Presentations of the Workshop

"Sustainable Development in Lake Areas: Empowering Local Initiatives and Civil Society"

22 - 26 September 2010

Keramoti, Nestos Delta, Greece

Dr. Manos Koutrakis, President of Management Agency Nestos-Vistonis-Ismarida National Park

Session 1

Restoration of Wetlands and Lakes involving local Stakeholders

Dr. Argiris Kallianiotis, Director, Fisheries Research Institute

Prof. Dr. Vassilis Tsichrintsis: Democritus University of Thrace

Ass. Prof. Dr. Gorgos Sylaios, Democritus University of Thrace

Session 2

Self-presentation of Participants: Projects and Topics

Radostina Tzenova, Bulgarian Biodiversity Foundation

Roman Guziak, Stowarzyszenie Ekologiczne Etna

Dr. Nedim Özdemir, Muğla University

Dr. Karen Ross, Wilderness Foundation

Session 3

Involving local Stakeholders into Management of Lakes and Wetlands

Ventzislav Vassile, Bulgarian Biodiversity Foundation

Session 4

NGOs and Stakeholder Participation in other Lake Regions

Nenad Nikolic, Council of the local Community Tomaševac (Serbia)

Margit Säre, Peipsi Center for Transboundary Cooperation

Gwilym  Wren, Milverton Parish Council / Natural England

Session 5

Capacity Building and Participatory Development in Lake Areas

Dr. Titus Bahner; Forum Synergies Co-ordinator