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Berne Convention 43rd Standing Committee meeting – adopted texts relevant to large carnivores

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date:  19/12/2023

The meeting held from 27th November to 1st December 2023 in Strasbourg agreed a list of decisions and adopted texts. Section 5.4. focused on the Conservation of Large Carnivores. Following a report on the Carpathian lynx conservation efforts, parties were recommended to “strengthen their monitoring and management efforts to restore the different subpopulations of the Eurasian lynx, especially in those areas in which its extinction risk is becoming more serious.” The Convention was informed about the establishment of the Dinaric Balkan Pindos Regional Platform on Large Carnivores, recognised as an important tool for fulfilling the provisions of the Berne Convention. In addition, the Standing Committee of the Berne Convention adopted a Strategic Plan to 2030, which recognized the importance of habitat connectivity and improved conservation status of threatened species as one of the main goals to be achieved.