The Department of Environment, hosted the 4th Mediterranean Natura 2000 biogeographical seminar, which took place on 17-19 April in Larnaca, Cyprus.
The seminar brought together about 90 representatives of national and regional nature conservation authorities from the Mediterranean Biogeographical region (Croatia, Cyprus, France, Greece, Italy, Malta, Portugal and Spain), the Commission services and the European Environment Agency, as well as NGO, stakeholder and science representatives.
During the seminar were discussed issues linked to the implementation of the Birds and Habitats Directives, with a focus on questions related to the management of Natura 2000.
The first seminar day was dedicated to presenting, discussing and reviewing the EU Biodiversity Strategy-related pledges for protected areas and status improvement for the Mediterranean Biogeographical Region
The themes discussed the following days of the Seminar concerned
- Strictly protected areas in the EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030
- Site-specific conservation objectives
- Favourable Conservation Status/Favourable reference values
- Natura 2000 management effectiveness
On the first evening (17th of April) there was a knowledge market, where about 30 projects from all the countries participating were represented and was given the opportunity to the participants to exchange knowledge and experiences. In the event participated professionals involved in management of Natura 2000, policy implementation, monitoring, reporting or research.
