Did you know that ...
... one-third of all European vascular plant species can be found in the Carpathians? That means almost 4,000 plant species, and 481 of them are found only in the Carpathians!
… Gerlachovsky Peak (2,655 m altitude) in the High Tatras in Slovak Republic is the highest peak of the Carpathians?
… the European Union’s largest populations of brown bears, wolves, lynx, European bisons and imperial eagles (globally threatened species) are found in the Carpathians?
… 36 national parks, 51 nature parks and protected landscape areas, 19 biosphere reserves and 200 other protected areas are member of the Carpathian Network of Protected areas
… there are 36 registered UNESCO World Heritage sites and 49 important pilgrimage destinations in the Carpathian area?
… the number of hotels in the Carpathians has increased by nearly 60% in the last ten years?
… the Carpathians contain the continent's largest remaining natural mountain beech and beech/coniferous forest ecosystems and the largest area of pristine forest in Europe (outside Russia)?
... the Carpathians are the largest, most twisted and fragmented mountain chain in Europe? They are Europe’s largest mountains by area.
… in the 1970’s, about 1,000,000 people worked in the mining sector in the Carpathians? Today, the number of employees in this sector is about 340,000.
… the Carpathians were put on the WWF ‘Global 200’ list of major ecoregions in need of biodiversity and habitat conservation?
… more than half of the Carpathians are covered by forests? The Carpathian forests are a vital link between the forests of the north and those of the west and south-west of Europe.
COP5 - Fifth Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Carpathian Convention
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| *COP5 serves also as a Meeting of the Parties to the Protocol on Conservation and Sustainable Use of Biological and Landscape Diversity the Protocol on Sustainable Forest Management, the Protocol on Sustainable Tourism. |
PROVISIONAL PROGRAMME
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DATE AND TIME |
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10th October 2017 (Tuesday) |
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9:00 – 12:00 |
Excursion |
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12:00 – 12:45 |
Lunch for participants of the excursion 12:00 – 13:00 |
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13:00 – 19:00 |
Technical Segment |
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13:00 – 13:45 |
1. Official opening of the COP5 Technical Segment and welcome remarks · - Short presentation of the Czech Presidency |
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13:45 – 16:30
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Plenary session I 2. Organizational matters 2.1. Election of Officers 2.2. Review of credentials and full powers 2.3. Adoption of the Agenda 3. Status of contributions, Status of ratification of Biodiversity Protocol, Forest Protocol, Tourism Protocol, Transport Protocol 4. Implementation of the Carpathian Convention – Presentation of the activities, scientific inputs and draft decisions for COP5: 4.1. Adaptation to Climate Change - Inputs by S4C - Science for the Carpathians (Mr. Marcel Mindrescu) - Presentation of the new Article on Climate Change to be introduced to the - Presentation of the Climate Adapt Platform(Ms. Dania Abdul Malak, EEA) - Formal reading of the COP5 Decisions - Discussion 4.2. Administrative Units - Presentation of information gathered from the Parties(Secretariat) - Formal reading of the COP5 Decisions |
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16:30-17:00 |
Launching of the Outlook on climate change adaptation in the Carpathian Mountains / coffee break |
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17:00 – 19:00 |
Plenary session II 4.3 Biodiversity - Inputs by S4C - Science for the Carpathians (Mr. Lubos Halada) - Report on Large Carnivores in the Carpathians and introduction of an idea of - Summary of the National Reporting on Implementation of the Biodiversity Protocol - CNPA and its future activities(Mr. Mircea Vergelet, CNAP Unit) - Presentation of ConnectGREEN and Wild for DC project ideas - Presentation of LIFE Green-Go! Carpathians project - Presentation of the online platform on Mountain Biodiversity(Secretariat) - Discussion - Formal reading of the COP5 Decisions |
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20:00 |
Dinner |
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11th October 2017 (Wednesday) |
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9:00 – 11:00
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Plenary session III 4.4 Sustainable Agriculture and Rural Development - Presentation of the new Protocol on Sustainable Agriculture and Rural - Message from the V4 Agriculture Ministers(Presidency) - Formal reading of the COP5 Decisions 4.5 Sustainable Forest Management - Inputs by S4C - Science for the Carpathians (Mr. Yurij Bihun) - Presentation of the Inventory of Virgin Forest and identification of the Natural Forests - Formal reading of the COP5 Decisions |
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11:00 – 11:30 |
Coffee Break |
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11:30 – 13:00
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Plenary session IV 4.6 Sustainable Tourism - Inputs by S4C - Science for the Carpathians (Ms. Elena Matei and Mr. Miroslaw Mika) - Presentation of the Carpathian Sustainable Tourism Platform activities related to the - Presentation of the project - Support to the Elaboration and Implementation of - Presentation of a Common set of indicators measuring the positive and negative impacts - Presentation of the Carpathia Brand (Mr. Dawid Lasek, EUROREGION Karpacki) - Presentation of the V4 Found project - CARPATHIAN TOURISM - Presentation of a project idea The Great Carpathians” Europe´s longest Mountain bike -Trail - Discussion on future priorities - Formal reading of the COP5 Decisions |
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13:00 – 14:00 |
Lunch |
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14:00 – 16:30 |
Plenary session V 4.7 Cultural Heritage and Traditional Knowledge - Inputs by S4C - Science for the Carpathians (Mr. Zsolt Molnar) - Presentation of the paper World Heritage and Sustainable Tourism in the Carpathians and discussion on the future priorities (Secretariat) - Formal reading of the COP5 Decisions 4.8 Sustainable Transport - Protocol on Sustainable Transport and related activities, presentation - Formal reading of the COP5 Decisions 4.9 Education and awareness raising - Education for Sustainable Development in the Carpathians and discussion - Presentation of a seminar on environmental and sustainable development - Formal reading of the COP5 Decisions |
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16:30 – 17:00 |
Coffee break |
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17:00 – 19:00 |
Plenary session VI 4.10 Cooperation with other institutions and EU Programmes - Introduction to possible financial mechanisms supporting implementation of the • International Visegrad Fund (Ms. Beata Jaczewska V4 Fund) • Danube Transnational Programme (Ms. Alessandra Pala, JTS Danube Programme) • Central Europe (Ms. Monika Schönerklee-Grasser, JTS Central Europe) • Life+, Horizon2020, Interreg Europe (Mr. Giacomo Luciani, EU Commission) • Discussion on possible projects - Cooperation with EUSDR – presentation on progress (Secretariat) - Cooperation with Alpine Convention (Ms. Taja Ferjančič Lakota, Alpine Convention) - Cooperation with ICPDR and presentation of the Jointisza project (Mr. Ivan Zavadsky, ICPDR) - Cooperation with the International Council for Game and Wildlife Conservation - Discussion on possible projects 4.11 Formal reading of the remaining COP5 Decisions 5 Date and venue of the Sixth meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP6) 6 Closing of the Technical Segment |
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20:30 |
Gala Dinner |
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12th October 2017 (Thursday) |
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9:00 - 13:30 |
Ministerial Segment 1. Opening and welcome remarks 1.1. Welcome by the Hungarian Presidency 1.2. Welcome by the Czech Republic, outgoing Presidency 1.3. Welcome by UN Environment 2. Progress in the implementation of the Carpathian Convention 3. Future of the Carpathians 4. High-level panel discussion 5. Presentation of the Pan- Carpathian expeditions Family photo Coffee break Adoption of the new Carpathian Convention Documents 6. Brief report on the COP5 Technical Segment by the Rapporteur 7. Adoption of the Article on Climate Change to the Carpathian Convention 8. Adoption and signature of the Protocol on Sustainable Agriculture and Rural Development 9. Adoption of the COP5 Decisions 10. Closing of the COP5 meeting |
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13:30 – 14:00 |
Press conference |
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14:00 |
Buffet lunch |