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1 BIP Progress Update

2 Enhancing and enlarging the partnership

3 Develop global indicators for each of the Aichi Biodiversity Targets SBSTTA 15 Recommendation XV/1: Further develop global indicators identified in annex I... witha view to ensuring that each Aichi Biodiversity Target can be monitored by at least one global indicator by 2014, taking into account indicators that are already in use by, or relevant to, other conventions, regional agreements and processes.

4 Existing indicators brought together by BIP Strategic Goal Aichi Biodiversity Target Existing BIP Indicators A 1. Awareness 2. Incorporating values 3. Subsidies 4. Consumption 5. Habitat Loss 6. Fish Stocks B 7. Sustainable management 8. Pollution 9. Invasive Aliens 10. Coral reefs 11. Protected areas C 12. Extinctions 13. Genetic Diversity 14. Ecosystem Services D 15. Resilience 16. ABS 17. NBSAP implementation E 18. Traditional Knowledge 19. Knowledge 20. Resource mobilization

5 Develop global indicators for each of the Aichi Biodiversity Targets Three tiered approach for bringing in new indicators (partners) 1.Actively search for existing indicators 2.Potential within existing Partnership 3.Open call for proposals

6 Inclusion of Partners BIP to take a flexible and inclusive approach Existing indicators/indicator ready data sets Guidance document produced for new partners Few simple criteria: Essential Indicator(s) relevant to one or more of the Aichi Biodiversity Targets Temporal trend data available or a developed baseline Plans in place to continue indicator production and produce regular updates not an isolated one-off study Indicator applicable at the global or regional scale Desired Indicator can be disaggregated by country Indicator data updated annually Data freely available via website, publication, etc Peer reviewed in scientific literature Issue to be addressed review/validation process

7 Indicators brought together by BIP Strategic Goal Aichi Biodiversity Target Existing BIP Indicators A 1. Awareness 2.Incoporating values 3. Subsidies 4. Consumption 5. Habitat Loss 6. Fish Stocks B 7. Sustainable management 8. Pollution 9. Invasive Aliens 10. Coral reefs 11. Protected areas C 12. Extinctions 13. Genetic Diversity 14. Ecosystem Services D 15. Resilience 16. ABS 17. NBSAP implementation E 18. Traditional Knowledge 19. Knowledge 20. Resource mobilization

8 BIP Outputs

9 Develop and maintain online database on indicators Updated for WGRI 4 Response to SBSTTA 15 request Links to CBD Indicator database /indicators

10 Provide global indicator information Each indicator has web page Regularly updated (last update for WGRI 4)

11 Provide global indicator information Branding the Aichi Biodiversity Targets

12 Aichi Targets Passport Launch at CBD COP 11 Informative, pocket-sized Proof of concept for annual indicator reporting Hard copy Smartphone application

13 Global Biodiversity Outlook 4 4 CBD SBSTTA 16 Recommendation: BIP invited to support process by updating indicators and making information available Letter to UNEP-WCMC from Braulio Dias: Requested UNEP- WCMC as Secretariat to BIP to make Partners aware of GBO-4 timetable Advisory Group may act as validation mechanism for indicators

14 Future Partnership Meetings Partner Webinar 19 th September 2012 Discussion on the Partnership s strategy and fundraising opportunities for during the COP and its associated meetings. CBD COP 11 October 2012 A number of Partners, advisory group and user group members attending BIP side event Closely follow negotiations the adoption of SBSTTA recommendations Launch Aichi passport Technical Partnership Meeting December 2012 Discussion on how to take forward COP 11 mandates GBO-4 process Future collaborative opportunities

15 Partner roles/responsibilities Paper ref: BIPWeb2012/2

16 Guidance for new indicator Partners Paper ref: BIPWeb2012/2 Developed for new Partners Applicable for existing Partners Covers Benefits and Expectations

17 Guidance for new indicator Partners Benefits: Indicator Partners Support Strategic Plan implementation Increased international profile Collaborative opportunities Technical Partnership Meetings BIP Ability to track progress towards Aichi Targets Ability to meet SBSTTA requests/cop mandates Increased expertise for advice Peer reviewed in scientific literature Funding raising opportunities Indicator information published e.g. GBO-4

18 Guidance for new indicator Partners Expectations: Indicator Partners Work with Secretariat to raise profile via website Contribute indicator information to key outputs Submit information for GBO-4 BIP Assist in communicating indicators Communicate BIP/Partners work to global audience Follow MEAs to identify opportunities Facilitate fundraising consortium

19 The BIP and national /regional indicator capacity development - opportunities and choices

20 A Vision for the BIP and national and regional indicator capacity development?: Countries are developing and using indicators to fulfill their updated NBSAPs within the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity Countries have the capacity, confidence and support to develop indicators for their NBSAPs BIP partners are able to promote their indicators and capacity to support others.

21 Capacity building workshops

22 The Biodiversity Indicators Development Framework Purpose Production Permanence

23 Indicator Guidance and factsheets Community of practice Indicator resources

24 BIP Regional workshopsto support development of national indicators as part of NBSAP updating : Southeast Asia Vietnam, March South Asia Sri Lanka, July South America Peru, August

25 BIP participation in CBD Sec regional NBSAP capacitybuilding workshops 2012: North Africa & the Middle East Oman, August Pacific New Zealand, July Caribbean Trinidad, September Central and Eastern Europe and Central Asia Moldova, September

26 BIP Regional workshopsto support development of national indicators as part of NBSAP updating 2013 Co-ordinated with the CBD Sec. Working with actual targets & indicators, 5 th National Reports to CBD Balkans / SE Europe early and late 2013 Sub-Saharan Africa early 2013 and late 2013 South/southeast Asia mid 2013 South America mid 2013 Middle-east and North Africa?

27 Expansion in capacity-strengthening will include... further regional workshopsto support development of national indicators development of a guidance toolkit for online and remote learning further development of a a multi-lingual community of practice hub Development of Training of Trainers programme to support national indicator development

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