Wednesday 9th December Arrival day Time Item Doc. Remarks Lead Arrival Check-in Europahotel, Gordunakaai 59 B-9000 Ghent Belgium Tel: +32 9 222 60 71 19:00 Welcome reception Reception to welcome delegates: meet in hotel bar Thursday 10th December 09:00 – 17:30 Time Item Doc. Remarks Lead 09:00 – 09:15 (15 mins) Opening of the meeting, introductions and agenda SPfG IWG 3.1 Welcome by Flemish Nature and Forest Agency Tour de table Confirmation of observers Adoption of the Agenda DD HLS 09:15 – 09:30 (15 mins) Updates from the Coordination Unit and AEWA Secretariat -- Updates on: Coordination unit ISMP activities and dissemination in 2014-2015 AEWA Secretariat news JM JHW SD 09:30 – 09:50 (20 mins) Population status update SPfG IWG 3.2 Presentation of Population Status Report 2014-2015 Including brief questions and answers JM 09:50 – 10:50 (60 mins) Range State up-dates: Belgium (MV) The Netherlands (APR) Denmark (HLS) Norway (ØS) -- Presentations updating on status of national delegations / national working groups, overview of ISMP related activities 10:50 - 11:15 Coffee break 11:15 – 11:25 (10 mins) Goose crippling -- Presentation of latest monitoring results KC 11:25 – 11:45 (20 mins) IWG discussion: Goose crippling Discussion and agreement on further actions necessary in DK & NO (by agencies & hunting organizations) HLS 11:45 – 12:05 (20 mins) Monitoring and minimizing agricultural conflicts Review of subsidy/compensation schemes and levels of conflicts in range states Presentation of Norwegian subsidy review JHW IT 12:05 – 12:30 (25 mins) IWG discussion: Monitoring and minimizing agricultural conflicts Discussion: Link between reducing population size and reducing agricultural conflicts and role of subsidy/compensation schemes HLS
16:00 – 16:15 (15 mins) Group preparation of break-out session feedback Selected chairs 16:15 - 16:35 Coffee break 16:35 – 17:20 (45 mins) Summing up of break-out sessions Feedback on desirable harvest and non-hunting actions for 2016-18 Objectives Actions Consequences Information / communication requirements Including brief questions and answers Selected chairs 17:20 – 17:30 (10 mins) Wrap-up of day 19:00 Dinner -- Dinner kindly hosted by the Nature and Forest Agency of the Flemish Government MV Friday 11th December 09:00 – 11:30 Time Item Doc. Remarks Lead 08:30 – 09:15 (45 mins) Review of AEWA SPfG ISMP and future for the AEWA SPfG ISMP Presentation on: Review of ISMP process to date ISMP Cost/Benefit Analysis Envisaged future for ISMP, IWG & CU JM SD 09:15 – 10:00 (45 mins) IWG discussion: future of ISMP process, IWG and CU Discussion of: processes, roles, scope & funding for IWG & CU Giving consideration to: Effective & management process e.g. meeting frequency, annual reports, on-going communications (usefulness of website / face-2-face meetings) etc. Potential multi-species goose flyway management and SPfG ISMP as part of this HLS SD 10:00 - 10:15 Coffee break 10:15 – 10:45 (30 mins) Agreement on IWG recommendations for desired ISMP / AHM strategy for 2016-18 Confirmation of, and agreement on IWG recommendations for future of the AEWA SPfG ISMP: HLS
Harvest strategy including crippling Non-hunting actions Developments for modelling, monitoring and communication Role of IWG & CU 10:45 – 11:00 (15 mins) Other business: Next AEWA SPfG IWG meeting Appoint next IWG Chair Country Discuss and agree hosting country and timing of 4th SPfG IWG meeting, foreseen to be held in late 2017 Appoint new Chair Country for the SPfG IWG for 2016-2017 period HLS 11:00 - 11:15 Summary and conclusion of meeting HLS SD 11:15 End of meeting 11:30 - 16:30 Excursion: Field trip to East Coast Polders (Oostkustpolders) Approximately 1 hour drive to Oostkustpolders, with lunch on site at the Uitkerkse Polder MV EK 17:30 Arrival back in Ghent