Workshop „PAN Parks as a tool to improve management effectiveness in protected areas”

25th October 2007, Tõramaa (Soomaa National Park Visitor Centre)

Programme

10.30 – 11.00 Arrival to Tõramaa (Soomaa National Park Visitor Centre)
11.00 – 11.15 Welcome - Enn Vilbaste (SNCC Pärnu-Viljandi Region, director) , Tõnis Korts (Soomaa Cooperation Panel)
11.15 – 12.00 PAN Parks as a tool to improve management effectiveness in protected areas - Vlado Vancura (PAN Parks Foundation, conservation manager)
12.00 – 12.30 State Nature Conservation Centre’s vision about visitor management and nature education in Estonian protected areas - Taime Puura (SNCC, head specialist on nature education and visitor management)
12.30. – 13.00 The management of Soomaa National Park – retrospect to the last decade - Meelis Suurkask (SNCC Pärnu-Viljandi, conservation planning specialist)
13.00 – 13.30 Potential Local Partners View on the Opportunities and Challenges of PAN Parks Network - Aivar Ruukel (soomaa. com, entrepreneur)
13.30 – 14.00 Lunch
14.00 – 16.00 Discussion « Soomaa as potential PAN Park »
Lead by Murel Merivee (SNCC Pärnu-Viljandi, conservation planning specialist)

Registration : agu.leivits@nigula.ee 5101175 up to 23.10.2007

Information about PAN Parks Federation: http://www.panparks.org