The VII. International Conference for the Conservation of the Eastern Imperial Eagle will be held in Bratislava, Slovakia, on 02-05/10/2013 in Baronka Hotel under the auspices of Minister of the Environment of the Slovak Republic and with support by the International Visegrad Fund.
The conference will be organised by:
Raptor Protection of Slovakia (Ochrana dravcov na Slovensku) in cooperation with MME BirdLife Hungary (Hungarian Ornithological and Nature Conservation Society) (Magyar Madártani és Természetvédelmi Egyesület) and Czech Society for Ornithology (Česká společnost ornitologická).
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More information on the conference is available here: 2nd Announcement on the Conference. |
International Visegrad Fund has granted support to implementing this event (the project) in amount of maximum 7,874.- Eur.
The project will facilitate cooperation of experts from Visegrad countries in joined assessing conservation status of the Eastern Imperial Eagle in Visegrad countries and in designing common approach to and measures for conservation of this rare species in the region. It will also allow for demonstrating of a strong role that experts from Visegrad countries play in overall research and conservation of the Eastren Imperial Eagle.
The Conference is a part of long-term continuous effort to preserve this rare species that started by establishing the International Imperial Eagle Working Group in 1990. Before this Conference, six international meetings were held between 1990 and 2013.
The Conference will be focused on
- Reviewing recent population status and trends of the Eastern Imperial Eagle;
- Reviewing endangering factors;
- Thematic presentations on practical conservation activities and experiences
Parallel workshop will be held to initiate review of the International Action Plan for the Eastern Imperial Eagle (Aquila heliaca).
On-line registration for the conference is possible by 20/07/2013 here.