Authors: Pap, Katalin;

During this workshop we will explore, how international/intergovernmental institutions provide support for Nature Conservation practitioners. What is the frame, finance behind each organization, and how can they achieve their mandate? Who is responsible for monitoring and who can facilitate the communication between the contracting parties?
Speakers from the Ramsar Convention, Bern Convention, Washington Convention, IUCN, and FAO will introduce in 10 min slots their organization, funding sources, goals and recent work, which was implemented to enhance and facilitate the work of Nature Conservation practitioners.

Large Scale action: How can we assess, what has and hasn’t worked in science and environmental policy? IF the assessment is done, what are the measures organizations shall take to be more effective?
Small Scale action: WHAT are the actual actions - suggested by the organizations at the workshop - a common citizen/farmer/researcher can do, to prevent/slow down global ecological issues? How can we turn TALK into ACTION? Finance into PRACTISE?