At its 26th meeting, the Standing Committee to the Convention set up a Group of Experts on Biodiversity and Climate Change to exchange information and review the effects of climate change on the biodiversity covered by the Convention, and to provide guidance to Parties in developing adaptation and management policies.

The aim of the Group is to present to the Standing Committee specific proposals, guidance and/or Recommendations to help Parties address the challenges of climate change in relation to biodiversity, as well as the opportunities that biodiversity and protected areas may offer in climate adaptation/mitigation.

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Meetings
23 May 2022 (online meeting)

11th meeting of Group of Experts on Climate Change and Biodiversity

3-4 October 2019 Trondheim, Norway

Joint meeting of the Group of Experts on Biodiversity and Climate change and the Group of Experts on Protected areas and Ecological Networks

14-15 June 2017 Paris, France

1st meeting of the Restricted Group of Experts on Biodiversity and Climate Change

31 May - 1 June 2016 Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Group of Experts on Biodiversity and Climate change

28 April 2015 Rome, Italy

Ad Hoc Select Group of Experts on Biodiversity and Climate change

Documents

Reports of previous meetings

Recommendations

  • All Recommendations on climate change:
    • Recommendation No. 30 (1991) on conservation of species in Appendix I to the convention, adopted by the Standing Committee on 6 December 1991
    • Recommendation No. 36 (1992) on the conservation of underground habitats, adopted by the Standing Committee on 4 December 1992
    • Recommendation No. 109 (2004) of the Standing Committee on minimising adverse effects of wind power generation on wildlife, adopted by the Standing Committee on 3 December 2004
    • Recommendation No. 112 (2004) of the Standing Committee on hydroelectric dams at Kárahnjúkar and Nordlingaalda (Iceland), adopted by the Standing Committee on 3 December 2004
    • Recommendation No. 117 (2005) of the Standing Committee on the plan to set up a wind farm near the town of Balchik and other wind farm developments, on the Via Pontica route (Bulgaria), adopted by the Standing Committee on 1 December 2005)
    • Recommendation No. 119 (2006) of the Standing Committee on the conservation of certain endangered species of amphibians and reptiles in Europe, adopted by the Standing Committee on 30 November 2006
    • Recommendation No. 120 (2006) of the Standing Committee on the European Strategy for the Conservation of Invertebrates, adopted by the Standing Committee on 30 November 2006
    • Recommendation No. 122 (2006) of the Standing Committee on the conservation of biological diversity in the context of climate change, adopted by the Standing Committee on 30 November 2006
    • Recommendation No. 130 (2007) of the Standing Committee on the windfarms planned near Balchik and Kaliakra, and other wind farm developments on the Via Pontica route (Bulgaria), adopted by the Standing Committee on 29 November 2007
    • Recommendation No. 135 (2008) of the Standing Committee, adopted on 27 November 2008, on addressing the impacts of climate change on biodiversity
    • Recommendation No. 142 (2009) of the Standing Committee, adopted on 26 November 2009, interpreting the CBD definition of invasive alien species to take into account climate change
    • Recommendation No. 143 (2009) of the Standing Committee, adopted on 26 November 2009, on further guidance for Parties on biodiversity and climate change
    • Recommendation No. 144 (2009) of the Standing Committee, adopted on 26 November 2009, on the wind park in Smøla (Norway) and other wind farm developments in Norway
    • Recommendation No. 145 (2010) of the Standing Committee adopted on 9 December 2010, on guidance for Parties on biodiversity and climate change in mountain regions
    • Recommendation No. 146 (2010) of the Standing Committee, adopted on 9 December 2010, on guidance for Parties on biodiversity and climate change in European islands
    • Recommendation No. 147 (2010) of the Standing Committee, adopted on 9 December 2010, on guidance for Parties on wildland fires, biodiversity and climate change
    • Recommendation No. 152 (2011) on Marine Biodiversity and Climate Change
    • Recommendation No. 153 (2011) on the Charter on the Conservation and Sustainable use of Biological Diversity on European Islands
    • Recommendation No. 158 (2012) on Conservation translocations under changing climatic conditions
    • Recommendation No. 159 (2012) on the effective implementation of guidance for Parties on biodiversity and climate change
    • Recommendation No. 168 (2013) on the European Charter of Fungi-gathering and biodiversity
    • Recommendation No. 170 (2014) of the Standing Committee, adopted on 5 December 2014, on the European Code of Conduct on Recreational Fishing and Invasive Alien Species
    • Recommendation No.181 (2015) on the Future of the European Diploma for Protected Areas
    • Recommendation No.187 (2016) on communicating on climate change and biodiversity
    • Recommendation No.190 (2016) on the conservation of natural habitats and wildlife, specially birds, in afforestation of lowland in Iceland

Specialised reports

Management of protected areas from climate change perspective - replies to the questionnaire