Conference on Protected Areas in the Mediterranean Context

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1 Centre for Mediterranean Cooperation Conference on Protected Areas in the Mediterranean Context Reinforcing Regional Initiatives and Partnerships for the Rational Use of Natural Areas Murcia, Spain, March 2003 Workshop A: Linkages between Protected Areas and Surrounding landuses (Linkages in the landscape/seascape) Agenda

2 Scope of Work The working group is expected to: Revise the base document related to Linkages between Protected Areas and Surrounding Landuses and adjust it on basis of the discussions undertaken; Overview regional case studies relevant to this theme, describe/document success and failure stories and elaborate common trends relevant to this theme in the Mediterranean; Review the Technical Paper on Action Plans and Initiatives for Protected Areas Management in the Mediterranean and refine it to reflect Mediterranean specificities; Provide additional input to possible Mediterranean gaps and opportunities based on the group discussions; Set a Mediterranean Vision and Strategy Orientations for linkages in the landscape/seascape concept based on the workshop deliberations; Suggest a Mediterranean side event for the theme of linkages in the landscape/seascape for Durban;

3 Agenda DAY 1 Wednesday March 26, :30 Welcome Dinner offered by IUCN DAY 2 Thursday March 27, :30 Registration and distribution of documents - CEMACAM 9:00 Welcome Note Consejería de Agricultura, Agua y Medio Ambiente Caja de Ahorros del Mediterráneo Eduardo Galante, President of Spanish National Committee of UICN Jamie Skinner, Director, IUCN Centre for Mediterranean Cooperation, Malaga, Spain Plenary Session Chairperson: Hermelindo Castro, President, WCPA Euro-Mediterranean Region 9:30 Opening Remarks The Process to Durban, David Sheppard, Head of Protected Areas Programme, IUCN, Gland, Switzerland Durban Workshop Streams, Durban Theme Coordinators Governance - Jim Johnston, Parks Canada Sustainable Finance Stream - Carlos Quintela, Wildlife Conservation Society, USA 10:15 Azahar Cooperation Programme, Josep Ferre, Spanish Agency for International Cooperation, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Spain 10:30 Preparatory Initiatives Prior to Murcia, IUCN Centre for Mediterranean Cooperation 10:45 Presentation of the Technical Papers and Base Documents Action Plans and Initiatives for Protected Areas Management in the Mediterranean, Arturo Lopez, Pangea Consultores, Madrid, Spain Linkages in the Landscape/Seascape, Jacques Baudry, INRA, Rennes, France Governance: New Ways of Working Together, Jordi Galofre, Ministère de l Ecologie et du Développement durable, France New Skills for the New Century: Training and Capacity Building, Jean Jalbert, Station Biologique Tour du Valat, France Discussion Coffee Break Starting at this session, the meeting participants will break into their specific working groups. Each Theme will have its Coordinator and Rapporteur. There will also be a Chairman facilitating each session.

4 Workshop A Linkages between Protected Areas and Surrounding Landuses Theme Coordinator: Roger Crofts, WCPA Regional Vice Chair for Europe Theme Rapporteur: Jacques Baudry, INRA, Rennes, France Andrés Alcántara, IUCN Centre for Mediterranean Cooperation Session I 12:00 12:15 Chairman: Eduardo Crespo, Organismo Autónomo de Parques Nacionales, Madrid, Spain Workshop Introduction and Expectations - Theme Coordinator 12:15 13:45 Presentation of Regional Case Studies / Experiences 13:45 14:30 Case Study A: Master Plan for the Network of Protected Areas in Andalucia, Fernando Molina, Head of Service, Ministry of Environment of the Autonomous Government of Andalucia Case Study B: The Territorial Integration of European Nature Parks, Roberto Gambino, Centro Europeo di Documentazione sulla Pianificazione dei Parchi Naturali (CED PPN) Politecnico di Torino - Dipartimento Interateneo Territorio, Italy Case Study C: Biomass exportation from MPAs: Implications on adjacent fisheries, Ángel Pérez Ruzafa, University of Murcia, Spain Case Study D: Setting Boundaries to MPA to better enhance conservation and sustainable use of marine resources, Leonardo Tunesi, ICRAM, Italy Case Study E: The Case of Sidi BouGhaba, Abdelhamid Belemlih, SPANA, Morocco Case Study F: Management Plan of the Gouraya National Park, Ali Mahmoudi, Director of the National Park of Gouraya, Algeria Case Study G: Ebel-es-Saqi Ecological Park: Reconnecting people and nature, Jala Makhzoumi, The American University of Beirut, Lebanon. Case Study H: The Case of a Marine Reserve for Fishery Purposes in the Mediterranean, José Luis González Serrano, Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Spain. Case Study I: Gaps in linkages in the Mediterranean. Umberto da Cruz, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain General Discussion and Synthesis Elaboration of common trends relevant to this theme in the Mediterranean 14:30 15:45 Lunch Session II Chairman: Boshra Salem, University of Alexandria, Egypt 15:45 16:45 Analysis and Discussion of the Paper on Action Plans and Initiatives for

5 16:45 17:00 Coffee Break Protected Areas Management in the Mediterranean Section relating to Linkages theme 17:00 18:30 Refining the Paper: Elaboration of trends that reflect Mediterranean specificities DAY 3 Friday March 28, :00 10:00 Report of Working Group in Plenary 10:00 10:30 Coffee Break Session III Chairman: Carlos Montes, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Spain 10:30 14:00 Integration of Discussions into the Base Document on Linkages in the Landscape/Seascape By the end of this session, the base document should present a reflection of Mediterranean specificities relevant to the Linkages theme, including: 1. Elaboration of gaps; 2. Means of mitigation; 3. Mediterranean challenges and opportunities; 4. Mediterranean needs to face future challenges relevant to this theme; 5. Actions to be further undertaken and short and medium term to promote this theme at the Mediterranean level; Priority actions for the next 5 years. 14:00 15:30 Lunch Session IV Chairman: Jala Makhzoumi, American University of Beirut, Lebanon 15:30 16:00 From Murcia to Durban Elaboration of Mediterranean Vision and Orientations for the Linkages Theme 16:00 16:15 Coffee Break 16:15 18:30 Suggestion of a Mediterranean side event for the theme of linkages in the landscape/seascape for Durban DAY 4 Saturday March 29, 2003 Full day excursion to the Mar Menor Protected Area organised by Consejería de Agricultura, Agua y Medio Ambiente de la Comunidad

6 Autónoma de Murcia. 9:00 Departure Arrival and Reception at the Wetland Research and Conservation Centre, Las Salinas y Arenales de San Pedro del Pinatar Regional Park 10:00 Coffee Visit of the Regional Park 12:30 Arrival at Cabezo de Carmoli Panoramic view of the Area (SPAMI) 14:00 Lunch 16:00 Visit to the Calblanque Regional Park 18:30 Return to Murcia * Make sure to have comfortable shoes, cap and sunscreen. DAY 5 Sunday March 30, 2003 Plenary Session Chairman: Hermelindo Castro, President, WCPA Euro-Mediterranean Region 9:30 Presentation of the Workshop Conclusions in Plenary General Discussion Adoption of the Murcia Conclusions 11:30 Closure