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Jane Hawkridge Joint Nature Conservation Committee Head, Marine Ecosystems. Developing the evidence base for GES targets and indicators. Outline. Descriptors Collaborative process Framework and guidance used Types of evidence. MSFD Public Consultation, Edinburgh, 25 May 2012.
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Jane Hawkridge Joint Nature Conservation Committee Head, Marine Ecosystems Developing the evidence base for GES targets and indicators
Outline Descriptors Collaborative process Framework and guidance used Types of evidence MSFD Public Consultation, Edinburgh, 25 May 2012
MSFD Descriptors of GES ‘Biodiversity Descriptors’ – JNCC & HBDSEG ‘Pressure Descriptors’ – Cefas MSFD Public Consultation, Edinburgh, 25 May 2012
Defra and Devolved Administrations JNCC (facilitating & expert role) HBDSEG (Healthy and Biologically Diverse Seas Evidence Group) Six expert subgroups MSFD Public Consultation, Edinburgh, 25 May 2012
Defra and Devolved Administrations (reviewed) Cefas + expert network (developed proposals) Independent peer-review Evidence Groups (provided feedback) MSFD Public Consultation, Edinburgh, 25 May 2012
Approach to work MSFD Public Consultation, Edinburgh, 25 May 2012
Collaborative process ….and others
Starting point Criteria and indicators framework UK Experts involved MSFD Public Consultation, Edinburgh, 25 May 2012
Criteria and indicators framework GES 3 Biodiversity Descriptors (D1, D4, D6) 12 Criteria 23 Indicators MSFD Public Consultation, Edinburgh, 25 May 2012
Assessment Area European Marine Region: North East Atlantic MSFD Public Consultation, Edinburgh, 25 May 2012
OSPAR expertise OSPAR Contracting Party experts, including the UK OSPAR MSFD Biodiversity Advice Manual MSFD Public Consultation, Edinburgh, 25 May 2012
HBDSEG UK elements Development work to finalise proposals for UK targets and indicators Cefas – similar links to other Committees JNCC / Defra ICG-COBAM Regional delivery NE Atlantic regional co-ordination of target and indicator development MSFD Public Consultation, Edinburgh, 25 May 2012
HBDSEG indicators review Used existing indicators, where appropriate MSFD Public Consultation, Edinburgh, 25 May 2012
Charting Progress 2 MSFD Public Consultation, Edinburgh, 25 May 2012
Existing monitoring MSFD Public Consultation, Edinburgh, 25 May 2012
HBDSEG Summary Atlas Used existing monitoring, where appropriate
Dr Jane Hawkridge Head, Marine Ecosystems Jane.Hawkridge@jncc.gov.uk