20 September: GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE 4 GREEN FUTURE

Green Infrastructure 4 Green Future

Koper, Slovenia

20th of September 2019, afternoon

Green infrastructure is a topic that is increasingly mentioned by the professionals and the media within EUSALP countries and in wider territory. What is Green Infrastructure (GI) all about? Is it yet another “green flicker” or do the numerous activities in this field really bring better solutions for a greener, sustainable and more resilient society that builds on natural capital and respect for nature?

To deepen this important issues the Institute of the Republic of Slovenia for Nature Conservation (Zavod RS za varstvo narave), EUSALP Action Group 7 (co-lead), in cooperation with the Slovenian Ministry of the Environment and Spatial Planning organise the event "Green Infrastructure 4 Green Future", which will be hel in Koper next September 20th.

MEETING TOPIC

• Green Infrastructure and ecological connectivity.
• Alpine declaration for Green Infrastructure.
• Looking for synergies and capitalisation - different project results under the joint umbrella of GI.

AGENDA

12:30 Registration

13:00 First session:

GI and biodiversity

GI and multifunctionality /spatial planning (SPRS)

GI planning and management – concrete examples and results, presentations

• Kokra river forests
• VIPava project
• Life Stržen project
• JOIN US project

Reflections and discussion

16:00 Second Session:

GI planning and management – concrete examples and results, presentations

• AlpGov project and EUSALP AG7
• LOS_DAMA!
• Project PERFECT
• Eco Karst and Beech Power.

Reflections, discussion and conclusions

Optional: Filed visit morning / evening (upon registration - see program for more information)

SPEAKERS

Project managers and representatives of organisations from nature conservation, spatial planning and other areas.

Event will be organised by the Institute of the Republic of Slovenia for Nature Conservation (Zavod RS za varstvo narave), EUSALP Action Group 7 (co-lead), in cooperation with the Slovenian Ministry of the Environment and Spatial Planning.