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1 Second Adriatic Flyway Conference October Draft Agenda Venue: Hotel Adriatik, Durrës, Albania Working language: English Version: 25/06/2014 The event is realized with financial support from EuroNatur Foundation Konstanzer Straße 22 D Radolfzell pavel.becka@euronatur.org romy.durst@euronatur.org - 1 -

2 AGENDA OVERVIEW 30/09/ :00 open Get-Together and cocktail in Hotel Adriatik 01/10/ :30 09:30 Registration of participants 09:30 11:00 Welcome and Opening Speeches 11:00 11:30 Coffee Break 11:30 14:00 Session 1: Importance of the Adriatic Flyway and project history 14:00 15:00 Lunch Break 15:00 16:30 Session 2: Population trends Adriatic Flyway at risk? 16:30 17:00 Coffee Break 17:00 18:30 Session 2: Follow-up 18:30 20:00 Side event: Durrës Declaration debate 20:00 21:00 Dinner 21:00 - open Market Place with open end 02/10/ :00 10:30 Session 3: The role of International Conventions in migratory bird migration 10:30 11:00 Coffee Break 11:00 13:00 Session 4: Finding solutions and developing visions 13:00 14:30 Lunch Break 14:30 14:45 Introduction to Working Group topics 14:45 17:15 Working Group Session 17:15 17:45 Coffee Break 17:45 18:15 Presentation of Working Group Output 18:15 18:30 Closing session Conference Conclusions 19:00 20:30 Dinner and Adriatic Flyway Award Ceremony 20:30 21:30 Film Presentation (optional: Signing of Declaration) 03/10/2014 Full day excursion (lunch and dinner included) - 2 -

3 ARRIVAL DAY - 30 SEPTEMBER :00 open end: Informal Get-Together and cocktail Welcoming words of representatives of the city of Durrës Chance for discussions and exchange in informal atmosphere CONFERENCE PROGRAM 01 OCTOBER :30 09:30 Registration of Participants 09:30 11:00 Welcome and Opening Speeches Edi Rama, Prime Minister of Republic of Albania (to be confirmed) Hellmut Hoffmann, German Ambassador in Albania Stefan Leiner, Head of Nature Unit at DG Environment, European Commission Lefter Koka, Minister of Environment, Republic of Albania (to be confirmed) Gabriel Schwaderer, Executive Director of EuroNatur 11:00 11:30 Coffee Break 11:30 14:00 Session 1: Importance of the Adriatic Flyway and project history Living on the edge birds in a changing Sahel and the importance of the Adriatic Flyway in a global context Leo Zwarts Adriatic Flyway the project s history and achievements N.N. (EuroNatur) Introduction to the Adriatic Flyway project partner network Adriatic Flyway project partner NGOs introduce themselves and their work 14:00 15:00 Lunch Break 15:00 16:30 Session 2: Population trends Adriatic Flyway at risk? Main causes for the fluctuation of migratory bird populations food supplies, competitors, predators, parasites, pathogens and human activity N.N. (Max Planck Institute for Ornithology) Waterbird population trends along the Black Sea Mediterranean Flyway and indications for the situation along the Adriatic Flyway - 3 -

4 Szabolcs Nagy (Wetlands International), Borut Stumberger (EuroNatur), Peter Sackl (Universalmuseum Joanneum) First ornithological data for Sazani Island, Albania Fabrizio Borghesi 16:30 17:00 Coffee Break 17:00 18:30 Session 2: Follow-up Habitat loss as a major threat for migratory bird conservation along the Adriatic Flyway Ulrich Schwarz (Fluvius) Bird crime along the Eastern Adriatic as a major driver for population decline Tibor Mikuška (Croatian Society for Bird and Nature Protection) Mutual impact of bird crime in Northern Africa and South Eastern Europe Hichem Azafzaf (Association Les Amis des Oiseaux, BirdLife Tunesia) Optional 18:30 20:00 Side event: Durrës Declaration debate 20:00 21:00 Dinner 21:00 open Market Place Chance to present and discuss posters, projects, information material around migratory bird conservation, hunting ban area management and related topics CONFERENCE PROGRAM 02 OCTOBER :00 10:30 Session 3: The role of International Conventions in migratory bird migration The status of waterbird populations using the Adriatic Flyway and the state of implementation of AEWA within the range states of the Adriatic Sergey Dereliev (Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds, AEWA) The role of the Bern Convention and the Council of Europe for migratory bird conservation Ivana D Alessandro (Secretary of the Bern Convention) The Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species raptor program and its relevance for the Adriatic Flyway CMS Raptor Program Office (to be confirmed) - 4 -

5 10:30 11:00 Coffee Break 11:00 13:00 Session 4: Finding solutions and developing visions 20 years of hunting ban, wetland conservation and environmental education in the Riserva Naturale della Valle Cavanata, Italy lessons learned Fabio Perco (Biological Station Isola Cona, Nature Reserve Foce Isonzo) The Sečovlje Salina and Koper bay sustainable tourism to preserve natural and cultural heritage of coastal Slovenia Andrej Sovinc (Sečovlje Salina Nature Park, IUCN WCPA Europe) The role of birds in tourism and economy Joost Brouwer (Brouwer Environmental & Agricultural Consultancy) The Arabic concept of Himas community-based protected area management and benefits for the society Assad Serhal (Society for the Protection of Nature in Lebanon) 13:00 14:30 Lunch Break 14:30 14:45 Introduction to Working Group topics 14:45 17:15 Working Group Session 1) Developing concepts for the stabilization of the Eastern European Spoonbill along the Adriatic Flyway Facilitators: Juan G. Navedo (Coordinator of AEWA Eurasian Spoonbill Expert Group), Mike Smart 2) Starting points for sustainable added value cycles involving birds along the Adriatic Flyway Facilitators: Joost Brouwer (Brouwer Environmental & Agricultural Consultancy), Milan Ružić (Bird Protection and Study Society of Serbia) 3) The role of NGOs in controlling illegal bird killing and methodologies to effectively monitor bird crime along the Adriatic Flyway Facilitators: Fabio Perco (Biological Station Isola Cona, Nature Reserve Foce Isonzo), Joe Sultana (BirdLife Malta), Andrea Rutigliano (Committee Against Bird Slaughter Italy) 17:15 17:45 Coffee Break 17:45 18:15 Presentation of Working Group Output - 5 -

6 18:15 18:30 Closing session Conference Conclusions 19:00 20:30 Dinner and Adriatic Flyway Award Ceremony 20:30 21:30 Film Presentation (optional: Signing of Declaration) EXCURSION 03 OCTOBER :00 18:00 Excursion to Karavasta lagoon Full day guided field excursion to National Park Divjakë-Karavasta near Rogozhinë Trip organized with busses Various stops along the way to experience the natural and cultural characteristics of the region 20:00 Closing Dinner - 6 -

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