National Conference

Parks, for Only One Earth

2nd Day: Italy (July 11, 2008)

1st Session: Situation, Experiences, Expectations

Chairman

• Guido De Zordo - President PNDB

09.15/10.00
Welcome address, preliminary remarks, setting the stage

• Gianvittore Vaccari - Mayor of Feltre
• Flavio Silvestrin - Department of the Environment Councillor Regione Veneto
• Oscar De Bona - Department of Migration Councillor Regione Veneto
• Irma Visalli - Protected Areas Councillor of the Province of Belluno
• Tiziano De Col - Presidential Office of the Park Community
• Ennio Vigne - President of Comunità Montana Feltrina
• Stefano Mariech - Vice-Director PNDB

Introduction

• Guido De Zordo - President PNDB

10.00/10.30
Introductory speech

• Aldo Cosentino - Director General, Nature Conservation Service, Ministry of the Environment

10.30/11.15
"Key-note": the history, the experiences, the expectations

• Nino Martino - Director PNDB

Question time and debate

12.00
Countdown 2010, signature ceremony

12.15/12.35
The classification of Protected Areas in Europe - Italy towards the World Conservation Congress

• Federica Thomasset - Park Documentation Center - University of Turin

12.35/12.55
Biodiversity conservation problems and strategies: Parks, Natura 2000, and the National Ecological Network

• Carlo Blasi - President of the Italian Society of Vegetation Science

13.00/14.30
Buffet

2nd Session: Improving the Management

14.30/14.50
The challenge of marine biodiversity management and the role of Marine Protected Areas

• Enzo Incontro - Director of Plemmirio Marine Protected Area

14.50/15.10
The management of national nature preserves

• Alberto Colleselli - Regional Commander of the Italian National Forest Service

15.10/15.30
Assessing experiences: criteria and objectives of management effectiveness evaluation

• Davide Marino - Master "Governance delle aree naturali protette" - University of Molise
• Elena Soffietti - CUIEM

15.30/15.50
Qualified human resources, for a qualified management of protected areas

• Maurilio Cipparone - IUCN WCPA - European Training Task Force

15.50/16.20
A window on the Italian qualities: knowledge, experiences and excellences

• Stefano Masini - Responsible Area Ambiente e Territorio Coldiretti

16.20/17.50
Representing stakeholders interests for conservation: role, experiences and commitment of environmental NGOs

• Vittorio Cogliati Dezza - President of Legambiente
• Gianni Guerrieri - MareVivo
• Oscar Del Barba - President of Cipra Italia
• Sergio Chiappin - Club Alpino Italiano
• Carlo Alberto Pinelli - Honorary President of Mountain Wilderness
• Chloe Manfredi - Alparc

17.50/ 18.50
Round table: the law 394/91 and the future of Protected Areas in Italy

• Luigi Bertone - Director of Federparchi
• Ippolito Ostellino - President of Aidap, Italian Association of Parks' Directors
• Fabio Renzi - Secretary General of Foundation Symbola

Debate

18.50/19.00
"La Carta di Feltre" (Feltre Charter)
Presentation and discussion