Day 1. 10th June 2008
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Time |
08.30 | Registration |
09.30 | Welcome
Janez Podobnik, Minister of the Environment |
09.45 | Overall aim of the conference
Patrick Murphy (EC DG ENV) |
10.00 | Brief presentation of Guidelines and report from Workshops
Luigi Boitani(IEA, LCIE) |
10.40 | Coffee |
Theme 1. International ongoing activities: how they fit in the guidelines
Chair: P. Murphy, EC DG ENV |
11.15 | The Conservation of Large Carnivores in the Alps
Reinhard Schnidrig (Federal Office, Wildlife Management, CH) |
11.45 | The Conservation of Lynx in Bohemia/Bavaria
Jan Šíma (Min. of Environment, CZ) |
12.15 | The Experience of the Baltic Countries
Marcis Saklaurs (Min. of Environment, LV) |
12.45 | Considerations and Discussion panel |
13.30 | Lunch |
Theme 2. Cooperation in population management between EU countries and non-member states
Chair: J Kastelic, Min. of Environment, Slo |
15.00 | The Management of Large Carnivores in Scandinavia
Lisbeth Grønfeldt Bergman (Nordic Council) |
15.30 | DinaRis: A project in support of transboundary cooperation in lynx conservation
Aleksandra Majić Skrbinšek (University of Ljubljana, SIo) |
16.00 | Discussion, potential collaborations |
16.30 | Coffee |
Theme 3. Large carnivores management: issues and approaches
Chair: U. Breitenmoser, LCIE |
17.00 | Management of Large Carnivores in Slovenia
Janez Kastelic (Min. of Environment, Slo) |
17.30 | Hunters' Perceptions of Large Carnivores in Europe
Torsten Mörner (FACE) |
18:00 | The Interests of Environmental Organisations
Michael Craig Baltzer (WWF Danube Carpathian Programme) |
18.30 | The Conflicts with Agricultural Practices
Giampaolo Tardella (COPA-COGECA) |
19.00 | Discussion panel |
19.45 | Closure |
21.00 | Dinner (welcome buffet, hosted by LCIE) |
Day 2. 11th June 2008
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Time |
Theme 4. Intra-National collaboration, the case of federal and regional states
Chair: P. Skoberne, Min. of Environment. Slo |
09.00 | Management of LC Populations - Federal, National and International: Cooperation Chances and Challenges in Germany
Manfred Wölfl (Bavarian StMUGV, DE) |
09.30 | The Conservation of Wolf and Bear in Spain: Results from the past 20 years
Borja Heredia (Min. of Environment, ES) |
10.00 | Large Carnivores conservation in Italy - not presented
Pierluigi Fiorentino (Min. of Environment, IT) |
10.30 | Considerations and discussion panel |
11.00 | Coffee |
Theme 5. New EU countries and accession countries: issues for the future
Chair: P. Murphy, EC DG ENV |
11.30 | Application of FCS in the Carpathian Countries
Anda Guttinger (Min. of Environment, RO) |
12.00 | Process of Management Plan Development without EU Legislation
Jasna Jeremić (State Inst. For Nature Protection, HR) |
12.30 | Perspectives for the non EU Countries signataries of the Bern Convention
Eladio Fernandez Galiano (Council of Europe) |
13.00 | Discussion |
13.30 | Lunch |
15.00 | Posters and LCIE Exhibition visit and presentation |
Theme 6. Management of large carnivore populations in Europe, way ahead
Chair: L. Boitani, IEA, LCIE |
16.00 | From the global to the local - can we find a blueprint for coexistence?
John Linnell, (NINA, LCIE) |
16.30 | Integration with EC Policies: The Rural Development programmes
Marco Cipriani (EC DG Agric and Rural Dev) |
17.00 | Potential financial sources from the EC programmes for the conservation of large carnivores
Marita Arvela (EC DG ENV) |
17.15 | Status of the Guidelines for Population Level Management Plan and position of the
Commission for the management of European Large Carnivores
Patrick Murphy (EC DG ENV) |
17.45 | Discussion and Conclusions |
19.30 | Closure
EC DG ENV, Min. of Environment, Slo |
21.00 | Dinner (hosted by Ministry of the Environment ad Spatial Planning, Slovenia) |
