International Webinar: Conservation and sustainable use of saltwater wetlands in the Black Sea and Mediterranean region
Date: 2nd of February 2022 Start time: 10 CET Official language: English
Link to join the meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85452632438?pwd=aU8wWFZ4SlZrZXRlV2NkSFVJY1g5dz09
Meeting ID: 854 5263 2438 Passcode: 219443
Hours |
Theme / country |
Speaker |
10:00 – 10:15 |
Opening of the meeting
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Stoyan Nikolov, BSPB Diyana Kostovska, BBF Xhemal Xherri, PPNEA |
Morning session: 120 min (7 x 15 min presentations with 15 min questions and answers at the end) |
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10:15 – 10:30 |
Best practices for bird conservation & birding tourism at saltwater wetlands - Atanasovsko Lake and Poda lagoon (BULGARIA) |
Petar Iankov Bulgarian Society for the Protection of Birds / BirdLife Bulgaria |
10:30 – 10:45 |
Тourism in natural environments (wetlands and Salinas) – SPAIN |
Cristina Sánchez Alonso, Head of SEO/BirdLife Office in Catalonia |
10:45 – 11:00 |
Wildlife monitoring and conservation actions in Narta Salina (ALBANIA)
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Protection and Preservation of Natural Environment in Albania/ PPNEA |
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Coffee/ tea break |
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11:30 – 11:45 |
Increasing biodiversity in saline wetlands: the example of dragonflies (FRANCE) |
Philippe Lambret - Dragonfly expert Tour du Valat, Project Leader Odonata Conservation |
11:45 – 12:00 |
Contribution of biosaline agriculture to the recovery and management of the old salt pans in Alcochete (PORTUGAL) |
Marcia Vaz Pinto Salina GREEN |
12:00 – 12:15 |
Waterbird conservation in saltwater wetlands on the Greek coast: opportunities and challenges (GREECE) |
Manolia Vougioukalou, Conservation Project Coordinator, Hellenic Ornithological Society, BirdLife Greece |
12:15 – 12:30 |
LIFE OROKLINI project (CYPRUS) |
Melpo Apostolidou, Project Coordinator, Birdlife Cyprus |
12:30 – 12:45 |
Questions and answers |
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12:45 – 14:00 |
Lunch break |
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Afternoon session: 120 min (6 x 15 min presentations with 30 min questions and answers at the end) |
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14:00 – 14:15 |
Restoration of the former salt works in the Camargue (FRANCE)
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Brigitte Poulin & Marc Thibault, Research scientists at Tour du Valat Research Institute |
14:15 – 14:30 |
The Lagoon of LIFE – Man-Lake symbiosis in Atanasovsko Lake for the benefit of biodiversity and people (BULGARIA) |
Diyana Kostovska Bulgarian Biodiversity Foundation |
14:30 – 14:45 |
Bringing socio-ecosystem services to save the saltpans (SPAIN) |
Juan Martin Salarte |
14:45 – 15:00 |
Conservation of Pomorie Lake coastal lagoon (BULGARIA) |
Dimitar Popov Green Balkans |
15:00 – 15:30 |
Coffee/ tea break |
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15:30 – 15:45 |
Biodiversity and conservation of Ulcinjska salina (MONTENEGRO) |
Bojan Zeković, Center for Protection and Research of Birds, BirdLife Montenegro |
15:45 – 16:00 |
Flight in the salt (BULGARIA) |
Biliana Desheva, freelancer - visual artist |
16:00 – 16:30 |
General discussion |
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Closing of the meeting |
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