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.