Reports due to be submitted end March 2014 Three main parts:

1. Using the UK Biodiversity Indicators to contribute to the Fifth UK National Report to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)

2. CBD 5th National Report • Reports due to be submitted end March 2014 • Three main parts: • Part I – An update on biodiversity status, trends, and threats and implications for human well-being • Part II – The National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan (NBSAP), its implementation, and the mainstreaming of biodiversity • Part III – Progress towards the 2015 and 2020 Aichi Biodiversity Targets and contributions to the relevant 2015 Targets of the Millennium Development Goals • + Appendices on thematic Programmes of Work & cross-cutting issues

3. Using the UK indicators • UK biodiversity indicators anticipated to form a major part of the UK’s 5th CBD national report • Need to analyse progress for each Aichi target, and for each Strategic Goal (A – E) • Progress towards each strategic goal could involve the aggregation of information from the evaluation of progress towards the targets • Likely to need to integrate messages from different indicators • Other data sources and information also likely to be necessary • Some parts of some targets may not be covered

4. Managing a contradiction • Indicators as a set are National Statistics • Individually they are official statistics • Ministers and Officials not allowed to see results until 24 hours before publication • Report is an official submission of the UK Government • Ministers and Officials have to be involved in development and editing Resolution • Draft report with 2013 results • Update indicators in parallel & publish early (March / April?) • Bring new indicators in after published so final report up-to-date

5. Traffic Light Assessments • Two assessment periods for each indicator • Long-term – assessment of change since the earliest date for which data are available • If data do not precede 1996 a long term assessment is not made • Short-term - assessment of change since 2000 • Assessment of trend, not distance to target

6. More green since 2000, therefore making progress? • But also more red since 2000, and long term • Is this as a result of improvements, or a decrease in ‘insufficient data’ (white), or a move from red to amber to green. • Need to look at individual indicators to resolve. Assessing change over time 2008 2007 2009 2012 2010 2011

7. The Strategic Plan and the UK biodiversity indicators • Each indicator assigned to a Strategic Goal • e.g. indicators with the prefix ‘A’ are considered to be of most direct relevance to Goal A. • Each indicator is mapped against target(s) as ‘primary indicator(s)’, or as ‘other relevant indicator(s)’. • e.g. Target 4 is represented by 3 ‘primary indicators’ (A3, A4, B3), and 3 ‘other relevant indicators’ (B1, B2, D1) • ‘Primary indicators’ are most closely linked to a target • ‘Other relevant indicators’ have less strong links but still relevant • Indicators may also be of relevance to targets within other goals • e.g. Indicator E2 is a ‘primary indicator’ for Target 20 in Goal E, but is also an ‘other relevant indicator’ for Targets 2 and 3 in Goal A.

8. Individual indicators can contribute to the assessment of multiple targets (or goals) Flexible framework; do not need to have the same indicator at each scale Goal Target 2 Target 3 Target 1 Regional Targets (e.g. EU) National targets

9. Assessment of targets and goals • Each target can be assessed in terms of the indicators (and measures) that are ‘primary indicators’ and ‘other relevant indicators’ • Aggregating the results for the targets allows assessment of the strategic goals. • A comparison can be made of an assessment made by primary indicators against an assessment of all indicators (including ‘other relevant indicators’). • Targets 5–10 (Goal B) are provided as an example.

10. Numbers of indicators & measures used to assess Targets 5 – 10

11. Bar graphs can be used to display the assessments of the relevant measures for each target of relevance to Goal B. Assessment of Targets 5–10

12. Assessment Method 1 (use the primary indicators for each goal) • Goal B would be measured by 7 indicators (B1 to B7) • 13 measures (indicators B3 & B4 are currently ‘under development/not assessed’) • Method 1 does not • take into account the information gathered to assess the targets, as targets may be assessed by indicators from other goals • allow comparison of ‘primary indicators’ with ‘other relevant indicators’

13. pie-chart – simple way of showing proportions of the measures improving / deteriorating Method 1 (Goal B) bar chart – clearly displays the number of measures being shown.

14. Assessment Method 2 (use all the indicators linked with a target) • Method 2 also uses the relevant indicators within each target associated with a particular goal • e.g. indicators of relevance to Targets 5–10 for Strategic Goal B. • It does not, however, duplicate indicators. • e.g. indicator B5 is a primary indicator for both Target 8 and Target 10, but would only be included once. • Indicators which are identified as both ‘primary indicators’ and ‘other relevant indicators’ for different targets are only included as primary indicators. • This method enables comparison of primary indicators with data gathered from all indicators.

15. Method 2 considers all the information gathered to assess the targets within a Strategic Goal. Method 2 (Goal B)

16. Dashboard(s) • Based on discussions yesterday • Simpler presentation of primary (+ relevant?) indicators together • Graphics for indicators with icons showing long term and short term assessments • May wish to rank relevance to goal in order of presentation • Plus simple overview text • Could also look to show all indicators for • Pressures • State • Responses • Benefits • Are pressures decreasing? • Are state / responses / benefits increasing?

17. Dashboard for Goal B pressures Targets on: habitat loss, fisheries, sustainable land use, pollution, invasive aliens, climate change A N B4: Spring Index B6: Invasive species B1a:Agri-environment Schemes B5a: Air pollution B1b: Sustainable forestry + Overview text M T F Top icon = long term Bottom icon = short term B2 Sustainable fisheries B5b: Marine pollution

18. Why are we losing biodiversity? What do we do about biodiversity loss? Framework from AHTEG How is the status of biodiversity changing? What are the implications of biodiversity loss?

19. Workshop • Two main points to discuss • Peer review of ideas • What information do we need to bring together to assess Goal B? (as example) • Need to ground in reality • time constraints in production of CBD report, therefore has to be relatively straightforward to do • 2 parallel groups • Start with a discussion about the ideas in the paper and presentation, synthesise, then consider what is needed to assess Goal B

20. Questions?

21. 2012 results

22. A generic, project based, process for reporting Draft 0, Information Request Initiation Responses Editing Final Draft Consultation Draft Editing Consultation Submitted Report Ministerial Clearance Final Edit?

23. CBD 5th National Report Part I An update on biodiversity status, trends, and threats and implications for human well-being Q1: Why is biodiversity important for your country? Q2: What major changes have taken place in the status and trends of biodiversity in your country? Q3: What are the main threats to biodiversity? Q4: What are the impacts of the changes in biodiversity for ecosystem services and the socio-economic and cultural implications of these impacts? Optional: What are possible future changes for biodiversity and their impacts?

24. CBD 5th National Report Part II The National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan, its implementation, and the mainstreaming of biodiversity Q5: What are the biodiversity targets set by your country? Q6: How has your NBSAP been updated to incorporate these targets and to serve as an effective instrument to mainstream biodiversity? Q7: What actions has your country taken to implement the Convention since the fourth report and what have been the outcomes of these actions Q8: How effectively has biodiversity been mainstreamed into relevant sectoral strategies, plans and programmes? Q9: How fully has your NBSAP been implemented?

25. CBD 5th National Report Part III Progress towards the 2020 Aichi Biodiversity Targets and contributions to the relevant 2015 Targets of the Millennium Development Goals Q10: What progress has been made by your country towards the implementation of the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020 and its Aichi Biodiversity Targets? Q11: What has been the contribution of actions to implement the Convention towards the acheivement of the relevant 2015 targets of the Millennium Development Goals in your country? Q12: What lessons have been learned from the implementation of the Convention in your country?

26. CBD 5th National Report Appendices • Information concerning the Reporting Party and preparation of the 5th National Report • Further sources of information • Implementation of Thematic Programmes of Work / cross-cutting issues e.g. • Islands, inland waters, marine & coastal … • Ecosystem approach, Climate change, Global Strategy for Plant Conservation …