Conference programme M EETIN G O F THE W O RLD N ETW O RK O F ISLAN D AN D CO ASTAL AREA BIO SPHERE RESERVES IN M EN O RCA (SPAIN ) M onday 13th of February 2012 Airport pick-up of those attending the conference and shuttle to the hotel. CO N FEREN CE O PEN IN G CEREM O N Y (Island Council of M enorca) 19:00 h. Institutional inauguration of the Conference (UN ESCO , N ational Parks Autonomous Body of Agriculture, Food and Environment M inistry, Island of Jeju Biosphere Reserve, M enorca Biosphere Reserve and Island Council of M enorca). 19:30 h. O pening conference: International outlook of the Island and Coastal Area Biosphere Reserves. M r. M iguel Clüsener-G odt. Ecology and Earth Sciences Department. UN ESCO M aB programme. Presentation of the M enorca Biosphere Reserve welcome video. 20.00 h W elcome cocktail party. 1st meeting of the world network of island biosphere reserves in menorca Tuesday 14th of February 2012 FIRST BLO CK (5 hours) Technical conference day (9 presentations) (Island Council of M enorca) Chairman: Joan Juaneda Presentations of the Jeju and M enorca biosphere reserves 08:00 h Presentation of the Jeju Biosphere Reserve (Republic of Korea) 09:00 h Presentation of the M enorca Biosphere Reserve (Spain) 10:00 h Coffee break. Presentations of the O ceania and Asia biosphere reserves 10:30 h Presentation of the Shinan Dadohae Biosphere Reserve (Republic of Korea) 10:50 h Presentation of the Palawan Biosphere Reserve (Philippines) 11:10 h Presentation of the Siberut Biosphere Reserve (Indonesia) 11:30 h Presentation of the Yakushima Island Biosphere Reserve (Japan) 11:50 h Presentation of the Kornandorskiye Islands Biosphere Reserve (Russia) 12:45 h Reception at the M aó city council 13:00 h Lunch at the hotel. 15:00 h Departure from the hotel. Visit to La M ola fortress and the N atural Park of the Albufera des G rau lagoon, nucleus of the biosphere reserve. SECO N D BLO CK (2 hours). W O RKSHO P M EETIN G BEFO RE THE RELEASE O F THE W O RLDW IDE N ETW O RK O F ISLAN D AN D CO ASTAL AREA BIO SPHERE RESERVES (Island Council of M enorca) 18:00 h Technical meeting to arrange the work schedule to start operating the international headquarters of Jeju and M enorca for the development of the W orldwide N etwork. W ork session between M enorca and Jeju biosphere reserves, the N ational Parks Autonomous Body of M inistry of Agriculture, Food and Environment and the UN ESCO M aB Programme with the collaboration of representatives of the Island and coastal area biosphere reserves as listeners sitting in on the conference, as well as the Scientific and Social Commitees of M enorca Biosphere Reserve. 19:30 h Commitment by all those taking part in the meeting for the approval of M enorca and Jeju biosphere reserves as candidates to become world headquarters of the Thematic N etwork of island and coastal area biosphere reserves, to be approved within the next UN ESCO Assembly. 20:00 h End of the conference day. 1st meeting of the world network of island biosphere reserves in menorca W ednesday 15th of February 2012 THIRD BLO CK (5 hours) Technical conference day (9 presentations) (Island Council of M enorca) Chairman: Joan Juaneda Presentations of the Latin America, Portugal and Spain biosphere reserves 09:00 h Presentation of the Juan Fernández Islands Biosphere Reserve (Chile) 09:20 h Presentation of Biosphere Reserve of Saint Kitts and Nevis (Federation of St. Christopher&N evis) 09:40 h Presentation of the G alapagos Archipelago Biosphere Reserve (Ecuador) 10:00 h Presentation of the Lanzarote Biosphere Reserve (Spain) 10:30 h Coffee break 11:00 h Presentation of the Fuerteventura Biosphere Reserve (Spain) 11:20 h Presentation of the G ran Canaria Biosphere Reserve (Spain) 11:40 h Presentation of the La Palma Biosphere Reserve (Spain) 12:00 h Presentation of the Santana Biosphere Reserve (M adeira) FO URTH BLO CK (1 hour) CO N CLUSIO N S 12.20 h. Final conference: Biosphere reserves of Spain from the perspective of N ational Parks Autonomous Body of Agriculture, Food and Environment M inistry. Francisco J. Cantos, N ational Parks Autonomous Body of M inistry of Agriculture, Food and Environment. 12:40 h Conference conclusions 13:00 h Lunch at the hotel. 15:00 h Departure from the hotel. 16:00 h Reception at the Ciutadella city council. Tour around the old centre and port of Ciutadella. 19:00 h Arrival at the hotel. CO N FEREN CE CLO SIN G CEREM O N Y 20:00 h Institutional closing ceremony of the conferences (UN ESCO , N ational Parks Autonomous Body of Agriculture, Food and Environment M inistry, Island of Jeju Biosphere Reserve, M enorca Biosphere Reserve and Island Council of M enorca). 21:00 h G ala dinner. Thursday 16th of February 2012 Shuttle bus back to airport for those attending the conferences. 1st meeting of the world network of island biosphere reserves in menorca.