1. MID-TERM REPORT ON DELIVERY OF EU BIODIVERSITY ACTION PLAN
CGBN
Co-ordination Group
for Biodiversity and Nature
2nd meeting - 27/06/08
MID-TERM REPORT ON DELIVERY OF EU BIODIVERSITY ACTION PLAN

2. 2008 BAP MID TERM REPORT
last real stock-taking opportunity before 2010
priority initiative in COM 2008 Legislative & Work Programme
evaluation of progress at Community & Member State levels
will be factual, highlighting any significant gaps in delivery
supported by more detailed evaluations of progress at EC & Member State levels + SEBI indicator based assessment
Aim to reduce reporting burden to a minimum - use all relevant available information sources (+ MS Questionnaire)
Working to a very tight timeframe…Communication for adoption in November 2008

3. PROCESS FOLLOWED
COM services updating 2007 Community assessment for BAP actions
COM using available data (Natura barometer, Article 17etc.)
January 2008: questionnaire to Member State for limited number of key issues
significant delays – no response from 6 Member States (Greece, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, Portugal, Slovakia )
COM compiled country profiles for all Member States, with the assistance of a consultancy contract
Country profiles sent to the Member States for verification
Country responses added additional useful information but generally not brought into question the validity of these profiles
COM proceeding with synthesis of the country profile information

4. BAP Objective 1 Nature
Legend: * existing sources of potential information available at EC level and listed in this column will have to be validated and/or supplemented by MS

5. SEBI 2010 indicator for EC BAP report
Source:. DG ENV, EU27 except Bulgaria and Romania, marine area excluded, December 2007

6. Cumulative surface area of sites designated under Birds Directive over time
SEBI 2010 indicator for EC BAP report
Source:. DG ENV, SCIs database & SPAs database, all EU27, December 2007

7. Amount of funds spent between 2002 and 2005 under the LIFE programme for each Member State.
Source: Country Profiles (information from Member States up to 20 June 2008
and may be subject to change)

8. Natura 2000 sites with a management plan completed or under preparation
Source: Country Profiles - based on information received from Member States up to 20 June 2008 and may be subject to change.

9. Number of EU Member States (MS) with Red Data Lists, Common Bird Monitoring Schemes (CBM), indicators derived from CBM, species action plans and with plans for ex-situ conservation
Source: Country Profiles based on information received from Member States up to 20 June 2008 and may be subject to change

10. EC Profile & BAP Table Update (150 Actions)
PROCESS CHART
MS level action
Validation
Mid-Term Review
MS Questionnaire
27 MS Profiles
Integrated Profile
Communication
(15 pages)
Annexes
EC action level
27 Profiles
Integrated Profile
SEBI
Scoreboard
Country Profile
Synthesis Country Profiles
EC Profile & BAP Table Update (150 Actions)
EC Profile & Table update
Community level action
SEBI 2010 Indicators
January May November 2008

11. WHAT FINAL MID-TERM REPORT WILL ENTAIL
the Communication (max 15 pages summary text of progress at EC and MS levels in relation to objectives and targets)
Updated assessment at Community level for each action of the BAP
Summary Country Profiles for each Member State
indicator fact sheets from the European Environment Agency led project on Streamlining of European Biodiversity Indicators (SEBI)
A synthesis consolidated report, combining for different objectives and targets the summaries for Community and Member State level assessments, the relevant indicators and any key messages in support of the Communication

12. Planning for 2008 Mid-Term Report
M o n t h s 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Questionnaire developed
Scoreboard concept
Questionnaire sent to MS (deadline 10 March 2008)
COM compile summary reports per country
Consultation with MS and stakeholders (Biodiversity Coordination Group, 10/4/08)
Reports sent to MS for verification
Drafting final report
Internal COM consultation
Final report
Translation
Adoption by College