14th Meeting of the Carpathian Convention Implementation Committee
14 - 16 June 2023, Poland
The Secretariat is pleased to inform you that upon a kind invitation of the Polish Presidency of the Carpathian Convention, the 14th meeting of the Carpathian Convention Implementation Committee (CCIC) took place on 14 – 16 June 2023 in Mszana Dolna, Poland.
The Carpathian Convention Implementation Committee acts as a monitoring body, as well as the one in charge of preparing political decisions for the Conference of the Parties. Therefore, in light of the upcoming the 7th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Carpathian Convention (CC COP7), scheduled on 11-13 October 2023 in Belgrade, Serbia, the 14th meeting of the CCIC was of a crucial importance. Planned discussions mainly focused on:
- Reporting on the implementation of the Programme of Work 2021-2023 and inputs from the stakeholders
- Reading of a draft COP7 Decisions and related documents
- Discussing CC COP7 arrangements
Draft COP7 decisions were shared for the first round of consultation in advance of the meeting.
In addition, we held a special session From the Carpathians to the Andes – exchange on regional approaches to sustainable mountain development, as an integral element of the CCIC meeting on 14 June in the late afternoon and was attended by the delegation from the Andean Mountains. This session was kindly requested as a part of a broader programme on interregional mountain governance exchange, where the Carpathians and the Carpathian Convention are presented as one of the model region.
We thank Poland and particularly the Ministry of Climate and Environment for the fantastic organization of the meeting!
MEETING DOCUMENTS
- Ministerial Declaration of the Carpathian Convention on Carpathian Commitments for the implementation of the new post 2020 global biodiversity framework
- Ministerial Declaration of the Carpathian Convention on the impact of war in Ukraine on the environment and the need for cooperation and assistance
- Meeting report – Meeting on the GBF implementation in the Carpathian region 30 March 2023
- Road Map towards the accession of the European Union to the Carpathian Convention
- Joint Declaration on Achieving functional biodiversity in the Danube-Carpathian Region by mainstreaming ecological connectivity
- Analysis of selected economic, social and spatial conditions of the development of the Carpathian Macro-region – executive summary
- Executive summary of actions/projects of the Carpathian Strategy based on the results of the Carpathians 2020 Diagnosis, EU Strategy for the Alpine Region and analysis of stakeholder needs
- UNGA Resolution on International Year of Sustainable Mountain Development 2022, December 2022 (A/RES/76/129)
- UNGA Resolution on “Sustainable Mountain Development” , December 2022 (A/RES/ 77/172)
- Joint Carpathian Convention Statement welcoming the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration 2021-2030
- Carpathian Convention’s role and contribution to the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework – assumptions by the Secretariat
- Insights from Mountain Biodiversity Day held on 13 January 2021
- Policy briefs (Elevating Mountains and Elevating Mountains 2.0)
- Indicators for Elevating Mountains in Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework
- Data Reporting Tool for MEAs
- Briefing note – Mountains in the post-2020 global biodiversity framework
- Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) between the CBD, Alpine Convention and the Carpathian Convention in the context of the implementation of the Global Biodiversity Framework
- S4C recommendations to the Carpathian Convention, based on the 6th Forum Carpaticum
- S4C Research Agenda 2022-2030
- Final Meeting Agenda – 12th Meeting of the Carpathian Convention Working Group on Biodiversity
- Final Meeting Report – 12th Meeting of the Working Group on Biodiversity
- Final Meeting Agenda – 13th Meeting of the Carpathian Convention Working Group on Biodiversity
- Final Meeting Report – 13th Meeting of the Working Group on Biodiversity
- Draft Meeting Agenda – 14th Meeting of the Working Group on Biodiversity
- Carpathian Convention Working Group on Biodiversity – Work Plan 2021 – 2023
- Report on population status of large carnivores and monitoring methods in the Carpathians
- International Action Plan on Conservation of Large Carnivores and Ensuring Ecological Connectivity
- Terms of Reference for the Carpathian Convention Working Group on Biodiversity
- Guidelines for the Identification, Conservation, Restoration, and Management of Ecological Corridors in the Carpathian Ecoregion (ConnectGREEN)
- Methodology for identification of ecological corridors in the Carpathian countries using large carnivores as umbrella species (ConnectGREEN)
- Guidelines on how to Use Spatial Planning Tool in Integrative Management of Ecological Corridors (ConnectGREEN)
- International Conference “Protected Areas – Cornerstones of Ecological Connectivity in the Carpathians and Beyond – Conference Declaration
- Carpathian strategy for enhancing biodiversity and landscape conservation outside and inside protected areas: Full document | Factsheet
- Strategy for local sustainable tourism development based on natural and cultural heritage of the Carpathians: Full document | Factsheet
- Review of the CNPA Medium Term Strategy implementation
- CNPA Steering Committee meeting, 18 November 2021, Krakow, Poland – Meeting report + recommendations
- Centralparks Final Conference Round table
- CNPA questionnaire 2022
- CNPA questionnaire 2022 – Results
- CNPA Steering Committee meeting, 30 June 2022, online – Meeting report
- Ecological powerline corridor management – Report
- Final Meeting Agenda – 5th Meeting of the Carpathian Convention Working Group on SARD
- Final Meeting Report – 5th Meeting of the Working Group on SARD
- Final Agenda -6th Meeting of CC WG SARD_2023
- Topics for WG SARD activities proposed by the WG SARD Chair
- Updated Terms of Reference for WG SARD
- Final Meeting Agenda – 8th Meeting of the Working Group Forest
- Meeting Report – 8th Meeting of the Working Group Forest
- Final Meeting Agenda – 9th Meeting of the Working Group Forest
- WG Forest Work Plan for 2023 – 2026
- Updated Terms of Reference for the WG Forest
- Final Meeting Agenda – 10th Meeting of the Carpathian Convention Working Group on Sustainable Tourism
- Final meeting report – 10th Meeting of the Carpathian Convention Working Group on Sustainable Tourism
- Work Plan for CSTP for the period 2021 – 2023
- Revised Terms of Reference for the WG Tourism
- Final Meeting Agenda – 8th Meeting of the Carpathian Convention Working Group on Climate Change – final agenda
- Final meeting report – 8th Meeting of the Carpathian Convention Working Group on Climate Change
- Long-term Vision 2030 towards combating climate change in the Carpathians
- Assessment of climate change risks and impacts on the Carpathian forests and their ecosystem services – Background document
- WG Climate Change Work Plan 2021 – 2023 – revised version
- The report and recommendations for the establishment of the Carpathian ESD Expert Network
- First Carpathian ESD Seminar, April 2019, Budapest – Recommendations
- 6th Forum Carpaticum – ESD-related the recommendations
- 2nd Carpathian ESD Seminar Report
- Carpathian ESD at 9th Environment for Europe Conference – Report
- S4C Recommendations for the Carpathian Convention-6th Forum Carpaticum
MEETING PRESENTATIONS
6.1 Report by the Carpathian Wetland Initiative Coordinator, Mr. Ján Kadlečík
6.2 Report by the WG Forest – Ministry of Environment of the Slovak Republic
8. General presentation (remaining topics) on the progress of work since COP6 – Secretariat
10. Updates on preparations for the CC COP7, Logistics notes
11. Andean Mountain Initiative, interregional exchange session
11.1 Andean Mountain Initiative, interregional exchange session, Presentación Larga final
