Event details

Eurosite and Generalitat de Valencia, with the collaboration of Fundacio Caixa Catalunya, were delighted to hold the Eurosite Annual Conference 2009 (25th - 29th May) in Peñíscola, Spain. This page is currently being updated with content generated and presented during the conference.

Tuesday 26th May - Site visit day

Excursion to Sierra de Irta >>>View photographs

 

Excursion to Almenara >>>View photographs

Wednesday 27th May - Seminar

Key notes / setting the scene:

‘Strategies for preserving biodiversity in densely populated regions’
Jordi Sargatal, Assessor, Àrea de Territori i Paisatge – Obra Social Caixa Catalunya, Spain; 

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‘Conflict resolution and participation: necessary tools for protected areas management’ Javier Jiménez Pérez, Managing Director, PANGEA, Spain;

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‘European perspective’ Mariam Sanchez Guisandez, Representative from DG Environment, European Commission;

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‘European financing & biodiversity – dealing with conflict in participatory conservation’ Irene Bouwma, Landscape Centre, Alterra, the Netherlands.

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Case Studies highlighting various sectoral perspectives:

Moderator: Miquel Rafa, Director Àrea de Territori i Paisatge Obra Social Caixa Catalunya, Spain.

Dña. Mª Victoria Fernández de Córdova y Sánchez de León, President, Forest Owners C.V. Association, Spain;

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D. Juan Quiles Tarazona, President, C.V. Hunting Federation, Spain;

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D. Juan Miguel Montaner Alonso, Vice President, Irrigating Community ‘CARRIZALES’, Spain;

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D. Antonio Cases Mollar, Director, Sierra De Espadán Natural Park, Spain.

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Thursday 28th May – Working groups

WG 1. Interpretation and Public Access to Natural Areas

Aim: to share experience and identify good practices for interpretation of and responsible public access to natural areas.

Dña. Zafira Ferrer Allkins. (Session Chairperson). Técnico en Uso Público VAERSA - Consellería de Medio Ambiente, Agua, Urbanismo y Vivienda, Spain;

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Donald McNeil, Forestry Commission, Planning and Environment Manager. UK;

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Xavier Ariño, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona and scientific collaborator of the Federació d'Entitats Excursionistes de Catalunya (FEEC).

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Summary conclusions of WG 1 >>>Download

WG 2. Branding and Quality Standards

Aim: to explore issues connected with branding and quality standards applied within sites or by nature conservation organisations and whether, as methods, these can be used to increase self-sufficiency in financing for natural areas or be used to communicate and engage the public.

D. Pedro Ondarzabal Aizpurua. (Session Chairperson). Técnico en calidad. VAERSA - Consellería de Medio
Ambiente, Agua, Urbanismo y Vivienda, Spain;

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Henriet Leenen – Staatsbosbeheer: "What's in a name?";

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Christian Ringot, Director for Communication and Stakeholder Involvement, EDEN 62, France: “Developing the EU Eco-Management and Audit Scheme (EMAS) as a labelling tool for natural areas in Pas de Calais, Northen France.” “Vers l'écocertification EMAS des espaces naturels départementaux du Pas de Calais”.

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Summary conclusions of WG 2 >>>Download

WG 3. Wetland Restoration

Aim: to share experience and discuss management treatments important for wetland restoration.

D. Salvador Palop Guillem. (Session Chairperson). Jefe del Servicio de Análisis y Evaluación de la Consellería de Medio Ambiente, Agua, Urbanismo y Vivienda, Spain;

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Freek Zwart, Staatsbosbeheer, Terschelling, the Netherlands: “WET DUNES – DRY FEET- An ecological restoration project and its consequences for other functions of the dunes”;

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Toni Costa, biologist from Consorci de l'Estany d'Ivars i Vila-sana: 'Restoration of the biggest inland lake (126 ha) in Catalunya'.

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WG 4. Marine Conservation

Aim: to share experience and ideas required for and involved in implementation of the marine strategy framework directive.

Emmanuel Thévenin. (Session Chairperson). Atelier Technique des Espaces Naturels (FR).

 

Antonio Garcia Allut and Ana Jesus; MPAs as Sustainable Fisheries

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Sophie Elliott, Joint Nature Conservancy Council (JNCC), UK, Marine Protected Area Stakeholder Engagement Officer;

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Roger Estève, Conservatoire du Littoral et des Rivages Lacustres, France. The strategy of the Coastal Conservancy and the first results of the actual national public debate on marine issues ‘Le Grenelle de la Mer’. 

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WG 5. Adaptive Management

Aim: to discuss site management capacity building needs within the network and mechanisms to identify, continuously improve and support implementation of best practices.

Ilke Tilders. (Session Chairperson). Foundations of Success (FOS) Europe;

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Tim Coleshaw, National Nature Reserve Project Manager, Natural England;

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Xavier Escuté i Gasulla, Departament de Gestió del Territori Àrea de Territori i Paisatge Obra Social de Caixa Catalunya.

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WG 6. Connectivity and large-scale Conservation

Aim: to discuss the need to manage sites as part of a connected ecological landscape and the practical steps involved in managing beyond sites.

Irene Bouwma. (Session Chairperson). Landscape Centre, Alterra, the Netherlands;

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Aysegul Cil, Program Manager-Nature and Society, ECNC-European Centre for Nature
Conservation, The KEN project (Knowledge for Ecological Networks) & SPEN project (Spatial Planning and Ecological Networks);

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Miquel Rafa, Director, 'Cantabric to Alps corridor'.

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Summary conclusions of WG 6 >>>Download

Friday 29th May - Site visit day

Excursion to Ebro delta : >>>View photographs

Annual Conference photographs

View the complete set of conference photographs

>>>Eurosite's Annual Conference 2009 gallery

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Conference documents are also available for download at the base of this page.