IUCN in Europe: Programme priorities Southeast Europe Members meeting Tirana, 6 March 2013 Sebastià Semene Guitart Senior Coordinator, Europe Constantine Makris Regional Membership Support Officer
IUCN SEE Office coverage 23 active Members in 7 countries ( GA-8 / NGO-14) Albania Bulgaria Bosnia Croatia Montenegro Romania Serbia o o FYR Macedonia Kosovo* Greece Hungary Moldova Slovenia Turkey Ukraine *Under UNSCR 1244/99
Evolution of the Membership in SEE since 2004 16 14 GA Members NGO Members 12 10 8 6 4 2 0 2004 2009 2012
Members breakdown Currently, the Membership Network in the IUCN SEE (core) Region includes 23 Members in following countries and with the following composition : Albania... 2 (NGO) Bulgaria... 2 (GA & NGO) Bosnia & Herzegovina... 1 (NGO) Croatia... 6 ( GA & NGO) Montenegro... 3 (GA & NGO)* Romania... 4 (GA & NGO) Serbia... 5 (GA & NGO) MEMBERSHIP NETWORK IN NEIGHBOURING COUNTRIES GREECE... 5 (STATE & NGO) HUNGARY... 7 (GA & NGO) MOLDOVA... 1(NGO) SLOVENIA... 1 (GA) TURKEY... 6 (STATE, GA, NGO) * Currently in the process of receiving application from the Public Enterprise for National Parks of Montenegro. 309 Commission members in the region
IUCN in Europe, Central and North Asia 80 countries (and overseas territories) 403 Members (327 West Europe, 76 East Europe North & Central Asia) 25 States 42 Government Agencies 258 National NGOs 53 International NGOs 25 Affiliates 17 National Committees 6 Councillors 2 IUCN Statutory Regions Wide array of intergovernmental and regional agreements and arrangements (among them the European Union)
IUCN in Europe, Central and North Asia Secretariat (58+ people) Belgrade (6 people) Brussels (10 people) Malaga (15 people) Tbilisi (3 people) Bonn (16 people) Cambridge (22 people) Gland (HQ) 6 Commissions Regional Vice-Chairs Members
IUCN s operations in Europe, Central and North Asia Outposted Offices Brussels Cambridge Policy & Fundraising Species (RedList) Programme/project Offices Belgrade Malaga Bonn Environmental Law Senior Coordinator, Europe Tbilisi Members, National Committees, Commission members, Partners, etc. Global Programmes and units (mainly at HQ)
The IUCN Programme 2013-2016
Programme Priorities for 2013-2016 Business line Continuing priorities New priorities Providing knowledge products Delivering results on the ground (Only major programmes mentioned here) Strengthening policy and governance The IUCN Red List of Species World Database on Protected Areas The IUCN Red List of Ecosystems REDD+ and Landscape restoration Mangroves For the Future Biodiversity and Protected Areas Management (BIOPAMA) and Green List of Protected Areas Saving Our Species (SOS) Ecosystem-based Adaptation Strategic Plan for Biodiversity and CBD support Gender policy and capacity-building World Heritage advice and support UNFCCC support Global Environment Facility (GEF) project agency Natural Resource Governance Human Dependency on Nature Key Biodiversity Areas Land, water and food security Global Coast Coastal rehabilitation Area-based business engagement Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services, IPBES Nature-based solutions in policies on climate change, food security and development IUCN business development for environmental governance Engaging and leveraging the Union Membership services Governance support Implementation of the One Programme Charter Capacity-building of Members, primarily through joint Programme implementation Union Development Planning
How does this apply to the region (and sub-region)?... Draft European Programme (European Regional Forum, Bonn Sept. 2011) Broad framework, in line with the IUCN Programme 2013-2016 European National Committees meeting (Copenhagen, January 2013) Implementation Plan of the IUCN Programme 2013-2016 in Europe Mapping of European Members, Commission members and Secretariat Working Group on the Role and Development of European NCs Southeast Europe Members meeting (Tirana, March 2013) Strategy for IUCN in Southeast Europe Test of the mapping of European Members (and Commission members)
Implementation Plan of the IUCN Programme 2013-2016 in Europe Based on the Draft European Programme (European Regional Forum, Bonn 2011) Goes a step further compared to the draft Programme (will specify concrete outcomes and targets to be pursued by each IUCN component: Members/NCs, Commissions, Secretariat) Links to the tasks of the WG on the role of European NCs Links to the mapping of Members/Commissions Links to the outcomes of this meeting (re. Southeast Europe) Draft will be circulated to all European Members by the summer 2013.
Mapping of European Members Europe is a pilot Mapping to be extended to all other regions after test phase IMPORTANT! Get in touch with Sebastià or Kostas to be mapped during the course of this meeting!... Information provided will be updated in the IUCN databases Feedback provided will allow to develop the mapping further (and better)
Working Group on the Role and Development of European National Committees More on this during the next presentation
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