SECOND NATIONAL REPORT Please provide the following details on the origin of this report Contracting Party UKRAINE National Focal Point Full name of the institution: Ministry of the Environment and Natural Resources of Ukraine Name and title of contact Dr. Yaroslav Movchan, Head of the officer: Department of Land Resources Protection, Ecological Network and Biodiversity Conservation Mailing address: 5,Khreshchatyk street,01601 Kyiv, Ukraine Telephone: +380-44 206 31 53 Fax: +380-44 206 31 53 E-mail: [email protected] [email protected] Contact officer for national report (if different) Full name of the institution: Ministry of the Environment and Natural Resources of Ukraine Name and title of contact Nina Tudel; Yulia Bondarenko officer: Mailing address: 35,Uritskogo street, 03035 Kyiv, Ukraine Telephone: +380-44 206 31 47 E-mail: [email protected]; [email protected] Full name of the institution: Interecocentre Name and title of contact Leonid Protsenko officer: Mailing address: Room 69,Tereshchenkivska str., 2, 01601, GSP, Kyiv-601, Ukraine Telephone: +380-44 235 73 74 Fax: +380-44 235 70 62 E-mail: [email protected] Submission Signature of officer responsible for submitting national report: Date of submission: 10 September 2003 1 Please provide summary information on the process by which this report has been prepared, including information on the types of stakeholders who have been actively involved in its preparation and on material which was used as a basis for the report The Second National Report on implementation of the provisions of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) has been prepared in a frame of the grant for the "Preparation of Biodiversity Phase II Enabling Activity Project” received by Ukraine from the GEF through the World Bank (2001-2003). The objective of the project was to assist Ukraine to assess capacity building needs, identify priorities, and build consensus with respect to meeting its obligations under the CBD. Clearing House Mechanism was also established within the frames of the Project. Collection of the necessary data and compilation of the preliminary draft report was fulfilled with the financial assistance of the Dutch side within the frames of the Joint Working Programme for Ukrainian –Netherlands Co-operation in the Field of Environment for the Period 2002-2004. Please provide information on any particular circumstances in your country that are relevant to understanding the answers to the questions in this report Transition from strictly centralized economy towards market-based one, processes of the transformation of political system in Ukraine influence significantly the biodiversity protection environment there. However, in spite of all the difficulties of transition period, the foundations of modern environmental policy have been practically established in Ukraine after its independence. The main principles of the state environmental policy are declared in the respective articles of the Constitution of Ukraine, a number of Ukrainian laws and program documents have been adopted since 1991. The Law of Ukraine “On the Protection of Environment”, which was adopted in 1991, laid the foundation for regulating issues in the sphere of environmental protection, environmental safety and sustainable use of natural resources. It has become a framework for the development of a series of legislative acts in this area. Ratification of CBD by Verkhovna Rada (Parliament) of Ukraine on 29th November, 1994 ensured further development of environmental conservational activities, promoted increasing of international co-operation, involvement of Ukraine in global environmental concerns and actions. National activities in biodiversity conservation are implemented in accordance with the existing national legal framework as well as the international conventions ratified by Ukraine and the Pan-European Biological and Landscape Diversity Strategy (1995). The adoption of the Constitution of Ukraine on June 28, 1996 was an important step towards the improvement of environmental policy in the country. The Constitution proclaims the responsibility of the State to ensure environment safety and to maintain environment stability and equilibrium. The Strategy of Conservation of Ukraine’s Biological Diversity was approved in 1997. The main objectives of it are as follows: - Preservation, restoration and improvement of the state of natural, semi-natural and disturbed ecosystems, habitats of individual species and components of landscapes; - Promoting the transition to sustainable use of natural resources; - Keeping the population ever more informed on the issues of biological diversity, as well as involving an ever greater number of people in the activity relating to the conservation of biodiversity; - Enhancing the responsibility for preservation of biodiversity of enterprises, organizations and establishments whose activity are linked with the utilization of natural resources and affect the environment. The development of the relevant political and legal base for successful implementation of CBD has been elaborated in many aspects. Necessary strategic documents and legal acts have been developed to reach the main goals of the Convention. Biodiversity conservation became one of the nationwide priorities for the 2 governmental nature protection policy, which is reflected in the Ukrainian environmental law system. In elaboration of applicable legislation a number of new legal acts and documents governing social and economic relations within protection, utilization and restoration of wild nature were developed and adopted by the Verkhovna Rada: The Programme for Further Development of the Protected Areas in Ukraine (1994), The National Programme for the Environmental Rehabilitation of the Dnipro River Basin and the Improvement of the Quality of Drinking Water (1996), the laws “On the Animal Kingdom” (1993, 2001), “On the Plant Kingdom” (1999), “On the State Programme of Ukraine’s National Environmental Network Development for Years 2000-2015” (2000), “ On the Adoption of the State Programme of the Protection and Rehabilitation of the Azov-Black Seas Environment” (2001), “On the Red Book of Ukraine” (2002). Implementation of the last one will ensure the preservation and restoration of the biodiversity and national landscape diversity as well contributes essentially to developing the Pan-European Environmental Network. Law “On Accession to Cartagena Protocol” was ratified by the Verkhovna Rada (2002). Another important draft law “National Programme for Preservation of Biodiversity Conservation is under the development now and is to be submitted to the Verkhovna Rada. The draft National Action Plan on Biodiversity for 2002-2015 was developed to implement the Strategy. Please indicate, by marking an "x" in the appropriate column below, the level of priority your country accords to the implementation of various articles, provisions and their associated decisions, and relevant programmes of the work of the Convention. Articles/Provisions Level of Priorities /Programme of Work High Medium Low Article 5 - X Cooperation Article 6 - General X measures for conservation and sustainable use Article 7 - X Identification and monitoring Article 8 - In situ X conservation Article 8h - Alien X species Article 8j - X Traditional knowledge and related provisions Article 9 - Ex situ X conservation Article 10 - X Sustainable use of components of biological diversity Article 11 - X Incentive measures Article 12 - X Research and training 3 Article 13 - Public X education and awareness Article 14 - Impact X assessment and minimizing adverse impacts Article 15 - Access X to genetic resources Article 16 - Access X to and transfer of technology Article 17 - X Exchange of information Article 18 - X Scientific and technical cooperation Article 19 - X Handling of biotechnology and distribution of its benefits Article 20 - X Financial resources Article 21 - X Financial mechanism Agricultural X biodiversity Forest biodiversity X Inland water X biodiversity Marine and coastal X biodiversity Dryland and subhumid X land biodiversity 4 Please indicate, by marking an "x" in the appropriate column below, the availability of resources required by your country for the implementation of various articles, provisions and their associated decisions, and relevant programmes of work of the Convention. Articles/Provisions/ Resources Availability Programme of Work Good Adequate Limiting Severely Limiting Article 5 - X Cooperation Article 6 -General X measures for conservation and sustainable use Article 7 - X Identification and monitoring Article 8 - In situ X conservation Article 8h - Alien X species Article 8j - X Traditional knowledge and related provisions Article 9 - Ex situ X conservation Article 10 - X Sustainable use of components of biological diversity Article 11 - Incentive X measures Article 12 - Research X and training Article 13 - Public X education and awareness Article 14 - Impact X assessment and minimizing adverse impacts Article 15 - Access to X genetic resources Article 16 - Access to X and transfer of technology Article 17 - Exchange X of information Article 18 - X Scientific and technical cooperation Article 19 - Handling X of biotechnology and 5 distribution of its benefits Article 20 - Financial X resources Article 21 - Financial X mechanism Agricultural X biodiversity Forest biodiversity X Inland water X biodiversity Marine and coastal X biodiversity Dryland and subhumid X land biodiversity The COP has established programmes of