CBD in Belgium
Implementing the CBD in Belgium
- Belgium’s first National Biodiversity Strategy (2006-2016) is currently in the process of finalisation. This major policy document introducing strategic objectives for the implementation of the Convention in Belgium has been developed in joint coordination with the Federal Environment Directorate General. The complete text will be soon available online (*) in Dutch, French, German and English.
- Belgium’s National and Thematic Reports to the Convention on Biological Diversity review and assess the national implementation of the Convention. They are produced on a periodical basis, in English. All are available on line (*).
First National Report (1998)
Second National Report (2001)
Third National Report (2005)
Report on indicators for biological diversity in Belgium (2001)
Thematic Report on Forest Ecosystems (2002)
Thematic Report on Protected Areas (2003)
Thematic Report on the Global Taxonomy Initiative (2004)
- The symposium proceedings Belgium and the Convention on Biological Diversity, A state of the Art (2000) gathers texts of presentations made during the first conference organised, in 1999, to inform the Belgian public on the stakes and obligations of the CBD.
- The proceedings Ten years after Rio. What future for biodiversity in Belgium? (2003) reviews what had been achieved between 1992 and 2002 in terms of policy and actions on the field. Abstracts of contributions and posters are available on line(*).
- Belgium’s national website on the Convention on Biological Diversity is established as part of an international process called the ‘Clearing-House Mechanism’ (CHM). This process has been set up by the CBD to exchange information and develop cooperation between countries that are signatory Parties to the Convention. The Belgian website provides a variety of on-line data on Belgium’s biodiversity and on its policy commitments to biodiversity conservation, as well as direct access to various other websites on biodiversity.
(*) On Belgium's official CHM website (opens in a new window).
