Practical measures for amphibian and reptile conservation (afternoon session)

14:00 ‘Elevator Pitch’ knowledge market session
Facilitators: Lynne BARRATT & Karen LUNAN (ELMEN)
15:40 Coffee-break and networking
16:15 Working Group I: Impact of Climate Change on Protected Areas
for Amphibians and Reptiles
Protected areas for amphibians and reptiles in the context of
climate change – have we protected the right areas?
VulneraWeb (ES) – Identification of populations under climate risk (Horizon 2020)
Focus: Knowing which species are in danger (how ambient temperatures vary in space and
time, where species are distributed, maximum temperature tolerance, what can animals
do to hide from the hear? The VulneraWeb provides services to identify species under
potential climate risk.
Speaker: Dr Agustin Camacho GUERRERO
16:30 Working Group II: Practical measures for dealing with Invasive
Species
IUCN/SSC – Invasive Species Specialist Group
A review of the managment of invasive alien reptiles of Union concern
Focus: Review of methods, effectiveness of scale and acceptability. Work done by specifically by IUCN for European Commission.
Acceptable use of pesticides including animal welfare.
Awareness raising, monitoring and citizen science.
Speaker: Riccardo SCALERA (Consultant for the SSG)
16:45
Working group III: ARC and land management
Long-term future for amphibians and reptiles considering the increasing pressure on habitats through fragmentation, urbanisation and changing agricultural practices
LIFE AMPHICON (SI) – Amphibian Conservation and habitat restoration
Focus: Measures for conserving amphibian species in Slovenia, Germany and Denmark, including habitat creation, establishing breeding populations and development of best practice guidelines.
Speakers: Katja POBOLJŠAJ and Anja BOLCINA
17:00
Working group IV: EU and national policies, financing amphibian and reptile conservation
To what extent are amphibians and reptiles taken into account in policy agendas and how will we finance active conservation measures?
LIFE for Species (LV) – Threatened species in Latvia: improved knowledge, capacity, data and awareness
Focus: The Protection of Threatened Herpetofauna in Latvia, with an emphasis IUCN-based taxa evaluations and proposals for the protected species list criteria.
Speaker: Andris ČEIRĀNS