The Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ Regional Conservation Forum for Europe, North, and Central Asia brought together over 400 delegates in Bruges, Belgium, to discuss the region’s priorities in the run up to the Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ World Conservation Congress 2025. Across three days, discussions centred around critical themes for the region: sustainable growth, low-impact food systems, the climate challenge, conservation outcomes and nature restoration.
In pictures: Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ Europe, North and Central Asia Regional Conservation Forum
Dr Grethel Aguilar, Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ Director General, welcomes delegates at the opening of the Europe, North and Central Asia Regional Conservation Forum.
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Boris Erg, European Regional Director, moderates the Global Transformation Dialogue in the plenary.
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Boris Erg, Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ European Regional Director, Mirela Kumbaro, Albanian Minister of Tourism and Environment; Dr Musonda Mumba, General Secretary of the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands; Dr Grethel Aguilar, Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ Director General and Diana Garlytska, Chair of the Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ Youth Advisory Committee.
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Participants in the plenary.
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Alberto Arroyo Schnell, Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ European Region Head of Programme and Policy; Penélope Gómez, Advisor on Sustainable Environmental Development of Malaga Municipality; Jurgen Tack, Secretary General at European Landowners' Organization; Humberto Delgado Rosa, Director for Natural Capital, DG Environment; Jochen Gebauer, Director General for Nature Conservation, Sustainable Use of Natural Resources and Nature-Based Climate Action, BMUV and Madhu Rao, Chair of Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ World Commission on Protected Areas.
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Hilde Eggermont, Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ Vice President and Director General, Research Institute of Nature and Forest, presents as part of the Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ 20-year Strategic Vision plenary.
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Intergenerational breakfast.
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Participants collect ideas in a discussion on the Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ Vision and Programme.
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Participants in the Bruges Meeting and Convention Centre, overlooking Bruges, Belgium.
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Flemish band, Die Verdammte Spielerei, marks the start of the event.
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Find out more about the Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ Europe, North and Central Asia Regional Conservation Forum .
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