Revision of the National BD Strategy and Action Plan indlucing the Fifth national Report to the Convention on BD

The project for the revision of the NBSAP and the Fifth National Report to CBD including theClearing House Mechanism will be coordinated by the Ministry of Environment, Forests andWater Administration. For its implementation a small PIU unit will be set-up within the MoEFWAconsisting in one Project Coordinator and one Project Assistant.A Project Board and a Steering Committee will be established to review the projectimplementation. They will have regular sheduled meetings to assess project implementation.Also a Scientific Working Group of national experts of flora, fauna, habitats and protectes areas,will be set-up to assess the main scientific findings and recommendations.A number of working groups according to different aspects of biodiversity will be established withbest national experts, namely: Habitats WG, Fauna WG, Protected Areas WG, Clearing HouseMechanism WG and Report writing WG. Some of them may have smaller sub-group e.g MarinePAs WG or acquatic Habitats WG and so on. These groups will ensure a large representation ofmajor biodiversity actors from the sientific community of Albania. Representatives from lineministries related to the process will also be invited, namely from the Ministry of Agriculture, Foodand Consumer Protection, Ministry of Education and Science, Ministry of Economy, Trade andEnergy, Ministry of Health, Ministry of Finance etc.Procurement procedures will be supervised by the Procurement Unit at the MoEFWA.Project monitoring will be reviewed by the Projects and Integration Directorate at the MoEFWA.