Back 43rd Standing Committee meeting

 

LAST UPDATED ON 18/12/2023

 

Description:

T-PVS = Working documents
T-PVS/DE = European Diploma of Protected Areas
T-PVS/Files = Reports on complaints and follow-up of Recommendations
T-PVS/Inf = Information documents
T-PVS/Notes = Unofficial summaries of case-file reports
T-PVS/PA = Protected Areas and Ecological Networks

Post-meeting document

List of decisions and adopted texts of 1 December 2023

  • List of decisions and adopted texts - T-PVS(2023)Misc
  • Updated terms of reference of the Ad hoc Drafting Group on an Amending Protocol - T-PVS(2023)28
  • Strategic Plan for the Bern Convention for the period to 2030 - T-PVS(2023)18
  • Recommendation No. 220 (2023) on the implementation of the Strategic Plan for the Bern Convention for the period to 2030
  • Terms of reference for a Working Group on overseeing implementation of the Strategic Plan - T-PVS(2023)31
  • Conservation of sea turtles nesting sites: a guidance tool - T-PVS(2023)30
  • Recommendation No. 221 (2023) on the negative impacts to Lake Ohrid and Galichica National Park candidate Emerald Network sites due to infrastructure and urbanisation developments (North Macedonia)
  • Recommendation No. 219 (2023) Revised on 1st December 2023, on the possible impacts of infrastructure and urbanisation developments particularly Vlora International Airport, on the Vjosa-Narta Protected Area (Albania)

 

Agenda Item 1 - OPENING OF THE MEETING AND ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA

 

Agenda Item 2 - CHAIRPERSON'S REPORT AND COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE DELEGATIONS AND FROM THE SECRETARIAT

 

Agenda Item 2.1 - Notification of denunciation by Belarus of the Bern Convention

Agenda Item 2.2 - Reykjavík Summit and Council of Europe’s work on biodiversity

 

Agenda Item 3 - FINANCING AND STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT OF THE BERN CONVENTION

Agenda Item 3.1 - Financing of the Bern Convention

  • Report of the 1st meeting of the Ad hoc Drafting Group of an Amending Protocol - T-PVS(2023)01
  • Report of the 2nd meeting of the Ad hoc Drafting Group of an Amending Protocol - T-PVS(2023)06
  • Report of the 3rd meeting of the Ad hoc Drafting Group of an Amending Protocol - T-PVS(2023)11
  • Report of the 4th meeting of the Ad hoc Drafting Group of an Amending Protocol - T-PVS(2023)12
  • Report of the 5th meeting of the Ad hoc Drafting Group of an Amending Protocol - T-PVS(2023)23
  • Report of the 6th meeting of the Ad hoc Drafting Group of an Amending Protocol - T-PVS(2023)29 uploaded 07.11.2023
  • Draft protocol to amend the Convention - T-PVS(2023)13
  • Explanatory Report to the Amending Protocol - T-PVS(2023)19
  • Considerations of the Ad hoc Drafting Group - T-PVS/Inf(2023)14
  • Updated terms of reference of the Ad hoc Drafting Group - T-PVS(2023)28
  • Financial scenarios
  • Voluntary Contributions 2023 - T-PVS/Inf(2023)11rev uploaded 21.11.2023
  • Resolution No. 9 (2019) on the financing of the Bern Convention

 

Agenda Item 3.2 - Vision and Strategic Plan for the Bern Convention for the period to 2030

  • Report of the 6th meeting of the Working Group - T-PVS(2023)09
  • 9th draft of the Strategic Plan - T-PVS(2023)18
  • Draft Recommendation on the implementation of the Strategic Plan - T-PVS(2023)20
  • Draft Terms of reference for a Working Group on overseeing implementation of the Strategic Plan - T-PVS(2023)31

 

Agenda Item 3.3 - Case-file reflection: Assessment of incoming complaints

Agenda Item 3.4 - Rules of Procedure - Possible future modifications

 

Agenda Item 4 - MONITORING OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE LEGAL ASPECTS OF THE CONVENTION

Agenda Item 4.1 - Biennial reports 2021-2022 concerning exceptions made to Articles 4, 5, 6, 7 or 8

Agenda Item 5 - MONITORING OF SPECIES AND HABITATS

Agenda Item 5.1 - Conservation of Birds & Illegal Killing, Trapping and Trade in Wild Birds (IKB)

  • 3rd IKB Scoreboard Analysis - T-PVS(2023)26
  • Suggested methodology and guidance for conducting socio-economic research into IKB - T-PVS/Inf(2023)09

 

Agenda Item 5.2 - Amphibians and Reptiles: Group of Experts meeting & Conservation of Marine Turtles

  • Report of the 11th meeting of the Group of Experts - T-PVS(2023)27
  • Conservation of sea turtles nesting sites: a guidance tool - T-PVS(2023)30

 

Agenda Item 5.3 - Action Plan for the Eradication of the Ruddy Duck

  • Report of the Ruddy Duck Expert Meeting - T-PVS(2023)17
  • Progress report on implementation of the 2021–25 action plan on Eradication of the Ruddy Duck - T-PVS(2023)24

 

Agenda Item 5.4 - Conservation of Large Carnivores

 

Agenda Item 5.5 - Conservation of Habitats

Agenda Item 5.5.1 - Emerald Network of Areas of Special Conservation Interest

  • Preliminary agenda of the 2024 meeting of the Group of Experts on Protected Areas and Ecological Networks - T-PVS/Agenda(2024)01 uploaded 17.11.2023
  • Draft list of candidate Emerald Network Sites - T-PVS/PA(2023)07 uploaded 17.11.2023
  • Draft list of adopted Emerald Network Sites - T-PVS/PA(2023)08 uploaded 17.11.2023

 

Agenda Item 5.5.2 - European Diploma for Protected Areas

  • Meeting report of the Group of Specialists on the European Diploma - T-PVS/DE(2023)11
  • List of the 2023 on-the-spot appraisal visits - T-PVS/DE(2023)12
  • List of areas which could benefit from an on-the-spot appraisal visit in 2024 - T-PVS/DE(2023)13

 

Agenda Item 5.6 - Reporting under Resolution No. 8 (2012) on the conservation status of species and habitats

  • Report of the 3rd meeting ad hoc Working Group on Reporting - T-PVS/PA(2023)03
  • Report of the 4th meeting ad hoc Working Group on Reporting - T-PVS/PA(2023)06 uploaded 17.11.2023

 

Agenda Item 6 - SPECIFIC SITES AND POPULATIONS

Agenda Item 6.1 - Open Files

Agenda Item 6.2 - Possible Files

Agenda Item 6.3 - Follow-up of Recommendations

Agenda Item 7 - International coordination with other MEAs and organisations

Agenda Item 8 - Draft Programme of Activities and Budget for 2024

 

Agenda Item 9 - States to be invited as observers to the 44th meeting

Agenda Item 10 - Election of Chair, Vice-Chair and Bureau members

 

Agenda Item 11 - Date and place of the 44th meeting

Agenda Item 12 - Adoption of the main decisions of the meeting

Agenda Item 13 - Closing of the meeting

 

Presentations

Agenda item 3.2 - Strategic Plan

J. Plesnik

D. Pritchard

Agenda item 5.1 - IKB

C. Papazouglou - Scoreboard

C. Papazouglou - IKB motivations

Agenda item 5.2 - Amphibians and Reptiles

E. Rolfova

Agenda item 5.3 - Ruddy Duck

P. Cranswick

Agenda item 5.4 - Large Carnivores

J. Krebuehl

Agenda item 5.5.2 - European Diploma for Protected Areas

J. Plesnik

Agenda item 5.6 - Reporting under Res. 8 (2012) 

S. Scott

Agenda item 6.1 - Open Files 

Ohrid/Galichica - A. Sovinc

Ohrid/Galichica - Front 21/42

Skadar Lake - Greenhome

Vjosa River - L. Georgiadis

Vjosa River - EcoAlbania

Neretva River - Bosnia & Herzegovina

Neretva River - Centre for Environment

Thines Kiparissias - Greece

Thines Kiparissias - MEDASSET

Fethiye & Patara - MEDASSET

Zakynthos - Greece

Zakynthos - MEDASSET

Mersin Anamur - MEDASSET

Agenda item 6.2 - Possible Files 

Kresna Gorge - Bulgaria

Kresna Gorge - Save Kresna Gorge

Amulsar goldmine - Armenia

Amulsar goldmine - CEE Bankwatch

Agenda item 6.3 - Follow-up Recommendations

Kazanli - MEDASSET

Afforestation - Iceland

Agenda item 8 - Programme of Activities & Budget

Evolvement of VCs

(Strasbourg) 27 November - 1 December 2023
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