1. WP 2: Align / synchronise progress reporting under both directives
Expert Group Meeting, 18th June 2009
Today’s meeting: To summarise current progress:
DRAFT REPORTING FORMAT on status and trends
The task and work approach
Structure of the draft format
Outcome of discussion at WP2 sub-group meeting (10 June)
TEST ASSESSMENT of the draft
WORK PLAN for remaining part of 2009
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2. WP 2: Align / synchronise progress reporting under both directives
Work done to date
Expert Group meeting, 26 June 2008
 Work initiated
Expert Group meeting, 7 Nov 2008
Scoping report presented
Decided to set up a sub-group
1st sub-group meeting, 19 Jan 2009
 Possible format and time-planning for 2009 discussed
Expert Group meeting, 5 March 2009
Work approach and time-planning presented
2nd sub-group meeting, 10 June 2009
First draft of reporting format discussed
Test assessment discussed
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3. Draft reporting format – the task
--> Preparation of a proposed draft format to report on bird population status and trends under Art 12 (BD)
--> To allow for assessments at the level comparable to Art 17 (HD) reporting.
--> To address and analyse in some detail:
- Range and trends concepts
- Relevant and feasible FRV parameters
- Lists of threats and pressures
--> No biogeographical approach
- Only national approach
plus flyways / distinct populations / subspecies
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4. European Economic Interest Group
Possible elements for reporting format, discussed at the sub-group meeting, 19 Jan 2009
- Population estimates
- Totals, breeding pairs, indices around 1970, 1980, 1990, 2000, 2010 (to the extent data is available) – to indicate trends
- Range
- Surface area, expanding, declining etc
- To be based on atlases + recent data in web-based systems
- Population status in 2010, ref. requirements of Article 2 of the Birds Directive
- Main threats and reasons for decline
- Assessment in relation to reference values
.... to the extent feasible
- Data quality
- Proper audit trails, identify monitoring gaps etc...
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5. Draft reporting format – work approach 1
Harmonisation with Art 17 (HD) reporting
Similar structure – to the extent possible
Range size / distribution maps (ref WP1)
Classification of threats and pressures (ref. WP1)
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6. Draft reporting format – work approach 2
Reporting under other Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEAs)
CBD, CITES, CMS, Ramsar, Bern Convention, AEWA
Very different requirements, very little harmonisation
Most relevant: New AEWA online national reporting format
Other monitoring and reporting initiatives
IUCN and national red lists
International Waterbird Census (IWC, under Wetlands International)
Any new reporting system should not undermine existing processes to collect data etc
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7. Draft reporting format – structure, 1st draft
Species information
National status
Population size
Population trend; a: short-term, b: long-term
Range size
Range trend; a: short-term, b: long-term
Positive influences
Negative influences
Future prospects
Conclusions
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8. European Economic Interest Group
Draft reporting format - comments and items discussed (ref. sub-group meeting, 10 June)
The overall approach was accepted, but found to be too detailed and would entail high work-load; ref. the level of details etc.
The purpose of the reporting to better explained – to reflect better that Art 12 of Birds Directive requires different reporting than Art 17 of Habitats Directive.
A reference list of species to be covered is needed; to include:
sub-units (sub-species, distinct populations, flyways etc) when relevant,
population units to be used
Although main structure of the reporting format will not be revised – many changes in details in the next draft version.
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9. European Economic Interest Group
Draft reporting format – structure, to be further revised (ref. sub-group meeting, 10 June)
Species information and national status
Population size
Population trend; a: short-term, b: long-term
Range size
Range trend; a: short-term, b: long-term (optional, subject to availability of data)
Negative influences (same methodology as for Art 17 reporting)
Conclusions, ref. requirements of Article 12.
- ‘Population status’ and ‘Range status’
- Good / Inadequate / Bad / Unknown
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10. Test assessment, July-October 2009
5-6 species to be selected according to specific criteria; of a menu of 20 criteria, which reflects different examples of e.g.:
- distribution pattern
- trends
- threats
- distinct populations (sub-species, flyways etc)
- etc
Expert Group delegates are encouraged to participate – the more test results, the better the end product
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11. European Economic Interest Group
Next steps
Overall time-table for remaining work to be done during 2009
22 June - 3 July: Modification/simplification of the draft format
July – September: Test assessment by Member States, based on revised draft
2 October: Deadline for Member States to return test results to EC (to pass on to N2K)
October: Draft to be further revised, after testing
3 November: Sub-group meeting
18 November: Expert Group meeting
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12. European Economic Interest Group
Available on Circa
First draft format (discussed at Sub-group meeting 10 June, and to be further modified)
Proposal of criteria for species to be tested
Written comments etc received from Member States
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