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Guidelines for Biodiversity Monitoring as Environmental Policy Tool for Eastern Europe and Central Asia

This draft provides guidelines for developing national strategies to use biodiversity monitoring as an environmental policy tool in Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, Central Asia, and interested Southeastern European countries. It addresses key questions on biodiversity monitoring, effectiveness, design, and implementation. The guidelines emphasize the importance of monitoring ecosystem services and the use of monitoring data for decision-making.

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Guidelines for Biodiversity Monitoring as Environmental Policy Tool for Eastern Europe and Central Asia

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  1. Guidelines for developing national strategies to use biodiversity monitoring as an environmental policy tool for the countries of Eastern Europe, the Caucasus and Central Asia, as well as interested South-Eastern European countries Tobias Garstecki, consultant

  2. Key questions addressed in the draft guidelines How does biodiversity monitoring differ from other types of environmental monitoring? How can the effectiveness of biodiversity monitoring as an environmental policy tool be maximized? How to design and implement a national biodiversity monitoring system that works well in practice?

  3. How does biodiversity monitoring differ? (1) Biodiversity: the totality of genes, species and ecosystems of a region.

  4. How does biodiversity monitoring differ? (2)

  5. Biodiversity monitoring as an environmental policy tool (1) should include responses (II A) ... and pressures related to natural resource use (II C), infrastructure should be relevant to policy objectives DRIVING FORCES Human influences and natural conditions PRESSURES Anthropogenic and natural stresses on the environment STATE State or condition of the environment RESPONSES Responses by government and society IMPACTS Biological, economic and social effects of environmental change

  6. Biodiversity monitoring as an environmental policy tool (2) Should include monitoring of ecosystem services (II D), because.. ecosystem services are the link between biodiversity on the one hand and society, the economy and human culture on the other hand Indicators are available of can be developed for most ecosystem services, such as provisioning services, e.g. food provision regulating services, e.g. hydrological regulation cultural and amenity services, e.g. recreation

  7. Biodiversity monitoring as an environmental policy tool (3) – use of biodiversity monitoring data (II H) Permitting e.g. EIA, natural resources use Prioritization of actions and investments e.g. strategic planning and policy development Communication, education and public awareness raising e.g. interagency communication, mainstreaming Use by the business sector Analysis and reporting

  8. Design of national biodiversity monitoring systems (1) – conceptual frameworks (III A) Bring order into diversity of indicators Rational, systematic way of choosing/using indicators Use/adaptation of available generic indicators associated with conceptual frameworks RESPONSES BENEFITS PRESSURES AND CAUSES STATE

  9. Design of national biodiversity monitoring systems (2) – indicator sets and protocols (III D) Develop around conceptual framework Use and adapt indicator protocols from generic indicator sets e.g. UNECE Joint Task Force on Environmental Indicators Build protocols on sound science and international best practice e.g. IUCN Red List methodology for species Outsource protocol development/adaptation to wide range of national experts

  10. Design of national biodiversity monitoring systems (3) – institutional setup (III F, IV) Central competent authority (usually MoE) planning/coordination, resourcing of system collection, processing, publication etc. of data lead and coordination of policy response Additional institutions (GOs, NGOs, Academia) e.g. organized through inter-institutional working group (GOs, NGO, Academia) General advice, outsourcing of indicators, input regarding policy responses, use in project design Existing similar setups: UK, Georgia

  11. Summary (1) How does biodiversity monitoring differ from other types of environmental monitoring? Multiple levels, complex distribution of biodiversity, pressures and benefits Important consequences for monitoring design How to maximize effectiveness of BDM as policy tool? include (policy) objectives/responses and pressures (e.g. those related to natural resources use) monitoring of ecosystem services wide use of monitoring data

  12. Summary (2) How to design and implement a national biodiversity monitoring system that works well in practice? Use of conceptual frameworks (e.g. DPSIR) and balance of indicators on all key elements (pressures, state, responses) Scientific basis and international best practice Adaptation of generic indicator sets (e.g. UNECE) Appropriate institutional setup involving all relevant experts

  13. Thank you very much!

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