“The scientific conference is the highlight of the celebrations of the 100th anniversary of nature conservation in Estonia, presenting the history and achievements of our nature protection to the international public and reflecting on the future of nature conservation,” said Jaanus Tamkivi, Minister of the Environment, chairman of the steering committee of the conference. “It will be a place where we can compare Estonian nature conservation to that of other countries and to exchange experiences,” he specified. According to the Minister, many leading nature conservation experts of the world were invited to participate in the conference as key speakers, which is a happy occasion for everyone who cares about nature in Estonia. Julia Marton-Lefèvre, Director General of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), Richard P. Reading, Director of Conservation Biology at the Denver Zoological Foundation, Tobias Salathe, Regional Coordinator for Europe of the Ramsar Convention, Tamás Marghescu, Director General of the International Council for Game and Wildlife Conservation, and Prof. Manfred Niekisch, Director of Frankfurt Zoo, will share their experiences in the organisation of the conservation and management of nature alongside with many reputable Estonian researchers. There will be two days full of interesting presentations on conservation, protection and management of nature. The first day focuses mainly on new trends and principles in the organisation of nature conservation, while the second day is used to present various Estonian and international research efforts and projects related to nature conservation. The conference is organised by the Ministry of the Environment, the Environmental Board and the Estonian University of Life Sciences in cooperation with the Nordic-Baltic Section of the Federation of Nature and National Parks of Europe (EUROPARC) and the International Union for Conservation of Nature. Organisation of the conference is supported by the Environmental Investment Centre, the Nordic Council of Ministers, and the Commission on Ecosystem Management (CEM) of the IUCN. Presentations on nature tourism are supported by the Tourism Development Centre of Enterprise Estonia in the framework of implementation of a tourism awareness and training programme of the European Social Fund. The conference will continue on 28 May in the National Library of Estonia, and it will conclude with excursions to the national parks of Lahemaa and Matsalu, and to the ecological reserve of Põhja-Kõrvemaa. Read more about the conference at: www.ncbeyond2010.eu.
Additional information: (27.05.2010) |
