Organized jointly by ASCOBANS, the Mediterranean sister-Agreement ACCOBAMS and the European Cetacean Society (ECS), this workshop on the “EU Habitats Directive and its implementation in relation to cetaceans” will review the implementation of the Habitats Directive and discuss ways to address some of its challenges. The workshop will focus on the legal framework and consider methods for assessing favourable conservation status of cetaceans, progress with the establishment of the Natura 2000 protected area network, and implementation of strict protection measures throughout EU waters.
date: 24 March 2012 location: Galway, Ireland contact: CMS/ASCOBANS Secretariat phone: +49 228 815 2416 fax: +49 228 815 2440 e-mail: peter.evans@bangor.ac.uk www: http://www.ascobans.org/calendar_of_events.html