After
the kick-off meetings in the target countries, the second
phase of the project has started, which includes workshops
and roundtables in the participating countries. The workshop
took place on May 4, 2004 in Belgrade and was organized by
Young Researchers of Serbia with
more than 30 participants, including the representatives of
REC and UNDP Serbia.
The program of the workshop:
Presentation on global policy forming processes, their
recent developments, their functioning, and possibilities
of public participation
Discussion on former experiences, participation in global
policy forming processes or national implementation
Presentation on Pan-European and EU processes
Discussion on former experiences with regards to European
policy forming processes
Brainstorming on possibilities for entering global and
European processes
During
the workshops presentations were held by Michael Meyer, Vice-President
of CEEweb and Klara Hajdu, program coordinator. Later the
participants had the opportunity to assess the present situation
as well as to formulate their recommendations in the following
fields:
Coordinating information in Serbia
Full recognition of NGOs being stakeholders
Effective management of nature protected area
Capacity building for all stakeholders
Law enforcement
Establishment of monitoring system
According to the feedbacks from the participants, the most
important result of the meeting was that the NGO representatives
had the chance to get together and exchange their ideas and
experiences. There is a huge demand for cooperation and consultation
among the NGOs in Serbia, but unfortunately they do not have
sufficient opportunities for personal meetings.
As
such, the meeting also was a useful event for the participants
to obtain important information on both international and
national processes, and they decided to formulate a recommendation
calling for the signature of the Bern Convention and the more
effective implementation of other biodiversity-related conventions.
After
the kick-off meetings in the target countries, the second
phase of the project has started, which includes workshops
and roundtables in the participating countries. The workshop
took place on May 4, 2004 in Belgrade and was organized by
During
the workshops presentations were held by Michael Meyer, Vice-President
of CEEweb and Klara Hajdu, program coordinator. Later the
participants had the opportunity to assess the present situation
as well as to formulate their recommendations in the following
fields: 
As
such, the meeting also was a useful event for the participants
to obtain important information on both international and
national processes, and they decided to formulate a recommendation
calling for the signature of the Bern Convention and the more
effective implementation of other biodiversity-related conventions.
