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IUCN South-Eastern European e-Bulletin
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7 · December 2005 (view
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Dear readers,
2005 is coming to an end and this is the final issue of the
IUCN SEE
e-bulletin for this year. There have been plenty of activities
in the last three months as you will see in the bulletin.
As always, thank you for sharing your work with all of us
and we hope to continue this fruitful cooperation in the future.
The bulletin is also available on the website
of IUCN Regional Office for Europe at www.iucneurope.org.
We wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
IUCN Programme Office for South-Eastern Europe
Contents
IUCN SEE – New staff
News
1 EarthVoice Romania – 10 years of IUCN
membership
2 Mapping and meeting: IUCN regional projects
for the European Green Belt
3 Register for IUCN Members portal
4 Green Home for the Montenegrin Green Belt
5 Albania joins Montenegro in protection of
Skadar Lake
6 Illegal trade of reptiles increases
7 Dutch LNV supports South-Eastern European
Green Belt project
8 New MSc programme in protected area management
9 Ecological corridor for large mammals in
the Balkans
10 Halting the loss of biodiversity on the
agenda of IUCN project in Stara planina
11 Turkey prepares Action Plan for the Grouse
12 Slovenians intensify research on Martino’s
vole
13 Republic of Srpska develops two new by-laws
of the National Protection Act
14 Juku migrates from Estonia to Serbian and
Croatian forests
15 Aliakmonas survey reveals new populations
of gulls and terns in Greece
16 Action plan for vultures in Serbia
17 Birding for beginners
18 Green Action fights poaching in the Velebit
mountains
19 Future steps for Golija-Studenica Biosphere
Reserve
20 IUCN National Committee in Turkey
21 WWF promotes sustainable tourism in Gornje
podunavlje
22 Proposal for protection of a geological
site in Serbia
23 Balkan Peace Park Info Centre opened in
Albania
24 Two new vacancies in IUCN HQ and Bonn
25 The Swiss based “pandas” need
a fundraiser
26 Executive Secretary sought by CERI
27 Training centres for protected areas –
lessons learnt for SEE
Events
1 Integrating development and conservation
to help the Caucasian Black Grouse
2 DAI launched at Skadar Lake
3 Sunce NGO presents status of Croatian otters
in Italy
4 EuroMAB 2005: challenging the SEE territorial
development strategies
5 Novi Sad hosted the first SEE Green Belt conference
6 I WWF benefits from The Nature Conservancy’s
conservation planning tool
7 IUCN European offices discuss management issues
8 Europarc’s training seminar for developing
stakeholder partnerships
9 Macedonian Ecological Society and partners
strengthen plans for Balkan Lynx protection
10 Cleaning and birdwatching in Slano Kopovo
reserve
11 Trilateral agreement on the way in Prespa?
12 International designations and wetland
management
13 CERI General Assembly
14 GMO-free Rhodope
15 Launch of the Regional Volunteer Program
for Reconciliation
16 SEE mountains at UNEP agenda
17 Croatia hosts Biodiversity in Europe conference
18 CBD COP8
New Publications
1 Connecting nature and cities
2 Global vision for transboundary conservation
3 Socio-economic report on Mediterranean coasts
and wetland
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News
1 EarthVoice Romania –
10 years of IUCN membership
EarthVoice Romania was founded in 1993 as a non-profit organization
with the mission to implement the scientific, educational
and management products into various social, economic and
other decision-making sectors. This NGO is a member of The
World Conservation Union (IUCN) since 1995. EarthVoice Romania
is also a member of The Humane Society of the United States
(HSUS).
EarthVoice Romania’s work is related to the implementation
of international Conventions and European Union Directives,
as well as to the national strategy for biodiversity conservation.
The organisation is oriented towards awareness raising and
education of communities about biodiversity issues and sustainable
development, while it also focuses on development of management
plans for protected areas at national scale. Special attention
is given to the development of the institutional framework
to support adaptive management of ecosystems. More information
is available from Nicoleta Geamana, Project Coordinator, nicoleta_geamana@yahoo.com.
2 Mapping and meeting: IUCN
regional projects for the European Green Belt
The first IUCN’s project that will cover the entire
route of the European Green Belt is starting by the end of
2005: a GIS mapping and a creation of a geo-database, using
the Corine Land Cover data, which will show the land cover
types and land uses. Later on, the protected areas along the
borders will be overlaid. The aim of the project is to draw
the existent data together and standardise them into one format.
The output will serve a dual purpose, being a scientifically
rigorous database for Green Belt stakeholders to target their
actions, and a communication tool to decision makers and the
public. Donors for this project are the Federal Agency for
Nature Conservation (BfN, for the Central European Green Belt)
and the German Federal Environment Foundation (DBU, for the
Fennoscandian and South-Eastern Green Belt).
The second project relates to the strengthening of cooperation
between different stakeholders along the Green Belt. A BfN-financed
project, facilitating a series of four regional workshops
is being conducted for the Fenno¬scandian (2006), the
Central European (2008) and the South-Eastern European (SEE)
Green Belt (2005, 2007). The first Central European meeting
was held in Mitwitz, Germany, in October 2005, while the first
one for SEE took place in Novi Sad, Serbia and Monte¬negro,
in November 2005. For further information please contact Alois
Lang, Green Belt Coordinator, IUCN SEE, Alois.Lang@iucn.org
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3 Register for IUCN Members
portal
Gland, Switzerland: The World Conservation Union (IUCN) has
launched the IUCN Members’ Portal, the space which is
restricted to IUCN Members and staff. All IUCN Members are
invited to register at www.iucn.org/members/portal.htm and
they are welcome to use the portal for getting various information
such as funding and partnership opportunities, announcements
of events, as well as for interaction with other IUCN Member
organisations via the discussion forums.
For information on how to become a Member of the largest
global conservation organisation, please visit www.iucn.org/members.
IUCN membership consists of States, Government agencies, political/economic
integration organisations and national and international NGOs.
These organisations normally share and support IUCN objectives
and have a substantial record of activities in the field of
nature conservation. The role of IUCN Members is crucial for
leading the Union as they elect the IUCN Council and help
develop and implement the IUCN Programme. The World Conservation
Congress is the major gathering of IUCN Members and an important
platform for discussing conservation issues and strengthening
of partnerships. The deadline for submission of membership
applications to be considered by the IUCN Council at the end
of 2006, is 15 May 2006.
Individuals can only become members of some of the six IUCN
expert Commissions: Species Survival Commission (SSC), World
Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA), Commission on Ecosystem
Management (CEM), Commission on Environmental Law (CEM), Commission
on Education and Communication (CEC) and Commission on Environment,
Economics and Social Policy (CEESP). For further information,
please contact Maja Zitkovic, Project Officer, IUCN SEE, maja.zitkovic@iucn.org.
4 Green Home for the Montenegrin
Green Belt
Montenegro, Serbia and Montenegro: In September 2005, Montenegrin
environmental NGO Green Home, in partnership with WWF MedPO,
started to implement a two-year project “Durmitor-Tara-Prokletije
Green Belt - Conserving the biological diversity of the South-Western
Balkans”. This project aims to provide suitable conditions
for long-term conservation of biodiversity and sustainable
use of natural resources in the Green Belt area of Montenegro.
This task will be accomplished by designing a coherent and
effective framework for the conservation of the Durmitor-Tara-Prokletije
landscape and gathering data needed to support future conservation
initiatives, by building capacities of selected key actors,
and developing partnerships.
The first phase of the project is expected to end in May
2006 with the development of a report covering the mentioned
geographical area and including biological, socio-economic
and stakeholder assessments, the analysis of the root causes
of biodiversity loss, and respective maps. So far, the priority
conservation needs have been identified through the preliminary
assessment, and in partnership with local NGOs Most and Natura.
More information is available from Natasa Durakovic, Project
Coordinator, Green Home, natasa.green@cg.yu.
5 Albania joins Montenegro in protection
of Skadar Lake
Tirana, Albania: On 2 November the Albanian government announced
that 495 km2 of the Albanian wing and surrounding habitats
of Lake Skadar will be protected, thus combined with the National
Park on the Montenegrin side of the lake, this will create
a new protected area covering almost 900 km2 across the borders
of Albania and Montenegro. IUCN joins the Dinaric Arc Initiative
(DAI) partners in congratulating the Albanian government for
this designation which creates a solid basis for enhancement
of transboundary cooperation with Montenegro in joint management
of the site. Strengthening of collaboration on Skadar issues
was noted by the Prime Ministers of Albania and the Republic
of Montenegro half a month before this designation occurred,
during the conference organised under the DAI framework in
Vranjina and Shkodra.
Lake Skadar is the biggest freshwater body in the Balkans
which hosts some of the most important bird habitats and migratory
areas of the region. Approximately 250 recorded bird species,
including the Dalmatian pelican and golden eagle, and 45 fish
species inhabit the lake and its surrounding areas, which
are also home to large mammals such as bears. Apart from the
lake, the protected area on the Albanian territory includes
coastal mountains and Buna (Bojana) delta (the delta is not
protected on the Montenegrin side). For more information please
contact Martin Schneider-Jacoby, Project Manager, Euronatur,
martin.schneider-jacoby@euronatur.org
or Maja Zitkovic, Project Officer, IUCN SEE, maja.zitkovic@iucn.org.
6 llegal trade
of reptiles increases
Zagreb, Croatia: In 2005, the Nature Conservation Inspection
of the Croatian Ministry of Culture, registered rise in the
number of seizure of Hermann’s tortoise, Testudo hermanni.
In comparison with previous years, the interest for small
birds is slowly decreasing, while black market is turning
towards small reptiles. 506 specimens of Hermann’s tortoise
were seized at the border crossing Bajakovo (Croatia-Serbia
and Montenegro) and placed in the rescue centre in Croatia
until taking over by the Serbian competent authority. Soon
after, another seizure happened at Macelj border crossing
with Slovenia. 42 animals are currently in the rescue centre
waiting for spring to be released into nature. For more information
please contact Katica Bezuh, Nature Conservation Inspection,
Ministry of Culture,
katica.bezuh@min-kulture.hr.
7 Dutch LNV supports South-Eastern
European Green Belt project
Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro: IUCN Programme Office for
South-Eastern Europe (SEE) has started to implement a project
“Integrating local communities and nature protection
in the European Green Belt”, funded by the Dutch Ministry
of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality (LNV), BBI Matra scheme.
This is the first site-based project implemented by IUCN in
the framework of the Green Belt Initiative, as the project
foresees intense ground-work in Gornje podunavlje Special
Nature Reserve (Serbia and Montenegro). The main activities
will relate to enhancement of transboundary cooperation between
Serbia and Montenegro, Croatia and Hungary due to the geographical
location of the Gornje podunavlje protected area, through
knowledge and experience sharing and in order to perform habitat
inventory and mapping of the mentioned area. The produced
map will serve as a basis for development of the Management
Plan for Gornje podunavlje. Cooperation will be activated
also through a transboundary workshop and engagement of neighbouring
countries’ experts in the capacity building of the Reserve’s
staff and local stakeholders. IUCN and its local implementing
partners, the Institute for Nature Protection of Serbia and
Drava League from Croatia, will work on awareness raising
of local communities and integration of biodiversity conservation
with sustainable rural development. This will serve the goal
of Countdown 2010 initiative as protected areas are considered
to be the key sites for halting the loss of biodiversity.
Apart from the local and national levels, this project will
have impacts on the European level, as among others issues,
the results will serve the implementation of the pan-European
Green Belt Programme of Work and will be widely communicated
through the network of relevant organisations.
8 New MSc programme in protected
area management
Klagenfurt, Austria: In 2005, the University of Klagenfurt
has established a Master of Science programme in Management
of Protected Areas. The programme focuses on protected area
(PA) categories and European and international designations,
nature conservation strategies in Central and Eastern Europe,
participative approaches in PA management and other issues
important for effective PA management. IUCN has been actively
involved in the design of the masters programme. The course
is held in English and takes place at the University premises
and some PAs of Central and South-Eastern Europe. For more
information about scholarships and application procedures
for 2006, please visit www.mpa.uni-klu.ac.at.
9 Ecological corridor for large
mammals in the Balkans
In April 2005, Euronatur has started to implement the project
“Balkan Green Belt as an ecological corridor for bear,
wolf and lynx”, in cooperation with NGOs from Albania
and Macedonia, and with financial support from the German
Federal Agency for Nature Protection (BfN). The project aims
to secure the border region between Macedonia and Albania,
mainly focusing on the Jablanica-Sebenik area, as the ecological
corridor for large mammals and other migrating animal species.
This project creates a suitable basis for trans-national dialogue
between the key stakeholders from Albania and Macedonia. It
foresees capacity building workshops for NGOs from the two
countries, especially focusing on theoretical and practical
knowledge on monitoring and management of large mammals, and
protected area designation (in light of the NATURA 2000 standards).
For more information please contact Annette Spangenberg, Euronatur,
annette.spangenberg@euronatur.org.
10 Halting the loss of biodiversity
on the agenda of IUCN project in Stara planina
Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro: The Norwegian Agency for
Development and Cooperation (NORAD) of the Ministry of Foreign
Affairs, has approved funding for IUCN SEE’s project
“Raising awareness about biodiversity and sustainable
community development in the Stara Planina area”. Stara
planina is one of the sites on the pan-European Green Belt
route on the border between Serbia and Montenegro and Bulgaria,
thus the activities in this site will feed into the strengthening
of the Green Belt network of protected areas. The project
will focus on the local communities that have central role
in halting the loss of biodiversity. Raising awareness about
biodiversity values and sustainable agricultural practices
will be used to integrate biodiversity into existing community
initiatives. Round table discussions and training workshops
will aim to improve community-based transboundary conservation
and cooperation. The project is being implemented jointly
with the Regional Environmental Center (REC). For more information
please contact Alois Lang, Green Belt Coordinator, IUCN SEE,
alois.lang@iucn.org.
11 Turkey prepares Action Plan
for the Grouse
Turkey: In mid-November, the Wildlife Unit of the Turkish
Ministry of Environment and Forestry and Doga Dernegi jointly
organised a meeting to start the process of developing a national
Species Action Plan for the Caucasian Black Grouse. Facilitated
by Umberto Gallo-Orsi of BirdLife International’s European
Office, the meeting brought together Ministry staff from throughout
the species’ range in North-East Turkey and conservation
staff from Turkey, Georgia and the UK who assessed the available
information on the species, much of it gathered during Doga
Dernegi’s two year project on the species, and identified
the main threats and possible actions on a site by site basis.
Increased access to highland areas through uncontrolled road
construction, with associated problems of increased disturbance,
habitat destruction and fragmentation; illegal hunting; and
an underlying lack of awareness of the importance of the species
were identified as the key issues to be addressed. The first
draft of the Plan is now under production. More information
is available from Geoff Welch, Project Manager, RSPB, geoff.welch@rspb.org.uk.
12 Slovenians intensify research
on Martino’s vole
Koper, Slovenia: Martino's vole Dinaromys bogdanovi is an
ancient member of the rodent subfamily Arvicolinae, with a
small range on the karstic bedrock of the Western Balkans.
So far, Martino’s vole was found only in the mountains
along the eastern Adriatic coast, but knowledge on its biology
is very limited. In the last years, the Science and Research
Centre at the University of Primorska (Koper, Slovenia) intensified
research on Martino’s vole. Molecular studies show that
the genus has been possibly isolated for approximately six
million years which extends its history towards the end of
the Messinian crisis. It is also known from fossil evidence
that the rate of evolution was slow with only two fossil species
known since the Upper Pliocene. It is essential to initiate
a long term non-invasive monitoring to get at least some basic
understanding on the population dynamics of this elusive animal.
Because its habitat is not under direct threat by human activities,
Martino’s vole could hardly qualify for one of the IUCN
Red Data Book categories of threatened species. More information
is available from Boris Krystufek,
boris.krystufek@zrs-kp.si.
13 Republic of Srpska develops
two new by-laws of the National Protection Act
Banja Luka, Republic of Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina: Within
the framework of the REReP EU CARDS project, "The assistance
in environmental law drafting in the South-Eastern Europe",
the Ministry of Physical Planning, Civil Engineering and Ecology
of the Republic of Srpska (Bosnia and Herzegovina, BIH) has
drafted two by-laws to complement the entity's Nature Protection
Act (NPA). The project is in the same time being implemented
in the Federation of BIH and the representatives of the two
entities will meet on the 20 December in Sarajevo to discuss
the subsidiary by-laws developed in both entities.
The Federation and the Republic of Srpska have adopted their
own set of laws on nature protection during the 2002 and 2003.
Both NPAs are framework laws containing sets of regulations,
but the adoption of further subsidiary legislation is crucial
for NPAs’ strengthening. In October 2005, the Ministry
of Physical Planning, Civil Engineering and Ecology of the
Republic of Srpska initiated drafting of the two specific
by-laws, to be discussed in Sarajevo. These relate to the
Rulebook on the Red List of threatened species and natural
habitats, and the by-law on the propositions, conditions and
competences for proclamation of the protected areas. More
information about the outcomes of the meeting in Sarajevo
is available from Ozren Laganin, Ministry for Environmental
Protection, bj_minurb@blic.net.
14 Juku migrates from Estonia to
Serbian and Croatian forests
Croatia-Serbia and Montenegro: Juku, a four-year old Spotted
Eagle Aquila clanga, fitted with GPS transmitter in Estonia
(within the LIFE-Natura project implemented by the Estonian
Ornithological Society), has been inhabiting lowland forests
between Bosut and Sava Rivers in the border region of Serbia
and Croatia since early November. Juku is obviously attempting
to over winter in this forest complex which is in both countries
declared as IBA, although systematic and integral conservation
is still missing. In Croatia the site is nominated to be SPA
under NATURA 2000 network. According to the recent data gathered
by BirdLife International, the European population of Spotted
Eagle is small and declining. It is globally threatened species
listed as Endangered according to the IUCN Red List. More
information is available from Marko Tucakov, mtucakov@eunet.yu
or Urmas Sellis, urmas@kotkas.ee
or at
www.kotkas.ee/sateliit2.htm.
15 Aliakmonas survey reveals new
populations of gulls and terns in Greece
Greece: Significant increases in the Greek breeding populations
of slender-billed gull Larus genei and gull-billed tern Sterna
nilotica have been revealed by a survey of the Aliakmonas
Delta, carried out this summer by the Royal Society for the
Protection of Birds (RSPB – BirdLife in the UK) and
the Hellenic Ornithological Society (BirdLife in Greece).
The survey succeeded in its aims of identifying important
populations of breeding birds in this little known part of
the Axios, Loudias, Aliakmon Delta-Alyki Kitrous Special Protection
Area, protected under the European Wild Birds Directive.
The survey discovered a series of important and previously
unknown populations of breeding gulls and terns. Located on
a series of low-lying offshore islands, the colonies supported
significant populations of Mediterranean gull Larus melanocephalus,
slender-billed gull Larus genei, gull-billed tern Sterna nilotica,
common tern Sterna hirundo, and little tern Sterna albifrons.
Previous SPA population estimates for slender-billed gull,
gull-billed tern and common tern were considerably lower than
those discovered. It is likely that the difficult access and
resulting lack of disturbance has allowed these important
colonies to survive and flourish in this remote part of the
SPA. For more information please contact Andrew Dodd,
andrew.dodd@rspb.org.uk or Jose Tavares, jose.tavares@rspb.org.uk.
16 Action plan for vultures in
Serbia
Serbia and Montenegro: The project "Vulture Action Plan
in Serbia", implemented by the Institute for Nature Protection
of Serbia in cooperation with local NGOs, has recently been
finalised. The project was financially supported by the Black
Vulture Conservation Foundation, Frankfurt Zoological Society,
League for the Protection of Birds (LPO) and the French Ministry
of Ecology and Sustainable Development, and was part of the
international "Action Plan for the recovery and conservation
of vultures on the Balkan peninsula” project. The results
showed that the number of Griffon Vultures in Serbia is increasing
– during 2005, 60 nestlings were detected by detailed
monitoring in the remaining three colonies. The total number
of this species in Serbia was estimated at approximately 80
couples.
The management of the feeding spots for Griffon Vultures
was intensified in the Trešnjica River and the Uvac Gorges,
resulting with higher number of birds visiting these areas.
Feeding places for the Egyptian Vulture were established in
the Pcinja Gorge, while there are plans to establish the same
in the Stara Planina. For further information you may contact
Bratislav Grubac, Ornithologist, Institute for Nature Protection
of Serbia, grubacs@ptt.yu.
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17 Birding for beginners
Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro: "Birding for Beginners",
a 25 minutes long movie, directed by Filip Colovic in close
cooperation with Dragan Simic and members of the League for
Ornithological Action of Serbia and Montenegro (LOA), was
shown on the national TV on 7 November. This is the first
national TV production explaining the process of birding on
two bird species examples (Starling and Chaffinch). The movie
provides extensive practical advice on field marks, equipment,
optics, ID problems, as well as the competition and tourism
aspects.
In Serbia, birding is still a relatively new concept of outdoor
recreation and people are generally confused about it. Public
awareness is probably best illustrated by a statement of one
fishpond local manager addressing a group of foreign bird-watchers:
“What is the point of watching a bird if you can’t
shoot it?” The movie “Birding for Beginners”
addresses this issue with the aim to change this kind of views
and increase the membership in bird protection NGOs. More
information is available from Dragan Simic, LOA, ddsimic@eunet.yu.
18 Green Action fights poaching
in the Velebit mountains
Gospic, Croatia, 10 November: A seminar on “The implementation
of CITES and problem of poaching in the Green Belt Velebit
area” was held in the Lika county of Croatia, as part
of the Green Belt Velebit project Green Action has been implementing
jointly with WWF MedPO since 2001. Through this seminar, the
Green Action and WWF have undertaken action towards raising
awareness of local inhabitants about poaching and the need
to reinforce hunting legislation with anti-poaching measures.
Poaching, especially that of wild birds, is one of the main
problems in the Velebit area. The seminar also provided customs
officers with better tools to address poaching and undertake
anti-poaching measures. Representatives of the responsible
Ministries presented the new Hunting Law proposal, ways of
active implementation of CITES, the role of inspection in
CITES’ implementation and CITES position in the Nature
Protection Law. The Green Action presented the problem of
poaching in the Green Belt Velebit area.
The seminar was very well attended, which indicated that
local people are aware of and interested in the problem of
poaching. The participants were mostly hunters, representatives
of Nature and National Parks, local NGOs, foresters, County
officials and customs officers. Extensive discussions held
during the seminar helped to raise awareness about the problem
of poaching in Velebit and will hopefully lead to its complete
eradication. More information is available from Jagoda Munic,
Green Action, jagoda@zelena-akcija.hr
19 Future steps for Golija-Studenica
Biosphere Reserve
Golija-Studenica, Serbia and Montenegro: The Association
for Ibar Valley Development (IDA) NGO from Kraljevo has finalised
a yearly project "Possibilities for sustainable development,
tourism and agriculture in Golija-Studenica Biosphere Reserve",
in cooperation with partner organisations, Centre for Responsible
and Sustainable Tourism Development from Belgrade, Kraljevo
based Eco Movement and the Veterinarian Institute, and the
Association for Protection and Development ‘Golija Mountain’
from Ivanjic. The project was funded by The World Bank and
the Regional Environmental Centre (REC). Thematic reports
resulting from the seminars that were held during the project
implementation in four municipalities (Kraljevo, Ivanjica,
Novi Pazar and Raska), are produced and are available from
Dragan Roganovic, Executive Director, IDA Kraljevo, ibarda@ptt.yu.
20 IUCN National Committee in Turkey
Turkey: The Members of IUCN in Turkey have recently organised
themselves in the National Committee. This is the first IUCN
National Committee in one of the South-Eastern European countries.
The IUCN Committees (national or regional) are normally established
in order to facilitate cooperation and help coordinate the
Union’s work. More information about IUCN’s structure
is available at www.iucn.org/en/about.
21 WWF promotes sustainable tourism
in Gornje podunavlje
Serbia and Montenegro: WWF Danube-Carpathian Programme (DCP)
and DOEN Foundation are starting a project “Sustainable
rural tourism as a tool for improving nature management in
the Middle Danube Floodplains” in Vojvodina province
of Serbia and Montenegro. Gornje podunavlje area on which
the project focuses, is a little developed rural region, economically
disadvantaged, yet possessing a rich natural and cultural
heritage which could support a considerable sustainable tourism
trade. This combined floodplain area is currently managed
under three different national protection regimes in Serbia,
Croatia and Hungary. However, these lands represent a single
ecological unit and there should be a unified ecosystem management,
with the same high standards of European best practice in
nature protection throughout, in order to protect, preserve
and restore this unique European natural heritage.
This project aims to promote ecotourism, through training
and marketing, particularly in the Serbian part, but also
to ensure that tourism service providers understand that well-managed
nature is an economic asset, and to encourage them - as stakeholders
- to take an active part in ensuring that it is effective.
It is anticipated that another benefit of this project will
be improved contacts and cooperation across national frontiers,
between nature managers, tourism entrepreneurs and citizens.
More information is available from David Reeder, Project Manager,
WWF-DCP, daimawr1@yahoo.co.uk
or from Marko Tucakov, Project Coordinator, Bird Protection
Society of Vojvodina, mtucakov@eunet.yu.
22 Proposal for protection of a
geological site in Serbia
Serbia and Montenegro: The Institute for Nature Protection
of Serbia developed a study on the protection proposal of
the Rajkova Pecina cave, located in Eastern Serbia. The cave
is included in the Geological Heritage Inventory of Serbia
as a remarkable geomorphologic object of national and wider
regional significance. Rajkova Pecina is particularly significant
for its preserved geological features, and with a total length
of 2,304 m it is one of the longest known caves in Serbia.
It is the habitat of bats, and it represents a palaeontological
location of the fossil fauna. The cave is proposed to become
a Nature Monument and a natural asset of the 1st category
according to the national categorisation (3rd protected area
management category according to IUCN). For further information
please contact Nedeljko Kovacev, nedeljko@natureprotection.org.yu.
23 Balkan Peace Park Info Centre
opened in Albania
Shkodra, Albania: The Balkan Peace Park Information Centre,
headed by Petrit Imeraj, was opened in October in Shkodra.
The Centre invites NGOs and individuals interested in the
environmental issues of the Prokletije area to contact Mr
Imeraj at pimeraj@yahoo.com.
For more information about the Centre and the Balkan Peace
Park Project, please visit www.balkanspeacepark.org.
24 Two new vacancies in IUCN HQ
and Bonn
Gland, Switzerland: IUCN-The World Conservation Union announces
two new vacancies. Programme Officer is needed for IUCN HQ
Business and Biodiversity Programme in Gland and applications
can be submitted at the latest by 3 January 2006. The position
will explore new opportunities for IUCN’s work with
the private sector, particularly in the areas of agriculture,
tourism and small and medium enterprise.
The second vacancy relates to the Legal Officer in the IUCN
Environmental Law Programme (ELP) in Bonn. The Legal Officer
must be able to effectively analyze and prepare oral and written
analyses of international and national environmental legislation
and policy. She/he will help develop and prepare IUCN environmental
law and law-related publications and materials, and be involved
in fundraising for the implementation and expansion of the
ELP. Applications can be sent by 31 January 2006.
Full job descriptions and vacancy announcements are available
at www.iucn.org/en/about/vacancies.htm.
Applications should be submitted by email to
jobapplications@iucn.org. More information about the Business
and Biodiversity Programme is available at www.iucn.org/themes/business,
while you can inform yourself about ELP at www.iucn.org/themes/law.
25 The Swiss based “pandas”
need a fundraiser
Gland, Switzerland: WWF International is seeking an Online
Fundraising Manager to work for the Fundraising and Marketing
Department. The person will be responsible for developing
and implementing fundraising strategies for WWF’s website
and manage WWF International’s global membership programme.
A cover letter and CV can be sent to recruitments@wwfint.org
no later than 13 January 2006. For further information
on this position please visit www.panda.org/jobs.
26 Executive Secretary sought by
CERI
Bratislava, Slovakia: The Carpathian Ecoregion Initiatve
(CERI) is announcing a vacancy for a permanent full-time position
of the Executive Secretary (formerly Coordinator), based at
the headquarters in Bratislava, starting in February 2006.
The Executive Secretary will be responsible for the efficient
running of the Secretariat in terms of communications, fundraising
and administration. CERI was established by WWF DCP in 1999
as an international network of organisations and experts working
for the protection and sustainable development of the Carpathians.
If you are interested in this position, please submit a CV
with cover letter by no later than 16 January to the CERI
Secretariat by e-mail CERI@wwfdcp.org.
Please find further information at www.carpathians.org.
27 Training centres for protected
areas – lessons learnt for SEE
The UNEP/GEF project “Strengthening the network of
training centres for protected area management through demonstration
of a tested approach”, locally implemented by the EcoCentre
“Zapovedniks” (Moscow), aims to improve biodiversity
conservation and rural livelihoods through a better management
of protected areas in Northern Eurasia. The Project Advisory
Group, under the lead of Nikita Lopoukhine, Chair of IUCN
WCPA, will be providing guidance to the project management
team regarding the direction of the project in order to seek
stronger political support for protected areas (PA) in the
region and improve PA management. This experience will be
useful for the SEE region in the future and more information
is available from Svetlana Belova, svetaa26@mail.ru.
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Events
1 Integrating development and conservation
to help the Caucasian Black Grouse
Posof, Turkey, September: Doga Dernegi organised a three
day meeting in Posof, on the Turkish-Georgian border, which
brought together 29 representatives of the local community,
local and regional government, conservation NGOs and funding
organisations to discuss how the nature conservation importance
of the area, especially for Caucasian Black Grouse, could
best be maintained and managed and also deliver tangible benefits
for the local community. The atmosphere of the meeting demonstrated
an obvious and strong local association with the environment
around Posof and a desire to maintain it but also highlighted
the need to improve the standard of living of local communities
which are experiencing a range of problems increasingly being
encountered in rural communities in many areas – declining
populations due to out-migration, declining incomes, and poor
infrastructure. From a conservation point of view, these problems
are resulting in changes in the traditional management of
the area leading to habitat changes and, potentially, a decline
in the diversity of wildlife.
A variety of ongoing or proposed initiatives were discussed
- nature-based tourism, wildlife-friendly organic farming
and public awareness raising - and it was agreed that a strategy
for integrating and coordinating these initiatives needs to
be developed, together with a programme of scientific research
to fill the existing gaps in our knowledge. More information
is available from Geoff Welch, Project Manager, RSPB, geoff.welch@rspb.org.uk.
2 DAI launched at Skadar Lake
Vranjina-Shkodra, Montenegro (SCG)-Albania, 18-22 October:
Dinaric Arc Initiative (DAI) was officially launched at the
international conference titled “Lake Skadar international
designations for territorial development” held in Vranjina
and Shkodra, and organised by UNESCO ROSTE with UNDP Podgorica’s
support. During the conference, the Prime Ministers of Montenegro
(Milo Djukanovic) and Albania (Sali Berisha) indicated the
need for enhanced cooperation in the Skadar Lake management.
The conference was attended by the Minister of Environment
from Albania and Montenegro, as well as other key stakeholders
in this area and international organisations. This was the
first site-based event organised under the DAI framework.
The conference was followed by the IUCN training workshop
for NGOs “Effective networking and communication to
achieve the objectives of sustainable mountain development”,
logistically supported by REC Shkodra and UNDP Podgorica.
The environmental NGOs that attended the workshop came from
Dinaric Arc countries and their activities related to this
geographical area. The training was part of the IUCN’s
project “NGO capacity building for cross-border conservation
on the Balkans”, funded by the Italian Ministry of Foreign
Affairs–Directorate General for Development Cooperation
(DGCS). The NGOs were briefed about the DAI as well as about
the pan-European Green Belt initiative, while having the opportunity
to create contacts and discuss their work in the region.
In addition to the conference and the capacity building workshop,
Skadar Lake hosted the regular meeting of the DAI partners
(WWF MedPO, UNESCO ROSTE, UNDP, IUCN, Council of Europe).
The partners accepted FAO’s interest to officially become
part of the DAI group. Euronatur NGO was present at that meeting
as well, indicating its cooperation with the DAI. More information
about the whole event is available from Maja Zitkovic, Project
Officer, IUCN SEE, maja.zitkovic@iucn.org.
3 Sunce NGO presents status of Croatian
otters in Italy
Padula, Italy, 20-23 October: The European Otter Workshop
was organized in Italy under the supervision of the University
of Molise, WWF Italy, University of La Sapienza di Roma and
Cilento e Vallo di Diano National Park. The Croatian representatives
from NGO Sunce, Gabrijela Medunic Orlic and Ivana Carev, presented
their work “Habitat suitability for river otters, Lutra
lutra (L.) on the Krka, Cetina, Lika and Una Rivers in Croatia”.
This work, presented in the form of a poster, is the result
of the surveys conducted in the last two years. The Sunce
representatives focused in particular on the Krka River where
three field surveys were conducted between June 2004 and August
2005 and after 16 years, this research proved presence of
otters in Krka habitats. For more information on otters on
Croatian rivers, please contact Zrinka Jakl, Sunce, at zrinka.jakl@sunce-st.org.
4 EuroMAB 2005: challenging the
SEE territorial development strategies
Hernstein Castle, Austria, 25-30 October: The pan-European
meeting of the UNESCO Man and Biosphere (MAB) Programme, involving
the managers of Biosphere Reserves (BR), MAB National Committees/MAB
Focal points, took place nearby Vienna and was devoted to
the most important aspects of BR management and coordination.
The meeting was organised by the Austrian Commission for UNESCO
and the Austrian MAB National Committee, in cooperation with
UNESCO.
BR issues in the context of the South-Eastern Europe were
specifically discussed during the session organised by UNESCO
ROSTE. The representatives from Bulgaria emphasised the importance
of having a practical tool to better disseminate the BR concept
to major stakeholders. Stara Planina National Park on the
border between Bulgaria and Serbia and Montenegro has been
identified as one of the key areas for conducting training
activities and IUCN protected area management categories were
detected as a potential training topic. Further on, the participants
discussed developments and future engagement of UNESCO at
Ohrid and Prespa Lakes. The proceedings of the event will
be available at www.biosphaerenparks.at/euromab2005.
5 Novi Sad hosted the first SEE
Green Belt conference
Novi Sad, Serbia and Montenegro, 7-10 November: The first
meeting of the South-Eastern European (SEE) partners of the
pan-European Green Belt initiative has taken place in Novi
Sad in November 2005, under the organisation of IUCN, Euronatur
and the Institute for Nature Protection of Serbia, and with
financial support from the German Federal Agency for Nature
Conservation (BfN). The conference, under the motto “Building
Bridges”, aimed to support the exchange of information
concerning projects and activities within the Green Belt at
the European, as well as the state levels. About 40 participants,
including the Green Belt national focal points, from countries
along the SEE Green Belt have attended this event in Novi
Sad and visited a practical example of transboundary cooperation
in the trilateral border area between Serbia and Montenegro,
Croatia and Hungary. Important topics discussed were how cross-border
cooperation can be enhanced and facilitated despite of legal
and structural differences, and how the Green Belt can be
integrated into local nature conservation measures.
The European Green Belt was launched in 2004 to foster transboundary
cooperation in nature conservation and regional sustainable
development along the former Iron Curtain route (approximately
6800 km long) with the vision to create the backbone of an
ecological network linking protected areas to their surrounding
landscapes and communities from the Barents to the Black Sea.
The route has been divided into three regional sections: the
Fenno-Scandian, the Central European and the South-Eastern
European Green Belt. The Secretariat for the Green Belt initiative
is being held by IUCN, while the Coordinator for the SEE is
Euronatur from Germany. For more information please visit
www.greenbelteurope.org
or contact Alois Lang, Green Belt Coordinator, IUCN SEE, alois.lang@iucn.org.
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6 WWF benefits from The Nature Conservancy’s
conservation planning tool
Varenna, Italy, 9-16 November: In the framework of partnership
between The Nature Conservancy (TNC) NGO from the USA and
WWF, Varenna hosted the TNC Conservation Action Planning (CAP)
Efroymson Training Workshop. The workshop gathered WWF staff
from six ecoregions: Mediterranean (Dinaric Alps), Caucasus,
Baltic, Carpathians, Alps and Altai-Sayan, plus several non-WWF
staff representatives working in these areas. The Dinaric
Alps group consisted of representatives of WWF MedPO, Green
Home NGO from Montenegro, Sunce NGO from Croatia and IUCN
SEE. This working-group has practised the implementation of
the CAP tool on the case study of the South-Dalmatian islands.
TNC’s CAP process is widely used in the world in order
to help conservation related projects to develop adequate
and most effective strategies, take action and measure success.
More information on TNC is available at www.nature.org.
7 IUCN European offices discuss
management issues
Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro, 10-12 November: The IUCN
European Staff Retreat took place in Belgrade back to back
with the first South-Eastern European Green Belt Conference.
Management staff from IUCN offices in Brussels, Belgrade,
Moscow and Warsaw focussed on project portfolio harmonisation
and development of IUCN strategy and policy regarding the
European programme area. It was stressed that IUCN European
offices should continue providing membership service, cooperate
with partner and member organisations on project implementation
and further explore special niche of IUCN Programme Office
for South-Eastern Europe as the hub for information regarding
biodiversity conservation. For more information please contact
Joerg Lohmann, Director, IUCN SEE,
Joerg.Lohmann@iucn.org
8 Europarc’s training seminar
for developing stakeholder partnerships
Neusiedler See-Seewinkel National Park, Austria, 17-19 October:
The EUROPARC Federation held a seminar on developing stakeholder
partnerships in Natura 2000 site management as part of the
EC’s Natura Network Initiative (NNi). The seminar was
attended by 46 representatives of national and regional authorities,
NGOs, landowners and protected areas. Ladislav Miko, Head
of the EC’s DG Environment Directorate B ‘Protecting
the Natural Environment’, highlighted the importance
of communication for Natura 2000 and the current state of
the development of Natura 2000. A broad variety of stakeholders
shared their expertise and experience in the management of
Natura 2000 sites by presenting their case studies related
to forestry, agriculture, military use, tourism, local community
involvement and protected area management. All presentations
and the conclusions drawn from the seminar are available at
www.europarc.org.
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9 Macedonian Ecological Society
and partners strengthen plans for Balkan Lynx protection
Mavrovo, Macedonia, 15-17 November: Macedonian Ecological
Society (MES) has intensified its activities related to conservation
and protection of the Balkan Lynx in Macedonia and Albania,
in cooperation with IUCN/SSC Cat Specialist Group, Euronatur,
KORA Switzerland, Protection and Preservation of Natural Environment
of Albania (PPNEA), and BIOECO Macedonia. The experts from
these organisations gathered in Mavrovo in November to discuss
the future steps, while the establishment of this coalition
was a follow up of an earlier meeting organised by Euronatur
in April 2005.
Considering the present situation of Lynx in Macedonia and
the basis for its protection given by the national legislation,
as well as international conventions, the outputs of the meeting
in Mavrovo focused on several recommendations for future activities
in Macedonia. Some of the recommendations focused on capacity
building, thus it was proposed to organise trainings of three
experts for Balkan Lynx’ monitoring and data collection
in Switzerland; and the training of local people dealing with
Lynx or other large carnivores coming from NGOs, national
parks, or forest reserves in order to create core group for
Lynx conservation in Macedonia. The future activities should
also include public awareness raising campaign. It is necessary
to estimate the geographical area of distribution of Lynx,
as well as its population number and population trends, and
develop monitoring activities and Lynx Management Plan. The
MES aims to strengthen cooperation with experts from Albania,
UNMIK Kosovo, Montenegro and Greece in order to re-enforce
the transboundary cooperation in the protection of Balkan
Lynx. For more information contact Dime Melovski, MES, mes@iunona.pmf.ukim.edu.mk.
10 Cleaning and birdwatching in
Slano Kopovo reserve
Novi Becej, Serbia and Montenegro, 19 November: The Scientific
and Research Society of Biology Students Josif Pancic from
Novi Sad organised a one day waste cleaning campaign in the
Slano Kopovo Special Nature Reserve, an important habitat
for over 200 bird species. 33 people, mostly biology and ecology
students, and several local hunters, gathered to collect metal,
plastic and glass waste. The campaign was combined with birdwatching
activity as the participants could enjoy the roosting of over
15 000 cranes and up to 10 000 geese, ducks, gulls and waders.
The event was supported by the Provincial Secretariat for
Environment of Vojvodina, Hunting Society from Novi Becej,
Magnum company from Novi Sad and the Ministry of Agriculture,
Forestry and Water. This combination of birdwatching with
cleaning action proved as an enjoyable event for people who
decided to put conservation into practice. The cooperation
between the students and the Reserve’s management authorities
was successful. More information is available from Marko Sciban,
League for Ornithological Action,
sciban@eunet.yu or Milan Ruzic at milruzic@yahoo.com.
11 Trilateral agreement on the
way in Prespa?
Lemos, Greece, 21-22 November: The successful conclusion
of extensive development of a large (with a budget of approximately
$14 million) multi-annual GEF project for the Prespa Park
was the issue dominating the eight regular meeting of the
Prespa Park Coordination Committee held in the village of
Lemos, Greek Prespa. Implementation of the project “Integrated
ecosystem management in the Prespa Lake basin of Albania,
FYR-Macedonia and Greece” is expected to start at the
beginning of 2006.
During the meeting, the Committee discussed various activities
that have taken place in the Prespa basin, including several
projects funded by the Swiss Development Cooperation. The
Committee decided to continue its effort to achieve the adoption
of a formal trilateral agreement for the area that would enable
specific steps to be taken for cooperation in crucial sectors
such as water management. More information is available from
Vivi Roumeliotou, Society for the Protection of Prespa, v.roumeliotou@spp.gr.
12 International designations and
wetland management
Venice, Italy, 21-23 November: The Province of Venice, UNESCO
ROSTE and the Ramsar Convention Secretariat organized a joint
international workshop at the end of November in Venice, inviting
wetland experts from European and North African Ramsar sites.
Although the main topic was to discuss the opportunities,
preconditions and consequences of designating the Venice Lagoon
as a Ramsar site, the workgroups were asked to approach in
a more general way the questions of the territorial planning
process, of management plans for individual sites and of the
dynamic effects of international designations. Alois Lang,
IUCN Green Belt Coordinator, represented the transboundary
wetland (Ramsar Site, National Park and World Heritage Site)
Neusiedler See/Fertö-Hanság together with Andras
Ambrus from the Hungarian National Park authority. More information
is available at http://wetlands.provincia.venezia.it.
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13. CERI General Assembly
Djerdap, Serbia and Montenegro, 23-25 November: IUCN SEE
attended the Carpathian Ecoregion Initiative (CERI) General
Assembly in Djerdap National Park in Serbia upon invitation
by WWF Danube-Carpathian Programme and Ecolibri-Bionet NGO.
The Assembly was an opportunity to introduce the pan-European
Green Belt Initiative, whose Secretariat is hosted by IUCN.
Djerdap is one of the sites located on the Green Belt route.
CERI Assembly discussed approval of new members, as well as
status of diverse projects. Based on the already existing
relations with WWF MedPO through the Dinaric Arc Initiative
(DAI), this meeting offered another mode of cooperation and
enhancement of networking of international organisations and
harmonisation of projects in the region. For further information,
please contact Joerg Lohmann, Director, IUCN SEE, Joerg.Lohmann@iucn.org
14 GMO-free Rhodope
Thessaloniki, Greece, 26 November: A workshop focusing on
the initiative for “GMO-free Rhodope” was organised
in Thessaloniki in the framework of the Balkan Conference
on GMO-free Balkans. NGO representatives from Bulgaria and
Greece and the managing authority of the Rhodope Range protected
area and the Rhodope-Evros Supra-Prefecture, exchanged information
on the existing situation in the two countries, and more particularly
in the trans-border area of Rhodope. Furthermore, they discussed
the cooperation potential regarding the declaration of Rhodope
as the first transboundary area in the Balkans that would
be free of GMOs. The participants agreed to work towards enlarging
the initiative, while the next meeting is scheduled for February
2006 in Smolyan. For more information please contact Spyros
Psaroudas, CALLISTO, psaroudas@callisto.gr.
15 Launch of the Regional Volunteer
Program for Reconciliation
Podgorica, Montenegro, Serbia and Montenegro, 5 December:
United Nations Volunteers (UNV) and UNDP Podgorica, SOS Hotline
for Women and Children Victims of Violence - Podgorica and
Association for Democratic Prosperity-Zid, marked International
Volunteers’ Day and European Youth Week by launching
RIVER SEE Programme - Regional Integration through Volunteer
Exchanges for Reconciliation of SEE. The RIVER SEE Programme
represents regional collaboration between UNV/UNDP Offices
throughout SEE countries that will be implemented in partnership
with EU/European Voluntary Service, South East European Youth
Network, and number of prominent international civil society/voluntary
organizations and grassroots organisations from seven Balkans
countries/regions. By getting together volunteers from the
Balkans this programme aims at enhancing the capacity of civil
society and volunteer organisations, groups and individuals,
in their effort to accelerate democratic and economic development
and peace building for the region. More information is available
at www.riversee.org.
16 SEE mountains at UNEP agenda
Bolzano, Italy, 12-16 December: In the framework of the Mountain
Partnership, UNEP and the Ministry of Environment and Territory
of Italy (MATT) organised the workshop on “Sharing the
Experience - Capacity Building on Legal Instruments for the
Protection and Sustainable Development of Mountain Regions
in South-Eastern Europe (SEE)”. The workshop was held
in Bolzano from 12-13 December. This activity was organised
in cooperation with the European Academy (EURAC) and it constitutes
a contribution to the UNDP-UNEP-OSCE Environment and Security
(EnvSec) Initiative. The event was held back to back with
a similar workshop for the mountain regions of Caucasus (14-15
December) and a preparatory meeting for the first Meeting
of the Conference of Parties to the Carpathian Convention
(16 December). For more information please contact Jasmina
Bogdanovic, UNEP,
jasmina.bogdanovic@unvienna.org.
17 Croatia hosts Biodiversity in
Europe conference
Plitvice Lakes, Croatia, 22-24 February 2006: The Croatian
Government will host the 4th Intergovernmental Biodiversity
in Europe conference at Plitvice Lakes National Park in February
2006. The Biodiversity in Europe conference, convened under
the auspices of the Pan European Biological and Landscape
Diversity Strategy (PEBLDS), will serve as the mechanism for
developing the pan-European input for the 8th meeting of the
Conference of Parties to the CBD in Brazil. More information
on the conference in Croatia is available from Andrea Stefan,
Ministry of Culture, Andrea.stefan@min-kulture.hr.
18 CBD COP8
Curitiba, Brazil, 20-31 March 2006: The 8th Ordinary Meeting
of the Conference of Parties to the Convention of Biological
Diversity will take place in Curitiba in March 2006. The World
Conservation Union is currently preparing its input for the
conference, focusing on several priority issues such as progress
the governments have made towards implementation of the CBD
including the 2010 target, achievements done in relation to
the Programme of Work on Protected Areas (endorsed at CBD
COP7), marine and coastal biodiversity targets. For more information
on CBD COP8, please visit http://biodiv.org.
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Publications
1 Connecting nature and cities
“The Urban Imperative: Urban Outreach Strategies for
Protected Area Agencies”, a 90 000-word book edited
by Ted Trzyna, the Leader of the IUCN WCPA Task Force on Cities
and Protected Areas, has been printed and is also available
on the website at www.interenvironment.org/pa/papers2.htm.
The content of the book is resulting from the workshop dedicated
to cities and protected areas during the Vth IUCN World Parks
Congress (Durban, 2003). It discusses the relationship between
cities and protected areas and strategies for linking these
two. The main message of this book is that conservationists
will be more effective if they take cities and its inhabitants
much more seriously. For more information about WCPA Task
Force on Cities and Protected Areas, please visit www.interenvironment.org/pa.
2 Global vision for transboundary
conservation
“Transboundary Conservation: A New Vision for Protected
Areas” provides the most up-to-date and comprehensive
assessment of the global transboundary protected areas, combining
the conservation science with the best nature photography.
The book is a product of a partnership between the Conservation
International (CI), IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas
(WCPA), CEMEX, Agrupacion Sierra Madre, and the International
League of Conservation Photographers. “Transboundary
Conservation” was launched during the 8th World Wilderness
Congress in Alaska, and it connects ecological conservation
with political, socio-economic and peace-promoting dimensions
of transboundary protected areas (TBPA). It is a good reference
source of TBPAs in the world, as it lists 188 TBPAs, which
covers around 17% of total PAs in the world. The ordering
information is available at www.conservation.org. For more
information on IUCN WCPA please visit www.iucn.org/wcpa, while
for WCPA Transboundary Task Force, visit www.tbpa.net.
3 Socio-economic report on Mediterranean
coasts and wetlands
Tour du Valat, France: The “Socio-Economics and Conservation
of Mediterranean Coasts and Wetlands” report was produced
by the Biological Station of Tour du Valat and the RCU, as
part of the MedWetCoast project which addresses biodiversity
conservation issues in 15 Mediterranean coastal and wetland
sites. The report draws from the questionnaire to relevant
actors (July 2004), the case studies received from the countries,
the visits of the socio-economist to Lebanon and Albania,
and the discussions at the two regional socio-economic workshops
held in Tour du Valat (December 2004) and Paris (November
2005). The report is an account of the MedWetCoast approach
to address socio-economic issues within the process of site
management. Some suggestions for addressing these issues have
been included and recommendations proposed. The report is
available in an electronic format at www.medwetcoast.org.
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Note from the editor
In the last bulletin issue, in the article on survey of otters
on Lika River in Croatia, it was stated that the camp was
organised by Green Action NGO and BIUS. The correct information
is that the otter survey camp was organised by the Green Action
and WWF MedPO. Apologies from the editor.
Guidelines for contributing to IUCN SEE e-bulletin
IUCN welcomes articles in which you report on your activities
related to transboundary cooperation in protected areas and
biodiversity conservation. Please report on the status of
your projects and actions, as well as events that you attended.
You are welcome to announce new meetings and workshops and
briefly report on new publications and announce funding opportunities.
The articles should be 150-250 words in length. Please note
this as the interest to distribute news articles through the
bulletin is extremely high and we are trying to secure space
for all of you to contribute. Therefore, please be short.
The editor keeps the right to shorten and modify the text
if necessary.
Please send a photo to accompany your article if appropriate
and indicate your email and/or web-link for further reference.
Thanks for taking these guidelines into consideration!
All contributions should be sent to maja.zitkovic@iucn.org.
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