Assessing the present status of nature and ecosystems
| Outcomes | 
| biological data, including maps of the range and occurrence of species of Community interest; national map of ecosystems and ecosystem status; national GIS database of landscape character areas including up-to-date information on their status; map of the national green-infrastructure network | 
Developing tools and methods for long term conservation
| Outcomes | 
| upgraded national methodology for the monitoring of species and habitats of Community interest; national methodology for the mapping and assessment of ecosystems and ecosystem services; guidelines for the monitoring of landscape changes and planning landscape protection measures; national green infrastructure development plan, including the national restoration prioritsation framework required by the EU Biodiversity Strategy to 2020 | 
Inclusion, participation, awareness-rising
| Outcomes | 
| expert groups established for different groups of natural values (species, habitats) of Community interest; coordination mechanisms serving as a science-policy interface supporting the mapping and assessment of ecosystem services; participatory planning processes launched at the local and national level; actions to raise awareness | 
Responding to duties and commitments under various strategies, directives & international agreements 
such as the
| EU nature directives; EU Biodiversity Strategy to 2020; National Strategy for the Protection of Biological Diversity (2014-2020); European Landscape Agreement etc. | 
 
								