FIRST ROUND
Fourth conference "Saving Amphibians" IDRO (Brescia) Italy
Auditorium of the Institute of Higher Education Idro from 18 to 22 May 2011
The United Nations declared 2010 International Year of Biodiversity target year for the implementation of actions necessary for stop the rapid loss of biodiversity worldwide. Different initiatives have shown the public interest in this topic, but unfortunately there is not enough political decisions and actions by governments to limit extinctions.
Ten years have passed since the first conference on Conservation of amphibians, established by the KARCH in Lugano at the prestigious Natural History Museum District, with the aim of defining strategies conservation for species most threatened amphibians in Europe at the dawn of the third millennium. The impact of road infrastructure and gradual pollution of their natural habitats are still major problems concerning the conservation of these species.
After so many years, it is necessary to check the success or failure of individual projects and initiatives to raise awareness of the problem and also present the results of studies for the conservation of this group.
Hence the holding of the fourth conference on "Protection of Amphibians".
This new conference will be held near another pre-alpine lake, Lake Idro, municipality Idro, one of which shows the Italian municipalities more attention to the conservation of the environment and amphibian populations. It is in this town has been built the first five passages to small animals in Italy (1980), made to protect a migrant population of common toads (Bufo bufo ), which is followed for the past 15 years by a group of volunteers coordinated by researchers at the "Project Toads."
The conference will be held in late spring, while protective operations of amphibians along the roads are taking place across Europe. It will be possible to directly participate in the annual protection near Lake Idro.
The fourth conference "Protection of Amphibians" will be important for sharing information and conducting assessments, to compare national and international experiences, to develop collaboration between scientists and people involved in protecting the environment.
The conference is open to schools, the voluntary sector and researchers, with a view of the relationship between thirst for knowledge and appreciation of environments and their biotic communities. We hope as many participants and contributions so that these three days of conferences are rich in ideas and proposals.
The works presented will be compiled in a publication of synthesis.
The organizing committee
Information
Listings
To pre-register, you can contact the committee organization by email at the following address: anfibi.ido (at) gmail.com
The second announcement will specify the procedures for registration and abstract submission (deadline 31 March 2011). There will be a prize for best paper and for the three best posters in each of three sessions.
Registration Fees
- Participant: 25 €
- Participant under 30 years: 15 €
- Government Institutions, Business: 30 €
- Association, classes or schools: free
Venue
The conference will be held in the auditorium "Istituto di Istruzione Superiore di Valle Sabbia G . Perlasca di Idro ", Via Treviso nr 26 - I25075 IDRO (Brescia, Italy)
Idro Lake and the surrounding cities are central and there is a good road network between the provinces of Trento and Brescia. There is a wide choice of hotels and camping sites with bungalows in the area.
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