Back 45th Standing Committee

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

List of decisions and adopted texts of 12 December 2025

  • Meeting Report - TPVS(2025)23 published 11.02.2026
  • List of decisions and adopted texts - T-PVS(2025)Misc_rev published 17/12/2025; updated 09/01/2026
  • T-PVS/Inf(2025)42 - Terms of reference of the Working Group on the draft Protocol amending the Bern Convention
  • T-PVS/Inf(2025)41 - Terms of Reference of the Working Group on exploring mechanisms to guide amendments to the appendices of the Bern Convention
  • T-PVS/Inf(2025)37 - Terms of Reference of The Group of Experts on Large Carnivores – Revised
  • T-PVS/Inf(2025)43 - Terms of Reference of the Working Group on Reporting under Resolution No. 8 (2012)
  • T-PVS/PA(2025)03 - Final proposal for the new fields of the updated Emerald Network Standard Data Form (SDF)
  • T-PVS/PA(2025)04 - Updated list of Emerald Network Candidate Site (October 2025)
  • T-PVS/PA(2025)05 - Updated List of Officially Adopted Emerald Network Sites

PART I – OPENING

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 - Reykjavik process and the environment​​​​​​

Agenda Item 2.1.1 - Council of Europe Convention on the Protection of the Environment through Criminal Law

  • Council of Europe Convention on the Protection of the Environment through Criminal Law - CM(2025)52-final

Agenda Item 2.1.2 - Council of Europe Strategy on the Environment and Action Plan related to the Council of Europe Strategy on the Environment

Agenda Item 2.1.3 - Establishment of a Steering Committee on the Environment (CDENV)

  • Terms of Reference of the Standing Committee on the Environment (CDENV) - GME(2025)10 updated 26/11/2025

Agenda Item 2.2 - Participation of the Council of Europe to the COP 30 (Belém, Brazil, November 2025)

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

Agenda Item 3.1 - Financing of the Bern Convention

Agenda Item 3.1.1 -  Voluntary contributions received in 2025: state of play

Agenda Item 3.1.2 - Working Group on exploring sustainable financing options for the Bern Convention

  • Report of the 1st meeting of the Working Group on exploring sustainable financing options for the Bern Convention - T-PVS(2025)15e
  • Note on the financing options of the Bern Convention - T-PVS/Inf(2025)44e
  • Draft Terms of Reference Working Group on exploring sustainable financing options for the Bern Convention - T-PVS/Inf(2025)42e

Agenda Item 3.2 - Working Group on exploring mechanisms to guide amendments to the appendices of the Bern Convention

  • Report of the 1st  meeting of the Working Group on exploring mechanisms to guide amendments to the appendices of the Bern Convention - T-PVS(2025)03
  • Report of the 2nd  meeting of the Working Group on exploring mechanisms to guide amendments to the appendices of the Bern Convention - T-PVS(2025)14
  • Proposals for improving the listing process to amend Appendices I, II & III - T-PVS/Inf(2025)25rev
  • Terms of Reference Working Group on exploring mechanisms to guide amendments to the appendices of the Bern Convention - T-PVS/Inf(2025)41

Agenda Item 3.3 - Working Group on overseeing implementation of the Strategic Plan

  • Report of the 3rd meeting of the Working Group overseeing the implementation of the Strategic Plan - T-PVS(2025)01

Agenda Item 3.4 - Revision of the Rules of Procedure of the Standing Committee: state of play

Agenda Item 3.5 - Thematic Groups of Experts and Working Groups under the Bern Convention: state of play and ways forward

  • Overview of the thematic group of experts and working groups set up under the Bern Convention - T-PVS/Inf(2025)30rev

PART II – MONITORING AND IMPLEMENTATION OF LEGAL ASPECTS

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

Agenda Item 4.1- Biennial reports 2023-2024 concerning exceptions made to Articles 4, 5, 6, 7 or 8: state of play and new Online Reporting System

Agenda Item 4.2 - Council of Europe Interim Progress Review Report 2025: inputs from Contracting parties

PART III – MONITORING OF SPECIES AND HABITATS

Agenda Item 5 - MONITORING OF SPECIES AND HABITATS

Agenda Item 5.1 - Conservation of Birds & IKB

Joint meeting with the CMS MIKT on IKB and Group of Experts on the Conservation of Birds

  • Report of the Joint meeting on IKB of CMS MIKT and Bern Convention - T-PVS(2025)09
  • Report of the meeting of the Group of Experts on conservation of wild birds - T-PVS(2025)10 updated 20/11/2025
  • Guidance tool for good practices in bird conservation in the development of renewable energies - T-PVS/Inf(2025)45rev

Agenda Item 5.2 - Conservation of Large Carnivores

Agenda Item 5.3 - Amphibians and Reptiles and Invasive Alien Species (IAS)

  • Report of the meeting of the Group of Experts on Invasive Alien Species - T-PVS(2025)07
  • Report of the meeting of the Group of Experts on the Conservation of Amphibians and Reptiles - T-PVS(2025)08
  • Report of the joint meeting of the Groups of Experts on Invasive Alien Species and on the Conservation of Amphibians and Reptiles - T-PVS(2025)18
  • Report of the follow-up meeting of the Group of Experts on Invasive Alien Species - T-PVS(2025)19

Agenda Item 5.4 - Action Plan for the Eradication of the Ruddy Duck

Agenda Item 5.5 - Conservation of Habitats

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

  • Report of the meeting of the Group of Experts on Protected Areas and Ecological Networks - T-PVS(2025)20

a) Revision of the Emerald Network Standard Data Form (SDF) and inclusion in Resolution No.5 (1998)

b) Criteria for assessing changes in the Emerald Network

c) Screening, prior assessment and authorisation of potential harmful projects

  • Emerald Network: screening, prior assessment and authorisation of potentially harmful projects - T-PVS/PA(2025)02

d) Draft updated list of adopted Emerald Network sites and draft updated list of candidate Emerald Network sites

e) Update on the support provided to Contracting Parties to ensure updated databased are submitted to the Bern Convention

Agenda Item 5.5.2 - European Diploma for Protected Areas (EDPA)

a) Meeting of the Group of Specialists on the EDPA

  • Report of the Group of Specialists on the European Diploma for Protected Areas - T-PVS/DE(2025)07
  • List of areas which could benefit from an on-the-spot appraisal in 2026 - T-PVS/DE(2025)09

b) Celebrations of the 60th anniversary of the EDPA

c) Roundtable of the Managers of the Diploma holding areas

e) Award ceremony of the EDPA to Sierra Nevada National Park, Nature Park and Biosphere Reserve (Spain)

f) New applications for EDPA

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

  • Abridged meeting Report of the Webinar on Favourable Reference Values, Habitat Condition and Future Prospects - T-PVS(2025)05
  • Report of the 3rd meeting of the Working Group overseeing the implementation of the Strategic Plan - T-PVS(2025)01
  • Report on the 7th meeting of the Ad hoc Working Group on Reporting back -to-back with a training course on reporting for non-EU Contracting Parties - T-PVS(2025)21
  • Terms of Reference Working Group on Reporting under Resolution No. 8 (2012) - T-PVS/Inf(2025)43 updated 09/12/2025

PART IV – MONITORING OF SPECIFIC SITES AND POPULATIONS

Agenda Item 6 - SPECIFIC SITES AND POPULATIONS

Agenda Item 6.1 - Minimising the negative impact of mining on biodiversity

Agenda Item 6.2 - Open Files

Agenda Item 6.3 - Possible Files

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

PART V – COOPERATION AND PROGRAMME OF WORK 2026

Agenda Item 7 - INTERNATIONAL COORDINATION WITH OTHER MEA's AND ORGANISATIONS

Agenda Item 8 - PROGRAMMEW OF ACTIVITIES AND BUDGET FOR 2026

Draft Programme of activities and budget 2026 - T-PVS(2025)12

Agenda Item 9 - STATES TO BE INVITED AS OBSERVERS TO THE 46TH MEETING

VI – OTHER ITEMS

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

Agenda Item 11 - DATE AND PLACE OF THE 46TH MEETING

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

Agenda Item 13 - CLOSING OF THE MEETING

Strasbourg 8-12 December 2025
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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.