Guidelines for developing national biodiversity monitoring systems

The designations employed and the presentation of the material in this publication do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the Secretariat of the United Nations concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area, or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. [...] Relevant decisions include decision IX/8 of the ninth meeting of COP on the Review of implementation of goals 2 and 3 of the Strategic Plan (UNEP/CBD/COP/DEC/IX/8), decision X/2 of the tenth meeting on the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011–2020 and the Aichi Biodiversity Targets (UNEP/CBD/COP/DEC/X/2), decision XI/3 of the eleventh meeting on Monitoring progress in implementation of the Strateg. [...] GUIDELINES FOR DEVELOPING NATIONAL BIODIVERSITY MONITORING SYSTEMS 3 NBMSs should include mechanisms to measure the implementation of NBSAPs, in line with the CBD COP decision on the Review of implementation of goals 2 and 3 of the Strategic Plan,3 including the implementation of specific action plans that form part of them, progress towards strategic targets related to the state of biodiversity a. [...] MODERNIZING AND UPGRADING NATIONAL BIODIVERSITY MONITORING AND INFORMATION SYSTEMS Within the framework of the development of policy and management systems for biodiversity, the target countries are recommended to prepare and implement programmes for the creation or modernization and upgrading of NBMSs. [...] The programme focuses on monitoring and assessment of forest ecosystems, one of the key elements of biodiversity and at the same time one of the economically most important biodiversity resources in the pan- European region.