The Implementation Progress of the Biodiversity Protocol to the Carpathian Convention. Achievements and Challenges in Ukraine
2021 (English)In: Accelerating the progress towards the 2030 SDGs in times of crisis / [ed] Catrin Johansson, Volker Mauerhofer, Östersund: Mid Sweden University , 2021, p. 1687-1688Conference paper, Oral presentation with published abstract (Refereed)
Sustainable development
Hållbar utveckling
Abstract [en]
The Carpathian Mountains are Europe's largest mountain system crossing the frontiers of seven countries, namely the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia and Ukraine. Owing to its high geological diversity and historical climatic fluctuations, the Carpathian region has evolved to one of the most important biodiversity hotspots in Europe. The rapid political, economic and social developments in the region and the associated intensification of human activity over the last decades have been exerting massive pressure on already fragile mountain ecosystems (e.g. due to climate change). To counteract this pressure, and to ensure sustainable use and development in the Carpathians, the biodiversity conservation issues of the region have been addressed by an international agreement and its respective protocol. In this context, a Protocol on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Biological and Landscape Diversity was adopted within the Framework Convention on the Protection and Sustainable Development of the Carpathians. In this document Parties to the Convention affirmed to "undertake appropriate legal and administrative measures for ensuring implementation of the provisions of this Protocol, and monitor the effectiveness of these measures". Since then, theProtocol has been signed and ratified by all Member States. The ratification by Ukraine was accomplished in September 2009 and came into force in April 2010. In this context, this study aims to shed light on the extent to which the Biodiversity Protocol has been implemented by Ukraine. It seeks to identify legislation related to the Biodiversity Protocol, specific actions taken towards its implementation, as well as the players involved at both, the local and the national levels. Additionally, the research will help to uncover implementation gaps and thus the resulting need for action, providing a basis for a minimum implementation of the Protocol. Furthermore,the study analyses the challenges and the determinants affecting the implementation of the Protocol. For this purpose, data will be collected through semi‐structured interviews/questionnaires with experts/relevant players. Finally, the study will result in the formulation of possible recommendations for an optimum implementation of the Biodiversity Protocol, based on the comparative analysis with other Parties to the Convention, as well as provide guidance for further research in this field. The results of the study will contribute to a better understanding of the functioning and implementation mechanisms of the Carpathian Convention and its Biodiversity Protocol at the national level. The knowledge gained will further support and improve the implementation of the Protocol not only in Ukraine, but also in other Member States. The proposed abstract relates to SDG 15 / Targets 15.1 and15.4 in particular. Furthermore it adds to the implementation of SDG 16
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Östersund: Mid Sweden University , 2021. p. 1687-1688
National Category
Environmental Sciences
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:miun:diva-43788ISBN: 978-91-89341-17-3 (electronic)OAI: oai:DiVA.org:miun-43788DiVA, id: diva2:1612826
Conference
ISDRS 2021: The 27th International Sustainable Development Research Society conference, Östersund, Sweden, July 13–15 2021
2021-11-192021-11-192021-11-19Bibliographically approved