WELCOME to the web pages of the ETC on Biological Diversity

The ETC/BD is an international consortium working with the European Environment Agency under a framework partnership agreement. The main tasks of the topic centre are:

• Assist the European Environment Agency in its task of reporting on Europe's environment by addressing state and trends of biodiversity in Europe
• Provide the relevant information to support the implementation of environmental and sustainable development policies in Europe
• Build capacity for reporting on biodiversity in Europe, mainly through the European Information and Observation Network (Eionet)

The current consortium of the ETC/BD started its operation on the 1st of January 2009. Further details on the current consortium are available in the web page named 'Structure' above.

News: Article 17 composite report adopted

On July 13th, the European Commission adopted the Composite report on Article 17. You can find the composite report here

Article 17 of the Habitats Directive requires that every 6 years Member States prepare reports to be sent to the European Commission on the implementation of the Directive. The Article 17 report for the period 2001-2006 for the first time includes assessments on the conservation status of the habitat types and species of Community interest.

You can find more information on the Article 17 reporting exercise and the results through our Article 17 website. Summary sheets, presenting an overview of the conservation status across the EU25 and Member States, were produced for all of the habitat types and species. They can be downloaded here.