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Location: Goč, Serbia
The Platform
The Dinaric-Balkan-Pindos Large Carnivore Platform is a transnational exchange process bringing together authorities and stakeholders in the region to discuss management practices. It is made up of a range of different exchange formats including the main platform meetings, thematic meetings on important management practices and capacity building events.
The platform members include
Managing authorities
The ministries, departments and agencies dealing with nature, agriculture, forestry, hunting
Regional authorities
Stakeholders
Nature NGOs, hunters, farmers, tourism operators
Scientists
The scientific advisory board
The platform is accompanied by scientific advisory board with members from most participating countries.
Aleksandër Trajçe
Center for Protection and Conservation of the Natural Environment in Albania (PPNEA)
Dejan Radošević
Republican Institute for the Protection of Cultural, Historical and Natural Heritage, Republic of Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Duško Čirović
Faculty of Biology, University of Belgrade,
Serbia
Haris Hadžihajdarević
Administration of the National Park Una, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Jelena Marojević Galić
Parks Dinarides, Montenegro
Klaus Hacklander
International Council for Game and Wildlife Conservation (CIC)
Menderes Ibra
Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Rural Development of Kosovo1
Radostina Galitionova
Bulgarian Ministry of Environment and Water
Rok Černe
Forest Service Slovenia
Snježana Malić-Limari
WWF Adria, Croatia
Spyros Psaroudas
Callisto
Valeria Salvatori
Istituto di Ecologia Applicata, Italy
Vedad Škapur
Professor Faculty of Agriculture and Food Sciences, University of Sarajevo, Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Vlatko Trpeski
Ministry of Environment and Spatial Planning (MoEPP), Department for Nature within the Environmental Administration, North Macedonia
The platform secretariat
The platform secretariat, adelphi and carnivora magna, accompany the platform, providing organisation and technical support and background information for their interactions. Members of the Secretariat are:
Andrea Solić
Carnivora Magna
Djuro Huber
Carnivora Magna
Gregor Grüttner
adelphi
Julia Schmidt
adelphi
Katrina Marsden
adelphi
Slaven Reljic
Carnivora Magna
The platform regional meetings bring together all stakeholders. Smaller scale thematic exchanges focusing on specific topics are also planned as well as exchanges with the individual member states. More information can be found on the events page.
1 For this initiative, Kosovo is referred to in line with UNSCR 1244/1999 and the ICJ Opinion on the Kosovo declaration of independence.