EWS-WWF Office P.O. Box 45977 Dubai, UAE Tel +971 4 353 7761 Tel +971 2 634 7117 Fax +971 4 3537752 www.panda.org/uae/mcf Marine Conservation Forum for the Gulf Region PROGRAMME Focus on Coral Reef and Marine Turtle Conservation 11-14 September Monday, 11 September 2006 Coral Reef Conservation 8:30-9:00 REGISTRATION 9:00-10:15 ** * OPENING OF FORUM *** H.E. Dr. Mohammed Saeed Al Kindi UAE Minister of Environment & Water H.E. Mohammed Al Bowardi Secretary General, Abu Dhabi Executive Council & Chairman, Emirates Wildlife Society Mr. Zafar Habib Khan Chief Investment Officer, First Gulf Bank (main event sponsor) Razan Khalifa Al Mubarak Director, EWS-WWF Dr. Susan Lieberman (Facilitator) Director, WWF-International Species Programme 10:15 - 10:30 Introduction of Participants and Overall Workshop Objectives 10:30 – 10:50 COFFEE BREAK 10:50 – 11:40 Global Coral Reef Initiatives (Mr. Kristian Teleki, Director, ICRAN) International Coral Reef Action Network 11:40 – 12:30 Country Report (15 minutes each) Yemen: Mr. Gamal Abdullah Nasser, Environment Protection Agency UAE: Mr. Ashraf Al Cibahy, Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi Qatar: Dr. Alaa Abdel Moati, Supreme Council for Environment 12:30 – 2:00 LUNCH 2:00 – 3:00 Country Reports, continued Oman: Dr. Michel Claereboudt, Sultan Qaboos University Bahrain: Mr. Jasim Al Qassir, General Directorate of Marine Resources 3:00 – 3:20 COFFEE BREAK 3:20 – 4:00 Regional Reports, continued Kuwait: Mr. Adel H. Alsaffar, Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research Iran: Mr. Kaveh Samimi, Khoram – Shahr University of Marine Sciences 4:00 – 5:00 Wrap up; Final days remarks ** The poster presentations will start at 7pm and last for one hour. ** There will be a hosted dinner for all participants and special guests at 8pm. Tuesday, 12 September 2006 Coral Reef Conservation 9:00 - 9:20 Welcome Recap of Day 1 (Dr. Susan Lieberman, WWF-International) 9:20 – 10:00 Developing a Strategic Plan on Marine Conservation (Ms. Khulood Tubaishat, PERSGA Advisor Policy & Project Development) 10:00 – 12:30 Working Groups- Strategic Planning Facilitated (Coffee Break will be included during the working groups) 12:30 – 2:00 LUNCH 2:00 – 4:00 Working Groups, continued (Coffee break will be included within working groups) 4:00 – 4:30 Report back from working groups (Plenary) Facilitated Discussion 4:30- 5:00 Wrap up/ Closing Remarks/ End of Coral Reef Session Wednesday, 13 September 2006 Marine Turtle Conservation 9:00-9:30 Opening of Marine Turtle Session Dr. Susan Lieberman 9:30 - 10:30 Global/Regional View of Marine Turtle Conservation (Dr. Nicolas Pilcher) Director of Marine Research Foundation & IUCN Marine Turtle Specialist Group 10:30 – 10:50 COFFEE BREAK 10:50 – 12:15 Local Marine Turtle Initiatives Country Reports (15 minutes each) UAE: Dr. Saif Al Ghais, UAE University Qatar: Dr. Mohsin Al-Ansi, Yemen: Mr. Gamal Al-Harrani, Environment Protection Authority 12:15 – 1:30 LUNCH 1:30 – 2:45 Local Marine Turtle Initiatives, Country Reports continued…(15 minutes each) Oman: Mr. Ali bin Amer Al Kiyumi, Bahrain: Ms. Khawla Muhannadi, Environment Friends Society Kuwait: Dr. Salim Al-Mohanna Al-Zaidan, Kuwait University Iran: Mr. Adel H. Alsaffar/ Mr. Hani Al Tamimi, Aquatic Affairs Bureau UAE: Dr. Thabit Z. Al Abdessalaam, Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi 2:45 – 3:00 COFFEE BREAK 3:00 – 3:45 Global Issues of Marine Turtle Conservation (CMS, CBD, CITES) Ms. Elisabeth McLellan, WWF-International Asia Pacific Marine Turtle Coordinator 3:45 – 4:30 Wrap up: Final Days Remarks Thursday, 14 September 2006 Marine Turtle Conservation 9:00 - 9:15 Recap of Day 1 Dr. Susan Lieberman 9:15 – 9:45 Multilateral Cooperation & Strategic Planning Facilitated Discussion Dr. Nicolas Pilcher 9:45 – 12:30 Working Groups: Conservation Needs/Gaps/Strategy Facilitated (Coffee Breaks will be included within working groups) 12:30 – 1:30 LUNCH 1:30 – 2:00 Marine Turltes as conservation flagships Dr. Carlos Drews, WWF-Central America Regional Coordinator for Marine Turtle Conservation 2:00 – 4:00 Working Groups: Roadmap for the Future Facilitated (Coffee break will be included within working groups) 4:00 – 4:30 Report back from Working Groups (in Plenary) 4:30 – 5:00 Wrap up/ Closing Remarks/ End of Marine Conservation Forum