Harmonization of National Reporting

In October 2000, UNEP convened its first harmonization workshop entitled 'Towards the Harmonization of National Reporting' which involved eight convention secretariats and eight countries in discussing options for harmonization, and resulted in the establishment of pilot projects in four countries (Ghana, Indonesia, Panama and the Seychelles). The completion of the four pilot projects called for the organisation of a second workshop, to discuss the results and plan a way forward based on this and other experience. The 2004 harmonization workshop in Haasrode was convened by UNEP-WCMC in cooperation with the governments of Belgium and the UK.

The objectives of this workshop were:

To review conclusions and recommendations from the four pilot projects
To review the conclusions and recommendations of other recent harmonization and streamlining initiatives and the implications of other recent developments in reporting processes
To use these inputs as a means for further identifying and clarifying mechanisms to support harmonization at the national level
To develop plans and set priorities for future work in this area

Workshop Papers


Workshop Report

Introduction to the Workshop

Agenda

List of Documents

List of Participants

Information for Participants

Report of October 2000 Workshop

Pilot Project Ghana: Final Report

Pilot Project Indonesia: Final Report

Pilot Project Panama: Final Report

Pilot Project Seychelles: Final Report

Summary Report of Pilot Projects

Discussion paper 1: Where next on modular reporting?

Discussion paper 2: Where next on consolidated reporting?

Discussion paper 3: Where next on links to SoE processes?

Discussion paper 4: Where next on regional support?

Discussion paper 5: Biodiversity Reporting Manual

Discussion paper 6: Developing the ‘Big Picture’

Background Paper: Observations of the CITES Secretariat

Background Paper: Ramsar Convention Views

Background Paper: Indian Ocean - South-East Asian Marine Turtle MoU		n/a

Background paper: CPF Task Force on Forest-related Reporting

Background paper: Synergies and Cooperation