Shaping a sustainable future for South-Eastern Europe. IUCN South-Eastern European Members Meeting 6-8 March 2013, Tirana, Albania.

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1 Shaping a sustainable future for South-Eastern Europe 6-8 March 2013, Tirana, Albania Agenda

2 Plenary Day, Wednesday 6 th March, 2013 Tirana International Hotel 8:00 9:00 Registration of participants IUCN Secretariat SESSION I: OPENING CEREMONY OF THE IUCN SEE MEMBERS MEETING (Chair: Jean-Yves Pirot, Head, IUCN Capacity Development 9:00 10:00 Opening Statement of the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Water Administration of Albania Welcome address of the Delegation of the EU to Albania Welcome address of the Italian Embassy to Albania Welcome address of the MAVA Foundation Statement of IUCN Council 10:00 10:30 REFRESHMENT SESSION II: IUCN AS A UNION OF MEMBERS (Chair: Michael Hošek, IUCN Councillor) 10:30 11:00 IUCN in Europe: Programme priorities H.E. Fatmir Mediu, Minister of Environment of Albania François Begeot Chargé d Affaires a.i. H.E. Massimo Gaiani, Italian Ambassador to Albania Paule Gros, Programme Manager Mediterranean Basin Michael Hošek, IUCN Councillor Sebastià Semene Guitart, Senior Coordinator, Europe and Constantine Makris, Membership Relations Officer 11:00 11:30 The role of IUCN National Committees Chris Mahon, IUCN NCUK 11:30 12:00 IUCN Centre for Mediterranean Cooperation 12:00 13:00 Discussion Alain Jeudy, Marine Conservation Programme Manager One Programme Approach and introduction to the mapping of European stakeholders Purpose and benefits of NC One Union Approach Objectives and activities of IUCN CMC One Union Approach

3 SESSION III: WORKING ACROSS THE REGION (Chair: Chris Mahon, IUCN NCUK) 14:30 15:00 Conservation without Frontiers Boris Erg, IUCN SEE Director 15:00 15:30 EU biodiversity strategy and accession process 15:30 16:00 Conservation context Dinaric Arc 16:00 16:30 REFRESHMENT Antoine Avignon, Sector Manager, Environment and Energy, EU Delegation to Albania Deni Porej, Director of Conservation, WWF Mediterranean Programme Office 16:30 17:00 The European Green Belt Initiative Thies Geertz, EuroNatur 17:00 17:30 MAVA partners platform in SEE 17:30 18:00 Discussion END OF WORK FOR DAY 1 18:00 Visit to the National History Museum Marko Pećarević, Mediterranean Project Officer The Ministry of Environment, Forests and Water Administration Past and current activities of IUCN SEE EU biodiversity goals and priorities for SEE DAI main objectives and key activities, plans for future EGB main objectives and key activities, plans for future MAVA s priorities for SEE and the results of the MAVA SEE platform meeting

4 Day 2, Thursday 7 th March, 2013 Doro City Hotel SESSION IV: DEFINING STRATEGIC PRIORITIES FOR SOUTH-EASTERN EUROPE (Chair: Neli Mutafova, Ministry of Environment and Water of Bulgaria and Petko Tzvetkov, Bulgarian Biodiversity Foundation) 9:00 9:20 Preliminary results of the on line needs assessment survey Tomasz Pezold, Ecosystems Project Officer, IUCN SEE Share the results of the survey 9:20 10:30 Work in groups Define priority issues in SEE 10:30 11:00 REFRESHMENT 11:00 12:00 Work in groups Define priority issues in SEE (ctd) 12:00 13:00 Presentation of work group results and discussion SESSION V: SETTING IUCN s PRIORITIES FOR SOUTH-EASTERN EUROPE (Chair: Zamir Dedej, Institute for Nature Conservation of Albania) 14:30 14:40 Introduction to work groups Introductory explanation to work in groups 14:40 16:00 Work in groups Define mid-term strategic priorities for IUCN in SEE based on the identified regional priorities 16:00 16: 30 REFRESHMENT 16:30 17:00 Work in groups ctd Define mid-term strategic priorities for IUCN in SEE (ctd) 17:00 17:30 Presentation of work groups and discussion END OF WORK FOR DAY 2 20:00 Joint dinner IUCN Joint dinner in a downtown restaurant

5 Day 3, Friday 8 th March, 2013 Doro City Hotel SESSION VI: DELIVERING RESULTS ON THE GROUND (Chair: Katalin Czippán, IUCN Commission on Education and Communication) 9:00 9:15 Wrap up of Day 2 and introduction to work groups 9:15 10:30 Work in groups (one working group could be on membership issues) 10:30 11:00 REFRESHMENT 11:00 12:00 Work in groups ctd 12:00 13:00 Presentation of work groups and discussion SESSION VII: CONSLUSIONS AND FINAL REMARKS (Chair: Boris Erg, IUCN SEE Director) Priority actions for IUCN in SEE Priority actions for IUCN in SEE (ctd) 14:30 15:30 Summary of the meeting results IUCN 15:30 16:00 Follow-up steps in the strategy development process Boris Erg, IUCN SEE Director 16:00 16:30 Final remarks from the Chair IUCN END OF THE MEETING