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BIODIVERSITY ACTION REPORTING SYSTEM (BARS)

What is BARS?

The Biodiversity Action Reporting System (BARS) is a web-based information system developed in 2003 to support the planning, monitoring and reporting requirements of national and local Biodiversity Action Plans (BAPs).

BARS enables everyone involved in BAP implementation to enter action plans and record progress towards targets and actions. It also allows users to assess what is and is not being achieved at both UK and local levels and access information on species / habitat targets, status, trends, losses, and causes of decline both at national and local levels. Users are able to generate a range of sophisticated reports specific to their organisation or LBAP partnership.

Via the UK BAP Website, members of the public are able to search the BARS database for information about BAP implementation, for example to find out about activities underway in their local area. Security features ensure that confidential information (e.g. of the precise location of sites) is not available to unauthorised users or members of the public.

In July 2005, the Warwickshire, Coventry & Solihull LBAP partnership began to assist the co-ordinator in reporting on the progress of the 742 actions proposed in the 50 individual action plans to conserve our wildlife and countryside. Many of the partners attended training sessions to learn how to enter their own data into BARS while others chose to pass on the information they collected for entry by the co-ordinator.

By December 2005, those 28 action plans that are also UKBAPs (and therefore a priority) had been reported on, thus meeting the national deadline; reporting on the remaining 22 non-priority plans is nearly complete. Thanks to the efforts of the partnership in completing this massive task, it is now possible to see that at least 60% of actions are reported as being ‘completed’ or ‘underway’ (although not necessarily ‘on schedule’).

Reporting into BARS is, however, an ongoing process and people are encouraged to inform the co-ordinator of their local conservation projects so that the information may be added to our monitoring.

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BIODIVERSITY ACTION REPORTING SYSTEM (BARS)
What is BARS? The Biodiversity Action Reporting System (BARS) is a web-based information system developed in 2003 to support the planning, monitoring and reporting requirements of national and local Biodiversity Action Plans (BAPs). BARS enables everyone involved in BAP implementation to enter action plans and record progress towards targets and actions. It also allows users to assess what is and is not being achieved at both UK and local levels and access information on species / habitat targets, status, trends, losses, and causes of decline both at national and local levels. Users are able to generate a range of sophisticated reports specific to their organisation or LBAP partnership. Via the UK BAP Website, members of the public are able to search the BARS database for information about BAP implementation, for example to find out about activities underway in their local area. Security features ensure that confidential information (e.g. of the precise location of sites) is not available to unauthorised users or members of the public. In July 2005, the Warwickshire, Coventry & Solihull LBAP partnership began to assist the co-ordinator in reporting on the progress of the 742 actions proposed in the 50 individual action plans to conserve our wildlife and countryside. Many of the partners attended training sessions to learn how to enter their own data into BARS while others chose to pass on the information they collected for entry by the co-ordinator. By December 2005, those 28 action plans that are also UKBAPs (and therefore a priority) had been reported on, thus meeting the national deadline; reporting on the remaining 22 non-priority plans is nearly complete. Thanks to the efforts of the partnership in completing this massive task, it is now possible to see that at least 60% of actions are reported as being ‘completed’ or ‘underway’ (although not necessarily ‘on schedule’). Reporting into BARS is, however, an ongoing process and people are encouraged to inform the co-ordinator of their local conservation projects so that the information may be added to our monitoring.