This biogeographical evaluation phase is a necessary step before sites can be officially adopted as Emerald sites by the Bern Convention’s Standing Committee. The evaluation follows the methodology described in the Revised criteria for assessing the National Lists of proposed Emerald sites (ASCIs) at biogeographical level and procedure for examining and approving Emerald candidate sites and is in line with the Emerald Calendar 2011-2020, adopted by the Standing Committee to the Bern Convention on 9 December 2011.
The meeting will the chaired by the Vice-Chair of the Bern Convention Standing Committee, Mr. Jan Plesnik, and the evaluations will be done by a group of scientific experts to the Bern Convention. The meeting will equally be attended by at least one representative of the national authorities, as well as NGOS, from the target countries. Independent experts from the different groups of species and habitats to be tackled through the Seminar will also be invited with the specific role to provide their expert opinion in cases of disagreement during the evaluation.
Documents
Working documents
- Emerald Network sufficiency evaluation (Phase II): methodology, practical organisation and outcomes - T-PVS/PA(2015)2
- Plants - reference list and final conclusions
- Animals - reference list and final conclusions
- Habitats - reference list and final conclusions
- Maps of amphibian species
- Maps of fish species
- Maps of habitats
- Maps of invertebrate species
- Maps of mammal species
- Maps of plant species
- Maps of reptile species
