CONFERENCE INTRODUCTION

The Challenge of Natura 2000. The role of Europarc Conference 2004 . The role of the conference . Your opportunity to help prepare the Action Plan

Natura 2000 and EUROPARC . How does Natura 2000 works . The current state of play . Next steps the EC Intends to undertake . The El Teide Declaration . General Conclusions . Implementation problems . Overcoming the problems

Catalonia Declaration. Last version.  . Commitments . The Action Plan

  CONFERENCE

Inauguration
Hble. Salvador Milà i Solsona, Minister of the Department of the Environment
and Housing, Catalonia
Il·lm. Carles Paramo i Ponsetí, Alcalde de Roses (Mayor of Roses’
Municipality)
EUROPARC 2004
Michael Starrett, EUROPARC President

Natura 2000: Perspectives from around Europe
Chair: Ramon Luque i Porrino (E) director general de la Direcció General del
Medi Natural
Ignasi Rodríguez (E), Deputy General Director of Forests and Biodiversity,
Catalonia

Natura 2000: Perspectives from around Europe
Rauno Väisänen (FIN), Director, Natural Heritage Services, Metsähallitus
Ján Šeffer (SK), Director, Daphne Institute of Applied Ecology
Mladen Berginc (SI), State Under-Secretary Slovenian Environment Ministry

Followed by round table discussion, including:
Moderator: Francesc Giró (E) Fundació Natura Director
Nicholas Hanley (UK), Head of Unit, Nature and Biodiversity, DG Environment,
European Commission
Jean Louis Joseph (F), President, Federation of Regional Nature Parks of
France
François Letourneux (F), Eurosite President
Erika Stanciu (RO) EUROPARC Federation Council Member

  WORKSHOPS

The summary of results of workshops session during the EUROPARC 2004 Conference are now available:
> Summary of results of workshops session during the EUROPARC 2004 Conference  

0.General abstract

1. Assessment, monitoring and reporting on the conservation status on Natura 2000 sites

2. Managing Natura 2000 in the wider landscape

3. New approaches to financing Natura 2000

4. Challenges of managing coastal and marine ecosystems

5. Opportunities that Natura 2000 offers to local communities