Workshop for specialists

Date: 23. May 2019

Time: 10:00 am - 5:00 pm

Dusetos, Lithuania

Workshop for habitat mapping specialists aims to discuss mapping methodologies and approaches. We invite specialists from different organizations (scientists, specialists of PAs, representatives of municipalities, governmental environmental protection institutions, NGOs) to participate.

AGENDA

Place: Directorate of Sartai and Grazute regional parks, Vytauto str. 5, Dusetos, Lithuania

10:00 – 10:30 Arrival, registration, coffee
10:30 – 10:40 Welcoming, Goals of the workshop, Austėja Eidėjienė, project manager
10:40 – 11:20 Nature Census in Latvia, Juris Jātnieks, Director General, Nature Conservation Agency, Latvia
11:20 – 11.50 Comparison of the EUNIS and EU habitat clasifications, Zigmantas Gudžinskas, project lead expert on habitat mapping and management
11.50 – 12.20 Discussions

12:20 – 13:20 Lunch

13:20 – 13:45 Inventory of mire habitats and potential use of the data in biodiversity restoration in Latvia
Agnese Priede, senior expert, Nature Conservation Agency, Latvia
13:45 – 14:10 Monitoring and evaluation of mire habitats: past and future challenges, Dalytė Matulevičiūtė, senior expert, State Service for Protected Areas under the Ministry of Environment, Lithuania
14:10 – 14:25 Management of wetland habitats in Latvia: practical experience, Jolanta Bara, project nature management and awareness expert
14:25 – 14.40 Management of wetland habitats in Lithuania: practical expierence, Daiva Norkūnienė, project habitat management specialist
14.40 – 15.00 Discussions

15:00 – 15:30 Coffee break

15:30 – 17:00 Field trip to selected plots of wetland habitats for management

Seminar is organized by Directorate of Satrai and Grazyte regional parks.

For more information and registration please contact project administrator Austėja Eidėjienė austeja.eidejiene@sartaigrazute.am.lt, +370 670 74548

Seminar language – English.