The Conference of the Parties

1. Requests the Secretariat to explore possibilities of cooperation with the ICPDR and the EUSDR on environmental safety/accidental prevention control in order to facilitate implementation of Article 12 of the Carpathian Convention;

2. Requests the Secretariat to further develop, with support of the TRANSGREEN project and possible future projects, the Carpathian Countries Integrated Biodiversity Information System (hereinafter CCIBIS), as an information system accessible to all the Parties, gathering available data sets, information on local and regional administrations, outcomes of projects and other relevant data;

3. Welcomes and appreciates the ongoing Partnership between the Carpathian Convention and EEA on the implementation of the Carpathian Convention, based on the Partnership Agreement and related Joint Work Plan;

4. Reiterates the paragraph 5 of decision COP4/8, inviting the Parties to engage respective European Environment Information and Observation Network (hereinafter EIONET) Focal Points in the implementation of Article 12 of the Carpathian Convention;

5. Welcomes the outcomes of the Forum Carpaticum 2016: Future of the Carpathians: Smart, Sustainable, Inclusive, held on 28 – 30 September 2016 in Bucharest, Romania, that were presented at the COP5, invites the Science for the Carpathians (hereinafter S4C) initiative to further support the Carpathian Convention with its sound scientific knowledge and expertise.