Surveillance Strategy objectives
Objective 1: To measure status and trends
of a framework of habitats, species, and their ecosystem
functions
- This is in order to identify problems, measure the
effectiveness of interventions, and enable priorities to be
established for future action.
Objective 2: To detect
the impacts of pressures affecting biodiversity
- This is in order to provide evidence to support policies or
actions to mitigate the pressures or influence their drivers.
Objective 3: To assess
the status of species and habitats covered by legislation and
policy
- This is in order to ensure that the reporting
obligations of legislation and international commitments can be
met.