09:30 Opening and welcome
EUROPARC President
9:38 Keynote Speakers
Sue Stolton – Equilibrium Research and IUCN WCPA
Brian MacSharry – Head of Group, Nature and Biodiversity, European Environment Agency
10:40 Discussion Hubs (each session lasts two hours, a small break is included)
Discussion Hub 1: How to be effective? Plan your Plan!
Discussion Hub 2: Governance and decision-making
Discussion Hub 3: Capacity Building: What Core Competencies and training opportunities are essential for effective Protected Area Management?
Discussion Hub 4: Communication in Parks – how do we know if it makes a difference?
12:40 Break
13:55 Speakers’ Corner
Want to present your work? This is your chance! Registration to the Speakers’ Corner is possible upon registering.

This session has four channels:

Tools and initiatives to improve communication between silos. (Focus: Communications).
Successful management planning: from Conservation Objectives to enforcement of decisions (Focus: Planning)
Innovative solutions to monitor progress and drive decisions (Focus: Governance and decision-making)
Are we doing well? Building capacity to assess Management Effectiveness in Protected Areas (Focus: Capacity-building)

Each channel has 3 case studies. Presentations run for five minutes, with 15 minutes allocated for discussion.

Participants will be able to switch between channels.
15:00 Break
15:15 Closing session
16:00 End

 

EUROPARC reserves the right to change this programme without further notice.