IUCN SEE · 2016. 5. 19. · IUCN South-Eastern European e-Bulletin Dear Readers, Welcome to the...

IUCN South-Eastern European e-Bulletin

Dear Readers,

Welcome to the 21st issue of the IUCN South-Eastern European e-Bulletin, the double issue that we

prepared for the first time. This is why activities and projects related to SEE region this time cover

the period June – September. We still hope you will find the reading interesting and informative.

As always, you sent us a lot of news articles and updates on passed and future events, and we are

thanking you for your continuous interest in the IUCN SEE e-bulletin.

The guidelines for submitting articles for the IUCN SEE e-bulletin can be found at the last page of

this issue, while all issues of this publication are available under

www.iucn.org/southeasterneurope.

With best regards,

IUCN Programme Office for South-Eastern Europe

Issue 21 · June/September 2009e-Bulletin

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IUCN SEE office has the pleasure to introduce IUCN members from South

Eastern Europe. By answering specific questions representatives of the mem-

ber organizations will have possibility to introduce themselves, their activities

and express personal experience being a part of the unique IUCN family.

Center for Biodiversity Conservation

and Sustainable Development ECOLIBRI-BIONET, Serbia

IUCN’s member since 2000

Represented by Mr Aleksandar Vlajic

e: [email protected]

IUCN SEE staff news

New Regional Director for Pan-Europe (a.i.)

Katharina Lindenmann joined IUCN SEE as an Intern for the next six

months. She will be in charge of social aspects and stakeholders rela-

tions working on projects’ implementation, following her background of a

joint masters degree in social anthropology and biology. Before she was

working for the Swiss Nature Conservation Organization Pro Natura.

Welcome!

IUCN SEE welcomes new Interim Regional Director Hans Friederich

Hans Friederich is the former Head of Strategic Partnerships at IUCN Headquarters. A Dutch ge-

ographer by training, Hans obtained his PhD at the University of Bristol, UK in groundwater hydro-

chemistry. After seven years in Botswana, Hans joined IUCN in 1989, as Head of Project Manage-

ment in the Eastern Africa Regional Office. In 1994, he moved to Asia, as Senior Technical Advisor

in the National Environment Agency of Vietnam, and three years later Hans became the first IUCN

Country Representative in Vietnam. From 1999 to 2004 Hans worked in the Asia Regional Office

of IUCN in Bangkok as Regional Coordinator of IUCN’s Wetlands and Water Programme. Since

January 2004, Hans has been Head of Strategic Partnerships at IUCN Headquarters in Switzerland,

responsible for fundraising and donor relations.

“I am very excited about this new assignment and truly committed to

strengthening IUCN’s presence in Pan-Europe” says Hans Friederich

“I will do my best to live up to the expectations in the region”.

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IUCN SEEWhen did your organization join IUCN and what is your organization’s mission? Center for Bio-

diversity Conservation and Sustainable Development ECOLIBRI-BIONET is an independent, non-

governmental, non-political, non-profit organization, the first NGO in Serbia that is the member of

IUCN since 2000. Our mission is to support local communities in Serbia to accept and apply con-

cept of socio-economic development, respecting the sustainable development principles and wise

use of the natural resources, which is minimizing negative influence on the environment.

Ecolibri – Bionet is engaged in socio-economic development and biodiversity conservation in Serbia

through different programmes of educational and promotional character. principle issues that Ecolibri

– Bionet focuses on are: Biodiversity conservation and protection; Restoration and revitalization of wet-

lands; Protection and conservation of the nature and cultural heritage of the Carpaths in Serbia; Sus-

tainable rural development; Ecological education of the youth through film and TV production; Making

biodiversity data base; Waste management and re-cycling; Sustainable tourism development.

Which projects or joint activities between Ecolibri-Bionet, IUCN and other members would

you stress out? We have signed cooperation agreement with the Institute for Nature Conservation

of Serbia, IUCN’s GO member. Based on this document we have worked together on the project

Adaptive Management Planning of Riverrine Wetlands along the Danube in Serbia, 2005. – 2008.,

focusing on the protected area Bukinski rit (between Backa Palanka, SRB and Ilok, CRO) and was

funded by the Wageningen UR, The Netherlands.

What is, to your opinion, the benefit of being the IUCN member? Does it help to improve your

position at the regional/national/international level? IUCN membership helps us to establish con-

tacts with international organisations and donors. Being member of IUCN is some kind of social

recognition and it is something that we are all proud of.

How does IUCN contribute to the sustainable development and biodiversity conservation in

the region? IUCN’s contribution in this sense is mainly related to organization and implementation

of regional projects on one hand, and on the other hand I’d stress out its function as a tool for com-

munication between regional and national organizations.

What should IUCN change or do better in terms of communication with members in the re-

gion? First of all I think that you can improve IUCN’s capacity on the national level. You can start

with organizing regular meetings (for example twice a year) for national members to improve com-

munication and to try to start some joint projects. Then you can organize some events or workshops

for all environmental NGOs and maybe institutes, universities and even corporations in order to pro-

mote IUCN as organization and as a brand, with main idea to rise up number of national members.

On the regional level, our suggestion is to improve communication between regional members –

meetings, networking, workshops.

What are the 3 most valuable events you personally have experienced with IUCN?

• Strengthening the Capacity of Governments to Implement Priority Activities of the CBD

PoWPA, Isle of Vilm, June 2007

• IUCNMediterraneanMembersMeeting,Malaga,September2007

• TheIUCNWorldConservationCongress.Barcelona,October2008

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1. Spread your European Green Belt news online

2. Second Annual Summer Programme in Thethi

3.SpeoTourism in the Green Belt of South-East Europe

4.The “Ulcinj Declaration”

5.Invasive alien species in Nature Park Goricko

6.UNESCO World Heritage Convention - Network Meeting for East and South-East Europe

7.Management objectives change for NP Galicica

8.SEE Regional CITES workshop held in Croatia

9.“Trough Waste to Flowers” in Montenegro

10.Climate Change and Energy Conservation Campaign

11.More Dalmatian Pelicans Pelecanus crispus than ever in Prespa

12. Central Balkan NP Supports the Use of Renewable Energy Sources

13. Discussion Support Tools for ex ante Impact Assessment

14. Best of the Best LIFE-Nature project award for Mikri Prespa

15. FairWild Standard implementation

16. SavaLIFE – NatureCommunicationDesign exhibition

17. Transboundary Cooperation of Mountain Protected Areas in SE Europe

18. Towards the Wise Use of Resources along the Sava River

19. Transboundary Ramsar sites to be considered in the second Assessment the UNECE-region

20. ELBARN - European Livestock Breeds Arc and Rescue Net

21. River Una – unique river in need of protection

22. Prespa in focus for outdoor activities

23. Communicating values and benefits of protected areas in Europe

24. Assessing and Valuing Benefits of Protected Areas

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1. Spread your European Green Belt news online

Germany: The recently launched Baltic Green Belt project has established a website at www.bal-

ticgreenbelt.net. The coordinators are currently assessing the need for a public news section which

allows for news input by registered website visitors themselves to be immediately displayed. If you

are interested in getting an account to post and edit news, please send us a short message.

Next to the news section, the website will be used to document the activities planned and carried

out during the project period lasting until January 2012. The project community comprises 22 part-

ners from Germany, Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia and Russia and is funded with 2,1 Mio. Euro

by the EU’s Baltic Sea Region Programme. The project’s goals are on the one hand to function as a

platform for Green Belt stakeholders in the Baltic Sea region to develop new projects together. On

the other hand the project wants to support the flow of information between the Baltic Green Belt

and the other European Green Belt regions and vice versa.

For more information, please contact Michael Schultz at [email protected] or Ste-

fanie Maack at [email protected] or visit www.balticgreenbelt.net.

2. Second Annual Summer Programme in Thethi

Albania: There have regularly been problems in re-

cent years to keep the school in Thethi open during

the winter. Many children have thus missed school-

ing. To compensate this shortcomings a lively Sum-

mer Programme from 22nd June until Graduation on

22nd August has been held. Also Additional Weekend

Workshops for adults were offered, to promote the de-

velopment of sustainable tourism.

Programme insight: In the morning, the children were

taught Basic English and Environmental Awareness by

international volunteers and local teachers. Mornings usually ended with homemade biscuits and a

volleyball game in the yard. After lunch, the young people went to the fields to rake hay. Volunteer

teachers were free, to make siesta, then walk up to the stunning waterfall or plunge in the `swim-

ming hole`, a freezing water hollow in a nearby stream. In the cool of the late afternoon, most of the

young people gathered by the huge chestnut tree to play football. The day usually closed with more

fantastic food, a glass of local Raki, and a cup of delicious `caj malle`, or mountain tea, made with

dried oregano gathered in the hills by Thethi schoolgirls.

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The Balkans Peace Park (B3P) aims to run similar programmes in villages all over the region.

For more information, please contact Antonia Young, Former Chair - Balkans Peace Park Project

Committee UK at [email protected] or visit www.balkanspeacepark.org

3. SpeoTourism in the Green Belt of South-East Europe

Serbia: Members of the speleological association “Ex-

ploratorii“ from Resita (Romania), visited Djerdap Na-

tional Park in May, marking the start of the joint project

implementation. Representatives of the NP Djerdap, Mr

Milovanovic and Mr Pavlovic organized a few fieldtrips

and visits to Rajkova, Disina, Velika Gradasnica, Mala

Gradasnica caves, as well as Rakin Ponor and Buronov

Ponor, vertical caves. Guests, young speleologists had

the opportunity to explore mentioned caves. In June,

young representatives of NP Djerdap will visit Romanian region around Resita, in order to explore

caves and continue the project implementation.

One of positive results of this project is a posible follow up project, where the exploration will consist

of arranging one attractive cave in Serbia and one in Romania for safe tourist visits.

For more information please contact Dejan Pavlovic, NP Djerdap at: [email protected]

4. The “Ulcinj Declaration”

Montenegro. More than 100 experts from

15 European countries came together to

develop concrete approaches to the protec-

tion of migratory birds in South East Europe.

“Just a few years ago, the Balkans were un-

charted territory on the migration map. But

within the framework of the conference, ex-

perts clearly confirmed the existence and

importance of the Adriatic Flyway”, says Dr.

Martin Schneider-Jacoby, EuroNatur project

manager. The wetlands along the Eastern

Adriatic coast provide internationally impor-

tant resting areas for more than 20 waterbird species and more than 15,000 cranes and 10,000

honey buzzards cross the Adriatic Sea every year. The participants of the conference outlined the

most important results in the “Ulcinj Declaration”. This declaration was passed EuroNatur and other

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5. Invasive alien species in Nature Park Goricko

Slovenia: Members of Institute Symbiosis and Bo-

tanical Society of Slovenia organised in September

in NP Goricko a training workshop for park rangers,

foresters, fishermen, beekeepers, farmers, teachers

and inspectors. This was a part of Education proj-

ect Thuja and the main objective were methods of

identification methods and methods of eradication

of invasive alien species (IAS).

IAS already affected some ecosystems, habitats

and native species in Slovenia and Goricko area;

many of them are causing economical damage and pose a threat to human health. Although pro-

duction of some alien species in Slovenia like maize, potato and barley brings great economic ben-

efit, unintentionally with the transport of these cultures or their seeds we transmit other organisms.

The general public recognises the destructive agricultural pest species like the Corn rootworms Dia-

brotica virgifera and the Colorado potato beetle Leptinotarsa decemlineata. Many plants and ani-

mals are partially or totally toxic like the Ragweed Ambrosia artemisifolia, or carry diseases that may

harm to native animals like the Signal crayfish Pacifastacus leniusculus, which is acting as a carrier

of crayfish plague Aphanomyces astaci. On the abandoned agricultural lands, along the degraded

areas, roads and railways in NP Goricko, we can find the Japanese knotweed Fallopia japonica, the

Goldenrod Solidago canadensis and Solidago gigantea, the False acacia Robinia pseudaccacia and

others, which had all been brought in the past by beekeepers. All these alien species are changing

the community structure of native ecosystems directly by out-competing indigenous species for

resources. What should we do and how should we fight back?

For more information please contact [email protected] or visit www.park-goricko.org

and www.tujerodne-vrste.info.

representatives of important agreements for the protection of migratory birds in Europe like the

African-Eurasian Waterbird Agreement (AEWA), BirdLife International, the Council of Europe, the

Ramsar Convention, and Wetlands International. The Ulcinj Declaration demands the adjustment of

national legislations on bird hunting and nature protection to the European standard and the control

of these laws. Experts on bird protection underline the urgency of a better protection of wetlands

and resting sites on the Balkans by the creation of hunting-free areas. The conference took place

14-18 April 2009 in Ulcinjl, Montenegro, and was organised by EuroNatur in collaboration with vari-

ous partners.

For more information, contact M.Schneider-Jacoby, EURONATUR Martin.Schneider-Jacoby@euro-

natur.org or visit http://www.euronatur.org/Adriatic-Flyway-Conference.934.0.html

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6. UNESCO World Heritage Convention - Network Meeting for East and South-East Europe

Germany: Representatives of World Heritage sites and World

Heritage Focal Points from the region met with experts from

the UNESCO World Heritage Centre and from IUCN WCPA at

the International Nature Conservation Academy on the Isle of

Vilm/Germany, in September 17-20. The network meeting dis-

cussed the recent developments in the framework of the World

Heritage Convention and its implementation in the respective

countries and World Heritage sites. The meeting focussed on

three main topics: 1) selection of potential new nominations of World Heritage sites, 2) monitoring of

inscribed World Heritage properties and 3) linkages between cultural and natural heritage.

The outcomes of the workshop include a comprehensive project idea to develop, test and implement

an effective monitoring scheme for World Heritage properties in the region and the design of a 2010

workshop on the topic of linking the management of natural and cultural values in World Heritage

properties.

Next steps are the identification of funding opportunities for the monitoring project and the identification

of World Heritage properties (natural and cultural) that are interested in participating in the project.

The workshop was hosted by the German Federal Agency for Nature Conservation with funding from

the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety.

For more information please contact Barbara Engels, BfN at [email protected]

7. Management objectives change for NP Galicica

Germany: Representatives of World Heritage sites and

World Heritage Focal Points from the region met with ex-

perts from the UNESCO World Heritage Centre and from

IUCN WCPA at the International Nature Conservation

Academy on the Isle of Vilm/Germany, in September 17-20.

The network meeting discussed the recent developments

in the framework of the World Heritage Convention and

its implementation in the respective countries and World

Heritage sites. The meeting focussed on three main topics: 1) selection of potential new nominations

of World Heritage sites, 2) monitoring of inscribed World Heritage properties and 3) linkages between

cultural and natural heritage.

The outcomes of the workshop include a comprehensive project idea to develop, test and implement an

effective monitoring scheme for World Heritage properties in the region and the design of a 2010 work-

shop on the topic of linking the management of natural and cultural values in World Heritage properties.

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8. SEE Regional CITES workshop held in Croatia

Croatia: 53 participants from 6 countries in South-Eastern Europe

(Bulgaria, Croatia, Macedonia, Montenegro, Romania and Serbia)

took part in their first ever regional CITES workshop this May.

They included officers from a variety of CITES enforcement au-

thorities, such as Management Authorities, Scientific Authorities, Customs, police, and environmen-

tal phytosanitary and veterinary inspectorates, who discussed important issues relating to wildlife

trade in the region. They were joined by colleagues from the UK Border Agency and the Management

Authority of Slovenia.

The meeting concluded that better co-ordination and

sharing of information between countries would strength-

en regional enforcement of CITES (The Convention on

International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna

and Flora), especially through increased use of the EU-

TWIX (EU Trade in Wildlife Information eXchange) e-mail

list server.

Issues covered during the meeting included the illegal

trade in caviar and tortoises, and the illegal hunting of

small songbirds to supply Italian restaurants. The work-

shop was organized as part of a ‘Strengthening capacities of European law enforcement officers and

judicial authorities in the fight against wildlife crime’ project and was financed by the European Commis-

sion, DG Justice, Freedom and Security.

For more information please contact Kecse-Nagy Katalin, TRAFFIC Europe - Central Eastern Office at

[email protected].

Next steps are the identification of funding opportunities for the monitoring project and the identification

of World Heritage properties (natural and cultural) that are interested in participating in the project.

The workshop was hosted by the German Federal Agency for Nature Conservation with funding from

the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety.

For more information please contact Barbara Engels, BfN at [email protected]

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9. “Trough Waste to Flowers” in Montenegro

Montenegro: The NGO Green Home has started the implementation of its

project “Trough Waste to Flowers”, aiming at improving education of young

people in the field of environmental protection, regular waste disposing and

recycling.

In the framework of this project a first workshop was held for teachers in

the kinder garden of Tuzi near Podgorica in May 2009. During the workshop

teachers were made acquainted with the basic concepts in ecology: defini-

tions, object, research, environment, sources of pollution and the consequences of environmental pol-

lution: such as climate change, global warming and greenhouse gases. For this workshop also a guide

book was prepared on the topic of “ecology”, to give the future trainers some advise and assistance for

their work with the children. The second part of the lecture focused on the concepts of waste separation,

recycling and composting, with special focus on Separation of waste; Water pollution and Transfer and

dispersion of energy.

The project is supported by the Regional Environmental Center (REC), SECTOR Program, which is fund-

ed by the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA).

For further information please contact Jovana Ostojic, Green Home at [email protected] or Bar-

bara Lohmann, Green Home at [email protected].

10. Climate Change and Energy Conservation Campaign

Global warming is now the greatest threat the world has ever

faced. Human-made CO2 is responsible for the vast majority

of the warming. Concentrations of CO2 in the atmosphere are

now almost 40 per cent above those of 200 years ago. A dra-

matic increase in the Earth’s temperature, will result in massive

changes to the environments we all rely on to survive.

WWF will organize the Climate Change and Energy Conserva-

tion Campaign, as a part of international project implemented in Hungary, Czech Republic, Romania,

Bulgaria, Ukraine and Serbia. The main goal of this campaign is to increase the awareness on each per-

son’s influence to climate change. The activities are focus to promote energy efficient ways of living for

households and individuals through promoting a wide range of climate friendly solutions and technolo-

gies for households.

Climate change road shows in Serbia are organized with support of several partner organizations OM

Ogilvy, Voluntary Centre of Vojvodina, Young Researchers of Serbia and Friends of the Nature in the fol-

lowing sequence: 09.-10. July- Novi Sad, 11. July- Belgrade and 12. July- Nis.

For further information, please contact Duska Dimovic, WWF at [email protected] or visit www.

panda.org/serbia

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11. More Dalmatian Pelicans Pelecanus crispus than ever in Prespa

The Prespa lakes, shared between Greece, Albania and FYROM, have long been considered one of the

key nature conservation areas in the Balkans, partly because of their pelican colonies – they are therefore

recognised as an Important Bird Area (IBA) in all three countries. This year, more than 1400 pairs of Dal-

matian Pelicans bred on the colonies on the Greek side of the lakes, a N2000 site. “This is an historical

maximum for this globally threatened species, and it represents more than 20% of it’s world population”,

says Myrsini Malakou, the director of the Society for the Protection of Prespa (SPP)

The SPP, a local conservation organisation that has as founding and supporting members both the Hel-

lenic Ornithological Society (HOS, Birdlife in Greece) and the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds

(RSPB, BirdLife in the UK), has finished recently a EU-funded LIFE project that aimed to manage the

water levels of the Mikri Prespa lake, and to implement active habitat management measures, to maxi-

mise their benefit for breeding birds. Partly as a result, the significant wetland birds breeding colonies

in Prespa have prospered. – This proves that by managing the habitats for birds, we can increase their

populations”, continued Malakou.

For further information please contact José Pedro Tavares, The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds

at [email protected].

12. Central Balkan NP Supports the Use of Renewable Energy Sources

Bulgaria. Pilot demonstration model for the application of

hybrid systems for lighting and solar systems for hot water

for sites in the Central Balkan National Park Project started,

implemented by the Central Balkan NP, the Cooperative of

Shepherds Bazov dyal - town of Apriltsi and the civil soci-

ety Central Balkan – Apriltsi. The project is financed by the

Global Environment Facility (GEF) implementation period is

12 months.

The project aims to contribute to the promotion of use of

renewable energy sources (RES) for producing hot water

and electricity systems through demonstration sites located in Central Balkan NP and demonstrate the

effectiveness of their work in that altitude and weather conditions. The main activity would be the instal-

lation of hybrid systems for the production of electric energy through the sun and wind and systems for

solar water heating. Pilot sites are areas in Gorni Polenitsi and Bazov Dyal and Smesite and Sladkata

Voda check-points.

For further information please contact Diana Terzieva, Central Balkan NP Directorate at did@centralbal-

kan.bg

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13. Discussion Support Tools for ex ante Impact Assessment

The potential for conflict between land use and sustainable development

can be greatly influenced by changes in EU policies, yet the evidence

available to decision makers is far from complete. To address this prob-

lem, substantial effort was invested in the development of a suite of com-

puter-based models to support policy making for different sectors and at

different strategic levels and spatial scales.

One integrated research project was ‘SENSOR’ (‘Tools for Environmental,

Social and Economic Effects of Multifunctional Land Use in European Re-

gions’) - a four year project, which brought together researchers from various areas of expertise, such as

land use, environmental economics, socio-economics and landscape research. The aim was to support

ex ante assessment of new policies on six land use sectors: agriculture, forestry, nature conservation,

transport infrastructure, energy and tourism.

SENSOR undertook the development of science based tools to support decision making on policies re-

lated to land use in European regions. The results now show an extremely broad range of data and a wide

variety of potential applications, especially in the field of regional development in rural areas. Selected

results are now published in a brochure that can be downloaded at http://www.zalf.de/home_ip-sensor/

products/SENSOR_ToolsforImpactAssessment.pdf

SENSOR was financed by the 6th Framework Research Programme of the European Commission and was

coordinated by the Leibniz-Centre for Agricultural Landscape Research (ZALF) in Müncheberg, Germany.

For further information please contact Katharina Diehl, ZALF at [email protected] or visit www.sensor-ip.eu

or www.zalf.de.

14. Best of the Best LIFE-Nature project award for Mikri Prespa

Greece: The Society for the Protection of Prespa was honored with a “Best of the Best” LIFE-Nature

award for implementing the project “Conservation of Priority Bird Species in Lake Mikri Prespa, Greece”.

This is a new award that aims to recognize some of the best projects On the European level. The Prespa

LIFE-Nature project (2002-2007) had pivotal importance for the area since for the first time an integrated

and efficient management scheme of Lake Mikri Prespa was implemented, aiming at the conservation of

two priority species, the Dalmatian Pelican and the Pygmy Cormorant. The methods used for the protec-

tion of the 2 species had many direct and indirect positive results, which in many ways contributed to

the social and economic development of the area (e.g. sluice reconstruction, wet meadows restoration,

promotion of eco-touristic activities).

One of the most important outcomes of the project is the production of a management plan which

includes all management and monitoring activities for the wetland’s conservation, within the next five

years. This management plan has been approved by the Management Body of Prespa National Park and

is currently implemented in collaboration with the Society for the Protection of Prespa and other local

and national stakeholders.

For further information please contact Marianna Vlassi, Society for the Protection of Prespa at [email protected].

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16. SavaLIFE – NatureCommunicationDesign exhibition

Serbia: The SavaLIFE – NatureCommunicationDesign exhibition was opened in

July 2009 at the Gallery of Science and Technology of the Serbian Academy of

Sciences and Arts, Belgrade, as the result of the cooperation between partners

of the LIFE Sava biodiversity protection project led by IUCN. It presented the

results of the scientific work experts from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia,

Slovenia and Serbia have undertaken in the past two years along the Sava

River, and the work of fifteen art students of the Faculty of Applied Arts under

the mentorship of Professor Zoran Blažina, who provided their personal con-

tribution to this campaign.

The SavaLIFE project addresses the issue of biodiversity conservation of the Sava River basin by

finding a form of visual communication to promote action and to make the idea of conserving the

Sava’s biodiversity generally known and accepted.

For further information please contact Lubomira Vavrova, IUCN SEE at [email protected]

or visit www.savariver.com or www.savariver.com/exhibition.

15. FairWild Standard implementation

Bosnia and Herzegovina: TRAFFIC, IUCN and WWF, with

partners from government and the private sector, implement

sustainable wild harvesting practices in South East Europe

within the international ’Saving Plants that Save Lives and

Livelihoods’ project financed by the German Federal Minis-

try for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ).

Within the project, the FairWild Standard (Comprising: ‘fair-

trade’ and ecological components (formerly known as In-

ternational Standard for Sustainable Collection of Medici-

nal and Aromatic Plants (ISSC-MAP), is being implemented

in Bosnia and Herzegovina. At a regional level WWF Hungary and the TRAFFIC Europe Central European

Project Office are also developing a broader medicinal plant network, which shall support and promote

FairWild implementation in other Southeast European countries.

The FairWild implementation project is in a final phase in Vlasenica Region, located in the eastern part of

Republic of Srpska (Bosnia and Herzegovina). The FairWild implementation project in Bosnia and Herze-

govina will serve as a model approach that can be replicated in the region.

We welcome partners from government, industry, communities and NGOs for applications of FairWild

in new or existing collection operations, and joint fundraising for sustainable wild collection of medicinal

and aromatic plants in SEE.

For further information please contact Anastasiya Timoshyna, WWF and TRAFFIC Hungary at anastasiya.

[email protected] or visit www.fairwild.org.

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17. Transboundary Cooperation of Mountain ProtectedAreas in SE Europe

Montenegro: The 2nd sub-regional meeting on

“Transboundary Cooperation of Mountain Protected

Areas in South Eastern Europe” took place in Podgor-

ica in June 2009. within the framework of the Environ-

ment and Security (ENVSEC) Initiative.

Hosts of the meeting were the new Minister for Spa-

tial Planning and Environmental Protection of Mon-

tenegro, Mr. Branimir Gvozdenovic, and the UNEP

Director for Europe, Mr. Christophe Bouvier. Further

participants comprised ENVSEC and Dinaric Arc Ini-

tiative partners (IUCN, UNESCO, UNDP, REC, SNV, WWF et al.) NGOS as well as representatives

from regional park management, authorities and research institutions.

The meeting informed about existing and planned “Mountain Protected Area Networks”. It gave an

update on proposed transboundary protected areas including Durmitor NP, planned Bioc-Maglic-

Volujak Regional Park, and Tara River region in Montenegro, and Sutjeska NP in Bosnia and Herze-

govina. Other proposed transboundary “areas in focus” were briefly presented as well, comprising:

Prokletije Mountains / Bjeshkët e Nemuna; Šar Planina / Deshat / Sharr / Korabi; Tara Mountains

/ Drina gorge; West Stara Planina; Orjen / Sniježnica; Vlahina / Maleševska / Belasica; Osogovska

Planina.

During a first workshop the priorities for common actions were elaborated and ways of establishing

partnerships were discussed. Workshop 2 focussed on a Mountain Protected Area Network in the

Balkans and the Dinaric Arc with the objective to discuss priorities for sub-regional cooperation in

biodiversity conservation.

For further information, please contact Tomasz Pezold, IUCN-SEE at [email protected],

or Joerg Lohmann, Ministry of Spatial Planning and Environmental Protection of Montenegro at

[email protected].

18. Towards the Wise Use of Resources along the Sava River

Croatia: Two workshops were held in June in

Krapje: (1) Land Use Practices along the Sava;

and (2) Toward a Coherent Ecological Network.

The event was organized by the live along the

Sava project management team with support

from local partners, namely the Lonjsko Polje Na-

ture Park in Croatia. More than 25 participants

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19. Transboundary Ramsar sites to be considered in the second Assessment the UNECE-region

The first Assessment of trans-

boundary rivers, lakes and

groundwaters, elaborated under

the UNECE Convention on the

Protection and Use of Trans-

boundary Watercourses and In-

ternational Lakes (UNECE Water

Convention) and presented to

the sixth Ministerial conference

“Environment for Europe” in Bel-

grade 2007, was the first ever in-

depth report produced on trans-

boundary waters in the UNECE

region. The second Assessment

will be a main input to the next Ministerial Conference in Astana (Kazakhstan) in 2011. Several trans-

boundary Ramsar sites will be considered in the Assessment.

The first step in the preparation of the Assessment was the International Workshop on Integrated

Transboundary Water Resources Management in South-Eastern Europe held in May 2009 in Sara-

jevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and jointly organized by the Regional Cooperation Council (RCC)

and the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) in cooperation with the Global

Water Partnership Mediterranean and the International Sava River Basin Commission.

In South-Eastern Europe the following transboundary Ramsar sites will be described: 1) Nature Park

Kopacki rit (Kopacki rit) (Croatia), Béda-Karapancsa (Hungary) and Gornje Podunavlje (Serbia) lo-

cated at the confluence of Drava and Danube Rivers; 2) Lake Shkodra and River Buna (Albania) and

Skadarsko Jezero (Montenegro); 3) Lake Prespa (The F.Y.R. of Macedonia) and Lake Mikri Prespa

(Greece), where the Albanian part of the transboundary Prespa Lake will be also considered.

For further information, please contact Nadezhda Alexeeva, Ramsar Secretariat at europe@ramsar.

org.

workshops. Their focus was land use practices existing in the Sava River Basin, local products

branding and potentials for the development of an eco-tourism along the river.

These workshops provided a unique opportunity for stakeholders to meet and find a common ap-

proach in their efforts to protect ecosystems of the Sava River Basin. Staying overnight in traditional

wooden houses and tasting local food combined with getting really close to autochtonous podolian

cattle, was also a first hand experience in eco-tourism.

For further information, please contact Lubomira Vavrova, IUCN SEE at [email protected]

or visit www.savariver.com.

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20. ELBARN - European Livestock Breeds Arc and Rescue Net

Bulgaria: Many species of domestic animals are

endangered or already rare. Breeds of cows, goats,

donkeys and horses are often lost due to epidem-

ics or for other reasons. Some of these endangered

breeds in Bulgaria are for example the Kalofer goat

and Karakatchan Sheep.

The objective of the pan-European project ELBARN

is to create a network of establishments, active in

the in-situ conservation of autochthonous breeds.

The South East Europe Area Workshop, which took

place in Blagoevgrad May 7th – 10th 2009, was an important step for the conservation of old breeds

and the dissemination of information about EU regulations and best practise. 35 experts from 10

countries participated in the workshop. It was organised by the local partner the Bulgarian Biodi-

versity Foundation (BBF).

The ELBARN project aims to prepare in every European country the required infrastructure and

logistics for the worst-case scenario. EuroNatur, the European SAVE Foundation and partners in

South, Central and West Europe are running this project as a concerted action with financial support

of the European Union.

For further information, please contact Markus Dressnandt, EURONATUR at markus.dressnandt@

euronatur.org or visit www.elbarn.net.

Photo by: M.Schneider-Jacoby

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21. River Una – unique river in need of protection

Croatia: Green Action / Friends of the Earth Croatia

organized a multistakeholder workshop “River Una –

unique river in need of protection” in Dvor, Croatia,

29 May 2009. It was the last in a series of workshops

of EU CARDS 2004 project Promoting conservation

of border river ecosystems and sustainable use of

resources in border area of Croatia and Bosnia and

Hercegovina.

The workshop marked also the end of the two year

project to increase awareness, knowledge and cross

border cooperation in environmental protection. Conservation of river ecosystems biodiversity was

taken as a core of sustainable development, and the sustainable use of natural resources.

The workshop hosted more than 20 participants from Public Institution for Management of Protected

Areas in Sisak-Moslavina County, regional municipalities, Sisak-Moslavina County, Croatian Waters,

development agencies, Faculty of Science, utilities services, Croatian Forests, local population and

NGOs from both Croatia and B&H. Participants worked on the vision for Una River basin and dis-

cussed existing problems and possible solutions. Among other conclusions, participants decided that

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22. Prespa in focus for outdoor activities

Albania: The Prespa Park hosted various awareness

activities with teachers and students this spring, or-

ganized by -May 2009, REC Albania. The Interna-

tional day of biodiversity was the base for three vil-

lage schools: Proger, Bilisht and Liqenas to organize

outdoor activities and rise environmental awareness.

The Festival of Nature was an artistic program of

songs, poems and role-paying, all dealing with the

Prespa Lakes and prepared by the school children

themselves. The children of Bilisht village prepared

a role-play dealing with the Invasive alien species (IAS). Drawings related to nature, environmental

protection and endemic species of Prespa Park were exhibited in the competition-event “Prespa in

my eyes”. A jury of 9 children (three from each school) decided then on the best pictures.

All activities were very proactive, a combination of lessons and outdoor activities for school children.

The activities were designed and implemented based on the education/awareness plan, agreed with

the school managers and in line with the international environmental agenda.

For further information, please contact Daniela Tola, REC Albania at [email protected].

23. Communicating values and benefits of protected areas in Europe

Germany: The workshop served to enable Protected Ar-

eas’ managers and agencies to better identify, assess and

communicate values and benefits of their protected areas to

various stakeholders in order to generate political will, cre-

ate public awareness, and mobilize an increased funding for

protected areas. It was organized by the German Federal

Agency for Nature Conservation (BfN) together with Europarc

Federation and took place in April 2009. at the International

Academy for Nature Conservation Isle of Vilm. It was funded

by the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety.

Participants from Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Poland, Schot-

tland, Slovenia, Spain, Turkey, Wales all over Europe and from various NGOs worked through the

a coordination body for Una River Basin should be formed in order to facilitate the implementation of

the conclusions, proposed activities and possible projects envisioned on this workshop.

For further information, please contact Irma Popovic, Water Protection Program, Green Action / FoE

Croatia at [email protected].

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range of values and benefits protected areas can have, learned how to identify them using the WWF

Protected Area Benefits Assessment Tool (PA-BAT) and eventually, how to best communicate these

values and benefits. They gave a series of recommendations to help protected areas in promoting

their wide range of values and benefits for human welfare; they are addressed to different organiza-

tions engaged in this aim, such as WWF International, BfN, EUROPARC Federation, IUCN-WCPA and

also committed themselves to use the lessons learnt in their respective work, giving feedback on their

success within six months. They expressed that the workshop was very useful for their work.

For further information please contact Judith Jabs, BfN at [email protected].

24. Assessing and Valuing Benefits of Protected Areas

As part of a series of workshops to support the implemen-

tation of the CBD Programme of Work on Protected Areas

(PoWPA), this workshop had the objective to better com-

municate the values and benefits of Protected Areas (PAs)

for various strategic target groups. The interest among the

countries invited (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakh-

stan, Mongolia, Romania, Russian Federation, Ukraine and

Turkey) was very high; participants from the ministerial level,

protected area agencies as well as representatives from the

according WWF regional offices and other NGOs took part. It was the starting point for national and

regional processes to promote the values and benefits of PAs, which is being coordinated by WWF.

The workshop showed the range of values and benefits of PAs, indicated a method on how to assess

them using the WWF PA-BAT (Protected Area Benefits Assessment Tool) and gave PA representatives

the opportunity to share their experiences on assessing and communicating the values and benefits.

These values were then linked with possible sustainable finance mechanisms. At the end, national

communications strategies were developed and appropriate follow-up measures decided, which the

group intends to implement in the near future.

The workshop took place at the International Academy for Nature Conservation Isle of Vilm in April

this year. It was organized by the German Federal Agency for Nature Conservation (BfN) together with

WWF, being funded by the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and

Nuclear Safety.

For further information please contact Judith Jabs, BfN at [email protected].

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1. Promotion of the book Birds of Bardaca

2. All Along the Watchtowers

3. National parks Magazine

4. Building Bridges E-Newsletter

PUBLICATIONS & COMMUNICATION

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1. Promotion of the book Birds of Bardaca

The promotion of the book Birds of Bardaca marked

the 22 May, the International Biodiversity Day at the

Institute for the Protection of Cultural, Historical and

Natural Heritage of the Republic of Srpska. Authors of

this monography, Branislav Gasic and Goran Dujaković,

documented the Bardaca region during all periods of

the year and the accompanying texts emphasize some

of their characteristic inhabitants. The book was pub-

lished by the Institute and Prof. Dragan Mikavica from

the Faculty of Agriculture in Banja Luka said that it rep-

resents an outstanding contribution to the completion

of data on species diversity of the Bardaca wetland

ecosystem, in the Banja Luka region.

For more information please contact Goran Panic,

Institute for the Protection of Cultural, Historical and

Natural Heritage of the Republic of Srpska, at: goran-

[email protected]

2. All Along the Watchtowers

The publication All Along the Watch-

towers released by IUCN provides a

field guide for the border region Al-

bania, Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) and

FYR Macedonia. The guide is de-

signed for border police who prob-

ably encounter animals during their

work. In some parts of the border

region they are even the only people

with access to their habitats. Authors

hope the border police will use the

field guide to report on the species

occurring in the border region and monitor illegal activities, such as logging and fires, which may

threaten them.

The publication is the outcome of a project Civil-military Cooperation for the Promotion of Trans-

boundary Nature Conservation along the European Green Belt (South Eastern Europe) run by IUCN

and the German Federal Agency for Nature Conservation (BfN) within the European Green Belt

Initiative.

For more information please contact Tomasz Pezold, IUCN SEE at: [email protected] and to

download full report please visit: http://www.iucn.org/dbtw-wpd/edocs/2009-008.pdf

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As of March, Public Enterprise for Na-

tional Parks of Montenegro is publish-

ing National Parks magazine. Its aim is

to present all the segments of protect-

ed areas like NPs Durmitor, Biograd-

ska Gora, Lovcen and Skadar Lake.

We would like to inform the public on

our activities related to the protection

and development of parks and to con-

tribute to increase of consciousness

on conservation and protection of the

environment.

Published bi-monthly, the first issue introduced protected areas in general while the second one

described rich ichthyofauna and ornithofauna of the Skadar Lake. These were followed by the issue

on National Park Durmitor under UNESCO’s protection and the last fourth publishes texts about

Biogradska Gora relief and its hidrographic pearls. We would like to cooperate with environmental

experts and nature lovers across Europe. So if You would like to share Your experiences with us,

please write and send us Your favourite photos of nature.

For more information please contact Marijana Dzakovic, Editor of the National Parks Magazine at

[email protected].

4. Building Bridges E-Newsletter

IUCN is working with the private sector in various ways. Through constructive interaction with the

private sector, IUCN seeks to help society as a whole in making better-informed choices.

It is important that the conservation and business communities work with each other. This E-News-

letter, as of May 2009, aims to improve the communication on IUCN’s private sector engagement. It

also aims to share the lessons learned, disseminate information about the ongoing activities and to

build bridges between the conservation community and the private sector.

The first edition of “Building Bridges” you can find here: http://webe.emv3.com/iucn/Business%20

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TRAININGS & SEMINARS – ANNOUNCEMENTS

content1. EuroBirdwatch2009

2. International Conference on Sustainable Hydropower in the Western Balkans

3. International Conference for a Shared Vision for Sava River

4. Bohinj International Wild Flower Festival 2010

5. WFI International Fellowship Program

6. Xth Zoological Conference

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1. EuroBirdwatch2009

Organised for the fifth year in Serbia, the Euro-

Birdwatch will be held od 3-4 October 2009. just

timing up with the bird migrations: south (e.g.

swallows), southwest (e.g. ducks), southeast

(mostly large birds such as eagles and storks)

and north, to the Baltic (some cormorants). The

aim of the EBW is to focus the public attention

on birds, problems they face and promotion of

the protection of endangered species and their

habitats. In previous years, 450 birders joined

40 events to see 140,000 birds of 111 species.

Common Birds Monitoring workshop will be held on 3 October when the guest lecturer Iordan Hris-

tov, Bulgarian Society for Protection of Birds, will give a series of lectures on monitoring purpose

and methodolgy at Belgrade’s Faculty for Applied Ecology „Futura“. On 4 October, the knowledge

will be put in practice at Zvezdarska Forest in Belgrade. The whole project is led by the League for

Ornithological Action of Serbia, in partnership with Bulgarian Society for Protection of Birds, Faculty

for Applied Ecology „Futura“ and the Belgrade Park Meintenance public enterprise. The finnancial

support for the project comes from the City of Belgrade’s Environmental Secretariate.

League for Ornithological Action of Serbia and Bird Protection and Study Society of Vojvodina are

inviting everyone to take part in the EBW. Common Bird Guide is available for download at the

http://www.ptica.org/newsletter/Ptice%20i%20IBA%20podrucja%20Srbije%20(LOA).pdf.

For more information, please contact Dragan Simic at [email protected] or visit www.ptica.org.

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2. International Conference on Sustainable Hydropowerin the Western Balkans

Conference organized by WWF, to be held on 7-8 October 2009 in Dubrovnik,

Croatia will focus on Needs of freshwater ecosystems with regard to flows, con-

nectivity and sediment transfer; Best practices and environmental standards in

the hydropower sector; EU accession requirements and International Financial

institutions’ sustainability policies and principles.

For more information, please contact Angela Klauschen, WWF MedPOat ak-

[email protected]

3. International Conference for a Shared Vision for Sava River

Zagreb will host an international conference ‘Towards

a Shared Vision for the Integrated Management of the

Sava River’, on 4-5 November 2009. Organized by

IUCN, with endorsement by the Ministry of Culture of

the Republic of Croatia, this conference is supported

by a broad network of partners: Wageningen Interna-

tional, Orbicon, State Institute for Nature Protection

of Croatia, Center for Ecology and Natural Resources

of the University of Sarajevo, Agricultural Institute of

the Republic of Srpska, Institute for Nature Conservation of Serbia, and Institute of the Republic of

Slovenia for Nature Conservation. All of these institutions were key partners in the implementation of

the LIFE III framework project Protection of Biodiversity of the Sava River Basin Floodplains, funded

by the European Commission.

The goal of the conference is to develop a vision for elaboration of an Action Plan for Sava River

Basin management. Key objectives of the conference are to: 1) Present findings and share achieve-

ments of the Sava LIFE III project. 2) Discuss the status and future protection of biodiversity along

the Sava River, taking into regards requirements from sectors such as agriculture, navigation, flood

protection, tourism. 3) Develop a shared vision for the future of the Sava River and its floodplains,

as a basis for elaboration of the Sava River Basin’s Management Plan.

The conference will gather around 100 delegates from the South-Eastern European region, espe-

cially the four Sava countries (Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Serbia), as well as

international experts interested in the future of the Sava River and its floodplains.

For more information, please contact Maja Vasiljevic, IUCN Coordinator, Sava International Confer-

ence at [email protected]

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4. Bohinj International Wild Flower Festival 2010

Slovenia: In celebration of the “International Year of Biodiversity”

the 2010 Conference theme will be ‘Culture, Nature and Biodiver-

sity as the Foundation for Rural Development’.

The linked Heritage Workshop is tentatively entitled “Using our

Cultural and Natural Heritage to Develop New Products”. This

theme will look at creating modern commercial products for do-

mestic and visitor audiences based on our rich heritage. This

workshop will focus on rural development opportunities and in

addition to discussing technical aspects of heritage protection, it

will bring in business expertise to show participants all the stages

of taking a project from creative ideas to production, marketing

and selling.

The 2010 Interpretation Workshop will be developing the idea of

Bohinj as the starting point for “The Sava Trail” - from the source

of the River Sava, Savica Waterfall, in the centre of the Triglav National Park and within the legend-

ary ‘Kingdom of the Zlatorog’ to where it meets the Black Sea at the Danube delta, the second larg-

est and best preserved delta in Europe.

For more information, please contact Klemen Langus, Festival director, at [email protected] or visit

www.bohinj.si.

5. WFI International Fellowship Program

The WFI Fellowship brings professionals in natural resources to conduct a practical research proj-

ect at the World Forestry Center. In addition to projects, Fellows participate in weekly field trips,

interviews and site visits to Northwest forestry organizations, research labs, universities, public and

private timberlands, trade associations, mills, and corporations. The Fellowship is a unique oppor-

tunity to learn about sustainable forestry from the Pacific Northwest forestry sector, and to work with

colleagues from around the world. Fellowships are open to any country, and there is a matching

grant from the Harry A. Merlo Foundation. Over 75 Fellows from 24 countries have participated to

date. Applications are accepted year-round. For details, visit: http://wfi.worldforestry.org/index/

international-fellowship.html

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International Scientific and Practical Conference «Problems

of Biodiversity Conservation and Management of Biological

Resources, Current state and development prospects of zool-

ogy, protection and sustainable management of fauna» will be

held in Minsk, Belarus, 18 – 20 November 2009 and organized

by the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, Scientific

and Practical Center for Biological Resources, V.F.Kuprevich

Institute of Experimental Botany, Central Botanical Garden

and the Institute of Forestry.

Some of the main themes that this conference will assess are 1. Diversity and current state of

flora and fauna, 2. Natural resources – flora and fauna, 3. Plant and animal introduction and Ac-

climatisation problems, 4. Current approaches and technologies of sustainable management of

biological resources.

For more information, please contact [email protected] (reports on fauna) or konf.bota-

[email protected] (reports on flora).

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Thanks for taking these guidelines into consideration!

All contributions should be sent to Aleksandra Nesic, [email protected].

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