NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS. BIODIVERSITY

Selemonas PaltanavičiusMinistry of Environment of the Republic of Lithuania

Vilnius, 2008

BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY OF LITHUANIA

5 650Fungi

~20 000Invertebrates

100Fish

13Amphibians

7Reptilies

340Birds

70Mammals

In totalIn totalThe main systematic groupsThe main systematic groups

Plants 1 796

Lichens 400

LEGISLATION FOR PROTECTION OF BIODIVERSITY (1)

•Council Directive of 2 April 1979 on the conservation of wild birds (79/409/EEC) (the „Birds Directive“)•Council Directive of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and wild fauna and flora (92/43/EEC) (the „Habitats Directive“)

------------------------------------Law on Wild FaunaLaw on Wild FloraLaw on Protected Plant, Animal and Fungi Species and CommunitiesLaw on HuntingLaw on Protected AreasRules on Trade in Wild Animals

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LEGISLATION FOR PROTECTION OF BIODIVERSITY (2)

Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)Convention on Wetlands in International Importance Especially as

Waterfowl Habitat („Ramsar Convention“)Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural

Habitats („Bern Convention“)Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild

Animals (“Bonn Convention”)Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild

Fauna and Flora (CITES)Agreement on the Conservation of Small Cetaceans of the Baltic and

North Seas (ASCOBANS)Agreement on the Conservation of Population of European Bats

(EUROBATS)Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory

Waterbirds (AEWA)

THE MAIN PUBLISHED INFORMATION ABOUT BIODIVERSITY OF LITHUANIA

BIRDS OF LITHUANIA (Vol. 1-3)FAUNA OF LITHUANIA (BIRDS, MAMMALS, INSECTS) (Vol. 1-5)BUTTERFLIES OF LITHUANIA LEPIDOPTERA OF LITHUANIAFLORA OF LITHUANIA (Vol. 1-6)FUNGI OF LITHUANIA PERIODICAL OF SCIENCELITHUANIAN RED DATA BOOK (3 publications)Information publication “RED PAGES”

LITHUANIAN BIODIVERSITY RESEARCH

•LITHUANIAN BIODIVERSITY RESEARCH. INVERTEBRATES •LITHUANIAN BIODIVERSITY RESEARCH. PLANTS•LITHUANIAN BIODIVERSITY RESEARCH. FUNGI

THE BIODIVERSITY DATA SYSTEM IMPLEMENTATION

UNFULFILLED EXPECTATION IN 1987-1990CARD SYSTEM OF DATAMONITORINGREQUIREMENT OF REPORTS FILLINGDATABASES

THE DATA FLOWS AND FLOWS MANAGEMENT

MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT RESPONSIBLE FOR PROCESS CREATIONADMINISTRATIONSUPPLIERS AND USERSPRESENT SITUATIONFUTURE PLANS AND PERSPECTIVES