The Fifth Meeting of the Project's Steering Group 12/10/2012 13:42

Programm

11.00 Arrival and opening of the project's traveling photo exhibition "Raised Bogs" in Riga City Council.

12.00 Opening of the steering group meeting - Inga Belasova, The Ministry of Environmental Protection and Regional Development, Head of Division of Protected Areas;

12.25 An overview of the results of the LIFE project "Restoration of Raised Bog Habitats in the Especially Protected Nature Areas of Latvia" - Dr. biol. Māra Pakalne, University of Latvia, Botanical Garden, the project manager. 

12.50 Hydrology and management measures on project sites - Dr. geol. Aija Dēliņa, University of Latvia, Assistant Professor of the Faculty of Geography and Earth sciencies, the projects hydrologist.

13.15 Plant cover restoration measures on project sites - Dr. biol. Liene Auniņa, University of Latvia, the project plant cover expert;

13. 45 Coffie break;

14.10 Re-establishing the active raised bog habitats and natural raised bog hydrology - Arnis Staris, LTD „E Būvvaldība”, Aivars Slišāns, University of Latvia, Botanical Garden, the project assistant;

14.35 Information on the project documentary film progress - Ieva Goba, film production company ELM MEDIA;

14.55 Overview of the project finances - Aivars Slišāns, University of Latvia, Botanical Garden, the project assistant;

15.20 Discussions.

Contacts:

University of Latvia, Botanical Garden, Kandavas str. 2, Riga, LV 1983;

Project Manager: Dr. Biol. Māra Pakalne, e – mail: mara.pakalne@lu.lv, tālr. 29511001;

Project Assistant: Aivars Slišāns, e-mail: aivars.slišāns@lu.lv, tālr. 26765031;

Enviromental Engineer: Gunārs Balodis, e-mail:gunars.balodis@lu.lv.

Attached images