Reference Portal for the Reporting under Resolution No. 8 (2012)
This reference portal for the reporting under Resolution No. 8 (2012) contains reference documents related to the information provided in the reporting format for the period 2013-2018.
Helpdesk
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Reference material for reports
The reporting format includes several fields with standardised data, which are also mentioned in the Explanatory notes and guidelines. This material is provided below:
Checklists for species and habitats
Checklist for species (including birds) and habitats
Table for reporting on typical species
List of pressures and threats and conservation measures with specific guidance on the use of distinct pressure and measure codes
- List of pressures and threats (last updated: 07.05.2018)
- List of conservation measures (last updated: 07.05.2018)
Biogeographical regions
The boundaries of the biogeographical regions were prepared at a continental scale. If available, Contracting Parties or observer States can use their own boundaries digitised at a higher resolution.
- Boundaries of the biogeographical regions (last updated: 19.06.2017)
- European biogeographical regions' map, as adopted by the Standing Committee to the Bern Convention, December 2010
The spatial grids for the habitats and species distribution maps (ETRS 10x10 km grids)
Link for the following countries: Albania / Bosnia and Herzegovina / Iceland / Liechtenstein / Montenegro / North Macedonia / Norway / Serbia / Switzerland / Türkiye
Armenia / Azerbaijan / Belarus / Georgia / Republic of Moldova / Ukraine
Andorra / Holy See / Russian Federation
Guidelines for converting national spatial data into the 10x10 km pan-European projection grid
Code lists
The lists of codes to be used for the structured information in the report formats (reporting tool and xml schemas) are available via EEA Data Dictionaries webpage.
Reporting tools and data specifications
Reporting tool and range tool
- Reporting tool under Resolution No. 8 (2012)
- Range tool 1 km and 10km grids (last updated 04/11/2019)
- Read me (last updated 22/05/2019)
- Link to Central Data Repository
Technical documents related to reporting datasets
Good practice examples
- Pressures and threats and conservation measures examples
- Structure and functions examples
(last updated: 12.09.2018) - Habitat for the species examples
(last updated: 12.09.2018) - Estimating population size examples
(last updated: 12.09.2018) - Favourable Reference Values - Draft
(last updated: 07.08.2018)