Participating in Nature: Communities and Protected Areas in CEE
An international symposium: Programme and Proceedings
| Challenges for Protected Areas in Romania Eng. Mircea Verghelet, Head of Protected Areas Service, RNP-Romsilva | Presentation |
| The Human Connection - opportunities and challenges for Nature Conservation in CEE Mr. Gavin Bell, Communications Manager, PAN Parks Foundation | Presentation |
| The meanings of participation in conservation: a framework for the symposium Dr. Anna Lawrence, ECI-Oxford University, and Head - Social and Economic Research, The Forestry Commission UK | Presentation |
| Participation in nature protection - Does it benefit the local community? A Triglav National Park case study (Romina Rodela and Andrej Udovc, Slovenia ) | Abstract Presentation |
| Participatory and sustainable management of Tatra National Park, Slovakia (Eng. Juraj Svajda, Slovakia) | Abstract Presentation |
| Management of conflicts in protected areas: Example of nature monument "The Canyon of Lazar River" in Eastern Serbia (Ivana Grujicic, Vojislav Milijic, and Dragan Nonic, Serbia) | Abstract Presentation |
| Participatory protected area management – A case study from Rodna Mountains National Park, Romania (Alina Szabo, Anna Lawrence, Susan Canney and Claudiu Iusan – Romania) | Abstract Presentation |
| Towards participatory management – A case study from Serbia Jelena Tomicevic, Ivana Guduric and Marina Milovanovic, Serbia) | Abstract Presentation part 1 Presentation part 2 Paper |
| Opportunities for tourism in and around protected area in Slovenia (Jana Zurc, Slovenia) | Abstract Presentation Paper |
| Some challenges to the participatory rangeland management in the Kyrgyz Republic (Nurzhan Dzhumabaev, Kyrgyz Republic) | Abstract Presentation |
| Poised for engagement: local communities and the Macin Mountains National Park, Romania (Brandon Anthony and Dragos Moldovan, Romania) | Abstract Presentation |
| Social interaction between local communities and nature conservation agencies. Case study from Buila-Vanturarita Massif, Romania (Monica Vasile, Romania) | Abstract Presentation |
| Communities and ecotourism development in Calimani National Park: Opportunities and constraints (Alina Ionita, Romania) | Abstract Paper |
| Communities, natural resources, and protected areas: how GIS can help Dr. Susan Canney, Oxford University, UK | Presentation |
| Farming communities and biodiversity conservation in a semi-natural landscape: Tarnava Mare, Transylvania, Romania (Nat Page and John R. Akeroyd, Romania) | Abstract Presentation |
| Reforestation in Uzbekistan (Ben Slay and Alexey Volkov, Uzbekistan) | Paper (Reprinted with permission from Development and Transition www.developmentandtransition.net) |
| Importance of community participation in natural resource management and enhancement of biodiversity in the Tysa headwaters (H. Foellmi, F. Hamor, N. Voloshyna and Y. Derbal, Ukraine) | Abstract Presentation Paper |
| Challenging community: How conflicts support fortress conservation systems. Case study of ‘Codrul Secular Slatioara,’ Romania (Liviu Mantescu, Romania) | Abstract Presentation |
| Experiencing nature (Abraham A. Mabelis and Gabriela Maksymiuk, The Netherlands and Poland) | Abstract Presentation |
| Volunteers on the political anvil: Citizenship and volunteer biodiversity monitoring in three post-communist countries (Sandra Bell, Hugo Reinert, Joanna Cent, Hanna Kobierska, Dan Podjed, Deivida Vandzinskaite, Lithuania, Poland and Slovenia) | Abstract Presentation |
| "Volunteers in Parks" - Volunteer programme in German national parks, nature parks and biosphere reserves (Anne Schierenberg, Germany) | Abstract Presentation Paper |
| Linking climate change mitigation, biodiversity conservation and the rehabilitation of degraded land in southern Romania: Synergy through participation (Lindsay C. Stringer, Serban Scrieciu and Mark S. Reed, Romania) | Abstract Presentation |
| Participation in protection and management of a NATURA 2000 site –the case of Jovsi and Dobrava (Mirjam Galicic and Darij Krajcic, Slovenia) | Abstract Presentation |