Ένα μεγάλο συνέδριο με εκπροσώπηση από όλες τις χώρες των Βαλκανίων, πρόκειται να πραγματοποιηθεί το διήμερο 7- 9 Δεκεμβρίου στο Μεσολόγγι από τον Φορέα Διαχείρισης Λιμνοθάλασας Μεσολογγίου – Ακαρνανικών Ορέων.
Αντικείμενο του συνεδρίου θα είναι «η Προστασία των Γυπών στα Βαλκάνια».
WORKSHOP PROGRAM:
Friday, 7 Dec. 2018 (total duration 15:00-19:30)
15:00-15:30 Welcome, Representatives from Local Authorities
Presentations from Greece: 12 minutes presentation 3 minutes Q&A
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Time |
Title |
Organization |
Speaker |
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Session A: The protected area of Messolonghi Lagoon – Akarnanika Mountains (LM-AM) |
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1 |
15:30-15:45 |
General description of the protected area of LM-AM |
Management body of LM-AM |
Yannis Kasvikis | ||||
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2 |
15:45-16:00 | The international importance of LM-AM for birds |
Hellenic Ornithological Society (HOS) |
Kostas Papakonstantinou |
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3 |
16:00-16:15 | The experience of a IBA caretaker in LM-AM | Ornithoparatirites Messolonghiou |
Nikos Noulas |
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4 |
16:15-16:30 |
Forest Service of Messolonghi: Prospects and Perspectives |
Forest Service of Messolonghi |
Yannis Deligiannis |
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Session B:Vulture status in Greece |
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| 5 | 16:30-16:45 |
An overview of vulture status in Greece: past & present |
Free lance – HOS |
Stratis Bourdakis |
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6 |
16:45-17:00 |
Vulture status in Evros and Rhodopes, Past-Present-Future |
WWF-Greece |
Dora Skartsi |
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7 |
17:00-17:15 |
After the Nestos gorge mass poisoning event: opportunities for recovery |
Forest Office of Stavroupoli |
Panagiotis Vafeidis |
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8 |
17:15-17:30 | The importance of Voras mts (Kaimaktsalan – tjena – pinovo) Balkan Vulture conservation |
Forest Service of Aridaia |
Pantelis Konstantinou |
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9 |
17:30-17:45 |
The importance of Pindos mountains for Balkan Vulture conservation |
Ministry of Environment and Energy (E&E) |
Rigas Tsiakiris |
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10 |
17:45-18:00 |
The Cretan Vulture Paradise: an overview |
NHMC |
Stavros Xirouchakis | ||||
| 18:00–18:30 |
COFFEE BREAK |
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Session C:Vulture conservation actions in Greece |
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11 |
18:30-18:45 |
Extensive livestock breeding: its importance for rural economy and biodiversity |
Decentralized Administration of Peloponnese, Western Greece & the Ionian, Coordinator’s Office |
Yannis Kazoglou |
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| 12 | 18:45-19:00 | The final countdown: an overview of the 2 Life projects for the protection of the Egyptian vulture in Greece |
HOS |
Dimirtis Vavylis | ||||
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13 |
19:00-19:15 |
Review on poison baits situation in Greece: The work of the AntiPoison Taskforce |
HOS |
Konstantina Ntemiri |
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14 |
19:15-19:30 | Lessons learned from the first antipoison dog unit in Greece |
WWF Greece |
Elzbieta Kret |
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| 15 | 19:30-19:45 | LIFE Natura “Themis”: Awareness project on wildlife crime prosecution and environmental liability in Natura 2000 areas in Crete |
UoC – NHMC |
Michalis Probonas | ||||
| 16 | 19:45-20:00 | Vulture cases in ANIMA – “Paratiro: a citizen science tool |
ANIMA |
Maria Ganoti & Anna Kazazou | ||||
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17 |
20:00-20:15 |
“Wind farm spatial planning and vulture sensitivity maps. Using telemetry to predict collision mortality at operating and proposed wind farms” |
Forest Service of Soufli |
Dimitris Vasilakis |
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Saturday, 8 Dec 2018 (total duration 09:30-19:20 including breaks and excursion)
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Time |
Title |
Organization |
Speaker |
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Session D:Vulture conservation actions in Balkans |
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1 |
09:30-09:45 | Vulture Conservation in Europe and Balkan Peninsula. |
VCF |
Jose Tavares |
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2 |
09:45-10:00 |
Balkan Vulture Action Plan with focus on the Balkan-Anti-Poisoning Project |
VCF |
Jovan Andevski |
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3 |
10:00-10:15 |
LIFE IP 4Natura – Integrated actions for the conservation and management of Natura 2000 sites, species, habitats and ecosystems in Greece. |
Ministry of E&E |
Alexandra Kavvadia |
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4 |
10:15-10:30 |
Vulture conservation in Croatia |
Grifon – Birds of Prey Conservation Society |
Susic Goran | ||||||
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5 |
10:30-10:45 |
Vulture conservation in Serbia |
Institute for Biological Research of the University of Belgrade & Birds of prey protection Foundation Serbia |
Sasa Marinkovic & Irena Hribsek |
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| 6 | 10:45-11:00 | Vulture conservation in FYROMacedonia |
AQUILA |
Emanuel Lishichanetz |
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7 |
11:00-11:15 |
Vulture conservation in Bulgaria |
Green Balkans NGO |
Ivaylo Klisurov |
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8 |
11:15-11:30 |
Vulture conservation in Albania |
PPNEA |
Mirjan Topi |
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| 11:30-11:45 |
Coffee break |
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Session E: tackling threats and building network opportunities |
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9 |
11:45-12:00 |
“Carry on carrion; Conservation values of vultures from global to local perspectives” |
Aristotelian University of Thessaloniki |
Maria Panagiotopoulou |
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10 |
12:00-12:15 |
“Popular mythologies about vultures and other carrion-eating birds” |
University of Ioannina & HOS |
Kalliopi Stara |
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| 11 | 12:15-12:30 |
Wild canids, stray dogs, livestock damage, poison baits, compensation policies and vulture survival: a complex equation, with or without solutions |
Aristotelian University of Thessaloniki | Theodoros Kominos & Antonia Galanaki | ||||||
| 12 | 12:30-12:45 |
Wind farm development, a possible devastating threat to raptor population in mainland Greece |
HOS |
Stavros Xirouchakis | ||||||
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13 |
12:45-13:00 |
Reinforcement of Vultures in Cyprus: material–methods and first results |
Game and fauna service Cyprus, Ministry of Interior Cyprus |
Minas Stavrinides | ||||||
| 14 | 13:00-13:15 |
Reintroduction projects of Vultures in Bulgaria |
FWFF |
Emilian Stoynov | ||||||
| 15 | 13:15-13:30 |
Marking of Vultures in Balkans |
FWFF |
Hristo Persev |
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16 |
13:30-13:45 |
Captive breeding in Bulgaria and Zoo networks in Europe |
Green Balkans NGO |
Ivaylo Klisurov |
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17 |
13:45-14:00 |
Vultures and animal by-products management in Greece: Legislation implementation and guidelines for the competent authorities |
HOS |
Vasileios Papadopoulos | ||||||
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18 |
14:00-14:15 |
Rehabilitation legislation and facilities in Greece: past-present and future |
Department of Wildlife & Hunting Management, Hellenic Ministry of Environment & Energy |
Xristos Sokos |
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| 14:15-15:00 |
Lunch break |
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| 15:00-18:00 |
Small field trip to Kleissoura Canyon (Griffon Roosting Place) |
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Session F: Round tables |
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SUBJECT |
FACILITATORS |
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1 |
18:00–19:00 |
Networking, common monitoring, project opportunities and fund raising campaign in Balkans |
Emilian Stoynov & Tsiakiris Rigas | |||||||
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2 |
18:00–19:00 | Common threats-common conservation actions (wind farms-poison etc) |
Konstantina Ntemiri & Hristo Persev |
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3 |
18:00–19:00 |
Population management: reintroduction, captive breeding, vulture restaurants etc |
Stavros Xirouchakis & Maria Ganoti/Green Balkan Representative | |||||||
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4 |
18:00–19:00 |
People, vultures and animal husbandry: conservation action, public awareness, local products etc |
Goran Susic and Kalliopi Stara | |||||||
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5 |
19:00-19:30 |
Presentations of each working group main results and discussion (5 minutes each) |
Rigas Tsiakiris |
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Sunday, 9 Dec 2018
Field trip in the Messolonghi Lagoon National Park (lunch onboard).
09:30 Departure – Visit to the Griffon adaptation aviary.
10:00 -12:00 Satellite marking of Griffon Vulture and bird release
12:00 -16:00 Round trip from the mountain to the wetlands, lunch stop included
