Global Lake Half Marathon 2024: Sustain our lakes, sustain our future!

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85023481995?pwd=aVkyWE0r...

Meeting ID: 850 2348 1995

Passcode: 896048

Dear Partners,

We are pleased to inform you that the Lake Balaton Development Coordination Agency (LBDCA) and the Global Nature Fund (GNF), with the support of Living Lakes Partners, organize the Global Lake Marathon, the knowledge-exchange and experience-sharing online event on lakes and wetlands again in April 30, 2024, to which I would like to invite you.

Unlike the former 24-hour long Marathons, this year we are taking only a “half marathon”, meaning that the event will last only 12-hours, starting at 8.00 am until 8.00 pm according to the British Summer Time (UTC+1).

In the framework of the online conference marathon, we would like introduce the diversity of lakes and wetlands in the world, and to draw the attention to the importance of lakes and to the need for their sustainable management. The event provides good opportunity for lakes to present themselves, their area, describe the problems and challenges they face, and share their good experiences and best practices. At the Marathon, the different lakes and lake areas will be presented according to their geographical location. Each session is organised and moderated by a different Living Lakes partner.

Title of the event: Global Lake Half Marathon 2024 – Sustain our lakes, sustain our future!

Date of the event: April 30, 2024 (Tuesday) from 8.00 am to 8.00 pm
(British Summer Time UTC+1)

Opportunity to participate in the event: online conference

In order to confirm your place at the event, please be so kind to fill-out the registration form below!

https://forms.gle/v5yrNgXDW3soXYAy9

The language of the online conference will be English. The event will be organised on ZOOM platform. You can join the event by clicking on the link below:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85023481995?pwd=aVkyWE0rV1R5UjRjY3V2RklsRlFYUT09

Meeting ID: 850 2348 1995

Passcode: 896048

The half marathon offers an exciting journey visiting lakes and wetlands all over the world, in Asia, Australia, Africa, Europe, Latin America and North America too.

If you are looking for interesting presentations, motivating and interactive discussions, come and join us at the Marathon!

GLOBAL LAKE HALF MARATON 2024

PLANNED PROGRAMME
APRIL 30, 2024

Please note that the time is given in the British Summer Time (UTC+1).

A programban az időpontok a brit nyári idő szerint vannak feltüntetve.
Az itthon használt közép-európai idő megadásához kérjük, számoljanak hozzá az időpontokhoz plusz 1 órát.

8:00 – 9:00OPENING OF THE EVENT: Lakes as functional Regions
Moderated by: Dr. Gábor Molnár (LBDCA)
8:00- 8:15Welcome Remarks:
Lake Balaton Development Coordination Agency – LBDCA (Dr. Gábor Molnár), Hungary and Global Nature Fund – GNF (Thomas Schaefer), Germany
8:15 - 8:30 International Lake Environment Committee Foundation – ILEC
(Walter Rast), Texas, USA
8:30-8:45
HUN-REN Balaton Limnological Research Institute (Viktor Tóth), Hungary
8:45-9:00Discussion / Technical break / videos
9:00–12:00 ASIA & AUSTRALIA
Moderated by: Ajanta Dey (NEWS)
9:00-9:05Welcome Remarks
9:05-9:15
Society for the Conservation of Philippine Wetlands - SPCW
(Amy Lecciones), Philippines
9:15-9:30

ecoDevshilt (Shurengerel Sukhbaatar), Mongolia

9:30-9:45
Fisheries Action Coalition Team - FACT (Senglong Youk), Cambodia
9:45-10:00
Nagenahiru Foundation (Ms. Biseka), Sri Lanka
10:00-10:15
Global Nature Fund (Thies Geertz)
10:15-10:30
Nature Environment & Wildlife Society -NEWS (Prof. Punyasloke Bhadur), India
10:30-10:45
The Centre for Research on New International Economic Order – CReNIEO (Dr. Samuel Sukumar), India
10:45-11:00
South Asia Consortium for Interdisciplinary Water Resources Studies - SaciWATERs (Jayati Chourey), India
11:00-11:15
Bangladesh Environment and Development Society – BEDS
(Md. Maksudur Rahman), Bangladesh
11:15-11:30
W for W Foundation (Dr. Mansee Bal Bhargava), India
11:30-11:50
Terre Policy Centre, India
11:50-11:55
EMACE, Sri Lanka
11:55-12:00
Discussion / Technical break / videos
12:00–14:00AFRICA
Moderated by: Daniel Mwakameka (AfES, Malawi)
12:00-12:05Welcome Remarks
12:05-12:20Action for Environmental Sustainability – AfES (Daniel Mwakameka), Malawi
12:20-12:35
Wildtrust (Andrew Whitley), South Africa
12:35-12:50

Albertine Rift Valley Conservation Society – ARCOS (Yvonne Bigengimana), Rwanda

12:50-13:05
Association BIRATURABA (Gloria Sigrid), Burundi
13:05-13:20
KMFRI Lake Debris Volunteer Program (Tabitha Onyango Onsongo), Kenya
13:20-13:50
African Center for Aquatic Research and Education - ACARE
(Stephanie Smith)
13:50-14:00
Discussion / Technical break / videos
14:00–16:30EUROPE
Moderated by: Thomas Schaefer (GNF)
14:00-14:05Welcome Remarks
14:05-14:20
Global Nature Fund (Thomas Schaefer), Germany
14:20-14:35
European Living Lakes Association (Laura Böttges), Germany
14:35-14:50S.I. Vavilov Institute for the History of Science and Technology of Russian Academy of Sciences (Alexandra Rizhinashvili), Russia
14:50-15:05
Wetland Link International (Connor Walsh), UK
15:05-15:20Fundación Global Nature (Fernando Viñegla), Spain
15:20-15:35
GRÜNE LIGA (Michael Bender), Germany
15:35-15:55
Eötvös Loránd University (Petra Baják), Hungary
15:55-16:15
University of Pannonia Balaton Tourism Research Centre
(Judit Sulyok), Veszprém, Hungary
16:15-16:30
UK & Ireland Lakes Network (Dan Hoare), UK
16:30-16:30
Discussion / Technical break / videos
16:30–19:30NORTH AND SOUTHERN AMERICA
and Alejandro Juarez-Aguilar (Instituto Corazón de la Tierra)Moderated by: Julia Pérez Sillero (Fundación Humedales)
16:30-16:35Welcome Remarks
16:35-16:55Office for Climate Education (Natalie Nicetto), France
16:55-17:15Wildlife Research and Environmental Education Institute - SPVS (Ricardo Aguiar Borges), Brazil
17:15-17:35
Aves Argentinas (Tamara Zalewski), Argentina
17:35-17:55
Centro Ecologico de la Bahía Samaná y su Entorno – CEBSE (Jose Antonio Herrero Laureano), Dominican Republic
17:55-18:15
Autoridad Binacional del Lago Titicaca (Bratzo Klauer García), Bolivia/Peru
18:15-18:35
Fundación Humedales (Eugenio Valderrama Escallón), Colombia
18:35-18:55
Asociación Vivamos Mejor (Samuel Secaira), Guatemala
18:55-19:15

Instituto Corazón de la Tierra (Alejandro Juarez-Aguilar), Mexico

19:15-19:30
Discussion / Technical break / videos
19:30–20:00CLOSING OF THE EVENT
Moderated by: Dr. Gábor Molnár (LBDCA)
19:30-19:50
Discussion and conclusions of the marathon
19:50-20:00
Closing of the event