Event details

warning: array_reverse() [function.array-reverse]: The argument should be an array in /var/www/vhosts/eurosite.org/httpdocs/sites/all/modules/menutrails/menutrails.module on line 73.

Date

13/04/2010 - 15/04/2010

Location

Utrecht, Tbc
Netherlands

Language(s)

English

Theme

Non-member event - International participation encouraged

Target audience

specialist participants who have a close involvement with defragmentation and Natura 2000.

Organizor details


Organisor contact

National Contact (http://econat.n2000.fr/contacts)

National contact

Venue detail


Venue address

Tbc
Office Rijkswaterstaat/LEF Future centre
Utrecht, Tbc
Netherlands
See map: Google Maps

ECONAT Peer Exchanges 2010 Defragmentation

ECONAT2000 has developed to promote the exchange of best practice and experience for implementing Natura2000 and its interface with economic developments. Econat2000 aim is to enhance trans-boundary and cross sector cooperation by exploring in greater detail: How the ‘legal’, ‘ecological’ and “economic” concepts in the Habitats and Birds Directives are applied in practical cases?

The network members are 4 organisations/institutions drawn from both the nature conservation and economic development sectors.

* Rijkswaterstaat , part of the Dutch Ministry of Transport, Public Works and Water Management,

* Natural England, Nature Conservation Agency in England,

* Niedersächsischer Landesbetrieb für Wasserwirtschaft, Küsten- und Naturschutz , NLWKN, part of Ministry of Environment of Lower Saxony,

* ATEN, Umbrella organisation grouping together protected area management bodies, mandated by the French Ministry in charge of Ecology, Energy, Sustainable Development and Land use planning.

Programme for 2010:

* Dealing with uncertainty - Peterborough (UK) - 9-10/03/2010

* Recreational activity and N2000 sites - Exeter (UK) - 16-18/03/2010

* Defragmentation (blue & green belts) - Utrecht (NL) - 13-15/04/2010

* Compensatory measures implementation - Nimes (FR) - 21-23/04/2010

* Water policy & management & N2000 - Augsburg (DE) - 27-29/04/2010

This workshop: Two days of presentations, desk based workshops and interactive discussions. The third day will be used to do some site visiting. All participants should be prepared to present a case study and engage in specialist discussions. There will also be a requirement to contribute to the production of a written briefing on the findings of the exchange, and volunteers will be needed to present the findings at the ECONAT seminar in Germany (15th – 17th of June 2010).

More information can be found on this website: http://econat.n2000.fr/peer_exchanges/2010

More information on your personal contact can be found here: http://econat.n2000.fr/contacts

Econat2000 Peer Exchanges – 2009 information and documents can be found on http://econat.n2000.fr/peer_exchanges/2009.

The 2009 meetings gave a particular emphasis on cases regarding :

* Management planning

* Linear / transport infrastructure

* Legal aspects of species protection

* Natura 2000 Marine Protected Areas

* Estuaries

Status

registering participants