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30 YEARS OF EUROSITE: NEW APPROACHES TO NATURE CONSERVATION AND SECURING

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5-7 NOVEMBER 2019 • MONTICIANO • ITALY Museo della Biodiversità di Monticiano

Via XXV Aprile • 53015 Monticiano • Italy

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DAY 0 MONDAY 4 NOVEMBERAdvised travel date for all, Arrival of Board and Council membersShuttle bus from Florence Airport to Monticiano in the late afternoon

DAY 1 TUESDAY 5 NOVEMBER 9:30 - 12:00 Board and Council Meeting (coffee available at the meeting)

For other participants:

9:30 - 12:00 Morning hike to the Abbey of San Galgano, the unique abbey without a roof situated in the Mersevalley, home to the sword in the rock. It is the first gothic church built in Tuscany, between 1218 and 1288 by the Cistercian monks as a sign of the popularity of Saint Galgano cult. In case of bad weather the hike will be replaced by a visit to the Museum.

12:00 - 13:00 Lunch for registered participants

13:00 - 16:30 Annual General Meeting – Eurosite Members only

16:30 - 17:30 Gathering of all participants, registration, networking with coffee

18:00 Departure to Spannocchia Estate

19:00 - 22:00 Celebration 30 Years of Eurosite: Celebration dinner at Spannocchia Estate.

DAY 2 WEDNESDAY 6 NOVEMBER9:00 - 9:30 Registration and coffee

9:30 - 9:45 Opening & Welcome, Stefan Versweyveld, Eurosite President; Carmine Annicchiarico, Museo della Biodiversita-WWF OASI; Silvio Franceschelli, Siena Provinces President

9:45 - 10:00 Eurosite post 2020, the next 30 years - Setting the scene, Kristijan Čivić, Eurosite

10:00 - 10:20 Peatlands Restoration - Investing in Nature Based Solutions, Dianna Kopansky, UNEP Global Peatlands Initiative

10:20 - 10:40 WWF OASI: management and activities for protected areas, Fabrizio Canonico, WWF Oasi

10:40 - 11:10 Coffee break

11:10 - 11:25 Eurosite Management Planning Guidance, Henk Zingstra, Eurosite Management Planning Expert Group (EMPEG)

11:25 - 11:40 Eurosite Remote Sensing Support Group, Clive Hurford, EMPEG

11:40 - 12:00 Land Conservation in Europe – engaging the civil society, Tilmann Disselhoff, NABU

12:00 - 12:15 Common Initiatives in Conserved and Protected Areas Project – working with the communities living in these areas, Kazimierz Rabski, Martyna Rabska-Osipowicz, EUCC Poland

12:15 - 12:30 Concluding discussion

12:30 - 13:30 Lunch

DAY 3 THURSDAY 7 NOVEMBERFull day excursion to Orbetello nature reserve: visit to the site, habitats, introduction to Orbetello management and activities. Lunch at the Casale Giannella restaurant in the reserve.

17:00 Return to Monticiano

Free evening in Monticiano and optional dinner (at own cost)

DAY 4 FRIDAY 8 NOVEMBERDeparture in the morning (time to be confirmed)

13:30 - 13:50 Urban Green Infrastructure and ecosystem services – working with the Municipality of Çankaya, Ankara-Turkey, Kübra Ceviz Sanalan, DKM, Turkey

13:50 - 14:10 A proposal for closer collaboration between Natura 2000 site management and plant genetic resource conservation, Shelagh Kell, University of Birmingham, UK

14:10 - 14:30 Final questions and introduction to the afternoon workshops

14:30 - 15:30 Workshop session - first round of 3 parallel workshops (to be repeated after the coffee break; everyone can attend 2)

Workshop 1: Management Planning Guidance, Henk Zingstra and Clive Hurford, Eurosite EMPEG

Following the presentation of the Eurosite Management Planning Guidance Portal in the plenary, this session will discuss the further development of this portal and the strategic orientation of the Management Planning Expert Group based on the needs of the members of Eurosite.

Workshop 2: European Peatland Restoration and Management Group including GoToMeeting link for people to dial in from a distance, Paul Leadbitter, North Pennines AONB Partnership, UK

This will be a combined live and online meeting of this group following its kick-off meeting in July 2019. For the first round of workshops the group members, and those interested to join the group, are invited to attend. In the second round also other participants are welcome.

Workshop 3: Financing mechanisms for conservation – tips & tricks from practice, Kristijan Čivić, Eurosite

A short exchange of ideas on how to generate/attract additional funding for the restauration and management of natural sites. Participants are welcome to present their case studies and we will discuss ideas afterwards.

15:30 - 16:00 Coffee

16:00 - 17:00 Workshop session - second round of the 3 workshops

17:00 - 17:30 Conclusions of the day in plenary

19:00 Poster session, EuroCocktail and dinner

This event is financially supported by the European Union, Natuurmonumenten, Staatsbosbeheer and

North Pennines AONB Partnership

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