Programme
Monday, September 7
Evening programme for participants staying in Tallinn (optional)
Tuesday, September 8
The day is moderated by Kristo Elias, environmental journalist of Estonian Public Broadcasting
Buses depart from city centre of Tallinn to Vihula
Arrival to Vihula manor and registration
Welcoming by Timo Kark, Head of the Biodiversity Protection Department, Ministry of Climate
Surprise performance
Getting to know the participants
Introduction to the programme
Practical information
Group photo
Lunch and check-in to rooms
Presentations on practical cases from LIFE projects – success stories and lessons learnt in involving people in nature conservation and restoration
Getting stakeholders on board, Karin Olsson and Vibeke Lirås, Improve Aquatic LIFE, Sweden
Engaging Private Landowners in Forest Biodiversity Conservation through Voluntary Approaches in Latvia, Ģirts Baranovskis, LIFE-IP LatViaNature, Latvia
- Involving stakeholders and local landowners early in the planning process of nature restoration, Jane Grooss, Life BioScape, Denmark
Panel discussion on nature conservation, democracy and everyday life: learning from LIFE
The panelists:
- Viliina Evokari, Metsähallitus Parks & Wildlife, Finland
- Rita Griniene, Baltic Environmental Forum, Lithuania
- Jørgen Bidstrup, Danish Nature Agency, Denmark
- Nanna Vilborg Harðardóttir, Grundarfjörður Municipality, Iceland
- Aveliina Helm, University of Tartu, Estonia
Coffee break
Buses depart to Sagadi
Educational programme and team building in State Forest Management Centre
Dinner and local folk-dance group in Sagadi manor
Buses depart back to Vihula
Wednesday, September 9
Breakfast until 08.30
Buses depart to field trips
Arrival back to Vihula manor 17.30
Dinner and musical performance at Vihula manor
Thursday, September 10
The day is moderated by Henry Linnard, communication manager of LIFE-IP CleanEST project
Breakfast and check-out
Different thematic workshops showcasing experiences from LIFE projects / In parallel individual financial counselling with Veronika Křeček Tichá, Ernst & Young
- No 1: Know Your Water: Community Water Monitoring in Practice
- No 2: Nature-based Solutions in LIFE: Working with Nature for a Better Environment
- No 3: Extending LIFE Impact Beyond the EU: Cooperation with Eastern Partnership Countries
- No 4: How to Make LIFE Sexy? Practical Guidance on Environmental Communication
- No 5: Exploring LIFE in Coastal Villages
Coffee break and check-out
Key takeaways from the workshops presented by ELMEN monitors:
Inta Duce, Luule Sinnisov, Bent Jepsen, Viktorija Maceikaite and Camilla Strandberg-Panelius
From Procurement to Restoration: Using Green Public Procurement to Restore Rivers and Wetlands, Sofia Perä, TRIWA LIFE, Sweden
Updates from Brussels: future funding of LIFE and Nature Restoration Regulation, Laszlo Becsy, CINEA and Diarmaid Ó Cuanacháin, European Commission
Q&A. Discussion
Closure and announcing next platform meeting organizer
Lunch
Buses depart to Tallinn
Arrival in Tallinn (stops at airport, harbour and central bus station)