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Best Practices in the Practical Use of Birds of Prey
• the history of Russian falconry;
• the history of falconry abroad;
• the significance of falconry as listed in UNESCO’s Convention for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage
• falcon racing;
• the use of birds of prey as a bio-repellent at facilities that attract large gatherings of birds (runways, landfills, critical infrastructure).
Vladimir Tumashov — Project Head, Roscongress Foundation
Alexander Averkiev — Head of the Airport Operations Department, Federal Agency for Air Transport
Mohammed Saleh Hassan Al Baidani — Director General, International Fund for Houbara Conservation (IFHC)
Mubarak Swilim Al-Swilim — Founder, Chief Executive Officer, Sixty Minutes Consultation (SMC) (Saudi Arabia)
Otgonsaikhan Dorjsuren — Vice President for Asia, International Association for Falconry and Conservation of Birds of Prey (IAF) (Mongolia)
Ildar Enaleev — Leading Researcher, Biodiversity Department, All-Russian Research Institute for Environmental Protection
Sergey Zinoviev — Scientific Consultant, Ornithological Protection Service
The Scientific Basis for the Conservation of Rare Species of Falcons
• the legal framework for the conservation and restoration of birds of prey in different countries;
• molecular genetic studies of birds of prey as a tool for studying and controlling their turnover;
• the use of modern technology to prevent a decline in falcon populations and the loss of genetic diversity.
Daniil Putyatin — Director, All-Russian Research Institute for Environmental Protection
Andrey Grachev — Vice President for Federal and Regional Programs, Norilsk Nickel
Alexander Zakondyrin — Chairman, Public Council under the Ministry of Nature of the Russian Federation
Ludmila Zinevich — Head of the Laboratory of Genetics of the All-Russian Research Institute for Environmental Protection
Dambyn Iderbat — Head, Laboratory of Ornithology and Entomology of the Institute of Biology of the Mongolian Academy of Sciences
Daniil Pomorov — Director, Natural Ornithological Park in the Imereti Lowland
Vasily Sokolov — Deputy Director for Research, Institute of Plant and Animal Ecology, Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Alexander Sorokin — Head, Center for Biodiversity Conservation of the All-Russian Research Institute for Environmental Protection
Centres for the Breeding, Rehabilitation and Reintroduction of Falcons: An Effective Method for Restoring Natural Populations
• centres for the breeding, rehabilitation and reintroduction of falcons: practices in different countries in conserving and restoring gyrfalcon, peregrine falcon and saker falcon populations;
• scientific and practical aspects of creating and operating centres for the breeding, rehabilitation and reintroduction of falcons.
Irina Makanova — Director of the Department of State Policy and Regulation in the Development of Specially Protected Natural Areas, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment of the Russian Federation
Mohammed Saleh Hassan Al Baidani — Director General, International Fund for Houbara Conservation (IFHC)
Sergey Bocharov — Rector, Altai State University
Ochir Dzhambinov — Minister of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection of the Republic of Kalmykia
Nadezhda Mikhailova — Director, "Sapsan" Regional Public Fund for the Protection of Rare Birds
Vladimir Ostapenko — Professor, Chief Researcher, Moscow Zoo
Shukhrat Razakov — General Director, Kamchatka Falconry Center
Evgeny Sarychev — Director, Rare Birds Nursery
Alexander Shadrikov — Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan
Conservation and Harmonious Use of Birds of Prey in Different Countries of the World
Adoption of a Framework Declaration of Intentions for the Conservation of the Gyrfalcon
• The Framework Declaration of Intentions for the Conservation of the Gyrfalcon will be discussed and adopted within the plenary session.
His Excellency Majed Al Mansouri — President, International Association for Falconry and Conservation of Birds of Prey
Oleg Kozhemyako — Governor of Primorsky Territory
Maria Morgun — Chief Editor, Live Planet TV; Anchor, Correspondent, Russian State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company
Sergey Anoprienko — Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and Environment of the Russian Federation
Sergei Ivanov — Special Representative of the President of the Russian Federation on Environmental Protection, Ecology and Transport
Kubat Kaseinov — Deputy Minister of Natural Resources, Ecology and Technical Supervision of the Kyrgyz Republic
Andrey Kim — Deputy Chairman of the Committee for Forestry and Wildlife of the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Kazakhstan
Vladimir Solodov — Governor of Kamchatka Territory