Reflections on 2nd review seminar,in Vilnius

Algirdas Klimavičius, Lithuanian Ministry of Environment

14-10-2019, Tallinn

Review Seminar

• 5-7 October, 2016, Vilnius with field trips to Natura 2000 sites of “Labanoras” and “Aukštadvaris”

• 86 participants: experts and practionioners from institutions and stakeholders;

• participants from 5 BOR member states and BE, CZ, HU/PL, NL;

Main topics discussed

• Integrated management approaches to Natura 2000;• Approaches to setting restoration priorities and targeting

the resources;• Communication and stakeholder engagement;• Setting conservation priorities.

• 4 thematic working groups and 4 habitat working groups;

• round table on large carnivores and presentation of management practices in the country.

Knowledge market

• 18 projects/initiatives presented;• thematic variety: from economies of cultural landscapes,

via urban cows and prescriptive burning of taiga forest habitats to stones in the streams of Natura 2000 rivers.

Living document –Boreal biogeographical roadmap

• Range of subjects for future discussions and collaboration• Follow-up events (selection of events):

Eurosite annual meeting: prioritisation of conservation actions + Natura 2000 Biogeographic Process Boreal Region meeting & workshop “Low Hanging Fruit methodology”, September 2017, Espoo;

Large Carnivore conference in Bucharest, June 2019; Second HELCOM Marine Protected Areas Workshop, September 2019,

Vaasa; International Conference “Conservation and Management of Wetland

Habitats”, July 2017, Riga; Boreal freshwater catchment field trip, October 2018, Helsinki; Best practices and challenges in restoration burning, April 2017; 14th Eurasian Grassland Conference “semi-natural grasslands across

borders”, July 2017, Riga; LIFE Viva Grass cooperation events in three Baltic states, 2014-2019

and many other seminars and conferences.