THIRD REGIONAL WORKSHOP ON BIODIVERSITY

The Caspian Regional Thematic Center (CRTC) for Biodiversity of the regional Caspian Environment Programme (CEP) will hold third regional workshop on assessment of transboudary priorities of the Caspian biodiversity in Atyrau, Kazakhstan on 12^th, 13^th and 14^th of September.

The workshop will discuss on the following issues:

• Regional report on Caspian Biodiversity (discussion and approval)
• Presentations of National Caspian Action Plans on Conservation of Caspian Sea Habitats
• Impact of invasive species on Caspian biodiversity, in particular Mnemiopsis
• CEP biodiversity database
• Caspian Strategic Biodiversity Action Plan
• Permanent Biodiversity Centre for Atyrau

All the littoral countries participate in the Workshop on the level of experts. Representatives from the CEP’s CRTC for Desertification and CRTC for Fisheries and Bioresources, as well as private sector in the face of bp Azerbaijan, Agip KCO, Chevron and Shell and local NGOs participate in the Workshop.

Contact persons:

Igor Mitrofanov, the Caspian Environment Programme, CRTC for Biodiversity,
77 Aitkee-Bi St., room 108, 4651010 Atyrau, Kazakhstan
E-mail: igor@miv.almaty.kz
Phone: + (76-31222) 2-82-17, 5-45-60
Fax: + (76-31222) 2-82-17, 5-45-60

Elina Farmanova, the Caspian Environment Programme, Programme Coordination Unit, Room 108, Government Building, 40 Uzeir Gadjibekov Street, Baku 370016 Azerbaijan,
E-mail: efarmanova@caspian.in-baku.com
Phone: + (99412) 97 17 85, 93 80 03
Fax: + (99412) 97 17 86