Third Reporting Cycle (2019 – 2024)

During the third reporting cycle, Parties’ / jurisdictions’ progress in implementing NASCO’s Resolutions, Agreements and Guidelines is evaluated though Annual Progress Reports (APRs). Implementation Plans and Annual Progress Reports submitted by Parties / jurisdictions can be found in the table below.

The Review Group

An expert group reviewed the Implementation Plans and Annual Progress Reports for each Party / jurisdiction. The IP / APR Review Group published reports of their meetings.

• Report of the Meeting of the IP_APR Review Group for the Review of Annual Progress Reports, CNL(21)17.
• Third Interim Report of the IP APR Review Group for the Review of Implementation Plans, CNL(21)07.
• Second Interim Report of the IP / APR Review Group for the Review of IPs under the Third Cycle of Reporting (2019 – 2024).
• Interim Report of the IP / APR Review Group for the Review of IPs under the Third Cycle of Reporting (2019 – 2024).

APRs were not reviewed in 2020, due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Correspondence

The Council held a period of inter-sessional correspondence from 12 – 23 April 2021, prior to its Special Session held by webinar on the evaluation of the 2019 – 2024 Implementation Plans. The IP Webinar Inter-Sessional Correspondence, CNL(21)24, is available.

To strengthen implementation under the third reporting cycle (2019-2024), the Council decided that the President of NASCO would correspond with Parties / jurisdictions about their Implementation Plans (CNL(20)55).

A Letter from President Requesting Revised IPs was sent to Parties on 16 October 2020. The following responses were received:

• Canada (3 November 2020)
• United States (16 November 2020)

A further Letter from President following the November 2020 IP Review was sent to Parties on 21 December 2020. The following responses were received:

• Norway (19 April 2021)
• Canada (1 April 2021)
• Russian Federation (1 April 2021)
• United Kingdom (31 March 2021)
• European Union (26 March 2021)
• United States (5 February 2021)

Publications

• Annual Meeting Special Session IP Webinar – IP Presentation, CNL(21)55.
• Enhanced Guidance for the Review of Implementation Plans, CNL(20)55.
• Schedule for the Third Reporting Cycle (2019).
• Annual Meeting Special Session – IP Presentation, CNL(19)14.
• Guidelines for the Preparation and Evaluation of NASCO Implementation Plans and for Reporting on Progress, CNL(18)49.
• NASCO Implementation Plan for the period 2019 – 2024: Template, CNL(18)50.
• Annual Progress Report on Actions taken under the Implementation Plan for the Calendar Year 2019: Template, CNL(18)51.