1. Expert Group on Reporting under the Nature Directives
WP3 – Evaluating the contribution of the Natura 2000 network to the conservation status of habitats and species
Expert Group on Reporting under the Nature Directives
Brussels, 18 May 2010
Carlos Romão

2. What was done since Nov. 2009 Meeting of the sub-group: 3 March
Minutes posted on Circa
Main issues discussed
Proportion of total resources in N2000
Trends within the network
Conservation measures and their effects
N2K Group: consolidate list of conservation measures based on IUCN, DE, FR, FI

3. Some issues (i)
Evaluation only makes sense for species that ‘depend’ on sites
Identify those species
Biogeographical variation...
Current proportion in the network
Trends
Inside v. outside network – surface area / population size (?) Or
Trends in conservation status between 2 periods (?)

4. Some issues (ii) Linking We have (most / some?) of the ingreedients
CONSERVATION STATUS / TRENDS
MEASURES
EFFECTS OF MEASUES
We have (most / some?) of the ingreedients
We have not yet found the formula to bake the cake...

5. Possible additions to the Article 17 reporting format
Proportion habitat/species in N2000
Habitats: % of surface area
Species: % of population
Quality/precision of estimation
Conservation measures
Hierarchical classification
Ranking system
In N2000 / wider countryside

6. WP3 – Next steps Prepare for WP3 sub-group meeting
Meeting on 28 September 2010
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7. Thank you for your attention…