Documents

The Thematic Report on Forest Ecosystems in Belgium has been elaborated as a response to Decision IV/7 of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity. Its purpose is to assist the Conference of the Parties to assess the implementation of the CBD programme of work on

As a response to Notification 2001-05-17/02 from the Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, the Belgian National Focal Point has elaborated this report on indicators for biological diversity in Belgium.

The objective of the report is to compile a set of indicators that are

Parties are invited to submit thematic reports on the issues to be considered in depth at meetings of the Conference of the Parties of the Convention on Biological Diversity. Each thematic report is on a different topic and is a one-time-only report.

The objective of national reporting, as specified in Article 26 of the Convention on Biological Diversity, is to provide information on measures taken for the implementation of the Convention and the effectiveness of these measures. 

The reporting process is therefore not intended to give