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Technical Meeting on Protected Areas in Europe EEA – CoE - UNEP WCMC Coordination. Copenhagen 28 August 2013. Items of interest. Emerald Bern Convention Species and Habitats lists (Resolutions, Newly proposed Species and Habitats ….) European Diploma (Biogenetic Reserves Data Base)
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Technical Meeting on Protected Areas in Europe EEA – CoE - UNEP WCMC Coordination Copenhagen 28 August 2013
Items of interest • Emerald • Bern Convention Species and Habitats lists (Resolutions, Newly proposed Species and Habitats ….) • European Diploma • (Biogenetic Reserves Data Base) • Others: s.a. background data: distribution maps for species and habitats; N2000 viewer; Digital version of the CoE Potential Vegetation Map ?
Emerald • Sites • Candidate sites (only on CoE webpage) • Adopted Sites (full database and GIS) • Designation types at National level (ENP) • Data from Biogeographical process (conclusions data base, Reservations, Reference list, ….) • Data delivery on CDR and QA/QC reporting • Data entry software (cfr. N2000 software)
Emerald Sites • 37 Adopted Sites for Switzerland • Database on CDR: CNTRYCH.MDB • Site Boundary Data (also on CDR) • Can be included in the EUNIS sites module
Designation (protection) Types at National Level • See provisional list for 7 ENP countries in word doc • How to integrate in ECDDA, WDPA and EUNIS sites module ? • Can CoE help with searching for the right contacts for the inventory on designated areas ? • Database on CDR: CNTRYCH.MDB • Site Boundary Data (also on CDR) • Can be included in the EUNIS sites module
Data from Biogeographical process • Integrate in EUNIS search modules for species and habitats: • Reference list • (Conclusions data base) • (Reservations)
Data delivery on CDR (ReportNet) • Continuation of the successfully initiated delivery process under the first ENP project • Adding more delivery rules • QA/QC automated process: cfr. N2000 ?
Data entry software (cfr. N2000 software) • Main issues for transformation to Emerald • Visibility aspects: logo, titles, references to documents, • Replace reference databases for species (Res. 6), Habitats (Res. 4), Administrative Regions Codes (amended NUTS), Designation Types list, …. • Need for debugging and assistance during transformation • Need for training during launch of software • Helpdesk
Species: • See separate note on status • Link with Species 2000 work on Taxonomic Name Services: list of species of policy concern ?? • Habitats: • link to EUNIS habitat classification governance Bern ConventionNewly proposed Species and Habitats
Additional species proposed to be added to the BC Resolutions • MSAccess database for 7 ENP countries201111_proposed_species_merged – final.mdb • Summary document: 201111_proposed_species_merged summary.doc
New version will be available in autumn • To be included in EUNIS Sites module and WDPA • Links from CoE webpage to Information Form available in EUNIS (see example) European Diploma
To be deleted from the EUNIS sites module • Store it as a downloadable database with historical data Biogenetic Reserves
GIS and collection principles for Distribution Maps on species and habitats (cfr. Art. 17 and 12) • Emerald data viewer as an equivalent for the N2000 viewer ??? • Assistance to further development of the EUNIS system to better incorporate Bern Convention and CoE issues Others
Websites to open during presentation • http://www.coe.int/t/dg4/cultureheritage/nature/econetworks/default_en.asp • http://eunis.eea.europa.eu/index.jsp • http://www.coe.int/t/dg4/cultureheritage/nature/Diploma/default_en.asp • http://cdr.eionet.europa.eu/
Thank you very much http://www.coe.int/emerald
Area Statistics (Km²) EU-27 (Natura2000): 4.325.675 Emerald (21 countries): 7.649.605 ENP: 4.991.251 West-Balkan: 264.373 Others: (CH, IS, NO, MA, TN, TR, etc.) 2.393.981 Source for Area: Wikipedia
Number of Res. 6 Species and Res. 4 Habitats per country * Total number of species or habitats within the annexes and resolutions