1. CGBN
Co-ordination Group
for Biodiversity and Nature
14th meeting – 21/03/13
Agenda item 3 IMPLEMENTATION OF TARGET 2 OF THE EU BIODIVERSITY STRATEGY TO 2020

2. Maintain and restore ecosystems and their services
Target 2
Maintain and restore ecosystems and their services
By 2020, ecosystems and their services are maintained and enhanced by establishing green infrastructure and restoring at least 15 % of degraded ecosystems.
Action 5: Improve knowledge of ecosystems and their services in the EU
 Mapping and Assessment of Ecosystems and their Services (MAES), inc. valuation & accounting (study being finalised). MAES stakeholders workshop on 21-22/11/12; launch of 6 thematic pilots
Action 6: Set priorities to restore and promote the use of GI
Restoration Prioritisation Framework by 2014;
GI Strategy to be adopted in first half of 2013 – currently in ISC
Action 7: Ensure no net loss of biodiversity and ecosystem services
Biodiversity proofing by 2014 – study completed (online)
No net loss initiative by 2015
MESEU study
MAES WG
TEEB EU study
GI/RPF WG
RPF
study
NNL
study
NNL WG

3. MAES thematic pilots (March – September 2013)
Nature 2
Agriculture 3
Forest 4
Freshwater 5
Marine 6
Natural Capital Accounting
EU Lead
ENV
JRC
EEA
MS Lead LT BE SE PT FR BG
EU members
AGRI
ESTAT
MARE
RTD
ESTAT RTD
MS members EE FI HU AT DE SK UK
Stakeholders
CEEweb
ELO
FACE
WWF
Coastwatch
Oceania

4. MAES Letter to Nature Directors
Analytical Framework for ecosystem assessment to be finalised
- To take note of the current status of the document and to provide feedback for the consideration of the MAES WG
Participation in MAES Thematic Pilots
- To take note of the state of progress and to consider increased participation to strengthen the added value and relevance of the process
MAES supporting contract workshop, March
- To take note of this activity
Future planning; inc. MAES High-Level event, 22 May 2014
- To take note of the future planning and to provide comments

5. Restoration Prioritisation Framework
Draft Mandate
- to endorse the provisional mandate
Stakeholders involvement in WG
- to take note of position and to provide feedback to the WG
Draft Concept
- to take note of the direction of the discussions in the WG and to provide feedback to the WG
Baseline for restoration target
- to take note of position and to provide feedback to the WGs (MAES and RPF)
RPF Workshop, Brussels, May
- to take note of this information

6. Green Infrastructure Communication on Green Infrastructure
Policy background for this initiative; contribution to 2020 agenda
Definition of Green Infrastructure – protection and enhancement of nature and natural processes
Contribution of Green Infrastructure to a number of key policy areas
Promoting the deployment of Green Infrastructure: how action EU wide can add value to local initiatives currently underway
EU strategy providing a combination of policy signals and technical/scientific actions
Creating an EU enabling framework that will encourage decision makers, planners and promoters to invest in GI projects at local, regional and national level
Technical annexes
MS and stakeholder involvement in further work
- Recommendations of GI WG in 2011 taken up in GI COM
- Depending on next steps, reflection on role of WG on GI

7. No Net Loss WG documents and stakeholders access to NNL Circa site
- To take note of the state of progress and to provide feedback on the proposed way forward
NNL study consortium members: status within WG
- To provide feedback on the proposed way forward
Future planning:
To take note of the planning and to provide feedback
May
July
22/05 Joint Workshop with BBOP
03/07 workshop on NNL policy options
23/05 5th NNL WG
04/07 6th NNL WG

8. Thanks for your attention

9. Target 2 Planning 2013-2015 MAES GI&RFP NNL Other related meetings
MAES
GI&RFP
NNL
Other related meetings
1st quarter 2013
4th MAES WG meeting 10/01
MESEU workshop /03
2nd GIR WG meeting 11/01
GI Communication
4th NNL WG meeting 04/02
1st Plenary IPBES 21-26/01
MSFD Coordination group 4-5/02
Standing Forestry Committee Target 3b, 22/02
REG 20/03
CGBN 21/03
2nd quarter 2013
5th MAES meeting 26/04
MAES marine workshop 19/06
3rd GIR WG meeting 19/04
GIR Workshop 29-30/05
Joint International workshop NNL WG/Business and Biodiversity Offset Programme (BBOP), 22/05
5th NNL WG meeting, 23/05
EPBRS Workshop 11-12/04
AlterNet conference 15-18/4
2nd EU/ICES workshop Descriptor /4
Habitats Committee 25/04
NDM 2-3/05
EPBRS Conference 15-17/05
WMDM 10-11/06
Marine workshop (GES+socio- economic CIS) 17-18/06
3rd quarter 2013
6th MAES meeting 18/09
4th GIR WG meeting tbd
Follow-up of GI tbd
NNL policy options Workshop 03/07
6th NNL WG meeting 04/07 tbc (final WG recommendations)
Formal consultation process
CGBN 19-20/09 (tbc – if not November)

10. Target 2 Planning 2013-2015 MAES GI&RFP NNL Other related meetings
MAES
GI&RFP
NNL
Other related meetings
4th quarter 2013
2nd MAES Workshop (October tbc)
Final products MESEU contract
Start of Impact Assessment work
Habitats Committee 3/10
ORNIS Committee 4/10
CGBN 14-15/11 only if not in September
REG 21/11
1st quarter 2014
Meetings of Impact Assessment Steering Group
2nd quarter 2014
MAES Conference, 22/05/14 (tbc)
3rd quarter 2014
4th quarter 2014
Restoration Prioritisation Framework
2015
EU 2020 BD Strategy mid-term report
Submission to Impact Assessment Board?