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  |Title=Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats (Bern Convention)
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  |Type of template=Policy process and instrument
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|Short title= Bern Convention
 
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  |Start=1982
 
  |Start=1982
  |End=ongoing
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  |Legal status=Legally binding  
 
  |Legal status=Legally binding  
  |Scope=Global  
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  |Scope=Global
 
  |Language=English
 
  |Language=English
  |Objective=To conserve wild flora and fauna and their natural habitats, especially those species and habitats whose conservation requires the co-operation of several States, and to promote such co-operation, with a particular emphasis in endangered and vulnerable species.
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  |Objective=To conserve wild flora and fauna and their natural habitats, especially those species and habitats whose conservation requires the co-operation of several States, and to promote such co-operation, with a particular emphasis in endangered and vulnerable species
  |Target= Qualitative, quantifiable: to promote national policies for the conservation of wild flora, wild fauna and natural habitats; and to integrate its conservation into national planning, development and environmental policies, to promote education and disseminate information on the need to conserve these species 
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  |Target= Wild flora and fauna conservation  
  |Main formal decision making body= European Comunity Council
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  |Decision making body=[[European Comunity Council]] 
  |Main implementing body= Standing Committee
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  |Implementing body=Standing Committee that includes all Contracting Parties as well as observer states and organizations
  |Policy area= Environment, Biodiversity
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  |Policy area= Environment, biodiversity
  |Instruments= Regulatory, Informational
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  |EFORWOOD indicator/s=
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  |Type of instrument=Regulatory
  |FOREST EUROPE indicator=Protective forest, infrastructure and managed natural resources
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  |Form of instrument=Convention
  |FOREST EUROPE criteria=Overall policies, institutions and instruments for SFM
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  |ToSIA indicators= Forest biodiversity
  |Partner institutions= Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JCC)
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  |FOREST EUROPE criteria= Biodiversity
  |MAR = Through several tools including reports and the case-file system, fully accessible to Parties and observers alike. The Standing Committee monitors the implementation of the Convention at each meeting by reviewing reports, processing case-files and adopting recommendations.
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  |FOREST EUROPE indicators= Threatened forest species
  |Linkages= Council Directive 79/409/EEC on the Conservation of Wild Birds (the EC Birds Directive), Council Directive 92/43/EEC on the Conservation of Natural Habitats and of Wild Fauna and Flora (the EC Habitats Directive) and the European network of protected areas (Natura 2000)
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  |Monitoring, assessing and reporting= Reviewing reports, case-file system
  |Keywords=flora and fauna conservation, co-operation between countries, endangered natural habitats, endangered vulnerable species, migratory species.
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  |Linkages= [[EU Birds Directive]], [[EU Habitats Directive]], [[NATURA 2000]], [[JNCC]], [[CBD]],[[EEA]]
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  |Keywords=Flora and fauna conservation, co-operation between countries, endangered natural habitats, endangered vulnerable species, migratory species
 
  |URL= http://www.coe.int/t/dg4/cultureheritage/nature/Bern/
 
  |URL= http://www.coe.int/t/dg4/cultureheritage/nature/Bern/
  |Description=  
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  |Description= The '''Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats''' (Bern Convention) recognizes the need to take positive actions for nature conservation but also to integrate concerns for biodiversity in national policies dealing with planning and development, as well as in countries’ measures against pollution.
 
  |Date= 1/11/2011
 
  |Date= 1/11/2011
  |Format= htlm
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  |Format= html
 
  |Access= Free
 
  |Access= Free
 
  |Publisher= Council of Europe
 
  |Publisher= Council of Europe
 
  |Country= France
 
  |Country= France
 
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Bern Convention
Start date: 1982
Scope: Global
Policy area: Environment, biodiversity
Legal status: Legally binding
Type of instrument: Regulatory
Form of instrument: Convention
Language: English
URL: Bern Convention website
Format: html
Access: Free
Publisher: Council of Europe
Country(ies): France
Date: 1/11/2011

The Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats (Bern Convention) recognizes the need to take positive actions for nature conservation but also to integrate concerns for biodiversity in national policies dealing with planning and development, as well as in countries’ measures against pollution.

Objective To conserve wild flora and fauna and their natural habitats, especially those species and habitats whose conservation requires the co-operation of several States, and to promote such co-operation, with a particular emphasis in endangered and vulnerable species
Target Wild flora and fauna conservation
Monitoring, assessing and reporting Reviewing reports, case-file system
Linkage(s) to policy processes, instruments and institutions EU Birds Directive, EU Habitats Directive, NATURA 2000, JNCC, CBD,EEA
Main formal decision making body European Comunity Council
Main implementing body Standing Committee that includes all Contracting Parties as well as observer states and organizations
Keywords Flora and fauna conservation, co-operation between countries, endangered natural habitats, endangered vulnerable species, migratory species
FOREST EUROPE criteria FOREST EUROPE indicators ToSIA indicators
Biodiversity Threatened forest species Forest biodiversity


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