Cooperation among nature conservation NGOs in the light of the Hungarian EU Presidency

CEEweb for biodiversity organizes a workshop on the Spanish and Belgian presidency's experience and the advantages of civil cooperation for Hungarian NGOs. During the workshop, the conservation priorities of 2011, the civil lobby options and the upcoming steps of the Polish presidency will be discussed.

Time: 2011 January 27
Location: Sziddhárta Központ (Budapest, VI. Andrássy út 98)
Agenda
9:00-9:30 Introduction to the work of the EU Presidencies and the added value of civic contribution - Ditta Greguss, Borbála Baktay, Ministry of Rural Development
9:30-10:00 The successes and failures of the Spanish EU Presidency in NGO view - Annelies Broekman, Ecologistas en Acción
10:00-10:30 The successes and failures of the Belgian EU Presidency in NGO view - Sarolta Tripolszky, European Environmental Bureau
10:30-11:00 Opportunities in civic cooperation in the light of the Hungarian and the Polish EU Presidencies - Pawel Pawlacyk, Naturalist Club Poland
11:00-11:15 Coffee break
11:15-12:30 Nature conservation priorities of the EU for 2011 and opportunities for NGO influence - CEEweb
· Invasive Alien Species
· Green Infrastructure
· Financing Natura2000
12:30-13:30 Lunch
13:30-15:30 Development of NGO messages in small working groups
· Invasive Alien Species
· Green Infrastructure
· Resource Efficiency
· Financing Natura2000
15:30-15:45 Coffee break
15:45-17:00 Finalizing NGO messages in the plenary and discussing ways and means of advocating for them

The workshop is funded by the National Civil Fund.

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