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The Strategy
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the Clearing-House for the Pan-European Biological and Landscape
Diversity Strategy
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There are no formal national reports to the Pan-European Biological
and Landscape Diversity Strategy, so as to avoid duplication or
replication of effort with other ongoing processes. National Reports
are based on the formal reporting under the Convention on Biological
Diversity (Convention Article 26), and in the development of national
strategies and action plans (Convention Article 6). A CBD
global synthesis report includes European reports.
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National government activities
Strategy International workshops and conferences have
been hosted in Basel
(Switzerland), Bristol (United Kingdom), Eindhoven
(the Netherlands), Cracow
(Poland), Scheveningen (the Netherlands), Tilburg
(The Netherlands) and Kyiv (Ukraine).
Examples of the diversity of response to the
Pan-European Strategy by national governments include:
- Slovenia
has established the operational level of CBD implementation. On the
basis of the Pan-European Biological and Landscape Diversity Strategy
action themes and the Convention on Biological Diversity, 18 working
groups have been established. These working groups cover different ecosystem,
species and gene issues that are also recognised as priority areas for
conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity in Slovenia. Coordinators
are actively participating in the Pan-European Strategy process (Source:
Slovenian Ministry of the Environment and Physical Planning, 1997. Convention
on Biological Diversity, National report of the Republic of Slovenia,
p.48)
- Switzerland
actively participates in the 'Environment for Europe' process. To this
end, great importance is given to the Pan-European Biological and Landscape
Diversity Strategy as indicated under Point 4.5 of the 1998 CBD national
report. Switzerland has participated in drawing up several strategies
and programmes within the framework of congresses and ministerial conferences,
in support of Strategy Actions. In October 1997 the Swiss Agency for
the Environment, Forests and Landscape organized the Basel
conference 'Nature for East and West: from politics to practice'.
- The
Netherlands' strategy for addressing the responsibilities placed
on the Netherlands by the terms of the Biodiversity Convention is rooted
in the implementation of existing policies, and is further elaborated
in the Strategic Action Plan for Biodiversity. One of the actions included
in the Strategic Action Plan which has already been completed is the
Programme International Nature Management for 1996-2000, which sets
out the ways in which the Netherlands Government will intensify its
efforts to conserve biodiversity within a pan-European and global framework.
Specific attention is being paid to biodiversity outside protected areas,
and extra efforts are being directed towards conserving and sustainably
utilizing genetic resources in agriculture.
In the Dutch Programme
International Nature Management priority is given to biodiversity
and European nature with a main focus in support of the Pan-European
Biological and Landscape Diversity Strategy, and to a number of specific
ecosystems, namely forests, wetlands, rivers, coastal zones and seas,
and Antarctica.
The Netherlands Government views the Convention on Biological Diversity
as a opportunity for pursuing international co-operation and the integration
of biodiversity conservation objectives into national sectoral policies.
The key elements of the Dutch network of protected areas will form a
part of the Natura 2000 network under the EU Habitat Directive and of
the pan-European ecological network, the development of which - during
a period of ten years - is one of the key objectives of the Pan-European
Biological and Landscape Diversity Strategy.
Further information about national activities in support
of the CBD contact the CBD National Focal points (UNEP/CBD/COP/4/Inf.5).
CBD National Biodiversity
Reports indicating the status of national implementation of the Pan-European
Strategy
Under the CBD the contracted parties are
obliged to prepare national reports. These reports can be found on the
CBD website.
Please find below quotes from a few countries
that have referred to PEBLDS in their national reports.
| Albania |
National
Report 1996.
Point 4. Pan- European Biological and Landscape Diversity Strategy
"We appreciate very much the Pan-European Biological and Landscape
Diversity Strategy and the action plan for its implementation. That
will help us with the preparation of the national strategy for the
protection of biodiversity and landscape. We are in the phase its
preparation with the financial support from the GEF. The existing
laws on respectively the environmental protection, forestry and forest
service policy, the protection of fauna and hunting, fulfil the legal
framework for the protection of biodiversity and landscape. Also,
we are preparing the project concerning protected areas in Albania."
Regional Meeting on the Convention on Biological Diversity in Central
and Eastern European Countries: Implementation of the Convention and
preparation for the Third Meeting of the Conference of the Parties
Bratislava, Slovakia. 30 September - 2 October 1996. |
| Belarus |
National
Report 1996.
Point 4. Pan- European Biological and Landscape Diversity Strategy
"The national strategy is being developed on the basis of the Pan-European
one. It is planned to participate in measures on organisation of an
international park "Avgustovskaya Puscha" in close connection with
specialists from Poland and Lithuania. It is also planned to create
transborder-protected territories on Lithuanian frontier - protected
wetlands (of international importance) in the Prypyat river floodland
in particular. To implement such programmes as well as programmes
on protection of European Bison international financial support is
needed (the Otto Fund is taking part in the programme on the Prypyat
river protection)."
Regional Meeting on the Convention on Biological
Diversity in Central and Eastern European Countries: Implementation
of the Convention and preparation for the Third Meeting of the Conference
of the Parties Bratislava, Slovakia. 30 September - 2 October 1996. |
| Czech
Republic |
National
report 1996
Point 2 Present State
"The Ministry of the Environment has recently applied for the GEF
grant in support of the enabling activity "Biodiversity Strategy and
Action Plan and Country Report to the COP". The Objectives of the
project is to implement the principles of the Biodiversity Convention
in the Czech Republic through national planning in various sectors,
to contribute significantly to a long-term protection of country natural
heritage and to its sustainable use and to stop and reverse the degradation
of biological and landscape diversity.
The National Strategy shall meet objectives of the Pan-European Strategy
adopted by the Third Ministerial Conference "Environment for Europe"
in Sofia, in October 1995."
Regional Meeting on the Convention on Biological
Diversity in Central and Eastern European Countries: Implementation
of the Convention and preparation for the Third Meeting of the Conference
of the Parties Bratislava, Slovakia. 30 September - 2 October 1996. |
| Hungary |
National
Report 1996
Point 3 Comments to the agenda for COP III
"Future programme of work for territorial biological activities are
laid down in the Pan-European Biological and Landscape Diversity Strategy
(Sofia, 1995) and we are specially interested in action themes related
to agricultural ecosystems, grasslands, freshwaters, forests and threatened
species."
Point 5 Pan-European Biological and Landscape Diversity Strategy
Organisational Phase
Regional Meeting on the Convention on Biological
Diversity in Central and Eastern European Countries: Implementation
of the Convention and preparation for the Third Meeting of the Conference
of the Parties Bratislava, Slovakia. 30 September - 2 October 1996.
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| Kazakhstan |
National
Report 1996
Point 4 Pan-European Biological and Landscape Diversity Strategy
"Kazakhstan has made additions in the draft of the Pan-European Biological
and Landscape Diversity Strategy, concerning problems of the conservation
of Caspian Sea natural environment, steppe ecosystems and desert and
semi-desert pastures. The special attention to necessity of approaches
development for ecosystems Tyanshan mountain management and to problems,
connected with further destiny of the Amudarya and Syrdarya rivers
basin and Aral Sea, was paid. The consideration of the above mentioned
problems of regional scale on session have left automatically to attracting
attention of countries of the Central Asian region, not participating
in discussion of the project. The proposals of Kazakhstan were accepted
and have been included in the final text of the Strategy, approved
by the Sofia Conference. |
| Kyrgyz
Republic |
Biodiversity Strategy
and Action Plan 1998
"The Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan is closely integrated with
many other local, national and international programmes, plans and
agreements. A good example of how the Kyrgyz Republic BSAP is integrated
with an international initiative is the Pan-European Biological and
Landscape Diversity Strategy. ...
... The Kyrgyz Republic has been closely integrated with PEBLDS.
National and international representatives of PEBLDS were consulted
closely during the BSAP preparation. The principles guiding the
BSAP have been developed from the principles of PEBLDS. BSAP monitoring,
evaluation and reporting mechanisms have been designed to be compatible
with those of PEBLDS. The actions of the BSAP have been integrated
with the action themes identified within the PEBLDS strategic action
plan, in particular Action Theme 10: Mountain ecosystems (e.g. 10.10
Establish guidelines for the conservation of the mountain ecosystem
in the Tien Shan region.). The BSAP's integration with PEBLDS
will lead to recognition of the strong role that the Kyrgyz Republic
has to play in biological and landscape conservation in Europe."
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| Latvia |
National
Report 1996
Point 5. Pan-European Biological and Landscape Diversity Strategy
"Ministry for Environmental Protection and Regional Development is
a national focal point and implementing agency. Department for Environmental
Protection is working now the first national Environmental Action
Plan which will contain also a chapter "Maintenance of Present Levels
of biodiversity. Inmplementation of this Action Plan will be responsibility
of subordinated to the Ministry institutions. At the same time there
is planned to start work on guidelines for sectorial strategies as
soon as funds will be available."
Regional Meeting on the Convention on Biological
Diversity in Central and Eastern European Countries: Implementation
of the Convention and preparation for the Third Meeting of the Conference
of the Parties Bratislava, Slovakia. 30 September - 2 October 1996. |
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Poland
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National
Report 1996
Point 5. Pan-European Biological and Landscape Diversity Strategy
"Poland is collaborating with the European Union countries. Proposals
of the Polish version of the ecological network of area - EECONET
has been prepared in this year. Now this idea is waiting for opinion
of The State Council for Nature Protection - the scientific advisory
body to the Ministry. The Polish version of the European data systems
- CORINE already exists in Poland.
Our country is interested in developing the co-operation with the
neighbouring countries too. For example: we have elaborated and
implemented the idea of transboundary protected areas on Polish
frontiers with Russia, Lithuania, Belarus, Ukraine, Slovakia; and
Carpathian mountains Euroregion.
Regional Meeting on the Convention on Biological
Diversity in Central and Eastern European Countries: Implementation
of the Convention and preparation for the Third Meeting of the Conference
of the Parties Bratislava, Slovakia. 30 September - 2 October 1996. |
| Romania |
National
Report 1996
Point 5. Pan-European Biological and Landscape Diversity Strategy
"The Objectives of the Pan-European for the Conservation of the Biological
Diversity and Landscapes are integrated into the national Strategy
and Action Plan for Biological Diversity Conservation."
Regional Meeting on the Convention on Biological
Diversity in Central and Eastern European Countries: Implementation
of the Convention and preparation for the Third Meeting of the Conference
of the Parties Bratislava, Slovakia. 30 September - 2 October 1996.
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| Slovak
Republic |
National
Report 1996
Point 5. Future priorities for a regional co-operation
"Slovakia deems the Pan-European Landscape and Biological Diversity
Strategy a good basis for a regional co-operation. Behind the framework
created by the Strategy we see a priority in
- Establishing a regional clearing-house mechanism.
- Development of legislative and administrative measures to ensure
the biological safety."
Regional Meeting on the Convention on Biological
Diversity in Central and Eastern European Countries: Implementation
of the Convention and preparation for the Third Meeting of the Conference
of the Parties Bratislava, Slovakia. 30 September - 2 October 1996. |
| Switzerland |
National Report to CBD
1998
Hosted the Basel Conference, October 1997
Switzerland actively participates in the "Environment for Europe"
process. To this end, great importance is given to the Pan-European
Biological and Landscape Diversity Strategy as indicated under Point
4.5 of the 1998 CBD national report. Switzerland has participated
in drawing up several strategies and programmes within the framework
of congresses and ministerial conferences, in support of Strategy
Action Themes 1, 2, 8 and during 1997-98 held the chairmanship of
the Strategy Executive Bureau. |
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