1. Serbian Environmental Protection Agency
Eionet NRC Workshop on Biodiversity Ecosystems,
Indicators and Assessments
Copenhagen, 30th June and 1st July 2016
Slavisa Popovic
Serbia

2. Serbian Environmental Protection Agency Reports
Annual Environmental Reports since 2003.
Annual Biodiversity Indicators-based Reports since 2014.
Analytical Report: “Serbian Forests Indicators by CORINE Land Cover”.
Partial preparation of National CBD Reports.
Preparation of common regional biodiversity indicators and short report.
SOER, UNECE …
National CHM web portal – Regional Balkan Biodiversity CHM web portal

3. Serbian Environmental Protection Agency Revised NBSAP
Revised National Biodiversity Strategy is harmonized with Aichi and EU targets.
National Targets
Aichi Targets
EU Targets
Strateški cilj 1: Zaustavljeno smanjenje biodiverziteta očuvanjem raznovrsnosti na genetičkom, specijskom i ekosistemskom nivou
Strateški cilj C: Poboljšati stanje biodiverziteta kroz očuvanje raznovrsnosti na svim nivoima (ekosistemski, specijski i genetički diverzitet)
Strateški cilj B: smanjiti direktne pritiske na biodiverzitet i promovisati održivo korišćenje
EU cilj 1: Potpuna implementacija Direktive o pticama i Direktive o staništima
EU cilj 2: Održavanje i obnova ekosistema i usluga koje pružaju
EU cilj 5. Suzbijanje stranih invazivnih vrsta
1.1 Smanjeno nestajanje, degradacija i fragmentacija staništa
Aiči cilj 5. Do godine stopa gubitka svih prirodnih staništa, uključujući i šume, je najmanje prepolovljena, a gde je to izvodljivo, svedena i na nulu, uz značajno smanjenje degradacija i fragmentacije staništa.
EU cilj 1. Zaustaviti gubitak svih vrsta i staništa na koje se odnosi zakonodavstvo EU o zaštiti prirode i postići značajan i merljiv napredak u njihovom statusu, tako da, do godine, u odnosu na sadašnje procene: (I) 100% više procena za staništa i 50% više procena za vrste koji se nalaze u aneksima Direktive o staništima pokazuju poboljšani status zaštite; i (ii) 50% više procena za vrste koje se nalaze u aneksima Direktive o pticama pokazuju stabilan ili poboljšani status.
1.2 Smanjeno opadanje populacija divljih vrsta
Aiči cilj 12. Do godine je sprečeno izumiranje poznatih ugroženih vrsta i njihovo stanje zaštite je poboljšano i učinjeno održivim, posebno onih vrsta čija je brojnost u stalnom opadanju.

4. Serbian Environmental Protection Agency Indicators
IV National Report to CBD
37 indicators in Appendix II
V National Report to CBD
14 indicators without appendix
Revised NBSAP 2020
54 indicators for reporting
21 indicators have been annually reported

5. Serbian Environmental Protection Agency
Biodiversity indicators
Biodiversity indicators in Serbia

6. Introduction 1.Biodiversity (5) 2.Forestry, hunting and fishery (11)
3.Sustainable use of natural resources (5)
4.Additional optional indicators (over 30)

7. Biodiversity indicators
B1: Endangered and protected species
B2: Protected area
B3: Ecological networks
B4: Birds
B5: Dead wood

8. B1: Endangered and protected species

9. B1: Protected species Change of protected species number
( ).
Strictly protected species from the list of international
Conventions and EU Directives

10. B2: Protected area Protected area is about 578 500 ha, witch is 6,5 %
of Serbia.

11. B3: Ecological networks
EMERALD network (61 sites, ha)
Important Birds area (42 sites, ha)
Prime Butterfly area
NATURA 2000 in preparation

12. B4: Birds
Grassland (23) and forestland (23) birds population trends and
Forestland birds populations increased in period
Grassland birds populations were stabile or slight declined.

13. B4: Griffon Vulture
Nesting pars and younglings trend of Griffon Vulture in Serbia
increased for about 10 times for the least 20 years.
(Image S. Marinkovic)

14. B5: Dead wood
Dead wood in forests is 7.22 cubic meters per ha.

15. Forestry, hunting and fishery
Forestry 5 indicators
Hunting 1 indicator
Fishery 4 indicators
Sustainable use of natural resources
4 indicators
Forestry indicators have been prepared according to Ministerial conference (MCPFE) in Vienna 2002.

16. F1: Forest area, stands and forest types
Forest area is about km2
( km2 without KiM).
Forest area increased since 1953.
for about ha.

17. SU4: Serbian Forests Indicators by CORINE Land Cover
Forest area, =
Forested landscape,
× ×243=
Forested landscape (German model),
×243=
Forest land, =
Forest and semi-natural area, =
Analytical report: “Serbian Forests Indicators by CORINE Land Cover”

18. SU4: Serbian Forests Indicators by CORINE Land Cover
In general can be concluded that in period natural vegetation succession
went towards forest ecosystems with increment of an area of transitional vegetation,
and in the following period, , this transitional vegetation already reached forest stadium
and significantly increased both area covered by the forest as well as other areas
that were included into forest vegetation stadium.
Significant changes about tenfold in all indicators in the period
wood industry
habitat changes
gaseous trade
Relative indicators changes during the years (100 %=1990.)

19. SU4: Serbian Forests Indicators by CORINE Land Cover
The most significant change, in the polygons number for period ,
showed indicator Forest land which increment of 4.4 % or 456 polygons.
Analysis of indicator Forest and semi natural areas, showed increasing in number
of polygons for 2.7 % or 326 polygons. Enhanced number for both indicators
Forest area and German model of Forested landscape was about 0.8 % or for 50 polygons.
The only indicator that showed decrement of 0.8 % or 87 polygons was Forested landscape.
Change in number of polygons per indicator

20. F2: Forest species Forest species according to volume
Forest species according to number of trees
Tree species number in forest associations

21. F3: Forest health condition
Broadleaves species strong defoliation
increased, but dead wood decreased.
Coniferous species strong defoliation
increased significantly and dead wood
increased for about 5 times!!!!

22. F4: Climate change and biodiversity
Dead wood of 4 main tree species
(Beech, Hungarian oak, Turkey oak
and Spruce)
strongly increased since 2008.
Even 6 summers (June, July and August)
were very or extremely hot and dry.
One year lag between significant
increase in class 4 (to some extent 3)
and significant hot and dry condition
during summer (e.g. 2007, 2008, 2011,
2012, 2013).

23. F4: Climate change and biodiversity
Beech
Hungarian oak
Turkey oak
Spruce
Beech had one year lag between significant
increase in class 4 (to some extent 3)
and significant hot and dry condition
during summer (e.g. 2007, 2008, 2011,
2012, 2013).
Hungarian oak two years lag.
Turkey oak 3-4 years leg.

24. F5: Damages in forests Damage from insects increased for 34 %.
Damage from storms increased 3.5 times
( cubic meters).
Damage from people decreased for 8 %.
Forest fire area and volume have oscillated.

25. SU1: Forest management and the consumption of forests
Forest products manufactured from state forests
increased from 0.7 to 0.92 cubic meters
per hectare since Sale increased for about 40 %.

26. SU2: Forest growth and cutting
The ratio of annual increment (about 9 millions m3)
and annual cutting ( m3) is about 3:1.

27. SU3: Re-forestation During 2015. it was re-forested 1550 ha,
witch was 35 % more than previous year.

28. H1: Main game species dynamic of populations
Populations of rabbit, pheasant and wild boar decreased.
Populations of roe and quail increased.

29. Fish1: Inland water fish species
110 fish species and subspecies in Serbia.
In Danube river basin 79 species.
In Adriatic sea basin 16 native species.
There is no data for Aegean sea basin.

30. Fish2: Index of fish biomass and catch
Fish catch in Serbian rivers has decreasing trend. (*New methodology of SEPA and SORS)
Fish catch by species.

31. Fish2: Index of fish biomass and catch
Commercial fishery significantly decreased.
Sport fishing was dominant in past 6 years.

32. Fish3: Aquaculture production
Fish production in ponds has decreased for about 50 %
in past 3 years.

33. Fish4: Fragmentation of river system
River Fragmentation Index
(No of dams/length of rivers)
in Serbia is There is
about 170 dams on (in) the rivers
until 2010.
Fish catch since 2010 is one half
than catch in 1980s.
Catch in Danube increase.

34. Fish4: Fragmentation of river system- catch in Danube
After Iron Gate I construction (1972),
catch of Eel in Danube was not registered
and catch of Stellat sturgeon
have decreased significantly.

35. Fish4: Fragmentation of river system-catch in Danube

36. Fish4: Fragmentation of river system-fish pond in Danube
Fish population density in Danube before, between and after dams in 2012 No of fish species with stable population density before and after dam 5 No of fish species with higher population density after dams 4 No of fish species with lower population density after dams 19
Before Iron Gate 1
Between Iron Gate 1 and Iron Gate2
After Iron Gate 2
Total biomass of 28 fish species (kg/ha)
1937.5
587.3
920

37. Conclusions 21 indicators have been annual reported.
Over the 30 indicators were calculated for different national and international Conventions and Reports

38. Thanks for your attention!
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