State Nature Conservancy of the Slovak Republic
Bioconsult Ltd.
Daphne-Institute of Applied Ecology
WWF Danube-Carpathian Programme
2nd Expert Meeting
on Favourable Conservation Status of Natura 2000 Habitats and Species
State Nature Conservancy of the Slovak Republic, Bioconsult Ltd., Daphne –Institute of
Applied Ecology, and WWF Danube-Carpathian Programme have a pleasure to invite you to the
expert meeting on definitions of favourable conservation status of NATURA 2000 habitats and
species. The meeting is co-organised jointly within a frameworks of respectively PHARE TWINNING
Project “Implementation of the Habitats and Birds Directive in the Slovak Republic
(SK2002/IB/EN/03), Natura 2000 in Slovakia - Bridging the Implementation Process (DANCEE, No.
128/037-022) and the final stage of the project “Influencing EU Accession”.
The meeting will take place on 15-16 June 2004.
at
SUZA
Drotárska cesta 46
Bratislava 811 04
The purpose of the meeting is to present draft definitions of Favourable Conservation Status of
habitats and species, whose conservation is required by the Birds and Habitats Directives and seek
endorsement of such definitions from a broader expert community in Slovakia. The workshop will
also provide a possibility to initiate discussion of monitoring and conservation management of Natura
2000 habitats and species in Slovakia.
Agenda of the Meeting is in the Attachment 1 to this Invitation. In Attachment 2, you will find
scheme showing location of the venue of the meeting and information on access by public transport to
the venue.
Kindly confirm your participation by e-mail to zuzanaguzi@yahoo.com by 11 June 2004, and
inform us whether or not you will need accommodation for the night 15/16 June 2004. Costs of
accommodation, meals and refreshment during the meeting shall be covered by DANCEE project
jointly with the project “Influencing EU Accession”.
Attachment 1
Agenda for Expert Meeting on Definitions of Favourable Conservation Status of
Habitats and Species.
SUZA, Bratislava 15 – 16 June 2004
Tuesday, June 15
9.30 -
9 45
Opening of the meeting
9.45 – 10.10
Natura 2000 in Slovakia up- to- date, Mgr. Eva Viestova
10.10 - 11.40
Methodology to assess conservation status of non-forest habitats Jan Seffer (Dancee project)
10.40 - 11.10
Methodology to assess conservation status of species of plants, Pavol Mereda (input from
Dancee project)
11.10 – 11.40
Methodology to assess conservation status of forest habitats Matej Schwarz (input from
Dancee project)
11.40 - 12.40 Methodology to assess conservation status of animal species, including birds, Roman Rajtár,
Andrej Saxa (input from PHARE Project)
12.40 - 13.30
Introduction to monitoring and conservation management for the purpose of the Birds and
Habitats Directives (various inputs from DANCEE and PHARE Projects)
13.30 – 14.30 Lunch
14.30 – 19.00 Presentations in working groups of definitions of favourable conservation status of NATURA
2000 habitats and species and discussion
( WG1- for non forest habitats and plant species, WG 2 - for forest habitats, WG 3- for species of animals,
WG 4 – for birds)
Refreshments shall be served between 16.45-17.15
19.00 - 20.00 Dinner
Wednesday, June 16,
8.30 – 13.00 Presentations in working groups of definitions of favourable conservation status of NATURA
2000 habitats and species and discussion, ctd.
Refreshments shall be served between 10.15 -10.45
13.00 - 14. 00
14- 17.00
Lunch
Presentations in working groups of definitions of favourable conservation status of NATURA
2000 habitats and species and discussion, ctd.
Refreshments shall be served between 15.15-15.45
17.00 Closing of the meeting
Attachment 2
Access to SUZA by public transport
From central bus station :
- take trolleybus No. 110 to Main Railway Station
- from Main Railway Station take bus No.41to its last stop
From the airport:
- take Bus No. 61 to Main Railway Station
- From Main Railway Station take bus No.41 to its last stop
From the downtown:
- from Hodza square take tolleybus No .203 or .207 to Budkova cesta