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Reflections on 2nd review seminar,in Vilnius
Algirdas Klimavičius, Lithuanian Ministry of Environment
14-10-2019, Tallinn
Review Seminar
• 5-7 October, 2016, Vilnius with field trips to Natura 2000 sites of “Labanoras” and “Aukštadvaris”
• 86 participants: experts and practionioners from institutions and stakeholders;
• participants from 5 BOR member states and BE, CZ, HU/PL, NL;
Main topics discussed
• Integrated management approaches to Natura 2000;• Approaches to setting restoration priorities and targeting
the resources;• Communication and stakeholder engagement;• Setting conservation priorities.
• 4 thematic working groups and 4 habitat working groups;
• round table on large carnivores and presentation of management practices in the country.
Knowledge market
• 18 projects/initiatives presented;• thematic variety: from economies of cultural landscapes,
via urban cows and prescriptive burning of taiga forest habitats to stones in the streams of Natura 2000 rivers.
Living document –Boreal biogeographical roadmap
• Range of subjects for future discussions and collaboration• Follow-up events (selection of events):
Eurosite annual meeting: prioritisation of conservation actions + Natura 2000 Biogeographic Process Boreal Region meeting & workshop “Low Hanging Fruit methodology”, September 2017, Espoo;
Large Carnivore conference in Bucharest, June 2019; Second HELCOM Marine Protected Areas Workshop, September 2019,
Vaasa; International Conference “Conservation and Management of Wetland
Habitats”, July 2017, Riga; Boreal freshwater catchment field trip, October 2018, Helsinki; Best practices and challenges in restoration burning, April 2017; 14th Eurasian Grassland Conference “semi-natural grasslands across
borders”, July 2017, Riga; LIFE Viva Grass cooperation events in three Baltic states, 2014-2019
and many other seminars and conferences.
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