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NEASPEC Meeting on Nature Conservation in Transboundary Areas in North East Asia

21 July 2012 - 23 July 2012
Vladivostok, Russian Federation
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From 21 to 23 July 2012, UNESCAP Subregional Office for East and North-East Asia (SRO-ENEA) and the Far East Office of WWF Russia organized the NEASPEC meeting on "Nature Conservation in Transboundary Areas in North-East Asia" in Vladivostok, Russia. 
 

The meeting consisted of a one-day seminar on conservation of Amur tiger and Amur leopard and a two-day field trip to a tiger habitat in Orlinoe hunting estate. The meeting facilitated in-depth analysis of the current situation in bilateral cooperation between China and Russia on scientific research and policy measures to enhance joint efforts to protect tigers and leopards and their habitats. 
 

The meeting participants (totaling 30 researchers, NGO representatives and government officials) particularly welcomed recent development of bilateral cooperation agreements between different scientific and government agencies on provincial and state levels and identified additional opportunities to enhance cooperation on conservation of flagship species.

21 Jul 2012
Opening Session
  • Opening Remark
  • UNESCAP welcoming remark
  • Rosprirodnadzor of the Far East Federal Region welcoming remark
  • SFA welcoming remark
  • Administration of Primorsky Province welcoming remark
Session 1: Revi ew progresses on policies and programmes for promoting nature conservation in the transboundary areas in North East Asia

Moderators:

  • Dale Miquelle,WCS
  • Jiang Guangshun, Feline Research Center of SFA

Presentations:

  • Dale Miquelle, WCS tiger census and tige r monitoring
  • Aramilev S.V., Camera trap monitoring
  • Aramilev V.V., Genetic studies
  • Purekhovsky A.Zh, GIS methodology in tiger research
Tea Break
Session 1 (continued)
  • Jiang Guangshun, Experience of tiger, leopard and ungulates monitoring in China
  • Yu Changchun , Review of Amur tiger protection work in Jilin Province
  • Zhang Shusen , Status of wild Amur tigers and protection strategies in logging forest region in Heilongjiang province
Lunch
Session 2: Bi/multilateral Coope ration in Transboundary Areas in North East Asia

Moderators:

  • Yury Darman, WWF Russia
  • Zhu Jiang, WWF China

Presentations:

  • Khokhryakov S.A. Land of Leopard
  • Yury Darman, Sino Russian Nature Reserve “Land of Leopard”
  • Vasilyev, V.Yu, Data exchange
  • Aramilev S. Database and joint work against poaching
  • Dale Miquelle, Joint research
Tea Break
Session 3 Cooperation framework for the Amur tiger and leopard conservation

Moderators:

  • Vladimir Andronov, Rosprirodnadzor of Far Eastern Federal Region
  • Yan Xun, State Forestry Administration, China

Presentations:

  • Alexsander Shekhovtsov, Experience of the Russian Federation for the effective management of protected areas in transboundary area
  • Zhang Minghai and Jiang Guangshun,Transboundar y framework and strategy for Amur tiger and leopard protection in the Tumen River area
  • Sangmin Nam, North East Asian Multi stakeholder Partnership for Tiger and Leopard
22 Jul 2012
Transfer to Shtikovo settlement

Visiting headquarters of Orlinoye model hunting estate,
Getting acquainted with hunting estate structure and management

Meeting with Mr. Sergey Vobly, the Head of Orlinoye hunting estate
Transfer by jeeps to the hunting lodges and check in
Short break to get ready for the field excursion
Introduction to the Program of Tiger Conservation through cooperation with hunting estates
Lunch
Field excursion around Orlinoye model hunting estate within the habitat of Amur tiger. Visiting ungulate forage sites and supplementary feeding grounds
23 Jul 2012
Excursion to another part of Orlinoye hunting estate, demonstration of the Program of camera traps monitoring.

Meeting with anti-poaching brigade, presentation of their work. (All excursions will be on jeeps with short distance walking in the forest.)

Lunch
Transfer to Ussuriisky Nature Reserve
Excursion to Ussuriisky Nature Reserve
Transfer from the headquarters of Ussuriisky Nature Reserve to Vladivostok hotel