REGIONAL WORKSHOP FOR MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA ON THE PREPARATION OF THE FIFTH NATIONAL REPORT

Doha, 14-17 December 2013

Methods for Collecting Data and key stakeholders

�Sending formal letters, E- mails to all relevantministries (agriculture, water resources, oil, industryand minerals, Planning, science and technology, andscientificresearchandhighereducation.scientificresearchandhighereducation.

�Field visits to the universities in all IraqiGovernorates to gather information by employees ofthe Ministry of Environment with cooperation of theenvironmental directorates.

PeriodTarget institutionGovernorateNames and Work placeGroup No.

28 – 30/10/2013

- Babylon University: college of scienceCollege of agriculture - Al-Qasim Green University - Environmental Research Center- protection and improvement Directorate of the environment in the Middle Euphrates

Babylon

Ammar AbdulnabiMagid/ Ministry Advisor Office

1

- Erbil University:College of scienceCollege of agricultureNatural history museum - Al -Sulaimaniya

- Ammar AbdulnabiMagid/ Ministry Advisor Office- Ibrahim Khalid Nasir/ Ministry Advisor Office

7 – 19/11/2013

- Al -SulaimaniyaUniversityCollege of scienceCollege of agriculture- Dohouk UniversityCollege of scienceCollege of agriculture- Environmental directorate in Dohouk

ErbilSulaimaniya

Dohouk

Ministry Advisor Office

2

14/11 – 1/12/2013

- Al-Anbar center for desert studiesSalah Al- Deen, and Kirkuk Universities- Mousel University/ college of scienc and Natural history museum

Al-AnbarSalah Al- Deen

KirkukNinevah

- Ali Ne’ama Salman/ Center for the sustainable management of natural systems-Osama abdulrazaq/ Center for the sustainable management of natural systems

3

PeriodTarget institutionGovernorateNames and Work placeGroup No.

14 – 19/11/2013

Thi Qar University

Thi Qar

- Ali Sami Khashan/ Center for the sustainable management of natural systems- Mustafa Salim Rashed/ Center for the sustainable management of natural systems

4

17 – 28/11/2013

Kufa University Kerbala University

KerbalaAl - Najaf

- Adil Omran Salman/ Center for the sustainable management of natural systems- Mohamed Fadhil/ Center for the sustainable

5Al- NajafCenter for the sustainable

management of natural systems

28/11 – 8/12/2013

Basrah and MaysanUniversities

BasrahMaysan

- Mustafa Salim Rashed/ Center for the sustainable management of natural systems- Dhirgham Mohamed Mahdi/ Center for the sustainable management of natural systems

6

29/11 – 9/12/2013

Wasit, Dewanyah, and Al-Muthanna Universities Wasit

DewanyahAl-Muthanna

- Ammar AbdulnabiMagid/ Ministry Advisor Office- Ali Abdulsalam/ Ministry Advisor Office

7

List of Contents� INTRODUCTION

� 1 ا� ��ص ا�����ذي

� 2 Executive Summary

� PART I - AN UPDATE ON BIODIVERSITY STATUS, TRENDS, AND THREATS AND IMPLICATIONS FOR HUMAN WELL-BEING

� 3 Importance of Biodiversity in Iraq

� 3.1 Importance at the national level

� 3.1.1 Main ecosystems of Iraq

� 3.1.2 Agrobiodiversity

� 3.2 Importance at the Middle East regional level� 3.2 Importance at the Middle East regional level

� 3.3 Importance at the global level

� 3.4 Biodiversity status

� 3.4.1 Ecoregions

� 3.4.2 New information

� 3.4.3 Indicators and trends about biodiversity in Iraq

� 3.5 Major Changes Have Taken Place in the Status and Trends of Biodiversity in Iraq

� 3.5.1 Desertification

� 3.5.2 Indicators of Changes in Land cover and land use

� 3.5.3 Indicators of Deforestation and Grazing

� 3.6 The Main Threats to Biodiversit

� 3.6.1 Land Mines

� 3.6.2 Hunting and trading� 3.6.3 Alien species� 3.6.4 According to the KBA threats assessment, there are eleven threat types

were sited all over Iraq including� 4 The Impacts of the Changes in Biodiversity for Ecosystem Services and the

Socioeconomic and Cultural Implications of These Impacts� 4.1 Soil quality� 4.2 Water resources� 4.2.1 Water quality� 4.2.2 Water quantity� 4.3 Cultural Heritage and Socio-economic activities based on natural

resources� 4.3.1 Cultural heritage� 4.3.1 Cultural heritage� 4.3.2 Socio economic activities

� PART II - THE NATIONAL BIODIVERSITY STRATEGY AND ACTION PLAN (NBSAP), ITS IMPLEMENTATION, AND THE MAINSTREAMING OF BIODIVERSITY

� 5 The Biodiversity Targets in Iraq� 6 National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan to incorporate Biodiversity

Targets and to Mainstream Biodiversity� 7 Actions taken to implement the CBD Convention since the 4th National

Report and outcomes of these actions� 8 Mainstreaming of Biodiversity into Relevant Sectoral and Cross-sectoral

Strategies, Plans and Programmes

� PART III - PROGRESS TOWARDS THE 2020 AICHI BIODIVERSITY TARGETS AND CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE RELEVANT 2015 TARGETS OF THE MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS

� 9 Progress Has Been Made by Iraq Towards The Implementation of The Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020 and Its Aichi Biodiversity Targets

� 10 The contribution of actions to implement the CBD Convention towards the achievement of relevant 2015 Targets of the MGSs in Iraqthe MGSs in Iraq

� 11 Lessons learned in the Implementation of the CBD Convention in Iraq

� 12 Conclusions� ANNEXES� 13 Annex 1: Information about the Party� 14 Annex 2: the process of preparing the 5th National Report and

additional sources of information� 15 Annex 3: Implementation of the thematic programs of work

and cross-cutting issues in the CBD Convention� 16 Annex 4: Biodiversity Indicators

Lessons Learned from the preparation the 4th NR

� Identifying the threats on Biodiversity inIraq.

� Determining the related information gaps.� Determiningthe tools to be used(studies,� Determiningthe tools to be used(studies,

field surveys, etc) to fill the gaps.� Important baseline for future strategies for

the conservation and sustainable use ofbiodiversity in Iraq.

� Considered as an important tool forawareness distribution on the national levelabout the importance of biodiversity andit’s influence on human wellbeing

Step 3: Consultation

Step2:Assessment/

Country study &

biodiversity baseline

Step 1:Getting

Organized

Step 8: Reporting

STOCKTAKING

Bringing Stakeholders

Steps for the NBSAP Preparation

Step 6: Implementation

Step 7: Monitoring

& Evaluation

Bringing Stakeholders

together and starting

communication

Step 5: Developing a

Plan of Action

National

Consultation

Sub-national

Consultation

North

Iraq

Central

Iraq

South

Iraq

Step 4: Target & indicators setting

5th NATIONAL

REPORT

Summary of Targets identified

Mesopotamian

Shrub Desert

Zagros

Mountains

Forest

Middle East

Steppe

Tigris-

Euphrates

alluvial salt-

marsh

Coastal

and marine

Arabian

Desert

environment