Announcement of upcoming activities / events on the protection of large carnivores

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1 Announcement of upcoming activities / events on the protection of large carnivores Carpathian Convention Presidency of the Czech Republic UNEP Vienna - Interim Secretariat of the Carpathian Convention Regional Workshop of the EU Platform on Coexistence between People and Large Carnivores Martin Strnad

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3 Interreg Danube Transnational Programme Project ConnectGreen ( ½ 2019), Second call until Programme specific objective: Foster the restoration and management of ecological corridors Lead Partner: NP Piatra Craiului (RO) Project partners: CZ: Nature Conservation Agency, The Silva Tarouca Research Institute for Landscape and Ornamental Gardening, Ministry of the Environment of the CZ (ASP) SVK: State Nature Conservancy of the SR, SPECTRA Bratislava, National motorway company, Ministry of Environment (ASP) PL: Ministry of the Environment of the Poland (ASP) HU: Lechner Non-profit Ltd., Danube-Ipoly National Park, CEEweb for Biodiversity, Ministry of Agriculture (ASP) RO: Bucegi Nature Park Administration, WWF-DCP-Romania, Ministry of Environment (ASP) AT: WWF Danube-Carpathian Programme, UNEP Vienna-Secretariat of the Carpathian Convention, Ökosoziales forum Wien, SRB: Djerdap National Park, Ministry of Agriculture and Environmental Protection (ASP) BIH: Center for Energy, Environment and Resources (ASP)

4 ConnectGreen Main outcome: Identification of the main critical mountain ecological corridors for flagship species (large carnivores) A detailed map of ecological corridors, including threatened wetland habitats, accessible to spatial planners and stakeholders will be developed. Solutions how to preserve and improve connectivity and protect corridors and wetlands from various threats will be identified, in particular in targeted pilot sites. Improve the restoration, management and integration of ecological corridors and wetland habitats in spatial development processes and infrastructure planning. Strategy for integrated management of ecological corridors and wetland habitats of transnational relevance

5 ConnectGreen WP3 Knowledge and information source base - Guidelines for securing eco-corridors as well as for reducing conflicts between regional development, spatial planning and nature conservation - Identifying best practices in the region and in Europe, in terms of green infrastructure aimed at improving ecological connectivity and spatial development WP4 Innovative pilot sites - create a web-based decision support system - identify at detail scale eco-corridors and habitats - assessments of physical barriers (housing, urban sprawl, etc.) in selected pilot areas

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7 Interreg Danube Transnational Programme Project TransGreen ( ½ 2019) Second call until Programme specific objective: Support environmentally-friendly and safe transport systems Lead Partner: WWF-DCP Vienna Project partners: CZ: NCA CR, Friends of the Earth Olomouc, Transport research centre, Ministry of the Environment of the CZ (Associated Strategic Partner) SVK: State Nature Conservancy of the SR, SPECTRA Bratislava, National motorway company HU: CEEWeb for biodiversity RO: WWF-DCP-Romania, Milvus group AT: UNEP Interim Secretariat of the Carpathian Convention

8 TransGreen Working package 3: Data collection, methodologies and guidelines - Analysis of state of the art - Model catalogue of measures to improve transport infrastructure in terms of ecological connectivity - Strategic Action Plan for sustainable transport development of the Carpathians - Guidance document on integrated biodiversity friendly transport infrastructure planning, implementation, management and monitoring in Danube basin - Handbook for establishing a monitoring system (mitigation objects / road killed animals) - Develop and design training modules on EIA, SEA, AA, and ESPOO

9 TransGreen Working package 4: Pilot sites actions - Analysis of legal and institutional frameworks with regard to transport infrastructure development, protection of road-less ares, ecological corridors and administrative practice - Collect scientific and field data based on the gap analysis - movement/migration corridors, national road networks, ecological connectivity, biodiversity hotsports in relation to transport infrastructure development at the local level - Review plans and related documents for transport infrastructure development in the selected pilot areas considering ecological corridors and road-less areas - Seek to reach agreements with relevant authorities from the transport, spatial planning and nature conservation sectors to implement concrete measures - Organise EIA trainings with a focus on ecological corridors for relevant authorities - Organise awareness rising avents

10 TransGreen Working package 4: Pilot sites CZ-SVK-PL Pilot site - Develop methodology for road kills registration and recommendations on how to minimize road mortality considering traffic and fragmentation - Establish a robust monitoring system of large carnivores' abundance based on camera trapping and snow-tracking in at least 3 reference areas within the pilot site HU-SVK-UA Pilot site Romania: Lugoj-Deva pilot site, Targu Mures - Iasi pilot site

11 Conference Large carnivores protection in the Carpathians Project financed from: AAP Advisory Assistance Program Federal Ministry of the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nucelar Safety of Germany

12 Applicant: Nature Conservation Agency of the Czech Republic Partner: UNEP Vienna Interim Secretariat Carpathian Convention - focused on experience exchange, support of Central and Eastern European countries with EU environmental legislation implementation - Beneficiaries: governments of 7 Member States of the Carpathian Convention (CR, Slovak Rep., Poland, Hungary, Romania, Serbia, Ukraine) - 3 day conference + 1-day field trip; language: English - Experts from Carpathian MS will be covered from the project (travel, accommodation, food) - Participants: governmental experts, NGO, academies

13 Goal: - information exchange on protection of large carnivores in parties of the Carpathian convention - discussion on possible future project on Carpathian large carnivores management plan - setting of formal partnership between the Carpathian Convention and International Council for Game and Wildlife Conservation (CIC) - meeting of the Biodiversity Working Group (Carpathian Convention) - date and venue: October 18-21, 2016 Rožnov pod Radhoštěm (to be confirmed), Czech Republic

14 Thank you for your attention! Martin Strnad