International Conference

“Countdown 2010 in the Caucasus
From Commitments to Action”

15-17 May 2006
Gudauri, Georgia

Detailed Conference Report (600kB, pdf) >>

IUCN Regional Office for Europe, the Countdown 2010 Secretariat and the Georgian Centre for The Conservation of Wildlife organized an international conference “Countdown 2010 in the Caucasus - From Commitments to Action” on 15-17 May 2006 in Gudauri, Georgia. The Countdown 2010 initiative for the Caucasus countries was launched during this event, and a Media Training for twelve journalists from central and Eastern Europe was held in parallel.

The present transition to a market economy requires increased efforts to ensure that the rich natural heritage of the Caucasus is used sustainably. The overall goal of Countdown 2010 is that all European governments, at every level, have taken the necessary actions to halt the loss of biodiversity by 2010.

• Report: Action, action, action to save biodiversity in the Caucasus
• Report: Communicating biodiversity: Hard work and no fear of figures
• Media echo from the Conference

Results

• New Countdown 2010 Partners in the Caucasus Region
• Final document: Message from Gudauri "From Commitments to Action"
• Photos from the conference

Background Documents: Independent Review of Challenges and Opportunities to reach the 2010 biodiversity target

• Status Review of Biodiversity Conservation in the Caucasus: Armenia
• Status Review of Biodiversity Conservation in the Caucasus: Georgia
• Status Review of Biodiversity Conservation in the Caucasus: Russia
• Ecosystem Profile: Caucasus Biodiversity Hotspot
• Programme of the Conference
• Programme of the Media Training
  

Logistical information

Conference languages: English and Russian. The Conference was held in the Sport Hotel Club Gudauri in Northern Georgia, two hours from the capital Tbilisi (international airport). A training for Caucasus journalists will be organised in parallel to the Conference.

If you are interested in the Conference and its follow-up, please contact:

Vladimir Moshkalo Head Programme Office for Russia and CIS IUCN - The World Conservation Union 3, building 3, Stolyarny pereulok, Moscow, 123022, Russia Tel.: +7 (495) 609 3399, Fax: +7 (495) 609 3411 E-mail: Vladimir.Moshkalo @iucn.ru

Ramaz Gokhelashvili Director Georgian Centre for the Conservation of Wildlife, GCCW Postal: PO Box 56, Tbilisi 0160, Georgia Tel.: +995 (32) 32 64 96, 53 74 78 Fax: +995 (32) 53 74 78 E-mail: ramaz @gccw.org

With support from the Norwegian Royal Ministry of Foreign Affairs

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