Coastal Dunes and Sandy Beaches 12 to 14 June 2018 – Dunkirk (FR) Photo © M

International Workshop on Management of Coastal Dunes and Sandy Beaches 12 to 14 June 2018 – Dunkirk (FR) Photo © M. Leten

Registration open—enrol now Register before 14 May 2018 Final programme included — with additional post-workshop excursion Tips and tricks for travel and hotel bookings

Within the framework of the LIFE+FLANDRE project Programme on the protection and the management of the Tuesday 12 June 2018 transboundary coastal dune complex between Dun- kerque and Westende (www.lifeflandre.be), the 09:00 Registration Agency of Nature and Forest (Flemish Authority) 10:00 Opening session and the Université du Littoral Côte d’Opale invite 13:45 Inspiring LIFE projects you to participate in the international workshop on 15:30 Parallel sessions coastal dunes and sandy beaches management and  Climate change & coastal dynamics restoration.  Ecosystem services from dunes and beaches Dates to remember  Spatial fragmentation and ecological connectivity 18:00 Knowledge exchange market & walking dinner  14 May 2018: deadline for registration  25 May 2018: deadline for paying registration fee Wednesday 13 June 2018 09:00 Excursion in the transboundary dune complex Registration form Westhoek — Dune du Perroquet — fossil dunes https://ec.europa.eu/eusurvey/runner/ of Ghyvelde and Adinkerke LIFE-FLANDRE_registration 20:00 Workshop dinner The registration fee for the workshop is 90 EUR. Thursday 14 June 2018 This includes access to all sessions, coffee breaks, 09:00 Parallel sessions two excursions, 3 lunches, walking dinner (12 June),  Climate change & atmospheric nitrogen deposition workshop dinner (13 June) and VAT. versus biodiversity  Integrating nature development in coastal defense More information  Management planning and monitoring www.natuurenbos.be/FLANDRE-international-workshop 11:20 Workshop on Atlantic Dune Roadmap E-mail [email protected] 12:30 Conclusions

13:30 Lunch 14:30 Post-workshop excursion “Dune Dewulf” 17:30 Workshop ends

Photo: Westhoek dunes © M. Leten International Workshop on Management of Coastal Dunes and Sandy Beaches 12 to 14 June 2018 – Dunkirk (FR) Photo © M. Leten

Location & accommodation How to get to Dunkirk? Important notice! French Railways (SNCF) unions announced The workshop takes place in the Université du Littoral Côte actions on the 12th and 13th of June. Trains throughout d'Opale (ULCO) in Dunkirk: 189 B, avenue Maurice Schu- France will be disturbed. Please travel on the 11th of June. mann, Bâtiment des Darses in 59140 Dunkirk, France. This By train (station is at walking distance from venue and hotels) map locates the venues and hotels for the workshop.  From Paris: direct TGV to Dunkirk, or TGV to Lille or Calais and local train (TER) or TGV/TERGV to Dunkirk. London Project area  From London: Eurostar to Lille, local train to Dunkirk.  From any Belgian station: IC to De Panne, local bus (DK’bus line 2 or 2B, 45’, 2.40€) to Dunkirk—bus stop Dunkerque Gare  From Brussels—alternative: TGV to Lille, local train to Dunkirk Dunkirk  From the Netherlands: Thalys or IC Brussel to Antwerp, IC to De Panne, DK’bus line 2 or 2B to Dunkerque Gare (45 minutes)  From the Netherlands—alternative: Thalys or IC Brussel to Brus- Brussels sels, TGV to Lille, TER/TGV to Dunkirk

Lille By car: from Antwerp/Netherlands (E17&E40, 165 km, 1h50), Brussels (E40, 160 km, 1h45) or Paris (A1&A25, 300 km, 3h00) . Use free parkings Môle 1 or Dunkerque Gare at 500m from ULCO By ferry: DFDS Seaways connects Dunkirk with Dover (UK) By airplane: We recommend the following hotels —please see our site  Brussels International airport: by Belgian IC trains to De Panne for more information. Prices include breakfast and taxes. (2h37, change in Brussels and Gent; 27.60 €), then local DK’Bus  Hotel Borel**** (90 €/night), 1200 m to ULCO (line 2 or 2B, 45 mins, 2.40€) to Dunkirk.  Hotel B&B Dunkerque** (65 €/night), 500 m to ULCO  Paris CDG: TGV from CDG airport to Lille and local train (TER) to  Hotel Les Gens de Mer** (85 €/night), 1000 m to ULCO Dunkirk. OR: by RER from airport to Paris Nord station, TGV to  All Suites Apart Hotel*** (70 €/night), 500 m to ULCO Lille or Calais, local TER/TGV train to Dunkirk.  Brussels Charleroi airport (Brussels South): FLIBCO bus to Lille,  IBIS Dunkerque Centre *** (100 €/night), 1300 m to ULCO local TER or TGV/TERGV train to Dunkirk.  Youth Hostel L’Escalle (43 €/night), 1700 m to ULCO  Lille airport (85 km): shuttle bus to Lille station, local train (TER) or TGV/TERGV to Dunkirk.

LIFE+FLANDRE - Flemish And North French Dunes Restoration • www.lifeflandre.be • LIFE+12 NAT/BE/000631/FLANDRE is a joint nature restoration project of the Agency for Nature and Forests of the Flemish Authority, the Conservatoire de l’Espace littoral et des Rivages lacustres and the Département du Nord for the coastal dunes between Dunkerque (France) and Westende (Belgium), and is co-financed by the European Union through the LIFE+ programme. BOS+ and EUCC France support the Agency for Nature and Forests of the Flemish Authority in organising this workshop. The Laboratoire d’Océanologie et de Géosciences at the Université du Littoral—Côte d’Opale is co-organising the workshop.