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Technical Sessions

[Day.1: 19 September 2021]
11.30 – 13.30 Hours | Central European Time

ROUNDTABLE FOR MOUNTAINS:
Inaugural of Summer Field School

INTRODUCTION
by Dr. Hasrat Arjjumend

Opening of Sessions and Inaugural Speeches by the Guests of Honors

Prof. Dr. Eng. Gabriela Teodorescu
  • 12.00 – 12.10 Hours CEST | 19 September 2021
    Inaugural Speech on the Technical Sessions Group-1

    Mountain Ecosystems; Freshwater Ecosystems; Forest Ecology; Environmental Issues

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Prof. Dr. Eng. Gabriela Teodorescu

Vice Rector, Valahia University of Targoviste, Romania, & Full Professor & Head, Research Centre for Natural Resources, Department of Environmental Engineering

Honorable Chairs of the Sessions
Mr. Antonio Oposa
  • 12.10 – 12.20 Hours CEST | 19 September 2021
    Inaugural Speech on the Technical Sessions Group-2

    Climate Change and Mountain Ecosystems & Communities

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Mr. Antonio Oposa

Philippine’s Environmental Activist, awarded by Ramon Magsaysay Award, UNEP Global 500 Roll of Honor, International Environmental Law Award

Honorable Chairs of the Sessions
Rosalaura Romeo
  • 12.10 – 12.20 Hours CEST | 19 September 2021
    Inaugural Speech on the Technical Sessions Group-2

    Climate Change and Mountain Ecosystems & Communities

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Rosalaura Romeo

Program Officer, Mountain Partnership Secretariat, Forestry Division, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Italy

Honorable Chairs of the Sessions
Em.O.Univ.Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Dr. Hans Peter Nachtnebel
  • 12.20 – 12.30 Hours CEST | 19 September 2021
    Inaugural Speech on the Technical Sessions Group-3

    Participatory Resource Management; Watershed Management; River Basin Management

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Em.O.Univ.Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Dr. Hans Peter Nachtnebel

Professor Emeritus, Institute of Water Management, Hydrology and Hydraulic Engineering, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Austria

Honorable Chairs of the Sessions
Dr. Tobias Salathé
  • 12.20 – 12.30 Hours CEST | 19 September 2021
    Inaugural Speech on the Technical Sessions Group-3

    Participatory Resource Management; Watershed Management; River Basin Management

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Dr. Tobias Salathé

Senior Advisor, Secretariat of the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands, Gland, Switzerland

Honorable Chairs of the Sessions
Izabella Koziell
  • 12.30 – 12.40 Hours CEST | 19 September 2021
    Inaugural Speech on the Technical Sessions Group-4

    Mountain Livelihoods; Rural Micro-Enterprises; Livestock-Based Livelihoods

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Izabella Koziell

Deputy Director General, International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD), Kathmandu, Nepal

Honorable Chairs of the Sessions
Dr. Ilse Köhler-Rollefson
  • 12.40 – 12.50 Hours CEST | 19 September 2021
    Inaugural Speech on the Technical Sessions Group-5

    Transhumance; Pastoralism; Rangeland Governance

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Dr. Ilse Köhler-Rollefson

Author, Scientist, Activist & Founder, League for Pastoral Peoples and Endogenous Livestock Development & Co-Director, Marwar Camel Culture Festival India, Ober-Ramstadt, Germany

Honorable Chairs of the Sessions
Prof. Dr. Konstantia Koutouki
  • 12.50 – 13.00 Hours CEST | 19 September 2021
    Inaugural Speech on the Technical Sessions Group-6

    Biodiversity Conservation; Wildlife Management; Ecotourism; Park-People Interface

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Prof. Dr. Konstantia Koutouki

Full Professor at Faculté de droit, Université de Montréal, Senior Director of Nomomente Institute, Research Expert at McGill University's Quebec Centre for Biodiversity Science, President of International Law Association - Canada Branch, & Lead Counsel NRM, Centre for International Sustainable Development Law, Canada

Honorable Chairs of the Sessions
Mr. Harald Egerer
  • 13.00 – 13.10 Hours CEST | 19 September 2021
    Inaugural Speech on the Technical Sessions Group-7

    Mountain-Based Conventions; SDGs & Mountains; Mountain Sustainability

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Mr. Harald Egerer

Head of the Carpathian Convention, United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), Vienna Office, Austria

Honorable Chairs of the Sessions
Dr. Alain Peeters
  • 13.10 – 13.20 Hours CEST | 19 September 2021
    Inaugural Speech on the Technical Sessions Group-8

    Sustainable Agriculture; Organic Farming; Agro-Biodiversity

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Dr. Alain Peeters

Secretary, European Association for Agroecology, Belgium

Honorable Chairs of the Sessions
Professor Dr. Anatoly Getman
  • 13.20 – 13.30 Hours CEST | 19 September 2021
    Inaugural Speech on the Technical Sessions Group-9

    Ecosystem Services, Sustainable Tourism and Cultural Diversity

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Professor Dr. Anatoly Getman

Rector, Yaroslav Mudriy National Law University of Ukraine, & Academician of the National Academy of Legal Sciences of Ukraine, Doctor of Juridical Sciences, Honored Worker of Science and Technology of Ukraine, Laureate of the State Prize of Ukraine

Honorable Chairs of the Sessions

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  • Technical Sessions Group-3
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  • Technical Sessions Group-4
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  • Technical Sessions Group-5
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  • Technical Sessions Group-6
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  • Technical Sessions Group-7
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  • Technical Sessions Group-8
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  • Technical Sessions Group-9
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19 SEPTEMBER 2021 | SPECIAL SESSION
OPENING THE DOORS INTO MOUNTAIN SUSTAINABILITY

Special Chair

Prof. Dr. Parviz Koohafkan

Prof. Dr. Parviz Koohafkan

President, World Agricultural Heritage Forum, Rome (Italy), & Professor, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing (China), Professor, Beheshti University, Teheran (Iran), Professorial Senior Research Fellow, Research Institute for Humanity and Nature (RIHN), Kyoto (Japan)

Special Moderation

Dr. Ievgeniia Kopytsia

Dr. Ievgeniia Kopytsia

Associate Professor, Yaroslav Mudriy National Law University, Kharkiv (Ukraine), & Deputy Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Environmental Law & Policy

Special Panelists

Prof. Dr. Hans-Peter Nachtnebel

Prof. Dr. Hans-Peter Nachtnebel

Professor Emeritus, Institute of Water Management, Hydrology and Hydraulic Engineering, University of Natural Resources & Life Sciences, Vienna (Austria)

Prof. Dr. Hafiz Muminjanov

Prof. Dr. Hafiz Muminjanov

Senior Agriculture Officer, Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO), Rome (Italy), & Former Professor, Tajik Agrarian University, Dushanbe (Tajikistan)

Dr. Madhu Verma

Dr. Madhu Verma

Chief Economist, World Resources Institute USA, New Delhi (India), & Former Professor, Indian Institute of Forest Management, Bhopal

Prof. Dr. Eng. Gabriela Teodorescu

Prof. Dr. Eng. Gabriela Teodorescu

Vice Rector, Valahia University of Targoviste, & Full Professor & Head, Research Centre for Natural Resources, Department of Environmental Engineering, Targoviste (Romania)

Dr. Oleksandr Kysseliuk

Dr. Oleksandr Kysseliuk

Deputy Director, Carpathian National Nature Park (Ministry of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources), Yaremche (Ukraine)

Dr. Chi H. Truong

Dr. Chi H. Truong

Programme Coordinator, HUC Secretariat Lead, Anthropologist & Mountain Education Specialist, International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD), Kathmandu (Nepal)

Dr. Abid Hussain

Dr. Abid Hussain

Food Security Economist, Livelihoods, International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD), Kathmandu (Nepal)

Dr. habil. Maria-Mihaela Antofie

Dr. habil. Maria-Mihaela Antofie

Associate Professor & Director, Research Centre for Agricultural Sciences and Environmental Protection, Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu (Romania)

Prof. Dr. Dawid Bunikowski

Prof. Dr. Dawid Bunikowski

Distinguished Academic & Scholar, University of Eastern Finland & University of Helsinki/University of the Arctic, Helsinki (Finland)

Dr. Mohinder Slariya

Dr. Mohinder Slariya

Associate Professor, Government College Chamba, Himachal Pradesh (India)

Mr. Sándor Köles

Mr. Sándor Köles

Chair, Carpathian Foundation - Hungary, Eger (Hungary)

Dr. Devendra Gauchan

Dr. Devendra Gauchan

Honorary Research Fellow, Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT, Nepal Office, & Adjunct Professor (Agricultural Economics), IAAS, Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu (Nepal)

Prof. Dr. Ahmad Mahdavi

Prof. Dr. Ahmad Mahdavi

Professor Emeritus, University of Tehran, & Focal Point for Mountain Partnership in the University of Tehran, Tehran (Iran)

Dr. Bal Krishna Joshi

Dr. Bal Krishna Joshi

Senior Scientist, National Agriculture Genetic Resources Center (National Genebank), Nepal Agricultural Research Council, Kathmandu (Nepal)

Dr. Shahidul Islam

Dr. Shahidul Islam

Associate Professor, Department of Geography & Environmental Studies, & Assistant Proctor, University of Chittagong, Chattogram 4331 (Bangladesh)

Dr. Didier Bazile

Dr. Didier Bazile

CIRAD Biodiversity Advisor & Senior Researcher, UMR SENS, Center for International Cooperation in Agricultural Research for Development (CIRAD), Montpellier Cedex 5 (France)

Dr. Matej Ogrin

Dr. Matej Ogrin

Associate Professor, Department of Geography, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana (Slovenia), & President, CIPRA Slovenia

Dr. Pradeep Mehta

Dr. Pradeep Mehta

Chairman, Central Himalayan Institute for Nature & Applied Research, Nainital (India)

Prof. Dr. Sanjay Swami

Prof. Dr. Sanjay Swami

Professor, Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, School of Natural Resource Management, College of Post Graduate Studies in Agricultural Sciences, Central Agricultural University Imphal, Meghalaya (India)

Prof. Vishwambhar Prasad Sati

Prof. Vishwambhar Prasad Sati

Professor, Department of Geography & Resource Management, Mizoram University, Mizoram (India)

Dr. Alla Pecheniuk

Dr. Alla Pecheniuk

Chairperson, Institute of Socio-Economic Regional Studies, & Associate Professor, Department of Economics, Entrepreneurship, Trade and Exchange Activities, State Agrarian and Engineering University in Podilia, Kamianets-Podilskyi (Ukraine)

Dr. Stefano Duglio

Dr. Stefano Duglio

Associate Professor, Environmental Management Systems, & Vice-President of NatRisk Interdepartmental Research Centre on Natural Risks in Mountain and Hilly Environments, School of Management and Economics, Department of Management, University of Torino, Torino (Italy)

Dr. Alessandro Pellegrini

Dr. Alessandro Pellegrini

Architect-Engineer & Mayor, Municipal Council of Capizzone, Capizzone, Province of Bergamo (Italy)

Ms. Nejma Belarbi

Ms. Nejma Belarbi

Founder & President, Terra Ethics, Vancouver Island (Canada), & Co-Director, The Grassroots Institute, Montreal (Canada)

Prof. Dr. Prasanthi Gunawardena

Prof. Dr. Prasanthi Gunawardena

Professor in Environmental Economics, Resource Economics Unit, Department of Forestry and Environmental Science, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Nugegoda (Sri Lanka)

Ms. Kuluipa Akmatova

Ms. Kuluipa Akmatova

Director, Rural Development Fund (RDF), & Manager, ILC Asia Platform on Locally Managed Ecosystems, Bishkek (Kyrgyzstan)

Dr. Om Katel

Dr. Om Katel

Dean of Research and Industrial Linkages & Lecturer, Department of Environment and Climate Studies, College of Natural Resources, Royal University of Bhutan, Thinphu (Bhutan)

Prof. Dr. Saibal Sengupta

Prof. Dr. Saibal Sengupta

Professor, Department of Zoology, Assam Don Bosco University, Kamarkuchi, Sonapur, Tapesia, Assam (India)

Eng. Mr. Gent Imeraj

Eng. Mr. Gent Imeraj

Administrator and Project Coordinator, Albanian Alps Alliance, & Lab Specialist, PANBiORA Project (funded by EU HORIZON 2020), EPOKA University, Tirana (Albania)

Prof. Dr. Zin Maung Maung Thein

Prof. Dr. Zin Maung Maung Thein

Professor, Department of Geology, University of Mandalay, Mandalay (Myanmar)

Dr. Samir Patel

Dr. Samir Patel

Dean - Development and External Relations, & Associate Dean - Academic Affairs, & Associate Professor of Environmental Management, Royal Thimphu College, Thimphu (Bhutan)

Dr. M. Abdul Samad Ibrahim

Dr. M. Abdul Samad Ibrahim

Senior Academic, Electronic Media Production Centre, & Former Member, Board of Management, lndira Gandhi National Open University, New Delhi (India)

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