1. Expert Group on Reporting (Brussels, 17 October 2017) Update on the development of Emerald Network & Resolution No. 8(2012) Reporting Marc Roekaerts, Expert to the Bern Convention Otars Opermanis, Expert to the Bern Convention
A few words on the Council of Europe and why the Convention was negotiated there.

3. 1975
1980
1985
1990
1995
2000
2005
2010
Birds Directive (1979)
Bern Convention 1979
Habitats Directive proposed (1988)
Recommendation 16 creating Emerald (1989)
Adopted (1992)
First seminar (1994)
Res. 3 (1996) re-launching the EN
SDF (1996)
Res. 8 (1998) rules for the EN
First Emerald pilots (1999)
in Iceland & future EU-MS
1st Union list (2001)
EU+10 (2004)
EU27 (2007)
First Evaluation Criteria doc. (2006)
1st Marine seminars (2010)
First seminars (2011)

4. 2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
Initiating streamlining process by
SC to the Bern Convention
First seminar (2011)
Revised SDF (2011)
Revised Res. 6 species list (2011)
First list of adopted sites (2012)
Res. 8 (2012) on nat. designation of adopted Emerald sites and …
EU28 (2013)
Art17/12 reports
(period )
Revised SDF and Criteria Doc.(2013)
Revised Res. 4 habitat list (2014)
According to EUNIS classification
Revised Habitat Interpretation manual Res. 4
2nd Marine seminars (2016)
Further development of common IT-tools (SDF manager, WebApp and Viewer)
Revised reporting formats
and guidelines for Art 17/12
? Adoption of Reporting Form under the Bern Convention

6. Percentage of network cover

7. Percentage of sufficient decisions

8. Completeness of SDFs
Habitats
Inverterbrates

9. Completeness of Reference Lists

10. Site size

12. Resolution No. 8(2012) Reporting Format
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
Draft list of Reporting Topics …
First Draft Reporting Format
Second Draft Reporting Format
Third Draft Reporting Format
- fully compatible with revised EU Art. 17/12 Reporting
- only selection of species and habitats for the first
reporting period ( )
Final draft Reporting format
? Adoption of Reporting Form under the Bern Convention

13. Reporting Format
Entirely based on the EU Art. 17 and Art. 12 reporting format as adopted for the period
For Bern Convention: merging all reporting obligations in one format, including Birds

14. Reporting Format 4 main parts (annex A, B, D and F)
Annex A: general reporting format
Annex B: Resolution No. 6(1998) species
Annex D: Resolution No. 4(1996) habitats
Annex F: Resolution No. 6(1998) birds
2 parts on definition of Conservation Status for species and habitats (annex C and E)

15. Annex A – General reporting format
Main achievements
General information sources
Emerald Network – site designations
Management measures
Approval of plans and projects
Coherence of the Emerald Network
Birds: Research

16. Annex B – Res. 6 Species
Annex D – Res. 4 Habitats
National level
Biogeographical level
Emerald Network – coverage

17. General evaluation matrix (per biogeographical region within a country): Annex C and E
Parameter Conservation Status
Favourable
('green')
Unfavourable - Inadequate
('amber')
Unfavourable - Bad
('red')
Unknown
(insufficient information to make an assessment)
Range
Stable (loss and expansion in balance) or increasing AND not smaller than the 'favourable reference range'
Any other combination
Large decline: Equivalent to a loss of more than 1% per year within period specified by the country OR
more than 10% below favourable reference range
No or insufficient reliable information available
+ Population, Habitat for the species and Future prospects
Overall assessment of CS
All 'green' OR
three 'green' and one 'unknown'
One or more 'amber' but no 'red'
One or more 'red'
Two or more 'unknown' combined with green or all “unknown”

18. EEA reference grid, 100x100km

19. EEA reference grid in the new projection (Pan-European view)
Thanks to ETC/BD

20. Some more remarks Thanks to the EU Expert Group on Reporting !
Final Adoption during Standing Committee meeting December 2017
Reporting period follows the EU 6 years cycle ( ): data delivery by the end of 2019
Reporting is at the level of species and habitats, but only for Res. 6 species and Res. 4 Habitats
IT-Tools should ideally be based on the EU Tools (to be further discussed …)

21. Some more remarks (cont.)
Reporting Reference Portal will be developed during 2018 (equivalent of the EU Reference Portals)
Thanks to new ENI project, managed by EEA (ETC/BD), during 2018, a specific workshop on Reporting and use of the 10x10 km grid will be organized
For this first reporting period, the reporting will be done on a selection of species and habitats, based on criteria mainly to equalize the work for all Emerald countries ….

22. Summary table Number of species in the selection per countryAL AM AZ BA BY CH GE MD ME MK NO RS RU UA
Birds 12 11 7 6
Species 15 14 18 20 16 17 21 19 23 25
Habitats 9 8 3 5 4
TOTAL 36 31 35 37 27 33 42 22 41 43 46

23. Thank You for your Attention …

24. Selected Birds TOTAL number of reporting units 12 11 7 6 CODE SPECNAMEAZ BA BY CH GE MD ME MK NO RS RU UA
A122
Crex crex X
A215
Bubo bubo
SR REF
A021
Botaurus stellaris
A060
Aythya nyroca
A091
Aquila chrysaetos
A151
Philomachus pugnax
A239
Dendrocopos leucotos ND
A030
Ciconia nigra
A127
Grus grus
A196
Chlidonias hybridus
A231
Coracias garrulus
A339
Lanius minor
TOTAL number of
reporting units 12 11 7 6

25. Selected Animal Species (only first set of species and biogeo regions shown)
TAX
CODE
SPECIES_NAME
AL-ALP
AL-MED
AM-ALP
AM-ANA
AZ-ALP
AZ-ANA
AZ-STE
BA-ALP
BA-CON
BA-MED A
1193
Bombina variegata X F
1134
Rhodeus sericeus amarus
SR REF
1146
Sabanejewia aurata
1163
Cottus gobio
1096
Lampetra planeri I
1014
Vertigo angustior ND
1060
Lycaena dispar
1042
Leucorrhinia pectoralis
Etc ....

26. Selected Habitats (only first set of biogeo regions shown)
CODE
HABITAT_TITLE
AL-ALP
AL-MED
AM-ALP
AM-ANA
AZ-ALP
B1.6
Coastal dune scrub X
C1.25
Charophyte submerged carpets in mesotrophic waterbodies
SR REF
D4.1
Rich fens, including eutrophic tall-herb fens and calcareous flushes and soaks
E1.3
Mediterranean xeric grassland
F3.241
Central European subcontinental thickets
G1.6
Fagus woodland
G1.A4
Ravine and slope woodland ND
G3.9
Coniferous woodland dominated by Cupressaceae or Taxaceae H1
Terrestrial underground caves, cave systems, passages and waterbodies
TOTAL per biogeo region 7 9 6 4 5
TOTAL at country level 8