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Workshop on Biosphere Reserve Management
for Biosphere Reserve Managers and Experts
16 – 19 September 2009, North Vidzeme Biosphere Reserve, Latvia
Programme
Wednesday, September 16
All morning Arrival to Riga + Free Time
13.30 Lunch
Preliminary registration for all workshop participants
Venue: Hotel “Laine”, Skolas street 11, Riga
15.00 Bus transfer to Salacgriva, North Vidzeme Biosphere Reserve
General introduction to Latvia on the way
Accommodation in hotel “Kapteinu osta”, Pernavas street 49A, Salacgriva,
www.kapteinuosta.lv
18.00 Getting to North Vidzeme Biosphere Reserve main office
Rigas street 10A, Salacgriva
18.45 Opening of the Workshop: non – formal introduction to the workshop and introductions
between participants
Dinner
Presentation of the project „Nature Concert Hall“
22.00 Departure by bus back to hotel (optional)
Thursday, September 17
9.00 Bus transfer from hotel to North Vidzeme Biosphere Reserve main office
Rigas street 10A, Salacgriva
9.30 General introduction by all participants
Moderated by Mr. Valerijs Seilis, Director, North Vidzeme Biosphere Reserve
10.10 Introduction to the UNESCO programme “Man and Biosphere”, concept of biosphere reserves
and sustainable development issues in biosphere reserves, Madrid Action plan
Ms. Dagnija Baltina, Secretary-General, Latvian National Commission for UNESCO
10.25 Presentation of the North Vidzeme Biosphere reserve
Mr . Valerijs Seilis, Director, North Vidzeme Biosphere Reserve
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10.40 Presentation of the reference book
Mr. Andris Urtans, Deputy Director, Northern Vidzeme Biosphere Reserve
11.00 Discussion – What values do you see in having a biosphere reserve
Moderated by Mr. Andris Urtans, Deputy Director, Northern Vidzeme Biosphere Reserve
11.30 Coffee break
12.00 Working session “Implementing the concept of biosphere reserves – establishing a legal
framework, organisation and administration of a biosphere reserve”
Moderated by Mr. Andris Urtans, Deputy Director, Northern Vidzeme Biosphere Reserve
14.00 Lunch
Venue: Hotel Brize, Valmieras street 7, Salacgriva
15.20 Working session “Public participation of a biosphere reserve – sustainable development
profile”
Moderated by Mrs. Iveta Druva-Druvaskalne, Associated professor, Tourism and Hospitality
Managements Faculty, Vidzeme University College
16.45 Coffee break
17.00 Excursion to the river Svētupe and Livs holy caves
River recultivation examples and bridging culture and nature
20.00 Dinner and Cultural evening
Folk group “Delve”
Venue: Hotel “Kapteinu osta”, Pernavas street 49A, Salacgriva
Friday, September 18
9.00 Bus transfer from hotel to North Vidzeme Biosphere Reserve main office
Rigas street 10A, Salacgriva
9.30 Working sessions “Organising a biosphere reserve” in three rotating working groups:
Strengthening community
involvement into management
and monitoring of the
biosphere reserve (The Advisory Board, cooperation
with municipalities to support
tourisms infrastructure, creating
optimal conditions for species and
biotopes, restoration works, NGOs
and community support networks,
Eco-Watch, etc.)
Moderated by Mr. Andris
Urtans, Deputy Director,
Northern Vidzeme Biosphere
Reserve
Introducing integrated
landscape planning for
sustainable development of
biosphere reserve (Spatial and landuse plans,
ecological plans, plans for
specially protected areas, etc.)
Moderated by Mr. Pē teris
Lakovskis, PhD in Landuse
planning, University of
Latvia
Ensuring financial
sustainability in a
biosphere reserve (Resource mobilization,
project development, financial
and human resource planning)
Moderated by Mr.
Thoomas Kokovkin,
Member, Advisory Board
of the Estonian
Commission for UNESCO
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11.30 Coffee break
12:00 Continuation of the previous working session in three rotating working groups
13.00 Presentation of the work by the three working groups
14.00 Lunch
Venue: Hotel Brize, Valmieras street 7, Salacgriva
15.30 Working session “Biosphere reserve as a learning place for Education for Sustainable
Development”
Moderated by Mr. Raimonds Ernsteins, Head, UNESCO Chair for Sustainable Coastal
Development, University of Latvia and Mr. Andris Urtans, Deputy Director, Northern Vidzeme
Biosphere Reserve
16.40 Coffee break
17.00 Excursion to lamprey weir and Randu coastal meadows
Examples of coastal meadow management and involvement of local people in nature tourism
20.00 Dinner
Venue: Hotel “Kapteinu osta”, Pernavas street 49A, Salacgriva
Saturday, September 19
9.00 Working breakfast: Follow-up from the workshop – discussed by the countries – participants
10.00 Bus transfer from hotel to North Vidzeme Biosphere Reserve main office
Rigas street 10A, Salacgriva
10.30 Closing of the Workshop:
Moderated by Mr. Andris Urtans, Deputy Director, Northern Vidzeme Biosphere Reserve
11.30 Lunch
Venue: North Vidzeme Biosphere Reserve main office, Rigas street 10A, Salacgriva
12.30 Bus transfer to Riga
All
afternoon
Departure of the participants
Free time