Promoting eco-tourism
P2Pstudtours 45288
organised in co-operation with
the World Wildlife Fund
Venue :
Brussels,
20 June - 23 June 2011
For more information on TAIEX assistance and to download
presentations of
this event, please go to : http://ec.europa.eu/enlargement/taiex.
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Aim of the meeting :
The People 2 People Programme is one of the three strands of the Civil Society
Facility of the Directorate General Enlargement of the European Commission.
It intends to offer to individuals and organisations from the beneficiary countries and
territories the possibility to visit EU institutions, as well as relevant EU platform
organisations, or whenever relevant for the topic of the study visits, also other
European, international or national organisations in order to familiarise themselves
with EU structures, policy making process, programmes, policies and good practices.
The aim of this study tour is to give participants the opportunity to familiarise
themselves with the EU policies in the field of tourism and protection of the
environment. This study tour further intends to offer participants exchange and
networking opportunities in a respectful atmosphere among themselves and with
European-level as well as Member State-based civil society organisations active in this
field.
The study visit is open for the participation of several representatives of civil society
organisations active in this field from each of the candidate and potential candidate
countries and territories to EU enlargement.
Around 36 participants from civil society organisations in the Western Balkans,
Turkey and Iceland will attend the study visit.
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Day 1 : Monday 20 June 2011
Chair :
09:00
Registration
09:30
Welcome note
Introduction on the purpose of the People 2 People Programme (P2P)
Ms Magdalena Kleim, DG Enlargement, European Commission
Questions and answers
09:45
Round of table
Self-introduction by participants
10:15
Coffee break
10:45
Workshop/Exchange of experience (instructions to be given by the chair):
State of play of environment policies and activities to prevent the negative
impact of tourism on environment : positive evolutions over the last 10 years
and critical issues to be addressed
11:45
Feedback session in plenary on the conclusions of the workshops
12:30
Lunch break
14:00
The enlargement process and the chapter on environment
A representative of DG Enlargement, European Commission (tbc)
Questions and answers
15:00
Coffee break
15:30
The environment policy of the European Union, the Environment
Forum and the Regional Environmental network for Accession
François Delcuillerie and Joanna Fiedler, European Commission, DG
Environment
Questions and answers
16:30
End of the first day
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Day 2 : Tuesday 21 June 2011
Chair :
09:15
The tourism industry and the protection of the environment
A representative of DG Enterprise, European Commission (tbc)
10:00
Tourism and sustainable development
Representatives of DG Regional policy, and DG Agriculture, European
Commission (tbc)
11:00
Coffee break
11:30
Lobbying the European Institutions and/or Practical session on
advocacy (depending on time and availability of speakers)
Tony Long, Director WWF European Policy Office (tbc)
Questions and answers
12:30
Meetings with geographical units and lunch break
Visit of the European Parliament (tbc)
15:00
Registration
15:15
Presentation of the European Parliament by the visits and seminars unit
16:00
Meeting with a member of the Environment committee
16:30
End of the second day
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Day 3 : Wednesday 22 June 2011
Chair : WWF
9.15
Introduction Day 3
Mr. Christoph Stein, WWF
Questions and answers
9.30
Sustainable destinations, sustainable business and responsible tourists –
towards an holistic approach to sustainable tourism development
Mr. Richard Denman, The Tourism Company
Questions and answers
11.00
Coffee Break
11:30
Private – public partnerships for sustainable tourism – The Tour
Operator Initiative
Mr. Andreas Mueseler, TOI-Président - REWE-Touristik, Allemagne
Ms. Nicola Koschel, WWF/TOI Cooperation Manager
Questions and answers
Forum Anders Reisen
Martina Kohl, WWF Germany
Questions and answers
12:30
Lunch Break
14:00
Sustainable tourism development in Protected Areas – The Pan Park
approach(Central Balkans and other examples)
Mr. Zoltán Kun
Questions and answers
15:00
Coffee Break
15:30
Sustainable Tourism in the Mediterranean
Documentaries Concrete Coasts and Pockets of Paradise
WWF and BBC World 2005
Questions and answers
16:45
Wrap up day 3
17:00
End of the third day
Day 4 : Thursday 23 June 2011
Chair : WWF
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09:15 Introduction Day 4
Christoph Stein,WWF
Questions and answers
09:30 Sustainable Tourism as a tool for rural development – cultural, social and
economic aspects
Mr. Damià Serrano i Miracle, CETT – Barcelona (Spain)
Questions and answers
11.30 Coffee break
11:30 Experiences from the field:
1. The Gîte Panda project of WWF France
Mr. Mohend Mahouche
mmahouche@wwf.fr
2. Tourism in the Prokletje Mountains of Montenegro
M. Natasa Kovacevic
natasa.kovacevic@greenhome.co.me
Questions and answers
12:30 Lunch break
14:00 Experiences from the field:
3. Coastal Tourism in Cirali
Mr. Sedat Kalem
skalem@wwf.org.tr
4. TBC
15:00 Coffee Break
15:30 Final discussion and wrap up
16:30 End of the event
This meeting is being organised by the
Technical Assistance Information Exchange Instrument
of the European Commission
CHAR 03/149 , B - 1049 Brussels
Telephone: +32-2-296 73 07 , Fax: +32-2-296 76 94
Web site http://ec.europa.eu/enlargement/taiex
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