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NGO representatives covering the whole pan-European region
got together to discuss the most effective ways and means
to formulate the outcomes of the Fifth Intergovernmental Conference
Biodiversity in Europe. Agenda
of the NGO input>> (doc 35 KB)
Pan-European stakeholders could get an overview
(ppt 293 KB) about the process of PEBLDS, its milestones,
achievements as well as its shortcomings. This was followed
by a presentation
(ppt 280 KB) focusing on how civic society can get involved
in the process.
Then participants listened to the presentation of the results
of the Pan-European biodiversity
assessment. Afterwards, professionals gave introductory
presentations about the three main themes of the Conference.
This programme was followed by the presentation of CEEweb
background documents prepared previously for each theme. The
presentations were the following:
- Valuing
Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (pdf 1.2 MB), CEEweb
presentation (ppt 226 KB)
- Climate
Change and Biodiversity (ppt 2.5 MB), CEEweb
presentation (ppt 255 KB)
- Post-2010
Vision for the Pan-European Region (ppt 62 KB), CEEweb
presentation (ppt 269 KB)
Altogether 35 enthusiastic participants from 26 countries
formulated NGO messages for each of the Themes covered during
the Conference.
- NGO
message on Valuing Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services
(doc 35 KB)
- NGO
message on Climate Change and Biodiversity (doc 35 KB)
- NGO
message on Post-2010 Vision for the Pan-European Region
(doc 35 KB)
The NGO messages are partly revealed at the official document
of the Conference. The PEBLDS Chair's Conclusion can be downloaded
here (doc 93 KB).
The Conference also contained a "Project Marketplace"
section. This gave participants an opportunity to raise possible
project proposals for implementing CBD and to establish fruitful
partnerships among private, governmental and NGO members.
NGO participants started to develop the following project
ideas already during the preparatory meeting:
- European-Asian
view for PA's and biodiversity conservation in Central Asia
(ppt, 72 KB)
- Cooperating
with other sectors (pdf, 16 KB)
- European
Business and Biodiversity Campaign (ppt, 1.1 MB)
- Evaluation
of PA's lands in Central Asia/Europe (ppt, 71 KB)
- Green
communities without frontiers (pdf, 9 KB)
- Raising
Awareness on Carbon Trade, Forest Conservation and Development
(ppt, 972 KB)
- The
inventory and conservation of a virgin steppe in Northern
Kazakhstan (ppt, 99 KB)
Presentations were held about already existing best practices
from Germany
(ppt 5.1 MB),
Kazakstan (ppt 2 MB), Kyrgystan
(pdf 4.5 MB), Portugal
(pdf, 15 KB) Russia
(ppt 1.2 MB), Serbia
(ppt 9.8 MB) and .
(All photos were taken by Sarolta Tripolszky.)
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