Biodiversity Work Programme

The Work-Programme on the Conservation and Enhancement of Biological and Landscape Bioversity in Forest Ecosystems 1997-2000

Report on the Implementation

The "Work-Programme on the Conservation and Enhancement of Biological and Landscape Bioversity in Forest Ecosystems 1997-2000" ("Biodiversity Work-Programme") was a joint initiative of the MCPFE and the pan-European Ministerial Process "Environment for Europe." It defines important objectives and actions in the field of biological diversity as an essential element of sustainable forest management. The Biodiversity Work-Programme was adopted at Expert-Level by the Third Meeting of the Executive Bureau of the Pan-European Biological and Landscape Diversity Strategy (20-21 November 1997, Geneva, Switzerland) and by the Fifth Expert Level Follow-up Meeting of the Helsinki Conference on the Protection of Forests in Europe (8-9 December 1997, Geneva, Switzerland).

Countries & Organization Report

Between February 1999 and December 2000 the MCPFE convened four sessions of an ad hoc working group on "Biodiversity, Protected Areas and Related Issues" in order to facilitate the implementation of the Biodiversity Work-Programme. The minutes of all sessions of the ad hoc working group can be found at Minutes of Meetings. Relevant documents on the implementation can be downloaded below.

Information of the MCPFE countries and organisations on projects implementing Actions 1.2, 3.1 and 4.1 of the "Biodiversity Work-Programme"

Albania	Austria	Belgium WR	Czech Republic	Germany
Hungary	Ireland	Norway	Poland	Portugal
Russian Federation	Slovenia	Sweden	Turkey	United Kingdom
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