FINAL DRAFT
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Patagonia, Chile, Antonio Vizcaino | America Natural
FIRST CONGRESS OF THE
INTERNATIONAL LAND
CONSERVATION NETWORK
BERLIN, GERMANY, 19-21 OCTOBER 2015
THE INTERNATIONAL LAND CONSERVATION NETWORK IS A PROJECT OF THE
For further information on the International Land Conservation Network (ILCN), visit
www.landconservationnetwork.org. Staff contacts for the ILCN are as follow.
Laura Johnson, Director, International Land Conservation Network, a project of the Lincoln Institute,
ljohnson@lincolninst.edu, 617-661-3016, extension 209
James Levitt, Manager of Land Conservation Programs, Lincoln Institute of Land Policy,
jlevitt@lincolninst.edu, 617-661-3016, extension 207
Isabella Gambill, ILCN Research Associate, Lincoln Institute of Land Policy,
igambill@lincolninst.edu, 617-661-3016, extension 203
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Greetings from the Organizers ………………………………………………………
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Introduction to ILCN ………………………………..…………………….……….
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Recognition of Conference Partners and Supporters…………………………………
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Optional Field Trip to Protected Sites Near Berlin …………………………………… 6
Venue Floor Plan and Local Contacts ……………………………………..………….
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Agenda Overview……. ……. ………….…………………………..………………… 8
Workshop Descriptions ……………………………………………………………… 10
Directions and Transport ……………………………………………………………... 14
Restaurants .…….. ……………………………………………………….………….... 17
Participants ……………………………………………………………………..…….
Little Tunk Pond, Maine, USA, Ken Wells
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Dear Colleagues:
Welcome to Berlin! You have come from as far north as Finland and as far south as Tierra Del
Fuego. You join us from West Africa and Eastern Europe, from Myanmar and Melbourne, and from
the peaks of the Canadian Rockies as well as the tidal flats of Belize.
With the help of your workshop proposals, subject expert referrals, brainstorming ideas, generosity,
enthusiasm and support, we have all arrived in this beautiful city on the River Spree. Over the next
several days, we will share our best ideas, our most difficult challenges, and our passion for
protecting land and biodiversity across six continents. Please feel empowered to speak out with bold
ideas and with persistent concerns. And take the time to listen quietly for a spark of inspiration, to
get to know your fellow participants, to make new friendships, and, if the occasion arises, to plan
new initiatives together.
As an organizing committee, we are honored to have you here. We will also strive to speak clearly
and to listen to you carefully as we learn together and chart the future of the International Land
Conservation Network (ILCN). If you need any help or instructions during the meeting, please feel
free to contact our wonderful German volunteers (see page 7 for their contact information).
With best regards from the Conference Planning Committee,
Laura Johnson Director of the International Land Conservation Network
James Levitt Manager, Land Conservation Programs, Lincoln Institute of Land Policy
Tilmann Disselhoff Head of the Berlin Host Committtee the 2015 ILCN Congress
Anton Gazenbeek Member of the Host Committee for the 2015 ILCN Congress
Isabella Gambill Research Associate, Lincoln Institute of Land Policy
Vallee de l'Outaouais, Quebec, Vincente, Nature Conservancy of Canada
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INTRODUCTION TO THE
INTERNATIONAL LAND CONSERVATION NETWORK
The International Land Conservation Network exists to connect organizations and people around
the world that are accelerating voluntary private and civic sector action that protects and stewards
land and water resources. We believe that building capacity and empowering voluntary private and
civic land conservation will strengthen the global land conservation movement and lead to more
durable and effective resource protection. We do this for the intrinsic value of the world’s natural
and cultural resources, and for their importance to the prosperity and wellbeing of humankind, today
and for generations to come.
Our goal is to build capacity through research, training and exchanges among conservation
professionals and volunteers.
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We aspire to empower our community by identifying and sharing outstanding existing
practices as well as promising innovations.
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We aim to provide critical information regarding finance, law, organization, stewardship and
capacity building.
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We convene private and civic conservationists in face-to-face international meetings, online,
and in the field, where
they work.
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We are striving to build a
network on six
continents, in places as
diverse as Canada,
China, Australia, South
Africa, Chile and Spain.
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Our network is designed
to engage civic groups
(NGOs and non-profits)
as well as private
individuals, families and
companies, large and
small.
Cheetah Conservation Fund Center, Namibia
Antonio Vizcaino | America Natural
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RECOGNITION OF CONFERENCE PARTNERS AND SUPPORTERS
We would like to thank the following foundations and organizations who have provided generous
financial support for this conference, and for the work of the ILCN.
DBU Naturerbe GmbH is a subsidiary of the Deutsche Bundesstiftung Umwelt
(DBU), the German Federal Environmental Foundation. Its mission is to
steward about 60,000 hectares of the German National Natural Heritage - land
formerly owned by the military that is now conserved in perpetuity.
The Heidehof Foundation is dedicated to the fields of environmental
protection, education, inclusion of disabled people, social work, psychotherapy,
and psychiatry. The foundation works through operative programs and the
funding of third-party projects.
Highstead works to conserve the forested landscape of New England through
science, sound stewardship, and collaborative conservation.
The Cynthia and George Mitchell Foundation is a mission‐driven grantmaking
foundation that seeks innovative, sustainable solutions for human and
environmental problems.
The Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) is Canada's leading national land
conservation organization. A private, non-profit organization, we partner to
protect our most important natural treasures — the natural areas that sustain
Canada’s plants and wildlife.
The David and Lucile Packard Foundation supports leaders and organizations
around the world working to improve the lives of children, families, and
communities--- and to restore and protect our planet.
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The mission of The Nature Conservancy is to conserve the lands and waters
on which all life depends. We do this through the dedicated efforts of
our diverse staff, including more than 600 scientists, located in all 50 U.S.
states and more than 35 countries
The mission of the Heinz Sielmann Foundation is to foster nature conservation
by 1) giving children and young people the chance to experience nature, 2)
saving the last sanctuaries of rare animal and plant species, 3) raising awareness
for nature conservation in the general public, and 4) building the Heinz
Sielmann archive of nature films.
From its inception in 1963, the Weeden Foundation has embraced the
protection of biodiversity as its main priority.
Spanish wildflower field, Laura Johnson
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OPTIONAL FIELD TRIP TO PROTECTED AREAS NEAR BERLIN
Monday, October 19
8:45
Meet in the Lobby of the Wyndham Excelsior Berlin Hotel
9:00
Bus departs from hotel
10:00
Guided tour of Eichwerder Moorwiesen (see description below)
12:00
Depart for next stop
12:30
Lunch at Sielmann Foundation visitor center at Döberitzer Heide
13:30
Guided tour of Döberitzer Heide
15:30
Depart for next stop
16:30
Arrive at Linumer Teiche, coffee break
17:00
Witness arrival of tens of thousands of cranes at Linumer Teiche
18:00
Return to Berlin
We will meet in the lobby of the Wyndham Excelsior Hotel in Berlin at 8:45 am. PLEASE BE
PROMPT. The bus will leave at 9:00 am. Comfortable, weather appropriate clothes and walking
shoes should be worn. A box lunch will be available on board the bus for each participant.
Excursion Site 1 - Eichwerder Moorwiesen: (Eichwerder moor lands) are located at the northern border of
Berlin, adjacent to a creek named "Tegeler Fließ". Until the 1970s, the moor (or marsh) was one of the most
important sites for alkaline fen vegetation in the region, and hosted a large number of endangered plant and
animal species. However, over the last decades the moor degraded due to abandonment, drainage and
excessive nutrient input. A recent LIFE project co-funded by the EU has restored most of the moor. Two
boardwalks have been constructed for visitors. The site is managed by the NaturSchutzFonds Brandenburg
(Nature Conservation Fund Brandenburg), a charitable foundation owned by the federal state of Brandenburg.
Excursion Site 2 - Sielmann Naturlandschaft Döberitzer Heide: (Sielmann Döberitzer heathland natural
landscape) is a former military training site just a few kilometers west of Berlin. Purchased by the Sielmann
Foundation in 2004, the site is now mostly developed as “new wilderness” with animals such as the European
bison, Przewalski horses and red deer roaming freely in the core zone. Most of the site is covered by
heathland, dry grasslands, moors, reed beds, young forest and small lakes. The area features over 55 kilometers
of visitor trails and a small enclosure, in which the species of interest can be closely observed.
Excursion Site 3 - Kranichschlafplatz Linum: (Linum crane roosting site) consists of a series of former fish
ponds 30 kilometers northwest of Berlin. The site hosts the largest autumn roost of the common cranes in
central Europe. Each October, up to 100,000 cranes gather here before they migrate to Southern France and
Spain. The site is stewarded by a consortium of private conservation organizations.
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VENUE FLOOR PLAN
B
C
D
A
Hotel Entrance
Key:
A: ILCN “A” Sessions in Stockholm and Rom Rooms
B: ILCN “B” Sessions in Paris Room
C: ILCN “C” Sessions in Madrid Room
D: ILCN “D” Sessions in London Room
LOCAL CONTACTS
Our local hosts and volunteers in Berlin are very happy to help you with any directions or urgent needs you
may have. Their names, telephone numbers and email addresses are listed below. Also listed below are phone
numbers for police, firefighters and ambulance service in case of an emergency.
Tilmann Disselhoff
Marie Grimm
Barbara Burkel
Lisa Burmeister
Lilian Schulze
POLICE
FIREFIGHTERS/AMBULANCE
+49 176 24622980
+49 151 10930860
+49 1573 1623218
+49 176 44747713
+49 1577 3425017
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tilmanndisselhoff@gmail.com
mariegrimm@gmx.de
barbara-J.B@hotmail.de
lisaaburmeister@gmail.com
lilian_schulze@web.de
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STEWARDSHIP & WORKING
LANDSCAPES
Afternoon wrap-up
Cocktails & Appetizers: Berlin Naturkundemuseum (Natural History Museum)
Dr. Heinrich Botterman, DBU, Germany
17:00-17:15
19:00
3A Financial innovations in private
land conservation: carbon markets
and impact investing
Andrea Tuttle, Pacific Forest Trust,
US; Charlotte Kaiser, TNC NatureVest,
US; Johann Köppel, Berlin Institute of
Technology, Germany
1D Was it worth it? - Monitoring
and measuring the effectiveness
of private land conservation
Laura Johnson, ILCN and Land
Trust Alliance, US; Mike Jebson,
QEII Trust, New Zealand; Lindsay
Mackinlay, National Trust of
Scotland; Marc Vilahur, XCT, Spain;
Marta Subira, Gov't of Catalonia
CAPACITY & FACILITATION
3D Conserving nature and the
cultural and built heritage:
synergies and conflicts
Alicia Leuba, National Trust for
Historic Preservation, US; Jasja
Dekker, Batlife Europe,
Netherlands, Catherine Leonard,
Int'l National Trusts Org. (INTO)
2D Solving conflicts and finding
shared values with landowners
and land users
Dave Kent, St. Gobain, Ireland;
Jonathan Liljeblad, Professor of
Gerard Jadoul and Simon de Voghel, Law, Australia; Brendan Dunford,
ELIA, Belgium; Peter Stein, Lyme
Burren LIFE Programme, Ireland;
Timber, US
Nat Page, Fundatia ADEPT,
Romania
2C The business of conservation:
companies fostering biodiversity
3B Privately Protected Areas -- IUCN 3C Going the extra mile: voluntary
guidelines and examples in Europe
action beyond regulatory nature
protection
Brent Mitchell, QLF, US; Noah Janssen, Tom Kirschey, NABU International
Natuurpunt Belgium; Pedro Prata, ATN, Department, Germany; Yoav Sagi,
Portugal
Open Landscape Institute, Israel
Coffee Break
Concurrent Sessions 3
2B Opportunities and constraints:
conservation easements and
servitudes in civil code jurisdictions
Roberto Peralta, lawyer, Chile; Hernan
Collado, lawyer, Spain; Lisa
McLaughlin, NCC, Canada; Eerika
Tapio, CEDTE Lapland, Finland
15:00-15:30
15:30 to 17:00
John Lounds, Nature Conservancy of
Canada; Noah Janssen, Natuurpunt,
Belgium; Liliana Jauregui, Purchase
Of Nature Program IUCN NL,
Netherlands
2A Giving money and giving time:
philanthropy and volunteers
Lunch
Concurrent Sessions 2
12:30 to 13:30
13:30 to 15:00
10:50 to 11:15
11:15 to 12:30
10:00 to 10:50
Welcome, introduction and results of global land conservation census
Laura Johnson, ILCN; Jim Levitt, ILCN; Sristi Kamal, consultant
Keynote lecture
Christof Schenck, Frankfurt Zoological Society, Germany
Coffee Break
Concurrent Sessions 1
1A Traditional tools to finance land 1B A Tale of Two Countries: Private
1C Conserving working
conservation
Land Conservation in North America landscapes in South America, the
US and Australia
Philip Tabas, The Nature
Stefan Nagel, lawyer, US; Lisa
Peter Geddes, American Prairie
Conservancy, US; Fernando Lloveras, McLaughlin, Nature Conservancy of
Reserve, US; Victoria Marles, Trust
Para La Naturaleza, Puerto Rico;
Canada; Henry Tepper, consultant, US; for Nature, Australia; Javier Beltran,
Miquel Rafa, Fundacio Catalunya La Karen Cooper, lawyer, Canada
The Nature Conservancy, Argentina;
Pedrera, Spain
Peter Stein, Lyme Timber, US
LEGAL & ORGANIZATIONAL
9:00 to 9:20
FINANCIAL
PLENARY SESSIONS
MEETING
AGENDA
Tuesday, October 20
BERLIN, GERMANY, OCTOBER 2015
INTERNATIONAL LAND CONSERVATION NETWORK
FIRST CONGRESS OF THE
AGENDA OVERVIEW
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Closing Plenary
Laura Johnson, Jim Levitt, Tilmann Disselhoff
Adjournment
14:30 to 15:00
15:00
David Tobias, City of New York, US;
Jeff Allenby, Chesapeake
Conservancy, US
Angelo Salsi, European Commission;
Dorte Pardo-Lopez, European
Commission; Vesna Valant, European
Commission; Tilmann Disselhoff,
consultant, Germany
13:00 to 14:30
CAPACITY & FACILITATION
4C Growing nature: examples and 4D Greater than the sum of its
methods of farming that promotes parts: conservation and
biodiversity
stewardship networks
Simon Saunders, New Zealand Farm Shawn Johnson, Practitioners'
Environment Trust; Stefan Meyer,
Network for Large Landscape
100 Fields biodiversity campaign,
Conservation, US; Luis Jordao,
Germany; Zenon Tederko, OTOP,
Montis, Portugal; Victor Gutierrez,
Poland
Fundacion Biodiversidad, Spain;
Amaya Sanchez, FRECT, Spain
STEWARDSHIP & WORKING
LANDSCAPES
5C Water and land conservation: a
partnership with mutual benefits
Concurrent Sessions 5
12:00 to 13:00
4B By the people, for the people:
Conservation of land in collective
ownership
Erasmus Owusu, University of Ghana;
Charles Chester, Yellowstone to Yukon
Conservation Initiative, US; Terry
Tanner, CSKT Mission Mountain Tribal
Wilderness, US; Xiaolan Li, The Nature
Conservancy, China
LEGAL & ORGANIZATIONAL
5A Trends in EU private land
conservation policies
The Future of ILCN - facilitated discussion of goals for the Network
Coffee Break
Concurrent Sessions 4
4A Making conservation pay:
ecotourism & hunting -- tradeoffs
and opportunities
Celia Mahung, TIDE, Belize; Karena
Mahung, Yale School of Forestry and
Environmental Studies; Natasha
Wilson, WWF South Africa; Thierry de
l'Escaille, European Landowners
Organization
Lunch
8:30 to 10:00
10:00 to 10:30
10:30 to 12:00
FINANCIAL
PLENARY SESSIONS
MEETING
AGENDA
Wednesday, October 21
WORKSHOP DESCRIPTIONS
Tuesday October 20th
1A: Traditional Tools to Finance Land Conservation Description: Learn more about the building blocks of land conservation finance, including philanthropy/grants,
public funds, tax incentives, bargain sales, limited development. These are just a few of the tried and tested methods that
have been used to fund land conservation transactions.
Date and Time: Tuesday October 20, 11:15-12:30
Presenters: Philip Tabas, The Nature Conservancy, US
Fernando Lloveras, Para La Naturaleza, Puerto Rico
Miquel Rafa, Fundacio Catalunya La Pedrera, Spain
1B: A Tale of Two Countries: Private Land Conservation in North America
Description: Attendees will gain a basic understanding of the similarities and differences between United States
and Canadian tax incentives and land protection practices. Participants will be encourages to draw lessons from the
experiences in the two countries. The workshop is designed to inspire ideas and concepts that might serve as models in
other countries.
Date and Time: Tuesday October 20, 11:15-12:30
Presenters: Stefan Nagel, attorney, US
Lisa McLaughlin, Nature Conservancy of Canada
Karen Cooper, attorney, Canada
Henry Tepper, consultant, US
1C: Conserving Working Landscapes in South America, the US and Australia
Description: This workshop will explore examples of working landscapes and land conservation, including
discussion of the challenges and how to measure success.
Date and Time: Tuesday October 20, 11:15-12:30
Presenters: Javier Beltran, The Nature Conservancy, Argentina
Peter Geddes, American Prairie Preserve, US
Victoria Marles, Trust for Nature, Australia
Peter Stein, Lyme Timber Company, US
1D: Was it Worth it? Monitoring and Measuring the Effectiveness of Private Land
Conservation
Description: How do we establish systems to assess whether we are doing good conservation that will stand the test
of time? What do we measure and how?
Date and Time: Tuesday October 20, 11:15-12:30
Presenters: Laura Johnson, International Land Conservation Network, US
Mike Jebson, QE II Trust, New Zealand
Lindsay Mackinlay, National Trust of Scotland
Marc Vilahur, XCT, Spain
Marta Subira, Director General for Environmental Policy, Government of Catalonia
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2A: Giving Money or Giving Time: Philanthropy and Volunteers
Description: Finding the financial and human resources to carry out your work is a challenge. Money can be hard
to find and even the best volunteers can burn out without effective management and guidance. This workshop will offer
examples and ideas about how to manage these important elements of a successful organization.
Date and Time: Tuesday October 20, 13:30 – 15:00
Presenters: John Lounds, Nature Conservancy of Canada
Noah Janssen, Naturpuunt, Belgium
Liliana Jauregui, Purchase of Nature Program, IUCN Netherlands
2B: Opportunities and Constraints: Conservation Easements & Servitudes in Civil Code
Jurisdictions
Description: This workshop will explore and discuss challenges of "permanence" in civil code jurisdictions including
examples in Chile, Spain, Quebec and Finland.
Date and Time: Tuesday October 20, 13:30 to 15:00
Presenters: Roberto Peralta, attorney, Chile
Hernan Collado, attorney, Spain
Lisa McLaughlin, Nature Conservancy of Canada
Eerika Tapio, Centre for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment for Lapland
2C: The business of conservation: companies fostering biodiversity
Description: Many companies actively support activities that foster biodiversity and good conservation stewardship
of their lands. Explore how businesses make these choices and how to be more effective in working with them to achieve
successful outcomes for nature and the "bottom line"
Date and Time: Tuesday October 20, 13:30 to 15:00
Presenters: Dave Kent, Saint Gobain France
Gerard Jadoul and Simon de Voghel, ELIA, Belgium
Peter Stein, Lyme Timber Company, US
2D: Solving conflicts and finding shared values with landowners and land users
Description: Doing conservation "with" rather than "to" the communities in which we work is essential to building
long term trust and relationships. This workshop will explore how to identify and address sources of disagreement and
conflict.
Date and Time: Tuesday October 20, 13:30 to 15:00
Presenters: Jonathan Liljeblad, law professor, Australia
Brendan Dunford, Burren LIFE Programme, Ireland
Nat Page, Fundatia ADEPT, Romania
3A: Financial Innovations in Private Land Conservation, including Carbon Markets, Impact
Investing
Description: This workshop will look at the successful example of a carbon market supporting land conservation in
California, and the development of impact investing that could catalyze significant financial resources for private land
conservation. The discussion will also consider the challenges to developing new market-based mechanisms to benefit land
conservation.
Date and Time: Tuesday October 20, 15:30 – 17:00
Presenters: Andrea Tuttle, Pacific Forest Trust, USA;
Charlotte Kaiser, NatureVest, The Nature Conservancy, USA;
Johann Köppel, Berlin Institute of Technology, Germany
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3B: Privately Protected Areas – IUCN guidelines and examples from Europe
Description: This session will focus on how frameworks developed by the International Union for the Conservation
of Nature have helped to advance private and civic sector land conservation around the globe.
Date and Time: Tuesday October 20, 15:30 to 17:00
Presenters: Brent Mitchell, Quebec Labrador Foundation (QLF) US;
Noah Janssen, Natuurpunt, Belgium;
Pedro Prata, ATN, Portugal
3C: Going the Extra Mile: Voluntary Action Beyond Regulatory Nature Protection
Description: This workshop focuses on how voluntary land and biodiversity conservation efforts can go beyond the
foundation of national and regional regulatory policies to create more comprehensive benefits for the environment and
wildlife.
Date and Time: Tuesday October 20, 15:30 – 17:00
Presenters: Tom Kirschey, NABU International Department, Germany
Yoav Sagi, Open Landscape Institute, Israel
3D: Conserving nature and the cultural and built heritage: synergies and conflicts
Description: in many parts of the world, natural landscapes and cultural heritage sites are intertwined in ownership
and management. This workshop will explore the challenges that can arise between the related but potentially conflicting
management needs of natural lands and historic/heritage sites.
Date and Time: Tuesday October 20, 15:30 to 17:00
Presenters: Alicia Leuba, National Trust for Historic Preservation US
Jasja Dekker, Batlife Europe, Netherlands
Catherine Leonard, International National Trusts Organization (INTO) , United Kingdom
Wednesday October 21
4A: Making conservation pay for itself: hunting and ecotourism trade-offs and opportunities
Description: This workshop looks at the opportunities to establish earned revenue directly related to the plants and
animals we seek to protect. Explore the trade-offs and the challenges of these sometimes controversial choices, with
examples from South Africa, Belize and Europe.
Date and Time: Wednesday October 21, 10:30 to 12
Presenters: Natasha Wilson, WWF South Africa
Celia Mahung, TIDE, Belize
Karena Mahung, Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, US
Thierry de l’Escaille, European Landowners Organization, Belgium
4B: By the People for the People: Conservation of Land in Collective Ownership
Description: Action by civic and private conservationists can be effective even in those cultures and countries where
property is not owned outright. This workshop will consider effective strategies for doing so in China, in Ghana, and in
the context of multi-cultural mosaics of land ownership in the western United States and Canada.
Date and Time: Wednesday October 21st, 10:30 – 12:00
Presenters: Erasmus Owusu, University of Ghana
Charles Chester, Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative, US
Terry Tanner, CSKT Mission Mountain Tribal Wilderness, US
Xiaolan Li, The Nature Conservancy, China
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4C: Growing Nature: Examples and Methods of Farming Promoting Biodiversity
Description: Thoughtful land stewardship can reap benefits not only in producing marketable food, fiber and related
products, but also in enhancing water quality, wildlife habitat and opportunities for outdoor recreation. In addition,
there are opportunities to create value added markets for food grown sustainably. Examples from New Zealand and
Europe will be considered.
Date and Time: Wednesday October 21st, 10:30 – 12:00
Presenters: Simon Saunders, New Zealand Farm Environment Trust, New Zealand
Stefan Meyer, 100 Fields for Biodiversity Campaign, Germany
Zenon Tederko, OTOP, Poland
4D: Greater than the Sum of its Parts: Conservation and Stewardship Networks
Description: Networks are proving to be a powerful tool to connect organizations and people to achieve greater
conservation impact. At what scale are networks most effective, and what are the challenges and opportunities in
creating and sustaining networks?
Date and Time: Wednesday October 21st, 10:30 – 12:00
Presenters: Shawn Johnson, Practitioners Network for Large Landscape Conservation, US
Luis Jordao, Montis, Portugal
Victor Gutierrez, Fundacion Biodiversidad, Spain
Amaya Sanchez, FRECT, Spain
5A: Trends in EU Private Land Conservation Policies
Description: In recent years, increasing attention has been given to the role of the civic and private sectors in the field
of land conservation, both within the European Union (EU) and outside of it. This workshop explores how the
European Commission (EC) can help the private and civic sectors play key roles in biodiversity conservation in the
wider countryside.
Date and Time: Wednesday 13:00 -14:30
Presenters: Angelo Salsi, European Commission, Executive Agency for Small and Medium-Sized
Enterprises (EASME), Belgium; Vesna Valant, European Commission, Directorate-General for the
Environment, Belgium; Dørte Pardo López, European Commission, Directorate-General for the
Environment, Belgium; Tilmann Disselhoff, Consultant, Germany.
5C: Water and Land Conservation: A Partnership with Mutual Benefit
Description: One of the challenges facing human populations around the globe is ample quality and quantity of
clean water. Experts will consider in-depth case studies of how land conservation efforts can pair closely with water
supply initiatives.
Date and Time: Wednesday October 21st, 13:00 – 14:30
Presenters: Dave Tobias, City of New York, US
Jeff Allenby, Chesapeake Conservancy, US
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DIRECTIONS AND TRANSPORT
A. Wyndam Excelsior Hotel - the conference venue is at Hardenbergstraße 14, 10623 Berlin.
Most public transit routes will drop you off at S- and U-Bahnhof Zoologischer Garten, as it is the closest
one to the hotel. The walk is less than half a mile (500 meters), or you can get a taxi.
1. From Tegel Airport:
 Public transit leaves right outside Terminal A and B:
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You have 2 options that both take about 30 minutes:
a) Bus TXL (Direction S+U Alexanderplatz) to U-Bahn station Turmstraße, U-Bahn U9
(Direction S+U Rathaus Steglitz) to Zoologischer Garten. Walk to hotel (short walk).
b) Bus X9 (Direction S+U Zoologischer Garten) to U-Bahn station Ernst Reuter Platz.
Walk to hotel (less than half a mile):
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Taxi: You can pick up a taxi in the lines outside. The ride takes 30 to 40 minutes depending
on traffic and should cost around 25 €.
2. From Schönefeld Airport
 The journey takes about 45 minutes to an hour: Regional train RB14 (Direction S
Ostbahnhof) from track 6 until S-Bahn station S Ostbahnhof. S-Bahn S 75 (Direction S
Westkreuz, from track 10) OR S 7 (Direction S Potsdam, from track 11) to Zoologischer
Garten. Walk to hotel (less than half a mile).
 Taxi: You can pick up a taxi in the lines outside. The ride takes 40 minutes to an hour and
averages at 45 €.
3. From the main station (Berlin Hauptbahnhof)
 You can one out of three S-Bahns, whichever comes first. S-Bahn S 5 (Direction S Spandau)
OR S 75 (Direction S Westkreuz) OR S 7 (Direction S Potsdam) from track 6 to
Zoologischer Garten. Walk to hotel (less than half a mile).
 Taxi: You can pick up a taxi in the lines outside. The ride takes 15 to 20 minutes and should
cost around 15 €.
B. Museum für Naturkunde (Natural History Museum ) is the venue of the evening reception on
Tuesday, Oct 20 (Invalidenstraße 43, 10115 Berlin)
From the Wyndham Excelsior, walk to bus station “Steinplatz” (100m to the left when you exit the
hotel). Take bus 245 in the direction of „Hauptbahnhof“ and exit at „Invalidenpark“ (a 25 min ride).
Continue by foot on Invaliden street for about 200m. The museum is on your left.
C. General information on Berlin public transport. Berlin´s efficient public transit system is operated by
BVG (www.bvg.de). The BVG website is useful for trip planning. There are four kinds of public transport
in Berlin.
 U-Bahn: underground trains operate 4am to 12.30 am and all night Friday and Saturday.
 S-Bahn: above-ground trains that run a little less frequent than the U-Bahn but fewer stops, same
operating hours as the U-Bahn.
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Bus: slower than U- or S-Bahn, same operating hours. Metro Busses (the ones with the M in front
of the bus number, i.e. M19, M48) run 24/7.
Tram: only operate in the east of Berlin. Metro Trams run 24/7.
Tickets. There are no turnstiles in Berlin public transit system. You are required to purchase your ticket
before getting on any public transit. Ticket inspectors will check random trains. If you are caught without a
valid ticket a fee of 40 € applies. The network is divided into fare zones. The ticket cost depends on the
proximity of your travels to the city center. Tickets are available for zones AB, BC and ABC. All tickets are
valid for all above mentioned forms of public transportation. For most of your trip you will require an AB
ticket. Exceptions are trips to and from Potsdam or to and from Schönefeld airport.
You can buy tickets from bus driver or at vending machines at all U-Bahn and S-Bahn stations. The vending
machines offer an English language option. Important: All single tickets bought at a vending machine must
be validated by stamping them. You will find the stamping machine on the platforms in form of a small red
box next to vending machines. If you fail to validate your ticket it counts as not having a ticket at all.
Types of Tickets and Prices
Kurzstrecke (up to 3 stops, no changes)
Einzelfahrschein (single ticket, valid for 2 hours, transfers
and interruptions allowed but no round trips)
4 x Einzelfahrschein
Tageskarte (day pass)
Kleingruppenkarte (day pass for a group of up to 5 people)
AB
1.60 €
2.70 €
BC
/
3.00 €
ABC
/
3.30 €
9.00 €
6.90 €
16.90 €
/
7.20 €
17.20 €
/
7.40 €
17.40 €
D. Taking a cab (taxi)
You can either order a cab by phone (eg +49 30 202020, +49 30 210101, +49 30 414040), go to a cab stand or
stop a cab passing by if its roof light is on (the cheapest option). The price starts at 3,90 € and increases by
1,50-2,00 € per kilometer. A small tip is polite, but not strictly necessary.
Przewalski horses at Döberitzer Heide, photo by Sielmann Foundation
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RESTAURANTS
Generally, participants are responsible for their own dinners. There are a number of good restaurants near
the hotel, listed here for your convenience.
Type of
Cuisine
Restaurant
Name
Café
Giro Coffee
Bar
Café, Breakfast,
Brunch
Schwarzes
Café
Cafe, German
Gourmet
Restaturant
Die Stulle
Café, Italian
Restaurant
Street
Address
Meters to ErnstReuter Platz
Price in Euros
Reservation Policy
Knesebeckstr. 5
10623 Berlin/ 030 67968474
200m
< 10
Groups up to 15 persons,reserve
one day prior
Kantstr. 148
10623 Berlin/ 030 3138038
700m
11-20
For more than 10 persons reserve
2-4 days prior
Carmerstr.10
10623 Berlin/ 030 31179403
600m
11-20
Bocconi
Schlüterstr. 74
10625 Berlin/ 030 31998384
400m
21-40
Chinese
East
Restaurant
Grolmanstr. 21
10623 Berlin/ 030 60940932
600m
11-20
German
Florian
Grolmanstr. 52
10623 Berlin/ 030 3139184
500m
21-40
German
Dicke
Wirtin
Carmerstr. 9
10623 Berlin/ 030 3124952
600m
11-20
French
Belmondo
400m
21-40
Greek/
Mediterranean
Pratirio
500m
21-40
Indian, vegan,
vegetarian
Satyam
300m
11-20
Indian
Kabir
500m
21-20
Italian
Pasta und
Basta
300m
21-40
Italian
Brunello
500m
21-40
Italian
Latino
600m
11-20
Japanese
Kuchi
700m
21-40
Libanese
Restaurant
DAMAS
Goethestr. 4
10623 Berlin/ 030 37591450
500m
21-40
Spanish
Mar y Sol
Savignyplatz 5
10623 Berlin/ 030 3132593
600m
21-40
Vietnamese
Saigon
Green
Kantstr 2
10623 Berlin/03045086342
700m
11-20
Knesebeckstr. 93
10623 Berlin/ 030 36287261
Knesebeckstr. 22
10623 Berlin
030 54710930
Goethestr. 5
10623 Berlin/ 030 31806111
Carmerstr. 17
10623 Berlin/ 030 3128157
Knesebeckstr. 94
10623 Berlin/ 030 3125982
Knesebeckstr. 18
10623 Berlin/ 030 3129381
Uhlandstr. 4
10623 Berlin/ 0303124046
Kantstr. 30
10623 Berlin/ 030 31507815
Reservation possible on the same
day (phone)
Up to 25 persons, reservation
needed
For 40-50 persons, 2 hours prior
Reservation needed (call 2 hours
before, a la carte for groups up
to 10)
Reservation needed for groups of
more than 4
Lunch reservation for groups of
15: more on Sunday (up to 45)
Reservation for groups over 15
one day in advance (max. 120)
Buffet until 8 pm (10-15 persons
without reservation)
15 persons -- no problem;
reservation needed > 15
Reservation necessary for groups
of more than 5
Reservation necessary for groups
of more than 5
Reservation necessary for groups
of more than 10-15
Reservation necesary (1 day
prior)
Up to 30/35 persons
reservation needed 2 weeks in
advance
Up to 15 persons
reservation needed (on short
notice)
Reservation needed for groups of
more than 16 (min 1 hour prior)
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PARTICIPANT ROSTER
FIRST CONGRESS OF THE ILCN, BERLIN, GERMANY, OCTOBER 2015
First Name
Last Name
Organization (Nation)
Email
Jeff
Allenby
Chesapeake Conservancy (USA)
jallenby@chesapeakeconservancy.org
Jorge
Báez-Jiménez
Para La Naturaleza (Puerto Rico, USA)
jorge@paralanaturaleza.org
Lynne
Barratt
NEEMO (UK; EU)
lynne.barratt@neemo.eu
Javier
Beltran
TNC (Argentina)
jbeltran@tnc.org
Pablo
Bosch
Las Majadas de Pirque (Chile)
pbosch@gmail.com
Heinrich
Bottermann
info@dbu.de
Barbara
Johanna
Burkel
Deutsche Bundesstiftung Umwelt | DBU,
(Germany)
Technical University Berlin (Germany)
Lisa
Burmeister
Technical University Berlin (Germany)
lisaaburmeister@gmail.com
Moe Thin
Chay
Myanmar Tourism Agency (Myanmar)
charlotte.theinnyat@gmail.com
Charles
Chester
Brandeis University, Tufts University (USA)
charles.chester@gmail.com
Hernan
Collado
Entre Iguals (Catalonia, Spain)
hcollado@entreiguals.cat
Chris
Cook
Trust for Nature (Australia)
chrisc@tfn.org.au
Karen
Cooper
Drache Aptowitzer LLP (Canada)
kcooper@drache.ca
Herve
Coquillart
Conservatoire d'espaces naturels (France)
herve.coquillart@espaces-naturels.fr
Thierry
de l'Escaille
European Landowners Org. (Belgium; EU)
thierry.delescaille@elo.org
Belén
de Nóvoa
Fernández
D.R.E.Am. Italia Soc. Coop. Agr. For.; LIFE
Xero Grazing (Italy)
denovoa@dream.coop
Simon
De Voghel
LIFE ELIA Project (Belgium, EU)
devoghel.simon@gmail.com
Jasja
Dekker
Batlife Europe (Netherlands)
info@jasjadekker.nl; batlifeeurope@bats.org.uk
Tilmann
Disselhoff
tilmanndisselhoff@gmail.com
Brendan
Dunford
Gabriela
Franco Paya
Deutsche Bundesstiftung Umwelt | DBU
(Germany)
Burren Life Program and Burrenbeo Trust
(Ireland)
Tierra Austral (Chile)
Isabella
Gambill
Lincoln Institute of Land Policy (USA)
igambill@lincolninst.edu
Anton
Gazenbeek
fa438118@skynet.be
Pete
Geddes
ILCN Berlin Congress Planning Committee
(Belgium)
American Prairie Reserve (USA)
Luca
Giunti
giunti.lifexero@gmail.com
Alessandra
Gorlier
Marie
Victor
Grimm
Gutierrez
Alpi Cozie Natural Parks; LIFE Xero
Grazing (Italy)
University of Turin; LIFE Xero-grazing
(Italy)
Technical University Berlin (Germany)
Fundacion Biodiversidad (Spain)
Kimmo
Härjämäki
kimmo.harjamaki@gmail.com
Than
Htaik
Nature and Game Management Trust
(Finland )
Braveheart, Mekong Region Land
Governance Project (Myanmar)
barbara-j.b@hotmail.de
brendan@burrenlife.com
gpfranco@fundaciontierraaustral.cl
pete@americanprairie.org
alessandra.gorlier@unito.it
MarieGrimm@gmx.de
vgutierrez@fundacion-biodiversidad.es
yadana.mrlg@gmail.com; braveheart.eccd@gmail.com
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Gerard
Jadoul
LIFE ELIA Project
gerard.jadoul@gmail.com
Noah
Janssen
Natuurpunt (Belgium)
noah.janssen@natuurpunt.be
Liliana
Jauregui
Purchase of Nature Program (Netherlands)
liliana.jauregui@iucn.nl
Mike
Jebson
Queen Elizabeth II Trust (New Zealand)
MJebson@openspace.org.nz
Laura
Johnson
Lincoln Institute of Land Policy (USA)
ljohnson@lincolninst.edu
Shawn
Johnson
U Montana CNREP, PNLLC (USA)
shawn.johnson@umontana.edu
Luis
Jordao
luis.jordao@desafiodasletras.pt
Leticia
Jurema
ASSOCIAÇÃO DE CONSERVAÇÃO DA
NATUREZA (Portugal)
World Land Trust (Brazil, UK)
Charlotte
Kaiser
NatureVest (USA)
ckaiser@tnc.org
Sristi
Kamal
Consultant (USA, India)
shristi.kamal@gmail.com
Dave
Kent
Saint-Gobain (Ireland)
dave.kent@saint-gobain.com
Ruben
Khachatryan
ruben@fpwc.org
Tom
Kirschey
Yerevan Zoo, Caucausus Wildlife Refuge
(Armenia)
NABU International Department (Germany)
Marianne
Kleiberg
mkleiberg@tnc.org
Johan
Koeppel
The Nature Conservancy European Office
(Sweden; Germany)
Berlin Institute of Technology | Technische
Universität Berlin (Germany)
Andras
Krolopp
akrolopp@tnc.org
Catherine
Leonard
Alicia
Leuba
James
Levitt
Xiaolan
Li
The Nature Conservancy (Hungary;
Belgium, EU)
International National Trust Organization
(INTO) (UK)
National Trust for Historic Preservation
(USA)
Lincoln Institute of Land Policy (USA),
Harvard Forest, Harvard University
TNC (China)
Jonathan
Liljeblad
University of New England (Australia)
jonathanliljeblad@gmail.com
Fernando
Lloveras
Para La Naturaleza (Puerto Rico, USA)
fernando@paralanaturaleza.org
John
Lounds
Nature Conservancy of Canada
john.lounds@natureconservancy.ca
Lindsay
Mackinlay
National Trust Scotland (UK)
lmackinlay@nts.org.uk
Celia
Mahung
TIDE (Belize)
cmahung@tidebelize.org
Karena
Mahung
kmahung@gmail.com; karena.mahung@yale.edu
Victoria
Marles
Yale School of Forestry and Environmental
Studies (USA; Belize)
Trust For Nature (Australia)
Eva
Martirosyan
eva.martirosyan@fpwc.org
Lisa
McLaughlin
Foundation for the Preservation of Wildlife
and Natural Assets (FPWC) (Armenia)
Nature Conservancy of Canada
Stefan
Meyer
stefan.meyer@biologie.uni-goettingen.de
Brent
Mitchell
100 Fields for Biodiversity Campaign
(Germany)
Quebec Labrador Foundation (USA)
Stefan
Nagel
Law Office of Stephen Small (USA)
snagel@stevesmall.com
Peter
Nitschke
Heinz Sielmann Stiftung (Germany)
p.nitschke@sielmann-stiftung.de
Erasmus
Owusu
University of Ghana
erasmus67@yahoo.com; ehowusu@ug.edu.gh
Nat
Page
Fundatia ADEPT (Romania)
nat@fundatia-adept.org
Dorte
Pardo-Lopez
European Commission, DG Environment
(Spain, EU)
Dorte.PARDO-LOPEZ@ec.europa.eu
ljurema@worldlandtrust.org
tom.kirschey@NABU.de
johann.koeppel@tu-berlin.de
Catherine.Leonard@nationaltrust.org.uk
aleuba@savingplaces.org
jlevitt@lincolninst.edu
xli@TNC.org
victoriam@tfn.org
lisa.mclaughlin@natureconservancy.ca
brentmitchell@qlf.org
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Roberto
Peralta
Lawyer (Chile)
rperaltam@pgya.cl
Stefano
Picchi
Consorzio Universitario (Italy)
lifemgngestione@cursa.it; ste.picci@gmail.com
Jordi
Pietx
International Advisor, FRECT (Spain)
jordipietxcolom@gmail.com
Pedro
Prata
p.prata@atnatureza.org
Miquel
Rafa Fornieles
Associação Transumância e Natureza
(Portugal)
Fundacio Catalunya La Pedrera (Spain)
Jofre
Rodrigo
XCT (Spain)
jrodrigo@custodiaterritori.org; jofre.rodri@gmail.com
Michael
Rohde
m.rohde@spsg.de
Michele
Romano
Stiftung Preussische Schlösser und Gärten
Berlin- Brandenburg (Germany)
Fondazione Ing. C. M. Lerici (Italy)
Holger
Rößling
NaturSchutzFonds Brandenburg (Germany)
holger.roessling@naturschutzfonds.de
Janine
Ruffer
NaturSchutzFonds Brandenburg (Germany)
janine.ruffer@naturschutzfonds.de
Barbara
Saavedra
Wildlife Conservation Society (Chile)
bsaavedra@wcs.org
Yoav
Sagi
The Open Landscape Institute (Israel)
sagiyoav@015.net.il
Angelo
Salsi
EC DG Env, LIFE Program (Italy, EU)
angelo.salsi@ec.europa.eu
Amaya
Sanchez
FRECT (Spain)
ellafunk@gmail.com
Simon
Saunders
chairman@nzfeatrust.org.nz
Christof
Schenck
New Zealand Farm Environment Trust (New
Zealand)
Frankfurt Zoological Society (Germany)
Lilian
Schultze
Berlin Volunteer (Germany)
lilian_schultze@gmx.de
Albrecht
Sonntag
albrecht.von.sonntag@idealo.de
Peter
Stein
Associação Transumância e Natureza
(Portugal)
Lyme Timber (USA)
Jim
Stiles
Fourth Quadrant Partners, LLC (USA)
jim@4qpartners.com
Marta
Subirà
Marion
Szyndlowski
Director General for Environmental Policy.
Government of Catalonia (Spain)
Storchenschmiede Linum (Germany)
storchenschmiede@nabu.de
Philip
Tabas
The Nature Conservancy (USA)
ptabas@tnc.org
Terry
Tanner
terryt@cskt.org
Eerika
Tapio
Zenon
Tederko
CSKT Mission Mountain Tribal Wilderness,
(US, Confederated Salish & Kootenai Tribe)
NATNET Life+ Project, CEDTE, Lapland
(Finland)
OTOP (Poland)
Henry
Tepper
Consultant (USA)
henry.tepper@gmail.com
Dave
Tobias
NYC Dept. of Env. Conservation, (USA)
dttobias@gmail.com
Saung Ya
Tu
Myanmar Tourism Association
saungyatu191@gmail.com
Andrea
Tuttle
Pacific Forest Trust (USA)
andreatuttle1@gmail.com
Vesna
Valant
LIFE Program, EU
Vesna.VALANT@ec.europa.eu
Pierre
Valiquette
valiquettepierrem@gmail.com
Marc
Vilahur
Ludwig
von Bar
Reseau de milieux naturels proteges (RMN)
(Canada)
Xarxa de Custòdia del Territori | XCT,
(Catalonia, Spain)
German Landowners Org. (Germany)
Geoff
Wescott
Deakin University (Australia)
wescott@deakin.edu.au
Natasha
Wilson
WWF (South Africa)
nwilson@wwf.org.za
Renata
Woodward
Nature Trust of New Brunswick (Canada)
naturetrust@ntnb.org
miquel.rafa@fcatalunyalapedrera.com
micheleromano1985@gmail.com
info@zgf.de
peterstein@lymetimber.com
eerika.tapio@ely-keskus.fi
zenon.tederko@otop.org.pl
marcv@fundacioemys.com;
presidencia@custodiaterritori.org
arge@grundbesitzerverbaende.de
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Berlin’s Tiergarten, WikiMedia Commons, Manfred Brückels