmental monitoring, reporting and data sharing is improved in the Central Asian countries and in the region as a whole, and links and partnerships are strengthened between the respective Central Asian and EU institutions.
Approach used: supporting introduction of SEIS principles
Implemented by Umweltbundesamt GmbH, Austria and Regional Environmental Centre for Central Asia (CAREC)

6. Connecting societies, providing information
EU EURECA (2009) Programme and FLERMONECA
Objectives of FLERMONECA
Components of FLERMONECA
The project approach

7. Expected end results
1: Improved capacities and inter-institutional cooperation of governmental organisations in C Asia
2: Improved content of environmental information in Central Asia and its accessibility within the region and internationally
3: Strengthening awareness and communication of SEIS principles, approach and results in Central Asia

8. Expected results after communication process
develop annotated outline of upcoming NSoERs;
produce and analyze indicators for the relevant chapters of NSoER /14;
fill up the templates on indicators with integrated policy, legal and institutional set up;
help, to the extent possible, in designing and building of SEIS compatible data management systems and facilities (web-sites with analysis, indicators and attached data bases).
The composition of above items may vary from country to country, depending of country progress

9. Core indicators Current situation with MONECA indicators availability and reporting (and sharing prospects) in Central Asia
KAZ
KYR
TJK
UZB
TKM
A1. Emissions of pollutants into the atmospheric air
(1) Emissions of SO2
(2) Emissions of NO2
A2. Ambient air quality in urban areas
(3) Mean concentration of NO2 1
A3. Consumption of ozone-depleting substances (ODS)
(4) Consumption of ODS
B3. Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions
(5) GHG emissions 2 3
C10. BOD5 and concentration of ammonium in rivers
(6) BOD5 concentration in rivers 4
(7) Ammonium concentration in rivers
C11. Nutrients in freshwater
(8) Nitrates concentration in major water bodies 5
(9) Total (mineral) phosphorus concentration in water bodies 6
D1. Protected areas
(10) Areas under protection in total and broken down by regimes of protection *
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I1. Waste generation
(11) Annual municipal waste generation
7 *
8 *
8 **
SPECIFIC INDICATORS
Biodiversity
Forest and other wooded land: FLEG relevant indicator
Status of threatened species: ERCA relevant indicator
Trends in selected species: ERCA relevant indicator

11. Additional indicators consistent with UNECE JTF core indicators
B3. Greenhouse gas emissions
(10) GHG emissions
C10. BOD5 and concentration of ammonium in rivers
(11) BOD5 concentration in rivers
(12) Ammonium concentration in rivers
C11. Nutrients in freshwater
(13) Nitrates concentration in major water bodies
(14) Total phosphorus concentration in water bodies
I1. Waste generation
(15) Annual municipal waste generation

12. Information exchange and hand on collaborative work
Back to back to meetings of the national SEIS working group, specific expert meetings with European experts will be held (like biodiversity in Bishkek on 19 and 20 March 2014)
Regional meetings will be accompanied with workshops on regional questions e.g. NSOER, PRTR, WQ, etc
Opportunities to participate in similar Workshops somewhere, organised by UNECE and ENPI SEIS or others will be provided
One study tour to be organised after having agreed on goals, content and favourite countries in the regional meeting during summer 2014

13. Thank you for your attention!