Europe Overseas Roundtable on Biodiversity and Climate Change

6TH Meeting, September 2014

© Christophe IaïchouchenCuraçao,© Henkjan Kieviet

Agenda

Indicators workshop outcomes

• Analysis of SEBI (26), BIP (39)

• + French initiative (ONB) and situation in the Macaronesia Region

• + ongoing works: NETBIOME – Scope of EU impact on Global Biodiversity (EEA)

A first set proposal as a common and operational set

Provisional EU Overseas Set of Indicators

Policy Responses

IAS:• Number of IAS targeted by local plan or

measures

+ • TrendRed List: Protected Areas (PA):• Coverage• Number of Rangers/ PA

Policy ResponsesFunding:• Total amount allocated for biodiversity

(analysed per categories of target i.e research, conservation project,..)

Restoration efforts:• coverage of habitats restored/ area of habitats degraded

or lost Development of local StrategiesFisheries:• Certification • Licences

Pressures Artificialisation:

• Area and % of artificialised areas IAS:• Number and trend of most IAS invasive found on the territory• % of IAS over native species Climate Change:• Change in seas temperature• Area of Land lost due to sea level rise• Area of Ice cap lost

Number of Certified fisheries

Pressures

Use of natural resources :

• Composite index:

Timber, fisheries, hunting of native species, …

Nitrogen pollution Pesticides:• Consumption ( t)• 5 most used pesticides

State:

Coverage of natural habitats

• Area %

+ Trend

+ Area % of natural habitat / inhabitant

State:

State:

Coverage of natural habitats

• Area

• TrendStatus of coral reefs:

State:

State:

Coverage of natural habitats• Area• TrendStatus of coral reefs:

Red List:• Number of endangered species• Status of conservation evolution of endemic

species

State:

State: Coverage of natural habitats

• Area

• TrendStatus of coral reefs:

Red List:• Number of endangered species• Status of conservation evolution of endemic speciesTaxonomic knowledge completiveness

State:Taxonomic knowledge completiveness:

State:

Traditional knowledge (TK):

• Number of project based and promoting TK

Benefits:

Socio-economic valuation of ecosystem services:

• Common methodology to agreed for setting up the composite index

Tourism – recreative activities:

• % of tourism in the local economy

Next Step: Guadeloupe Conference

• A Policy brief for the discussion in Guadeloupe • session dedicated in Workshop n°2:• Key questions:

1) What is the purpose of having such indicators?

a) What will governments and European Institutions do with the results?

b) How will an indicator feed into government and European initiatives?

c) What types of indicator best fit this purpose?

2) What mechanism will be in place to ensure these indicators are sustainable and monitored over the long term?