15th Meeting of the Carpathian Convention Implementation Committee
20 - 21 November 2024, online
Upon a kind invitation of the Serbian Presidency of the Carpathian Convention, the 15th meeting of the Carpathian Convention Implementation Committee (CCIC) took place online on 20 – 21 November 2024.
The Carpathian Convention Implementation Committee acts as a monitoring body and is in charge of preparing political decisions for the Conference of the Parties. Following the 7th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Carpathian Convention (CC COP7) on 11-13 October 2023 in Belgrade, Serbia, this 15th meeting of the CCIC will provide relevant updates and describe the progress made since the CC COP7.
PRESENTATIONS
DAY 1
- Progress Report and Recommendations for DECISIONS COP7/1, 3-8, 13-14, 17
- Progress Report for DECISION COP7/9 Conservation and sustainable use of biological and landscape diversity – Eliška Rolfová, Ministry of the Environment of the Czech Republic
- LECA Project Activities and Updates – Martin Duľa, Mendel University in Brno / LECA Project Lead Partner
- Joint Conservation Strategy for the Native Lynx Population in the Carpathian Mountains (Carpathian Lynx Strategy) – Urs Breitenmoser, IUCN SSC Cat Specialist Group and Jochen Krebühl, Lynx Institute
- NaturaConnect Project Activities and Updates – Hildegard Meyer, World Wildlife Fund Central Eastern Europe
DAY 2
- Progress Report and Recommendations for DECISIONS COP7/2, 12, 15-16, 19
- “Transhumance – the seasonal droving of livestock” File Under the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage List of Humanity: Inclusion of the Carpathian Countries in the File Extension – Ioana Baskerville, Romanian Academy, Iasi Branch / National Focal Point of the Ministry of Culture of Romania for the 2003 UNESCO Convention
- Carpathian Pastoralism: Proposal by Slovakia for New UNESCO ICH File – Zlatica Csontos Šimoňáková, Ministry of Environment of Slovakia
- Green and Inclusive Agricultural Policy in Ukraine Project Activities and Updates – Tamara Malkova, Information Center “Green Dossier”
- Central Mountains Project Activities and Updates – Anna Buk, Association of the Carpathian Euroregion Poland
- Establishing a Peace Park between Romania and Ukraine – Gabriel Paun, Agent Green and Marcel Mindrescu, Geoconcept
- “The ImPossible Park Carpathians” Proposal to Safeguard Critical Carpathian Forest Areas – Robert Cyglicki, Greenpeace Central & Eastern Europe / Poland
MEETING DOCUMENTS
DECISION COP7/1 Implementation of the Carpathian Convention
- Carpathian Biodiversity Framework
- Ministerial Declaration of the Carpathian Convention on the impact of war in Ukraine on the environment and the need for cooperation and assistance
- Set of measures – support to Ukraine within the Carpathian Convention
- Carpathian Day Concept Brief
- Memorandum of Cooperation for the Carpathian Peace Park
DECISION COP7/2 Cooperation with regional and local authorities and all relevant stakeholders
DECISION COP7/5 Cooperation with other conventions and international bodies
DECISION COP7/6 Implementation of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework
- SBI-4 document on cooperation with other conventions and organizations (CBD/SBI/4/10)
- CBD Official note on Cooperation with other conventions and international organizations (CBD/COP/16/10)
- Memorandum of Cooperation between the Convention on Biological Diversity, the Alpine Convention and the Carpathian Convention
- Bern III Conference – final report
- Bern III Conference – full list of submitted case studies
- Bern III Conference – Key entry points for cooperation and collaboration among multilateral environmental agreements
- Guidance Document for streamlining the Carpathian Biodiversity Framework into NBSAPs
DECISION COP7/8 Strengthening science-policy-practice interface and cooperation with scientific networks
- S4C recommendations to the WG Biodiversity
- Memorandum of Cooperation between Jagiellonian University in Kraków, Poland and the Carpathian Convention Secretariat
- Fuzzy Maps for Wicked Problems: An Inclusive Systems Approach to Improving Biodiversity Outcomes in the Carpathian Region
DECISION COP7/9 Conservation and sustainable use of biological and landscape diversity
- 15th WG Biodiversity – Meeting Final Agenda
- 15th WG Biodiversity – Meeting Report
- Action Plan on Conservation of Large Carnivores and Ensuring Ecological Connectivity
- Report from the Joint Conference of Alpine and Carpathian Conventions for exchange of practices on management of large carnivores
- Proposal for a Concerted Action for the Eurasian Lynx (Lynx lynx) Proposed for Listing on Appendix II of the CMS Convention
- Proposal for the Inclusion of the Eurasian Lynx (Lynx lynx) in Appendix II and Balkan Lynx (Lynx lynx balcanicus) in Appendix I of the CMS Convention
- NaturaConnect Workshop Report
- WG Biodiversity Work Plan 2024- 2026
DECISION COP7/12 Sustainable Agriculture and Rural Development
- Memorandum of Cooperation with the International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists (IYRP 2026) Coalition
- Information brief on the Carpathian Convention and its activities related to Pastoralism
- Linking biodiversity, pastoralism and cultural heritage through education for sustainable development (ESD) in the Carpathian Region
DECISION COP7/13 Sustainable Forest Management
- WG Forest Work Plan 2023 – 2026
- Assessment of climate change risks and adaptation options for the Carpathian forest ecosystems and their services
DECISION COP7/15 Sustainable tourism
- Action Plan for sustainable tourism development in the Carpathians
- Joint Strategy Report for community-led sustainable development of mountain areas in Central Europe
DECISION COP7/19 Awareness raising, education and public participation
