Reporting Biodiversity Action Reporting System (BARS)
BARS is an information system that supports the planning, monitoring and reporting requirements of national, local and company Biodiversity Action Plans. Visit the new BARS website for more information.
BARS functionality and improvements will be developed to produce a more visual, user friendly and future proof version of BARS. The target date for the development is April 2011. For updates on BARS developments a BARS eNews bulletin is available and a presentation outlining the capabilities of the new system is also available.
The UK BAP Species and Habitats Review and species signposting exercise is available on the UK BAP website. The Priority Species and Habitats Review Working Group and the Priorities Review Group recommend that UK List of Priority Species and Habitats is formally adopted, and authorised for publication as such on the UK BAP website. Information as to the geographical distribution of species and the signposting of priority action categories is offered as a draft for further consideration, and it is recommended that these are developed further via a consultative process which could also be undertaken via the website.
WBP have produced instructions for the use of BARS with 'standalone'actions, namely, those actions held by an organisation primarily for that organisation's own use. To view the document, click on this link.
National Assembly Sustainability Committee-Inquiry into Biodiversity in Wales 2010
The Assembly’s Sustainability Committee conducted an inquiry into biodiversity in Wales.
The terms of reference for the inquiry were:
Wales has missed both its own and the EU’s biodiversity targets for 2010.
The inquiry aimed to stimulate a public debate about the targets by addressing the issues raised by the answers to the question:
Why did Wales fail to achieve the 2010 targets for halting biodiversity loss and what changes of approach are needed to ensure greater progress in the future?
For links to the enquiry findings including the final report click here
Reporting Round 2008
The UK BAP reporting rounds are held every three years to check on how we are doing. The fourth reporting round ran from 1 September to 30 November 2008. What is of additional importance this year, is that data from our reporting round will be used by the UK Indicators Group to present to the international community the UK's progress towards the 2010 targets.
2008 UK Reporting Round Results
Background to the 2008 UK Reporting Round
WBP workshop excercise-2010 Biodiversity targets review, WBP SG 10 February 2010
The workshop was based on the Welsh subset of the 2008 UK Reporting round for priority habitats and species and addressed the following:
What has prevented us from achieving them? What do we need to do differently to succeed?
Click on the link to view the findings
UK Biodiversity Indicators
A suite of biodiversity indicators for the UK was first published in June 2007. The indicators show changes in aspects of biodiversity such as the population size of important species or the area of land managed for wildlife. They provide part of the evidence to assess whether the targets set out above have been achieved. For more information on the indicators and the latest trends visit: http://www.jncc.gov.uk/page-4229/2010-BIYP2007.pdf
Note: as in the last Reporting Round (2005), WBP will produce a Wales-specific report to compliment the data and draw out issues/opportunities affecting Wales
Lead partner and LBAP Reporting guidance is available from: http://www.ukbap.org.uk/library/BRIG/2008GuidanceNoteFinal23April08.pdf
WBP have produced a Reporting Round presentation, designed to inform individuals and partnerships on the importance of reporting. Click on this link to view the presentation and you can adapt the presentation to suit your needs.
Reporting Round 2005
WBP commissioned a report titled 'Progress towards the 2010 Target in Wales'. The report produced by CCW on behalf of WBP details results for the Wales subset of data from the 2005 UK BAP reporting round and indicates progress towards the 2010 biodiversity target. For details of the report, please click on the 2005 UK BAP Reporting round in Wales link.