James Williams

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EA Waterbirds Indicators Workshop 23 January 2007
Streamlining European 2010 Biodiversity Indicators
James Williams Joint Nature Conservation
Committee Monkstone House, City Road,
Peterborough. PE1 1JY. U.K. 44 (0)17 33 86 68 68
james.williams_at_jncc.gov.uk
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Progress 2005/06

• 6 Expert groups
• Species, Ecosystems, Genetics, Nitrogen,
  Invasives, Sustainable use
• Over 70 candidate indicators considered
• Reviewed by Co-ordination Team 18-19 Jan 2007
  24-26 accepted into first set

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EU Headline Biodiversity Indicators by CBD Focal
Area
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European Common Bird Index
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European Butterfly Indicator
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IUCN Red List Index for European species
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Distance to target
DUMMY DATA
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Major issues to be resolved

• Publish first set of indicators in 2007
• Adoption by EU and PEBLDS
• Ensure adequate funding of monitoring, data
  management, indicator production and quality
  assurance
• Extend each indicator to include data from
  additional countries/regions
• Use indicators in monitoring progress and in
  assessments

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• Thank you for your attention
• Questions?
• Discussion?