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LAST UPDATED 10/02/2025

 

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

[FR] = Document available in French only

Post-meeting document

List of decisions and adopted texts of 6 December 2024

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 - Follow up to the Summit of the Heads of State and Government of the Council of Europe on 16-17 May 2023 in Reykjavik, Iceland​​​​​​

Agenda Item 2.1.1. - Creation of the Department on the Reykjavík process and the environment / Directorate of social rights, health and environment

Agenda Item 2.1.2. - Involvement of the Bern Convention in the Reykjavík process

Agenda Item 2.1.3. - Ad hoc Multidisciplinary Group on the Environment (GME)

  • Terms of Reference of the Ad hoc Multidisciplinary Group on the Environment (GME) - GME(2024)1 updated 08.11.2024
  • Abridged report of the 1st meeting of the GME - GME(2024)AR1 updated 08.11.2024

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

Agenda Item 3.1 - Financing of the Bern Convention

  • Report of the 7th meeting of the Ad hoc Drafting Group of an Amending Protocol - T-PVS(2024)13 updated 19.11.2024
  • Fourth draft Protocol amending the Bern Convention - T-PVS(2024)10
  • The Bern Convention financial situation - T-PVS/Inf(2024)19

Agenda Item 3.2 - Voluntary contributions received in 2024: state of play

Agenda Item 3.3 - Vision and Strategic Plan for the Bern Convention for the period to 2030

  • Report of the 1st meeting of the Working Group overseeing the implementation of the Strategic Plan - T-PVS(2024)02
  • Report of the 2nd meeting of the Working Group overseeing the implementation of the Strategic Plan - T-PVS(2024)08
  • Operationalising the Strategic Plan’s indicators – next steps - T-PVS(2024)12
  • Compilation of the national voluntary updates on the Strategic Plan implementation - T-PVS(2024)14

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 4.2 - Proposal for amendment: Downlisting of the wolf (Canis lupus) from Appendix II to Appendix III of the Convention

  • Proposal by the European Union to amend Appendices II and III of the Bern Convention of the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats by moving the wolf (Canis lupus) from Appendix II to Appendix III - T-PVS/Inf(2024)15
  • The Bern Convention and the protection of the wolf - FAQ updated 08.11.2024
  • Recommendation No. 56 (1997) concerning guidelines to be taken into account while making proposals for amendment of Appendices I and II of the Convention and while adopting amendments updated 02.12.2024

Agenda Item 5 - MONITORING OF SPECIES AND HABITATS

Agenda Item 5.1 - Conservation of Birds & IKB

Agenda Item 5.2 - Action Plan for the Eradication of the Ruddy Duck

Agenda Item 5.3 - Conservation of Large Carnivores

Agenda Item 5.4 - Pan-European Action Plan for the conservation of Sturgeons

  • Draft recommendation on the assessment of the habitat of sturgeons / on sturgeon population monitoring / on ex situ conservation measures for sturgeons - T-PVS(2024)07
  • Technical guideline on habitat assessment - T-PVS(2024)16 updated 27.01.2025
  • Technical guideline on population monitoring - T-PVS(2024)17 updated 17.01.2025
  • Technical guideline on ex-situ conservation measures - T-PVS(2024)18
  • Report of the second meeting of the National Focal Points for the Pan-European Action Plan for Sturgeons - T-PVS(2024)05

Agenda Item 5.5 - Amphibians and Reptiles and Invasive Alien Species (IAS)

Agenda Item 5.6 - Conservation of Habitats

Agenda Item 5.6.1 - Emerald Network of Areas of Special Conservation Interest

  • Meeting report of the Group of Experts on Protected Areas and Ecological Networks - T-PVS/PA(2024)09
  • a) Legal framework of the Emerald Network
    • Draft recommendation on the further clarification of the obligations of Contracting Parties regarding the conservation of Emerald Network sites  - T-PVS/PA(2024)11rev
  • b) Targets of the post-2020 Emerald Network Strategic Workplan
    • Revisited targets for the Emerald Network for the period to 2030 - T-PVS/PA(2024)05
  • c) Proposed revision of the Emerald Network Standard Data Form (SDF)
    • Implications of and options for revising the Emerald Network Standard Data Form - T-PVS/PA(2024)20 updated 08.11.2024
  • d) Draft updated list of adopted Emerald Network sites and draft updated list of candidate Emerald Network sites

Agenda Item 5.6.2 - European Diploma for Protected Areas

  • Report of the Group of Specialists on the European Diploma for Protected Areas - T-PVS/DE(2024)12

Agenda Item 5.7 - Reporting under Resolution No. 8 (2012) on the conservation status of species and habitats

Agenda Item 6 - SPECIFIC SITES AND POPULATIONS

Agenda Item 6.1 - Open Files

  • 1986/08: Greece: Recommendation No. 9 (1987) on the protection of Caretta Caretta in Laganas bay, Zakynthos
  • 1995/06: Cyprus: Akamas peninsula
  • 2010/05: Greece: Threats to marine turtles in Thines Kiparissias
  • 2012/09: Türkiye: Presumed degradation of nesting beaches in Fethiye and Patara SPAs
  • 2013/01: North Macedonia: Hydro power development within the territory of the Mavrovo National Park
  • 2016/04: Montenegro: Development of a commercial project in Skadar Lake National Park and candidate Emerald site
  • 2016/05: Albania: Presumed negative impact of developments on the Vjosa river including hydro-power plant development and Vlora International Airport – written procedure
  • 2017/02: North Macedonia: Alleged negative impacts to Lake Ohrid and Galichica National Park candidate Emerald Sites due to infrastructure developments
  • 2019/05: Türkiye: Habitat destruction in Mersin Anamur Beach - on-the-spot appraisal (OSA)
  • 2020/09: Bosnia and Herzegovina: Possible negative impact of hydro-power plant development on the Neretva River

Agenda Item 6.2 - Possible Files

Agenda Item 6.3 - Complaint on stand-by

  • 2021/07: Serbia: Alleged threat to fauna species and protected sites due to the proposed construction of a lithium mine in the Jadar River Valley

Agenda Item 6.4 -  Follow-up of previous Complaints and Recommendations

  • Recommendation No. 169 (2013) on the Rhone streber (Zingel asper) in the Doubs (France) and in the canton of Jura (Switzerland) in the framework of a case-file on stand-by 2011/05: France / Switzerland

Agenda Item 7 - INTERNATIONAL COORDINATION WITH OTHER MEAS AND ORGANISATIONS

Agenda Item 8 - PROGRAMME OF ACTIVITIES AND BUDGET FOR 2025-2026

  • Draft Programme of activities and budget 2025-2026 - T-PVS(2024)09
  • Provisional Calendar of meetings for 2025 - T-PVS/Inf(2024)20 updated 25.11.2024

Agenda Item 9 - STATES TO BE INVITED AS OBSERVERS TO THE 45TH MEETING

Agenda Item 10 - ELECTION OF CHAIR, VICE-CHAIR AND BUREAU MEMBERS

Agenda Item 11 - DATE AND PLACE OF THE 45TH MEETING

Agenda Item 12 - ADOPTION OF THE MAIN DECISIONS OF THE MEETING

Agenda Item 13 - CLOSING OF THE MEETING

 

Presentations

Agenda item 3.2 - Voluntary contributions received in 2024: state of play

Evolvement of voluntary contribution since 2011

Agenda item 3.3 - Strategic Plan

Working Group on Overseeing Implementation of the Strategic Plan to 2023 - Jan Plesnik

Strategic Plan to 2030 - Dave Pritchard

Agenda item 5.4 - Pan-European Action Plan for the conservation of Sturgeons

PANEUAP Midterm evaluation - technical guidelines - Jörn Gessner & Beate Striebel-Greiter

Report of the 2nd meeting of the PANEUAP NFP - Salome Nozadze

Agenda item 5.6 - Conservation of Habitats

Item 5.6.1 Emerald Network of Areas of Special Conservation Interest

GoPAEN 2024 - Danielle Hofmann

Item 5.6.1.a Legal framework of the Emerald Network

Recommendation Emerald Network - Arie Trouwborst

Item 5.6.1.b Targets of the post-2020 Emerald Network Strategic Workplan

Emerald Network 2030 targets - Otars Opermanis

Item 5.6.1.c Proposed revision of the Emerald Network Standard Data Form (SDF)

Revision Emerald SDF - Laura Gavilán Iglesias

Item 5.6.2 European Diploma for Protected Areas

European Diploma - Jan Plesnik

Agenda item 5.7 - Reporting under Resolution No.8(2012) on the conservation status of species and habitats

Reporting format guidelines - Laura Gavilán Iglesias

Reporting Checklists - Marc Roekaerts

Ad-hoc working group on reporting - Salome Nozadze

Alien species list - Riccardo Scalera

Agenda item 6.1 - Open Files 

1986/08: Greece: Recommendation No. 9 (1987) on the protection of Caretta Caretta in Laganas bay, Zakynthos

Government

Complainant

1995/06: Cyprus: Akamas peninsula

Government 

Complainant

 2010/05: Greece: Threats to marine turtles in Thines Kiparissias

Government

Complainant

 2012/09: Türkiye: Presumed degradation of nesting beaches in Fethiye and Patara SPAs

Government

Complainant

 2013/01: North Macedonia: Hydro power development within the territory of the Mavrovo National Park

Government

Complainant

 2016/04: Montenegro: Development of a commercial project in Skadar Lake National Park and candidate Emerald site

Government

Complainant

 2016/05: Albania: Presumed negative impact of developments on the Vjosa river including hydro-power plant development and Vlora International Airport – written procedure

Government

Complainant

 2017/02: North Macedonia: Alleged negative impacts to Lake Ohrid and Galichica National Park candidate Emerald Sites due to infrastructure developments

Government

Complainant

 2019/05: Türkiye: Habitat destruction in Mersin Anamur Beach - on-the-spot appraisal (OSA)

Government

Complainant

On-the-spot appraisal 

2020/09: Bosnia and Herzegovina: Possible negative impact of hydro-power plant development on the Neretva River

Government

Complainant

Complainant

Agenda item 6.2 - Possible Files

2001/04: Bulgaria: Motorway through the Kresna Gorge

Government

Complainant

2020/04: Armenia: The Amulsar gold mine project and its impacts on Emerald Network sites

Government

Complainant

2022/03: Norway: Wolf culling policy

Government

Complainant

2022/06: Serbia: Possible negative impact of mining activities in Bosilegrad and in the Homolje Mt region

Government

Complainant

2023/03: Switzerland: New wolf culling policy

Government

Complainant

Agenda item 6.3 - Complaint on Standby 

2021/07: Serbia: Alleged threat to fauna species and protected sites due to the proposed construction of a lithium mine in the Jadar River Valley

Government

Complainant

Agenda item 6.4 - Follow-up previous Complaints and Recommendations

Recommendation No. 169 (2013) on the Rhone streber (Zingel asper) in the Doubs (France) and in the canton of Jura (Switzerland) in the framework of a case-file on stand-by 2011/05: France / Switzerland

French Government

Swiss Government

Complainant

Complainant

 

Joint Complainant Paper - 2001.04 (Bulgaria), 2020.09 (Bosnia Herz.), 2016.05 (Albania), 2013.01 (N.Macedonia, Mavrovo), 2017.02 (N.Macedonia, Ohrid), 2020.04, (Armenia), 2011.05 (Switzerland France)

(Strasbourg) 2-6 December 2024
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Highlights

The work of the Bern Convention contributes to the implementation of the Council of Europe Strategy on the Environment and Action Plan by addressing the triple planetary crisis of pollution, climate change and biodiversity loss through multilateral cooperation.