United Kingdom Fifth National Report to the
United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity:
Consultation Feedback Form
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outlining the consultation process, available on the CBD consultation page on the JNCC
website.
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i.
Overall, do you think the draft report provides an appropriate high-level account
of the implementation of the CBD in the UK?
Yes/No
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PART I of the report
ii.
Overall, do you think Part I of the report contains an appropriate account of UK
biodiversity status, trends, and threats and implications for human well-being?
Yes/No
Please give more details or explain your response
If appropriate, please provide comments on the responses to individual questions. If
sections are left blank, we will assume that you have no comments to make.
Text for Q1: Why is biodiversity important for your country?
Does the response provide an appropriate summary and accurately interpret the evidence
used? If no, please provide an explanation.
Do you think that any important sources of relevant evidence (i.e. published reports which
are official or peer-reviewed) have been left out? If yes, please give full references and web
links, and explain why the evidence is relevant.
Text for Q2: What major changes have taken place in the status and trends of
biodiversity in your country?
Does the response provide an appropriate summary and accurately interpret the evidence
used? If no, please provide an explanation.
Do you think that any important sources of relevant evidence (i.e. published reports which
are official or peer-reviewed) have been left out? If yes, please give full references and web
links, and explain why the evidence is relevant.
Text for Q3: What are the main threats to biodiversity?
Does the report accurately interpret the evidence used?
explanation.
If no, please provide an
Do you think that any important sources of relevant evidence (i.e. published reports which
are official or peer-reviewed) have been left out? If yes, please give full references and web
links, and explain why the evidence is relevant.
Text for Q4: What are the impacts of the changes in biodiversity for ecosystem
services and the socio-economic and cultural implications of these impacts?
Does the report accurately interpret the evidence used?
explanation.
If no, please provide an
Do you think that any important sources of relevant evidence (i.e. published reports which
are official or peer-reviewed) have been left out? If yes, please give full references and web
links, and explain why the evidence is relevant.
PART II of the report
iii. Overall, do you think Part II of the report provides an accurate high-level
account of biodiversity strategies and action plans, and mainstreaming in the
UK?
Yes/No
Please give more details or explain your response if you wish, here, remembering to be clear
about which parts of the report your comments apply to.
Please note that Part III (Progress towards the 2020 Aichi Biodiversity Targets and
contributions to the relevant 2015 Targets of the Millennium Development Goals) has not
been included in this consultation. The response to Question 10 (What progress has been
made by your country towards the implementation of the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity
2011-2020 and its Aichi Biodiversity Targets?) will be based on information available from
the UK biodiversity indicators (see Appendix 5 for more information), and on information
already included in Parts I and II of the report. Question 11 (What has been the contribution
of actions to implement the Convention towards the achievement of the relevant 2015
targets of the Millennium Development Goals in your country?) will be answered very briefly
by the relevant government departments; and Question 12 (What lessons have been learned
from the implementation of the Convention in your country?) will be a brief compilation of
views from the UK governments.
APPENDICES
The report has five appendices, listed. Please include any comments you wish to make on
them in the boxes below
Appendix 1: Information concerning the reporting Party and preparation of the 5th National
Report.
Appendix 2: Further sources of information.
Appendix 3: National implementation of the thematic programmes of work and plans under
the Convention on Biological Diversity or decisions of the Conference of the Parties
related to cross-cutting issues. Includes a report on implementation of the Global
Strategy for Plant Conservation in GB and Northern Ireland.
Appendix 4: Reports from the UK Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies. This
appendix covers the six OTs and CDs to which CBD has been extended (British Virgin
Islands; Cayman Islands; Gibraltar; Isle of Man; Jersey; St Helena, Ascension and Tristan
da Cunha).
Appendix 5: Information on the UK Biodiversity Indicators.
Appendix 1
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Appendix 2
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Appendix 3
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Appendix 4
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Appendix 5
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