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The Pan-European Biological and Landscape Diversity Strategy
was endorsed at the third Pan-European Conferences of Ministers
of the Environment 'Environment for Europe' held in Sofia
in October 1995, it concerns more than 50 countries of the
United Nations Economic Commission for Europe. The PEBLDS
is a European response to support the implementation of the
Convention on Biological Diversity. The Strategy was proposed
in the Maastricht Declaration (1993), and builds on the Bern
Convention, the European Conservation Strategy (1990), the
Dobrís and Lucerne Ministerial Conferences (1991, 1993),
the Earth Summit (1992), and other existing initiatives and
programmes. The Strategy aims to strengthen the application
of the Bern Convention in relation to the Convention on Biological
Diversity, following the Monaco Declaration. The drafting
group for the Strategy was lead by ECNC.
The Strategy introduces a coordinating and unifying framework
for strengthening and building on existing initiatives. It
does not aim to introduce new legislation or programmes, but
to fill gaps where initiatives are not implemented to their
full potential or fail to achieve desired objectives. It provides
the opportunity to take more effective measures by facilitating
the development of a common approach to the conservation of
Europe's biodiversity and by helping to promote coordinated
action.
The Joint Secretariat of the Pan-European Strategy carries
out the daily operations and is composed of the Council of
Europe and UNEP.
Goal 1: The PEBLDS is fulfilling its role
as facilitator for European biodiversity issues, in close
collaboration with other strategic frameworks, in particular
the European Commission biodiversity strategy, as well as
facilitating CBD implementation in the pan European region.
Obj. 1.1: The PEBLDS is setting the Pan-European biodiversity
agenda in the framework of the 'Environment for Europe' process,
and facilitating the regional preparation and follow up to
the CBD Meeting of the Conference of the Parties.
Obj. 1.2: The PEBLDS is promoting co-operation between all
relevant European instruments and processes, as well as global
instruments and processes on the Pan-European level, to enhance
policy coherence.
Obj. 1.3: Other relevant European processes are actively
supporting implementation of the PEBLDS and CBD, in a manner
consistent with their respective frameworks.
Obj. 1.4: Biodiversity and landscape concerns are being integrated
into relevant sectoral or cross-sectoral plans, programmes
and policies at the sub-regional and pan European levels,
to meet conservation and sustainable use objectives.
Obj. 1.5: Participants in the PEBLDS process are collaborating
at the regional and sub-regional levels: (1) for the implementation
of the CBD; (2) for the conservation, enhancement and restoration
of key ecosystems, habitats, species and features of the landscape
through the creation and effective management of the Pan-European
Ecological Network; (3) for the implementation of the Landscape
convention; and (4) for the sustainable management and use
of the positive potential of Europe's biological and landscape
diversity through making optimum use of the social and economic
opportunities on a national and regional level.
Goal 2: Participants in the PEBLDS process
have improved financial, human, scientific, technical, and
technological capacity to implement the PEBLDS and the CBD.
Obj. 2.1: All participants in the PEBLDS process have adequate
capacity for implementation of priority actions in national
biodiversity strategy and action plans.
Obj. 2.2: All participants in the PEBLDS process with economies
in transition have sufficient resources available to implement
the PEBLDS and the three objectives of the CBD.
Obj. 2.3: Technical and scientific co-operation is making
a significant contribution to building capacity in the pan
European region.
Goal 3: National biodiversity strategies
and action plans and the integration of biodiversity and landscape
concerns into relevant sectors serve as an effective framework
for the implementation of the objectives of the PEBLDS and
the CBD.
Obj. 3.1: All participants in the PEBLDS process have effective
national strategies, plans and programmes in place to provide
a national framework for implementing the PEBLDS, the three
objectives of the CBD and to set clear national priorities.
Obj. 3.2:Biodiversity and landscape concerns are being integrated
into relevant national sectoral and cross-sectoral plans,
programmes and policies to meet conservation and sustainable
use objectives in the pan European region.
Obj. 3.3:The priorities in national biodiversity strategies
and action plans of the pan European region are being actively
implemented, as a means to achieve national implementation
of the PEBLDS and the CBD, and as a significant contribution
towards the global biodiversity agenda.
Goal 4: There is a better understanding of
the importance of biodiversity, landscape, PEBLDS and of the
CBD in the pan European region, and this has led to broader
engagement across society in implementation.
Obj. 4.1: All participants in the PEBLDS process are implementing
a communication, education, and public awareness strategy
and promoting public participation in support of PEBLDS and
CBD.
Obj. 4.2: Indigenous and local communities in the pan European
region are effectively involved in implementation and in the
processes of the PEBLDS and the CBD.
Obj. 4.3: Key actors and stakeholders, including the private
sector, are engaged in partnership to implement the PEBLDS
and the CBD and are integrating biodiversity and landscape
concerns into their relevant sectoral and cross-sectoral plans,
programmes and policies.
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