Agenda

26 November 2019

19:00 dinner (optional)

27 November

9:00 - 9:30: Registration, coffee

9:30 - 9:40: Welcome and introduction

9:40 - 9:55: On the ecosystem services concept in science and policy — András BÁLDI, Centre for Ecological Research, HU

9:55 - 10:40: Man and river - a complex interaction — Thomas HEIN, University of Life Sciences, Vienna (BOKU), AT

10:40 - 11:25: A social-ecological perspective for a better understanding and management of freshwater ecosystems (AQUATAG & RESI) — Simone PODSCHUN, Leibniz-Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries (IGB), DE

11:25 - 11:40: Ecosystem services approach in the integrated river basin management planning of the Water Framework Directive — Beáta PATAKI, University of Debrecen, HU

11:40 - 11:55: Aquatic ecosystem services in the Hungarian National Ecosystem mapping and Assessment — Ágnes VÁRI, Centre for Ecological Research, HU

11:55 - 12:55: Lunch break

12:55 - 13:10: Trading-off conservation and ecosystem services delivery: A unified model for optimizing riverscape conservation — Tibor ERŐS, Centre for Ecological Research, HU

13:10 - 13:40: Long term changes of ecosystem services in freshwater and freshwater related ecosystems due to anthropogenic pressures - the lower Danube Floodplain as a case study — Mihai ADAMESCU, University of Bucharest, RO

13:40 - 13:55: The role of ecosystem services in river and floodplain restoration projects in the Danube basin – opportunities and gaps — Tamás GRUBER, WWF Central and Eastern Europe

13:55 - 14:25: Experimental methods for ecosystem services assessment of urban lakes - case study Morii Lake, Bucharest — Cristian IOJA, University of Bucharest, RO

14:25 - 14:55: Online water quality control for the protection of natural aquatic ecosystems — Almut GERHARDT, LimCo International GmbH, DE

14:55 - 15:25: COFFEE

15:25 - 18:30: Brainstorming on knowledge gaps in aquatic ecosystem services research - moderated group work

18:30 - DINNER

28 November 2019

9:00 - 12:00: Round table (by invitation only)

12:00 - 13:00: Lunch break

13:00 - 16:00: Field trip to a nearby Danube bank, Kopaszi dyke — expert guides from the Danube Research Institute: József SZEKERES, Péter BORZA