FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT
International Mountain
Corridors Conference
Protecting the World’s Mountain Corridors and Peace
Parks
October 24-27, 2005
Held in
Les Planes de Son Centre, next to the Aigüestortes-Sant Maurici National Park
and the Alt Pirineu Natural Park[JP1]
in the Catalan Pyrenees, Spain.
Co-hosted by the Fundació Territori i Paisatge and
IUCN WCPA Mountains Theme in association.
The
workshop includes a gathering in Son, to exchange lessons and distil
experiences on large scale conservation efforts in mountain areas, by comparing
case studies from the Cantabric Mountains, the Pyrenees, the Alps, the
Carpathians, the Apennines, the Caucasus[JP2]
and the Canadian Rockies.
Discussions will shape the examples that will be
included in the IUCN WCPA handbook “Large
scale conservation connectivity –conservation corridors management”, coordinated by G. Worboys (IUCN WCPA) which is
scheduled by 2006.
In particular, participants will be invited to
focus on the singularities (ecological, social, cultural) of Europe with
respect to large scale mountain connectivity initiatives, in terms of threats,
impacts and opportunities.
The Cantabric-Pyrenees-Alps Great Mountain Corridor Initiative will be formally launched.
An extension of the Pyrenean event may be organized
at the Cantabric Mountains, North-western Spain.
Definitive programme is expected to circulate by
May.
Contact person: Josep M. Mallarach
e-mail: mallarach@natura.ictnet.es
International Mountain
Corridors Conference
Tentative programme
24 October
Morning: Opening session in Barcelona. Presentations
of the Yellowstone to Yukon and the
Cantabric-Pyrenees-Alps initiatives.
Afternoon: Trip from Barcelona to Son (4 hours driving
north of Barcelona.)
25 October
Presentations of several European initiatives, such as
the Paneuropean Network, Alpine Network, as well as others that are being
developed in the Balcans, Carphatians, Apenins, etc.
Workshop of the Cantabric–Pyrenees-Alps Great Mountain
Corridor.
26 October
Presentation of non-European experiences selected to
be included in the IUCN Handbook. Short trip around Son.
27 October
Morning: Conclusions and recommendations for the World
Mountain Forum of 2006.
Short visit to the nearby Sant Maurici-Aigüestortes
National Park.
Afternoon: Return to Barcelona.
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28-29 October: Optional session in the
Cantabric Mountains
For those that can be interested, an extension of the
workshop will probably be held in the Cantabric Mountains (exact locations to
be confirmed), including presentation of local initiatives and meetings with a
variety of stakeholders from local populations.