EEA-RSC meeting to discuss relationship between

regional and European assessments

Art 20 of the MSFD – some highlights

• The Commission shall publish a first evaluation report on the implementation of this Directive within two years of receiving all programmes of measures and, in any case, by 2019 at the latest. The Commission shall publish further reports every six years thereafter. It shall submit the reports to the European Parliament and to the Council.• (b) a review of the status of the marine environment in

the Community, undertaken in coordination with the European Environment Agency and the relevant regional marine and fisheries organisations and conventions;• There are 6 other reports required by art 20.

The MSFD House Model

Objective of meeting

• To have a first discussion of what a European State of the marine environment may look like in 2019.• To reflect on the MSFD House model

• Comparison of regional and EEA assessment objectives• Comparison of regional and EEA assessment frameworks• Comparison of regional and EEA assessment outlines• Comparison of production timelines

• The use of regional and EEA indicators to the 2019 assessment• Future collaboration/coordination – how and on what do

we continue to work together?

What EEA has been doing so far

• Developed State of Europe’s Seas assessment• Consulted in the end of 2014• Almost ready for publication• Aim is to present it in Brussels in June during Green Week

• Developing a concept for WISE-Marine• A website hosting state of the environment information

relevant for the MSFD• Mapping information sources and needs for WISE-Marine

(this is ongoing)

• Next step• Develop a roadmap for the state of the environment

assessment needed for art 20.3b

Developing WISE-Marine

Principles of SEISPartnership with Regional Sea Conventions

Sharing data and

information

WISE-Marine landing page

WISE-Marine landing page (ENV) http://marine.europa.eu/

State of the marine

environment (EEA)

Policy (ENV)

Data (EEA)

Marine Competence Center (JRC)

Zoom in on State of the Marine Environment

WISE-Marine landing page (ENV) http://marine.europa.eu/

State of the marine environment (EEA)

Drivers

Pressures

State of marine

ecosystem

Impacts on ecosystem services

and natural capital

Response

Policy - Ecosystem

Based Mgt (ENV)

Data (EEA)

WISE-Marine landing page (ENV) http://marine.europa.eu/

Data (EEA)

Data products (information shown)

Indicators From EEA and

RSC

Reference layers and

MSFD maps

Data services (e.g.

EMODNET)

Assessment tools

MS reported data (inputs to WISE-M)

MSFD Art 8, 9 and 10

MSFD Art 13

MSFD Art 11

RSC indicators and MSFD Art

19.3

WISE SOE (TCM)

Description

Photo Map (images of maps)

Status and trends (maps, figures, tables, text) (links to data section of portal)

Impact chain

EU Policy relevance

Further reading

Example of information unit: e.g. seabed habitats (or pressure: physical abrasion or driver: military)

Key messages