Difference between revisions of "EU Biodiversity Action Plan"
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| − | |Description=The '''EU Biodiversity Action Plan''' (BAP) is an European Union (EU) policy instrument which | + | |Description=The '''EU Biodiversity Action Plan''' (BAP) is an European Union (EU) policy instrument which addresses the challenge of integrating biodiversity concerns into other policy sectors in a unified way. It establishes a detailed set of target driven objectives, specifies a comprehensive plan of priority actions and outlines the responsibility of community institutions and Member States in relation to each. It also contains indicators to monitor progress and a timetable for evaluations. |
|Date=4/5/2011 | |Date=4/5/2011 | ||
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| BAP | |
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| Start date: | 2006 |
| Scope: | European Union |
| Policy area: | Biodiversity |
| Legal status: | Non-legally binding |
| Type of instrument: | Regulatory |
| Form of instrument: | Action plan |
| Language: | English |
| URL: | BAP website |
| Format: | html |
| Access: | Free |
| Publisher: | EC DG Environment |
| Country(ies): | Belgium |
| Date: | 4/5/2011 |
The EU Biodiversity Action Plan (BAP) is an European Union (EU) policy instrument which addresses the challenge of integrating biodiversity concerns into other policy sectors in a unified way. It establishes a detailed set of target driven objectives, specifies a comprehensive plan of priority actions and outlines the responsibility of community institutions and Member States in relation to each. It also contains indicators to monitor progress and a timetable for evaluations.
| Objective | To halt the decline of biodiversity in the EU by 2010 and to restore habitats and natural systems |
| Target | Biodiversity loss |
| Policy and/or legal framework | United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), EU Biodiversity Policy |
| Monitoring, assessing and reporting | Indicators, Annual reporting |
| Linkage(s) to policy processes, instruments and institutions | EU Biodiversity Strategy, EU Birds Directive, EU Habitats Directive, NATURA 2000, Bonn Convention, Bern Convention, Ramsar Convention, CBD, UNFCCC, UNCLOS |
| Keywords | Biodiversity, ecosystems, conservation, marine environment, NATURA 2000 |
| FOREST EUROPE criteria | FOREST EUROPE indicators | ToSIA indicators |
| Biodiversity | Tree species composition, Regeneration, Naturalness, Introduced tree species, Deadwood, Genetic resources, Landscape pattern, Threatened forest species, Protected forests | Forest biodiversity |
