Side event details
The side event is dedicated to discussing the impact of military factors on wetlands and the prospects for their restoration using the example of wetlands of international importance in Ukraine. The direct impact of hostilities and the indirect impact due to changes in the economic situation are noted for 48 out of 50 wetlands of international importance in Ukraine. Such impact is studied using various methods, among which the method of remote sensing of the earth is an important. Experience in studying changes in the ecological character of wetlands and the restoration of wetland ecosystems of various types in Ukraine can be used by other countries.
Opening remarks: Representative of the Parliament of Ukraine
Key-note speech: General overview of the situation regarding the impact of the armed aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine on wetlands of international importance in Ukraine - Minister of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources of Ukraine (TBC)/Deputy Minister of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources of Ukraine
- Direct and indirect impact of military operations on wetlands, methods and results of its assessment - representative of the Reform and Recovery Support Team at the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources of Ukraine, PhD
- Examples of assessing the impact of military actions on the wetlands of international importance "Karkinitska and Dzharylgatska Bays" - representative of CEOBS
- Examples of assessing the impact of military actions on the wetlands of international importance "Dnipro River Delta", "Archipelago Velyki and Mali Kuchugury", "Sim Maiakiv Floodplain" - representative of the State Institution "Scientific Center for Aerospace Research of the Earth of the Institute of Geological Sciences of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine"
- Experience and prospects of wetland restoration in Ukraine - representative of the Frankfurt Zoological Society.
- Discussion of next steps in studying the impact of war and wetland restoration