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The Biodiversity Picnic in Moldova was organized by BIOTICA
Ecological Society in official co-operation with the Ministry
of Ecology and Natural Resources. The event took place on
23 June, about 35 km from Chisinau, near Peresecina Village.
Among the 33 participants there were representatives from
the governmental sector (Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources,
Ministry of Agriculture and Food Industry, Ministry of Culture
and Tourism, "Moldsilva" Forest Agency and "Apele
Moldovei" water management Agency), NGOs, academic societies,
and intergovernmental bodies.
Dr. Alexei Andreev, chairperson of BIOTICA Ecological Society
opened the meeting. Mr. Vladimir Ceoban, Head of the Commission
on Public Administration, Ecology and Territorial Development,
Ms. Ala Rotaru, CBD Focal Point of the Ministry of Ecology
and Natural Resources and Ms. Liliana Josan, Coordinator of
the Biodiversity Issue Group of the European ECO-Forum, made
brief introductions inter alia about CBD COP-9 and
the Pan-European Biodiversity Picnic initiative launched at
the Belgrade Ministerial Conference in October, 2007, and
invited participants to an open dialogue. Through the presentations
and discussion the Picnic in Moldova thus also offered place
for exchange of information and opinions and resulted in a
written appeal for the government on better biodiversity policies.
The event was realised with the support of CEEweb and UNEP
Regional Office for Europe.
Report
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