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A Workshop in Bulgaria: Options for Local Biodiversity Management in Protected Areas

8 - 10 February, 2002

Workshop Programme

Bulgarian Translation Adobe Acrobat Required Adobe Acrobat version 132K bytes.

Date Time Item Detail
07-Feb 13.00 - 21.00 Arrive Sofia Bus trips to Vitosha national park
19.00 - 00.00 Hotel Bistrica, Vitosha Nature Park Welcome, wine, food reception
08-Feb 09.00 - 09.10 Introduction of workshop Gerard Wynn
09.10 - 09.30 Opening address Deputy Agriculture and Forestry minister, Dr. Mglena Plugchieva
09.30 - 10.00 Welcome to Bulgaria, description of conservation issues in Bulgaria Mihail Mihailov, Georgy Tinchev
10.00 - 11.20 Plenary I

In what ways can protected area management contribute to sustainable, local economic development? Speaker: Dr Gary Hill Adobe Acrobat Required Adobe Acrobat version Translated version180K bytes.

Reflections on the prospects for sustainable tourism in transition economies - the case of the Ushanski National Park, Ukraine. Speaker Dr Bill Slee Adobe Acrobat Required Adobe Acrobat version Translated version 161K bytes..

Discussant and Chair: Gerard Wynn
11.20 - 11.40 Break  
11.40 - 13.00 Plenary II

Biodiversity, local conflicts and protected areas. Speaker: Prof. Giuseppe Carrus. Adobe Acrobat Required Adobe Acrobat version Translated version 203K bytes.

The process of institution-building to facilitate local biodiversity management. Speaker: Prof Pal Veld Adobe Acrobat Required Adobe Acrobat version Translated version 328K bytes.

Discussant and Chair: Dr Bill Slee
13.00 - 14.00 Lunch  
14.00 - 14.45 Plenary III

Biodiversity Action Plans in Scotland: an example of local co-ordination and communication of conservation issues Speaker: Dr Peter Dennis Adobe Acrobat Required Adobe Acrobat version Translated version 64K bytes.

Discussant and Chair: Dr Ian Jardine

15.00 - 15.30 Break  
15.30 - 17.30 Round table discussion I

Sources of external funding for national park administrators. Presentations followed by key-question discussion. Organisations: Bulgarian-Swiss Biodiversity Conservation Project, Scottish Natural Heritage, Associate in Rural Development/ USAID, UNDP/ GEF Rhodope project Adobe Acrobat Required Adobe Acrobat version 99K bytes.
17.30 - 18.30 Parallel I

Briefing session, Bulgarian park managers identify future projects for discussion following day

In groups, other participants discuss emerging issues
20.00 Dinner  
09-Feb 09:00 - 09:05 Welcome to second day Gerard Wynn
09:05 - 11.05 Plenary IV: International case studies
  1. East Europe: Generating income in protected areas - Issues of sustainable tourism development. Speaker: Bettina Kreisel.
  2. Zimbabwe, the "campfire project". Speaker: Prof. Iain Gordon Adobe Acrobat Required Adobe Acrobat version Translated version 53K bytes.
  3. Slovenia, economic development through biodiversity management. Speaker: Dr Marija Markes Adobe Acrobat Required Adobe Acrobat version Translated version134K bytes.

Chair and discussant: Gerard Wynn
11.05 - 11:30 Break  
11.30 - 13.00 Tour of Vitosha nature park  
13.00 - 14:00 Lunch  
14.00 - 15.30 Task-based discussion Four groups each produce a management plan for a specific protected area project. Group chairs to be arranged
15.30 - 16.00 Break  
16.00 - 18.30 Task-based discussion New groups report solutions in order to pool ideas, and original groups then finalise management plans.

Report back to plenary.
18.30 - 19.00 Parallel II In groups, propose forward action to follow up workshop
20:00 Dinner  
10-Feb 09:00 - 09:05 Welcome to third (half) day Gerard Wynn
09:05 - 09.45 Plenary V Parallel II groups report back to plenary
09.45 - 10:15 Plenary VI: Synthesis of concerns and issues; plan of forward action Chair: Gerard Wynn
11:00 Bus to Sofia