Transcript sebi_paris_june09_what-happened

SEBI 2010 expert group on
Indicators of climate change impacts
on biodiversity
What happened since last meeting?
Dominique Richard SEBI WG2 coordinator, ETC/BD
Snorri Baldursson SEBI WG2 Chair
Selection of indicators
Following the meeting of the SEBI WG2, 16-17
October 2008, two indicators were proposed
for consideration by the SEBI CT :
- Bird indicator
- Alpine plant indicator
A specific objective was to decide which
indicator to include in the SEBI report to be
published in May 2009
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Feedback from SEBI Coordination Team
30-31 October 2008, Copenhagen
Members of the SEBI CT:
EEA: G. Mc Innes (EEA Deputy director, Chair of the CT), F. Schutyser
(Indicator officer), I. Pereira Martins (Head of Biodiversity group)
Chairs and coordinators of each 3 Expert groups:
Interlinkage: B.T. Brink, MNP & S. Condé, MNHN-ETC/BD;
Communication: J. Williams, JNCC-ETC/BD & L. Jones, ECNC-ETC/BD;
CC and biodiversity: S. Baldursson, IINH & D. Richard, MNHN-ETC/BD)
EC DGEnv: A. Teller
UNEP-PEBLDS: Ivonne Higuero
UNEP-WCMC: M. Walpole, D. Stanwell-Smith
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Feedback from SEBI Coordination Team
30-31 October 2008, Copenhagen
Bird indicator: a lot of discussion on the relevance of the
“one graph” indicator (CC Impact Indicator).
The “2 graphs” indicator was considered by several
members of the group as more easy to interpret
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(A) Weighted population trend of species predicted to lose
range in response to climatic change (92 species)
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Decreasing climatic impact on bird populations
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Feedback from SEBI Coordination Team
30-31 October 2008, Copenhagen
Alpine indicator: considered by members of the
SEBI CT to be very promising. Expecting results
from the on-going survey
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Feedback from SEBI Coordination Team
30-31 October 2008, Copenhagen
As a follow-up, several email exchanges within the
EG and with R. Gregory to
refine the presentation and
documentation of the
indicator in the
EEA Indicator-based
assessment report
Progress towards the
European 2010 biodiversity
target.
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Feedback from SEBI Coordination Team
19-20 March 2009
One more meeting decided for each of three
expert groups:
Interlinkage group: To finalise a report on an integrated
approach to the set of 26 SEBI indicators
Communication group: Support to the EEA for finalisation of
the SEBI report as well as different communication
products, including a SEBI logo
CC and biodiversity group: Further document, consolidate
the proposed indicators. Possible contribution to a sideevent together with ETC/Air and Climate Change during
COP CC in Copenhagen?
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Feedback from SEBI Coordination Team
19-20 March 2009
Several members of the SEBI CT mentioned the
need to support a message on how ecosystems
can help climate change mitigation.
It was reminded that the group was assigned to
work only on impacts indicators and not on
mitigation indicators.
At this stage, recommendations on mitigation can
rely on case studies but not on indicators (see
discussion later on “10 messages for biodiversity).
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Feedback from SEBI Coordination Team
19-20 March 2009
The current set of SEBI indicators (26 +) will
need to be improved/ or updated as far as
possible according to data availability
This means a limited new (sub) indicators to
be proposed in a later phase.
Need to wait for the political agreement on post
2010 targets
Likely that an indicator on biodiversity and
climate change adaptation will be needed
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Feedback from SEBI Coordination Team
19-20 March 2009
The SEBI CoordinationTeam will remain active
as a joint platform for several organisations
(EEA, DGEnv, UNEP) to ensure a follow up of
the process, in line with the policy agenda
This will help formalising the SEBI process to
ensure regular production of the indicators and
will help getting funds from EC
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Feedback from SEBI Coordination Team
19-20 March 2009
The current expert groups will “close” after their last meeting
(this meeting for our group)
But wish to keep experts and organisations involved in the
SEBI process
A letter will be sent to each expert to thank them and keep them
engaged by e-mail exchanges etc…
Idea to have a SEBI 2010 newsletter
The EIONET-NRC seminar in September will be largely
dedicated to feedback on SEBI. Non-EIONET countries will be
invited.
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Thank you for your attention!
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