Activity 5: Monitor the effects on biological diversity
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Below are the global and regional obligations in this activity:
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Directly relevant obligations and commitments
- Promote systematic observation and development of data archives related to the climate system: UNFCCC Article 4.1(g) SEE COMMENTARY 1
- Promote monitoring and research on the impacts of climate change on forest biological diversity and investigate the interface between forest components and the atmosphere: CBD Decision VI/22, 10 and CBD Decision VI/22, Annex (expanded work programme of work on forest biological diversity) SEE COMMENTARY 2
- Include climate change impacts within any World Heritage periodic reporting and reactive monitoring processes for existing and future World Heritage properties in order to enable regional/thematic assessment: World Heritage Decision 30 COM 7.1, 8 and WHC-06/30.COM/7.1 (Strategy to assist States Parties to implement appropriate management responses) SEE COMMENTARY 3
- Encourage World Heritage site managers to monitor relevant climate parameters and to report on adaptation strategies: World Heritage Decision 30 COM 7.1, 8 and WHC-06/30.COM/7.1 (Strategy to assist States Parties to implement appropriate management responses) SEE COMMENTARY 4
- Develop early warning systems to prevent and reduce risks from disasters at World Heritage properties, where appropriate: World Heritage Decision 30 COM 7.2, 3 and WHC-06/30. COM/7.2 (Strategy for Reducing Risks from Disasters at World Heritage properties) SEE COMMENTARY 5
- By 2008, operationalise a coherent European programme on biodiversity monitoring and reporting, including by 2006 an agreed core set of biodiversity indicators: Kiev Resolution no. 8
- Ensure appropriate arrangements for monitoring the implementation of the Strategy: PEBLDS (no. 1.3)
Indirectly relevant obligations and commitments
- Arrange to be informed if the ecological character of any wetland in the Ramsar List has changed, is changing, or is likely to change as a result of human interference: Ramsar Convention Article 3.2
- Submit to the World Heritage Committee through the Secretariat, specific reports and impact studies each time exceptional circumstances occur which may have an effect on the state of conservation of World Heritage properties: WHC Operational Guidelines IV.A, 169 SEE COMMENTARY 6
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