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Strasbourg, 3 October 2012 T-PVS/Inf (2012) 11 [Inf11e_2012.doc] CONVENTION ON THE CONSERVATION OF EUROPEAN WILDLIFE AND NATURAL HABITATS Standing Committee 32nd meeting Strasbourg, 27-30 November 2012 __________ AN ANALYSIS OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF RECOMMENDATIONS MADE BY THE GROUP OF EXPERTS ON BIODIVERSITY AND CLIMATE CHANGE (2006-2011) - FINAL Document prepared by Professor Brian Huntley School of Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Durham University, United Kingdom The opinions expressed in this work are the responsibility of the author and do not necessarily reflect the official policy of the Council of Europe This document will not be distributed at the meeting. Please bring this copy. Ce document ne sera plus distribué en réunion. Prière de vous munir de cet exemplaire. T-PVS/Inf (2012) 11 - 2 – CONTENTS SUMMARY ...........................................................................................................................................4 INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................................................5 I. REVIEW OF RECOMMENDATIONS MADE BY THE GROUP ........................................................6 Recommendation No. 122 (2006)...................................................................................................6 Recommendation No. 135 (2008)...................................................................................................6 Recommendation No. 142 (2009)...................................................................................................7 Recommendation No. 143 (2009)...................................................................................................7 Recommendation No. 145 (2010)...................................................................................................8 Recommendation No. 146 (2010)...................................................................................................8 Recommendation No. 147 (2010)...................................................................................................9 Recommendation No. 152 (2011)...................................................................................................9 Summary of Recommendations .....................................................................................................10 II. REVIEW OF REPORTS RECEIVED FROM PARTIES TO THE CONVENTION ...............................13 Armenia / Arménie (2012)............................................................................................................14 Azerbaijan / Azerbaïdjan (2012) ...................................................................................................14 Bulgaria / Bulgarie (2012) ............................................................................................................15 European Commission / Commission européenne (2012)..............................................................16 Malta / Malte (2012).....................................................................................................................16 Norway / Norvège (2012) .............................................................................................................17 Spain /Espagne (2012)..................................................................................................................18 United Kingdom / Royaume-Uni (2012) .......................................................................................18 Albania / Albanie (2011)...............................................................................................................19 Belgium / Belgique (2011)............................................................................................................20 Bosnia and Herzegovina / Bosnie-Herzégovine (2011)..................................................................20 Croatia / Croatie (2011) ................................................................................................................21 Cyprus / Chypre (201) ..................................................................................................................21 Estonia / Estonie (2011)................................................................................................................22 Georgia / Géorgie (2011) ..............................................................................................................22 Germany / Allemagne (2011)........................................................................................................23 Latvia / Lettonie (2011) ................................................................................................................24 Poland / Pologne (2011)................................................................................................................24 Seerbia / Serbie (2011)..................................................................................................................24 Switzerland / Suisse (2011)...........................................................................................................25 Ukraine / Ukraine (2011) ..............................................................................................................25 III. SYNTHESIS AND ANALYSIS OF IMPLEMENTATION OF RECOMMENDATIONS .........................27 Target as a priority the most vulnerable regions/ecosystems..........................................................28 Enhance the adaptive capacity of vulnerable species .....................................................................28 Improve knowledge of species and habitats of special concern......................................................28 Improve knowledge and understanding of the role of wildfire .......................................................29 Improve knowledge of introduced alien species ............................................................................29 Implement monitoring ..................................................................................................................30 Maintain or restore intact ecosystems............................................................................................30 Implement adaptive management practices and strategies and Act now.........................................30 Adopt holistic approaches to adaptation and mitigation.................................................................31 Consider assisted colonisation and/or ex situ conservation ............................................................31 - 3 - T-PVS/Inf (2012) 11 CONCLUSIONS ....................................................................................................................................32 RECOMMENDATIONS .........................................................................................................................34 APPENDICES .......................................................................................................................................35 Appendix 1: Guidelines for the 2012 reporting by Parties on the implementation of Recommendations Nos. 135 (2008) and 143 (2009) .......................... 37 Appendix 2: Appendix to Recommendation No. 135 (2008) ..............................................40 Appendix 3: Appendix to Recommendation No. 143 (2009) ..............................................41 Appendix 4: Appendix to Recommendation No. 145 (2010) ..............................................53 Appendix 5: Appendix to Recommendation No. 146 (2010) ..............................................55 Appendix 6: Appendix to Recommendation No. 147 (2010) ..............................................58 REFERENCES ......................................................................................................................................63 T-PVS/Inf (2012) 11 - 4 – SUMMARY A review is presented of reports submitted to the Expert Group by various parties to the Bern Convention describing the actions that they had taken in response to the series of Recommendations made by the group, especially its Recommendations Nos. 135 (2008) and 143 (2009). Eight of the reports reviewed were submitted in 2012 and had been elicited specifically for the purposes of this review. In order to provide a wider view and context for those reports, however, reports submitted to the group in 2011 by a further 13 countries were also included in the review. The review was required to “ focus on adaptation, highlighting the main gaps and challenges encountered, the lessons learned and the examples of good practices ”, and to “ propose priorities for action and/or specific recommendations ”. In order to undertake the review, the Recommendations made by the Expert Group are themselves first reviewed and the many individual actions listed in their Appendices are summarised. Ten ‘composite actions’ are identified that synthesise the numerous actions listed by the Expert Group’s various Recommendations. The reports from parties are then reviewed and the actions reported therein summarised and related to the ten composite actions. Examples of good practice are identified and, in a minority of cases, criticisms are made of reports that are considered to be seriously deficient or to fail to report any relevant activities. A synthesis and analysis is then presented of the extent to which the reports from parties indicate that they have undertaken recommended activities, and thus have addressed the Expert Group’s