DRAFT PROGRAMME
WEDNESDAY, 12 June 2024 - 9:00 - 17:00 Alpine Biodiversity Conference
9:00 - 9:30 Welcome
Mayor of Kranjska Gora, Henrika Zupan (tbc);
Minister for Natural Resources and Spatial Planning, Jože Novak (tbc)
Secretary General of the Alpine Convention, Alenka Smerkolj
Slovensko predsedovanje Alpski konvenciji 2023-2024
Slovenian Presidency of the Alpine Convention 2023-2024
Chair of the Alpine Biodiversity Board of the Alpine Convention, Paolo Angelini (tbc)
9:30 - 10:30 Global Biodiversity Framework and policy inputs Convention on Biological Diversity
Carpathian Convention Youth Parliament to the Alpine Convention on the protection of natural areas
The Alpine Convention implementing the Global Biodiversity
Framework – Policy Brief
10:30 - 11:00 Coffee break
11:00 - 12:30 Parallel interactive sessions with policy and expert inputs
Workshop 1: Fostering the conservation of biodiversity in the Alps
Workshop 2: Ensuring connectivity between the core Alps and their surroundings
Workshop 3: Restoring nature and habitats in the Alps
12:30 - 14:00 Lunch
14:00 - 15:30 Continuation of the workshops
15:30 - 15:45 Coffee break
15:45 - 16:45 Panel discussion and reflections Moderators of the workshops
Alpine Biodiversity Board of the Alpine Convention
Convention of Biological Diversity
Working Group on Biodiversity of the Carpathian Convention
EUSALP Action Group 7 on Ecological Connectivity and Green
Infrastructure
16:45 - 17:00 Conclusions and way forward
Closing of the conference
19:30 Official reception
Address by the President of the Permanent Committee of the Alpine Conference,
Emil Ferjančič
Address by the Director of Triglav National Park, Tit Potočnik, on the occasion of
the 100 anniversary of Triglav National Park
Address by former ISCAR Managing Director, Thomas Scheurer, on the occasion of the
30 anniversary of ForumAlpinum