International and interregional connectivity of protected areas in the European North

Karelian Research Centre, Russian Academy of Sciences

November 13, 2017 – November 17, 2017


Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment of the Russian Federation
Ministry of Nature Use and Environment of the Republic of Karelia
Karelian Research Centre of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Ministry of the Environment of Finland
Swedish Environmental Protection Agency
European Green Belt Association
WWF Russia Barents Office

Dear colleagues,

The European North is a vast region with distinct climatic, geographical and social features, unique eco-systems, historical, cultural and resource potential. Over the years, countries and regions in the EuropeanNorth have been working systematically to build the system of protected areas (PAs) based on existinginterregional and international arrangements. The scaffold of this system is green belts (meridians) whichlink PAs to form one system.

One of the pivotal events in the process of building the North European PA system was the signing onFebruary 17, 2010 of the Memorandum of Understanding on Cooperation for the Development of theGreen Belt of Fennoscandia (GBF) between the Ministry of Environment of Norway, the Ministry of Environ-ment of the Republic of Finland and the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment of the Russian Fed-eration. This document rendered a new impetus to the development of GBF per se and conservation work ingeneral, which has been evidenced, among other things, by an increased number of international projects.

Considering the high interest that science, authorities, business and non-profit organizations havedemonstrated for PA network development in the European North, it has been decided to organize theinternational conference "International and interregional connectivity of protected areas in the EuropeanNorth" within the framework of the National Year of Protected Areas, Nature Protection and Environment atthe Karelian Research Centre RAS (Petrozavodsk) in November 2017.

The aim of the conference is to urge the participants to discuss the possibilities for developing the NorthEuropean PA system not focusing on the conservation of unique ecosystems (biodiversity) alone but alsoconsidering the role of PAs in the sustainable development of northern regions and addressing their so-cio-economic problems. The conference will particularly discuss the possibilities of developing ecological innovations and ecosystem services based on the use of latest technology and more efficient utilization ofthe scientific and research potential of North European regions.

We’d much appreciate if you spread the word among colleagues.
Looking forward to seeing you at the conference!

Announcements

 

Publication of the conference proceedings

  

Dear colleagues,

the Conference Proceedings has been published on the website in section Program.

  
Posted: 2017-11-20
 

Publication of the preliminary conference programme

  

Dear colleagues,

the preliminary programme of the conference and its schedule have been published on the website.

Feel free to send your comments and suggestions for the programme at the conference e-mail: Protect2017@krc.karelia.ru.

  
Posted: 2017-10-30
 

Registration

  

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Posted: 2016-10-17
 
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