UK Clearing House Mechanism for Biodiversity

Biodiversity Convention		UK Implementation
The United Kingdom (UK) is a party to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD): more... Convention details Meetings Financial mechanisms (GEF) The CBD is administered by the Convention Secretariat, who provide a range of information about the convention and maintain the CBD Clearing House The UK is a member of the European Union (EU). The EU is a CBD signatory and had its own implementation: EU Biodiversity Strategy		Implementation progress is described in both national and thematic reports and is supported by the UK BAP process: more... National reports Thematic reports UK Biodiversity Action Plans UK Country Profile UK Biodiversity-Related Legislation UK Biodiversity Indicators
UK Support for Other Parties		Convention Themes
The UK provides support for other parties through financial assistance and the provision of access to technical and scientific information and expertise: more... Financial [UK funding, EU funding, more...] Darwin Initiative Scientific and Technical Co-operation UK Expertise [Scientific organisations, UK Universities, more...]		The work of the CBD is implemented through thematic work programmes on different ecosystems and the consideration of key cross-cutting issues. The UK undertakes works and provides support to other parties relevant to both: Convention Ecosystem Themes [Forests, Agriculture, more...] Convention Cross-cutting Issues [Alien species, Ecosystem Approach, more...]
Other Biodiversity Conventions		Other Information Sources
The UK is a party/signatory to a range of other biodiversity-related conventions: Bern Convention Bonn Convention [Albatross+Petrels, Aquatic Warbler MOU, ACCOBAMS, AEWA, ASCOBANS, EUROBATS, African Turtles, Indian Turtles] CITES Climate Change Convention OSPAR Ramsar Convention World Heritage Convention The UK is also influenced by a range of European Directives. EC Birds Directive EC Habitats Directive Water Framework Directive		There are a number of other sites providing facilities for the UK CHM: more... Clearing House to support UK work (UKBAP) Clearing House for biodiversity data (Search NBN) Convention Secretariat Clearing House Search other CHM's (BioSeek)