Documents

• Agenda - T-PVS/Agenda(2018)5
• Report of the 1st meeting of the Bureau - T-PVS(2018)4E

Agenda Item 2 - Financing and strategic development of the Bern Convention

Agenda Item 3 - Implementation of the 2018 Programme of activities and budget issues

Agenda Item 3.1 - Group of Specialists on the European Diploma for Protected Areas: follow-up of decisions

• Meeting report - T-PVS/DE(2018)11

Agenda Item 3.2 - Invasive Alien Species: results of the meeting of the Select Group on IAS and future work plans

• Meeting report - T-PVS(2018)5E

Agenda Item 3.3 -  Expert meeting on the eradication of the Ruddy Duck: results of the meeting

Agenda Item 3.4 - Illegal killing of birds: launching of the IKB Scoreboard

Agenda Item 3.5 - 2018 meeting of the Large Carnivores Initiative for Europe: results of the meeting

Agenda Item 3.6 - Setting-up of the Emerald Network: state of play

Agenda Item 3.7 - Reporting under Resolution No. 8 (2012): results of the 1st capacity building Workshop and state of preparation of the second one

Agenda Item 3.8 - Group of Experts on Protected Areas and Ecological Networks; state of preparation of the meeting

• Draft agenda - T-PVS/Agenda(2018)6 new document

Agenda Item 3.9 - Group of Experts on Climate Change and Biodiversity: next steps

Agenda Item 3.10 - Pan-European Action Plan for the conservation of the sturgeon: results of the Vienna Conference and follow-up

Agenda Item 3.11 - Old Growth Forest Protection Strategy: follow-up of coordination with Wildlife Europe

Agenda Item 3.12 -  Review of the European Plant Conservation Strategy: follow-up of coordination with Plata Europa

Agenda Item 3.13 - 6^th Mediterranean Conference on Marine Turles, 16-19 October 2018, Portoroz (Slovenia)

Agenda Item 4 - Monitoring of the implementation of the legal aspects of the Convention

Agenda Item 4.1 - State of affairs of biennial report submissions, ORS and EU Member States obligations

Agenda Item 4.2 - Amendment proposal by Switzerland: downlisting of  the wolf (canis lupus) to Appendix III of the Convention

Agenda Item 5 - Implementation of the Convention: Case-files

Agenda Item 5.1 - Open files

• 1995/6: Cyprus: Akamas peninsula
  • Government report - T-PVS/Files(2018)XX
  • Complainant report - T-PVS/Files(2018)28
• 2004/2: Wind farms in Balchik and Kaliakra - Via Pontica (Bulgaria)
  • On-the-spot appraisal report - T-PVS/Files(2018)25
• 2010/5: Greece: threats to marine turtles in Thines Kiparissias
  • Government report - T-PVS/Files(2018)XX
  • Complainant report - T-PVS/Files(2018)XX
• 2012/9: Presumed degradation of nesting beaches in Fethiye and Patara SPAs (Turkey)
  • Government report - T-PVS/Files(2018)26
  • Complainant report - T-PVS/Files(2018)33
• 2013/1: Hydro power development within the territory of Mavrovo National Park ("the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia")
  • Government report - T-PVS/Files(2018)14
  • Complainant report - T-PVS/Files(2018)XX

Agenda Item 5.2 - Possible files

• 2001/4: Bulgaria: Motorway through the Kresna Gorge
  • Government report - T-PVS/Files(2018)15
  • NGOs report - T-PVS/Files(2018)17
• 2017/01: Lack of legal protection for Northern goshawk and birds of prey in Norway
  • Government report - T-PVS/Files(2018)39 new document
  • Complainant report - T-PVS/Files(2018)XX

Agenda Item 5.3 - Complaints on stand-by

• 2014/3: Presumed deliberate killing of birds ‑ 2016/3: Alleged deliberate killing of birds of prey
  • Complainant report - T-PVS/Files(2018)8
  • Goverment report - T-PVS/Files(2018)10
• 2014/6: Wind energy: Possible threats to an endangered natural habitat in Izmir (Turkey)
  • Government report - T-PVS/Files(2018)XX
  • Complainant report - T-PVS/Files(2018)XX
• 2014/8: Presumed large-scale exploitation and marketing of protected marine shelled molluscs in Greece
  • Government Report - T-PVS/Files(2018)34
  • Complainant report - T-PVS/Files(2018)20
• 2015/2: Possible impact of wind-farm developments on bats (“the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia”)
  • Goverment report - T-PVS/Files(2018)13 + Ann.1 + Ann.2 + Ann.3 + Ann.4
• 2016/4: Development of a commercial project in Skadar Lake National Park and candidate Emerald site (Montenegro)
  • Complainant report - T-PVS/Files(2018)2 + Ann.
• 2016/5: Presumed negative impact of hydro-power plant development on the Vjosa river in Albania
  • Complainant report - T-PVS/Files(2018)19
• 2016/6: Presumed risk of national extinction of great bustards (Otis tarda) (Serbia)
  • Complainant report - T-PVS/Files(2018)1
  • Government report - T-PVS/Files(2018)9 + Ann.
• 2016/9: Possible threat to “Svaneti 1” Candidate Emerald Site (GE0000012) from Nenskra Hydro Power Plant development (Georgia)
  • Complainant report - T-PVS/Files(2018)11 + Ann. + Ann.2 + Ann. 3 new document
  • Goverment report - T-PVS/Files(2018)7

Agenda Item 5.4 - Other complaints

• 2017/2: Alleged negative impacts to Lake Ohrid and Galichica National Park candidate Emerald Sites due to infrastructure developments (“the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia”)
  • Complaint form - T-PVS/Files(2018)3 + Ann.
  • Government report - T-PVS/Files(2018)18
  • Complainant report - T-PVS/Files(2018)16 new document
• 2017/3: Possible negative impact of a harbor’s construction on the confluence of the Sava into the Danube (Serbia)
  • Complaint form - T-PVS/Files(2018)4
  • Goverment report - T-PVS/Files(2018)6
• 2017/4: Presumed threat to Emerald site Tarutino (UA0000137) from cultivation developments (Ukraine)
  • Complaint form - T-PVS/Files(2018)5
  • Goverment report - T-PVS/Files(2018)12
• 2017/6: Possible negative impact on Breiðafjörður Nature Reserve’s authentic birch woods from new road infrastructure
  • Complaint form - T-PVS/Files(2018)35
  • Government report - T-PVS/Files(2018)22
• 2017/7: Alleged threat to the Raaderwald Forest in Austria
  • Complaint form - T-PVS/Files(2018)31
  • Government report - T-PVS/Files(2018)32
• 2018/1: Presumed threat to Emerald site “Polonina Borzhava” (UA0000263) from wind energy development (Ukraine)
  • Complaint form - T-PVS/Files(2018)23
  • Government report - T-PVS/Files(2018)37 new document
• 2018/2: Presumed threat to Emerald site “Black Sea Biosphere Reserve” (UA0000017) from military trainings (Ukraine)
  • Complaint form - T-PVS/Files(2018)24
  • Government report - T-PVS/Files(2018)38 new document
• 2018/4: Alleged threat to Bodrum Tilkicik Bay from the development of a marine project
  • Government report - T-PVS/Files(2018)36 new document
  • Complaint form - T-PVS/files(2018)27

Agenda Item 6 - Follow-up of previous recommendations and case-files

• Closed file No. 2011/4: Threat to the Mediterranean monk seal (Monachus monachus) in Turkey
  • Government report - T-PVS/Files(2018)XX
• Recommendation No.190 (2016) on the conservation of natural habitats and wildlife, specially birds, in afforestation of lowland in Iceland
  • Government report - T-PVS/Files(2018)XX
• Recommendation No. 169 (2013) on the Rhone streber (Zingel asper) in the Doubs (France) and in the canton of Jura (Switzerland) in the frame of a case-file on stand-by 2011/5: France/Switzerland
  • Government report - T-PVS/Files(2018)41 [French only] new document
  • NGOs report - T-PVS/Files(2018)30 + Ann. + Ann.2 [French only]

Agenda Item 7 - Communication and visibility

Agenda Item 8 - 40^th Anniversary of the Bern Convention

Agenda Item 9 - 38th Standing Committee Meeting

Agenda Item 9.1 - Draft Agenda

• Draft agenda - T-PVS/Agenda(2018)1E new document

Agenda Item 9.2 - Draft Programme of Activities 2019

Agenda Item 10 - AOB