1. WP 1 & WP2 Progress under reporting - Habitats and Birds Directive
Expert Group on Reporting under the Nature Directives Brussels, Marita Arvela & Brian Mac Sharry ETC/BD Ian Burfield, N2K Group/BirdLife International

2. This presentation covers
Progress on Art 17 HD reporting (Marita Arvela)
Progress on Art 12 BD reporting and outcomes of the kick-off meeting for Birds reporting (Ian Burfield)
Reporting tool (Brian Mac Sharry)

3. Progress on Art 17 HD reporting

4. Progress since March EG meeting
Approval of the reporting format on
Guidelines were ready on 11.7.
Reference Portal for Art 17 Reporting
Checklist for Art 17 reporting
available at Reference Portal
Reporting tool – ready to be tested

5. Art 17 Reference Portal prepared by ETC/BD
Includes: Reporting format, guidelines for reporting, tables of codes needed to fill in the format, checklist of species and habitat types, list of threats and pressures, conservation measures etc
Target: all documents available in one place
Will be used for any updates when necessary

6. Article 17 Checklists
Checklists indicate to MS which species and habitat types are expected to be reported in
1st MS consultation took place on
2nd MS consultation on
19 MS commented, ETC reviewed the comments
Special emphasis was given to taxonomic issues (e.g. newly described/recognized species)
ETC note on taxonomic issues attached to the Checklist

7. Basic rules regarding recent splits or changes in understanding of taxonomy of species
Recent split: to report at species level in line with current understanding about taxonomy if species can be distinguished morphologically and/or geographically
Link to HD name is questionable (changes in understanding of species listed in HD or species concept not clear): to follow how species were understood by the legislator around 1992, 1997 etc.

8. Article 17 Checklists (cont.)
ETC proposal is a practical solution
for taxonomic changes
for reporting round
Complex taxonomic issues – not all could be solved with clear proposal
There will be a possibility to modify the checklist in the Reporting tool and send it part of the MS delivery

9. Reporting Tool (overview)
ETC Note on the development sent to MS on 26.6.
(17 MS responded)
Technical development done by EEA with close contact with ETC
Tool uses MS Access (Access 2003, 2007 & 2010)
Range tool to be provided
Testing starting on 1st December
MS contact persons needed
Training for MS in March 2012

10. Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
If a need appears under Art 17 & Art 12 reporting, this platform can be established for specific questions which turn up when MS prepare their reports
Place: Reference Portal for Art 17 and Art 12

11. Progress on Art 12 BD reporting and
Outcomes of the kick-off meeting for bird reporting (13 Oct)

12. Progress since March REG meeting
Final draft of Art 12 reporting format and guidelines circulated: April 2011
Minor changes (clarifications and amendments) made and posted on portal: July 2011
Reference Portal for Art 12 Reporting
2nd version of species checklist circulated: May 2011
Few MS responded by deadline, more (but not all) over summer/autumn – still resolving issues raised
Reporting tool – under development (same as Art 17)

13. Bird species checklist
Second round responses from 19 MS to date
Still missing: BE, CZ, EE, GR, LV, LU, MT, RO
No responses to either round: GR, LU, MT, RO
Please respond ASAP (even if only to confirm OK)
High level of agreement in most cases, but time consuming to resolve some individual issues with MS
Taxonomy, changes to AEWA Table 1, Red List…
Complex to merge ‘general’ and ‘SPA’ checklists
Good support from ETC-BD and IT tool developers: agreed format for uploading checklist (by Jan 2012)
Possibility of extending to rest of Europe for Red List

14. Kick-off meeting Art 12 BD reporting
Full-day meeting at DG INFSO, 13 Oct – attended by MS, BirdLife Partners and other key stakeholders
Main agenda points:
Justification for new, harmonised reporting system
Overview of format and guidelines (structure, scope)
Reporting/Range Tools, Reference Portal, Report Net
Cooperation with BiE3 and European Red List tender
Other links: EBCC Atlas, AEWA reporting, waterbirds
Examples of national mechanisms established/planned by Member States: DE, ES, FR, IT, SE, SI, UK
Next steps, time planning, wrapping up, conclusions

15. Kick-off meeting Art 12 BD reporting
Main issues raised, discussed and concluded:
2020 sub-target requires EU-level data/assessment
MS should report on passage species motivating SPAs
More guidance on level of data ‘certainty’ to be used
Diversity of mechanisms established to harness best available data and reach broad national consensus
Importance of considering quality and nature of data
Pre-filling forms with existing data may help some MS
EC support (via Red List tender) will help MS, but it is MSs’ duty to find modest resources needed to report
MS encouraged to report ASAP, to allow verification

16. Reporting tool

17. Reporting Tool
The tool is a based on the ‘Reporting format’. It is being designed in conjunction with the EEA
The reporting tool will be…
A desktop application
Based on Access versions 2003, 2007 & 2010
Contains all reference material in built (look up tables)
Their will be a series of tables
With a ‘mask’ for entering the data
National data coordinators will have extra ‘permissions’

18. Reporting Tool The reporting tool will allow
Edit data (format, checklists)
Store data
Import data
Merge datasets from different reporters
Validate the data (Quality Assurance/Quality Control)
Export data

19. Dataflow – national level

20. Dataflow

21. Reporting Tool
Lookup tables

22. Mouse over for
information
Dropdown of
Permitted values

23. Style the same as
the ‘Reporting
format’ document

24. Validation (QA/QC)
Can run on the sub
Form

25. Validation (QA/QC)
Can run on the sub
Form Or Report level

26. Reporting Tool
The National Coordinator can manage the data from several reporters by… editing, deleting or comparing duplicate records

27. Reporting Tool

28. Reporting Tool
XML

29. Reporting Tool Delivery of Art. 17 in June 2013 and Art. 12 data in
December 2013.

30. Reporting Tool
The reporting tool will be ready for beta testing on Thursday the 1st of December
The final version of the tool will be available at the start of March 2012
There will be a training workshop at the start of March on the Reporting Tools, it is planned to have one day for the Article 17 tool [Habitats and Species] and another day for the Article 12 Tool [Birds]

31. Thank you for your attention
Photo by O. Opermanis