BIOINDICATORS

Developed for the Sixth National Report to the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity

In the framework of the UNEP/GEF project “Support to Eligible Parties to Produce the Sixth National Report to the CBD“, Ministry of Environmental Protection of the Republic of Serbia as the administrative authority for the implementation of the UN Convention on Biological Diversity and Serbian Environmental Protection Agency as the executive agency of this project in Serbia have prepared the 6th National report on the implementation of UNCBD which shows the assessment of progress in the implementation of the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020 and its Aichi Biodiversity Targets using more than 50 indicators that were adjusted or developed for this purpose and presented here.

Biodiversity Indicators

More than 50 indicators were improved or developed to review progress in implementation of the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020 and towards the Aichi Biodiversity Targets

1. Protection of Biodiversity

1.1 Stopping the trend of vulnerability and loss of biodiversity + -

1.1.1 Main pollutants concentration and deposition trend
1.1.2 Biomonitoring of air pollution
1.1.3 Air quality in the selected protected areas
1.1.4 Aquatic macrophytes water pollution biomonitoring
1.1.5 Red algae population trend

Case study: Invasive cyanobacteria Raphidiopsis raciborskii (Woloszynska) Aguilera, Berrendero Gómez, Kastovsky, Echenique & Salerno in waters of Serbia

Case study: Spatial distribution of soil organic carbon stocks in Serbia

1.1.6 Invasive insect species trend
Subindicator: Invasive species Cydalima perspectalis trend
Subindicator: Invasive species Halyomorpha halys trend
1.1.7 Monitoring and gradation of gypsy moth (Limantria dispar) in the forests of Serbia
1.1.8 Trend of concentration of allergenic pollen of ambrosia (Ambrosia artemisiifolia) in Serbia
1.1.9 The trend of the areas where the ambrosia has been treated
1.1.10 Trend of mosquito populations infected with Western Nile Virus in Serbia
1.1.11 Trend of the mosquito population infected with Western Nile Virus in Belgrade
1.1.12 Trend of population of infected ticks causing Lyme disease
1.1.13 Trend of Morbus Lyme patients in Serbia
1.1.14 Diversity of species – butterfly population trend
1.1.15 Species diversity – birds population trend
Case study: The eastern imperial eagle (Aquila heliaca) – critically endangered species
1.1.16 Trend of Griffon vulture population restored
1.1.17 Trend in the number of carnivorous mammal population
Case study: Steppe Falcon (Falco cherrug)
1.1.18 Changes of floristically composition of hilly grassland communities on Stara Planina Mt
Case study: Protected plant species Salsola soda L. disappearance in Nature Park Rusanda and most likely – new status of extinct species for territory of Serbia
1.1.19 Progress in Contaminated sites management
Case study: Specific activity of 137Cs in soil in southern Serbia

1.2 Preservation of biological diversity at the genetic, species and ecosystem level + -

1.3 Monitoring the impact of climate change on biodiversity and the impact of biodiversity on mitigating the effects of climate change + -

1.4 Establishment of an integral national information system for biodiversity with a database - INISB + -

1.5 Combating illegal killing, trapping and trade of wild species + -

2. Improvement of the system of protected areas and ecological networks

2.1 Increasing the protected areas surface and management effectiveness + -

2.2 Establishment and development of the Ecological network of the Republic of Serbia + -

2.3 Protection and evaluation of landscape types + -

3. Sustainable use of natural resources
4. Improving public policy and public participation in decision-making

4.1 Inclusion of nature protection in other sectoral policies through amendments and implementation of sectoral regulations through existing legal remedies + -

4.2 Increasing the level of knowledge and awareness of the importance of biodiversity and promoting public participation in biodiversity protection + -