Please find below all presentations and posters shared during the International Conference on Aquatic Warbler Conservation, held in Vilnius, Lithuania on 12–14 November. You will also find the abstract book and the full conference recording.

Presentations

November 12

Session 1. Setting the scene—strategic overview of the Aquatic Warbler conservation mission

Keynote 1: Aquatic Warbler conservation status and trends at a global level—overview of population status, threats and challenges, main achievements, perspectives for species survival, and strategy for the conservation mission. By Dr. Martin Flade, International Aquatic Warbler Conservation Team

Keynote 2: Knowledge gains and gaps in Aquatic Warbler conservation. By Dr. Susanne Arbeiter, University of Greifswald – Partner in the Greifswald Mire Centre

Keynote 3: Climate change impacts on Aquatic Warbler conservation— challenges, opportunities, and future perspectives. By Dr. Franziska Tanneberger, Greifswald Mire Centre 

Panel discussion: strategic planning for Aquatic Warbler conservation—opportunities and challenges of designing a stepping‑stone network of Aquatic Warbler breeding habitats. Moderated by: Dr. Stefan Ferger, EuroNatur

Short online intervention about Motus Wildlife Tracking System potential. by Dr Lucy Mitchell, University of Gent

November 13

Session 2. Key ongoing initiatives for the conservation of the Aquatic Warbler—main achievements, ongoing and planned future actions

LIFE MagniDucatusAcrola: main achievements and lessons learned from 10 years of regional project implementation. By Assoc.Prof. Žymantas Morkvėnas, Baltic Environmental Forum Lithuania

Achievements, challenges, and new developments in Aquatic Warbler conservation in Belarus. By Dr. Aleksandr Kozulin Scientific-Practical Center of Natural Resources of the Belarusian National Academy of Sciences

Protecting migration and wintering sites of the Aquatic Warbler: introduction and first results of LIFE AWOM. By Valeria Numbela, Wetlands International Europe

Ongoing and future activities for Aquatic Warbler conservation within its breeding range: introduction and first results of the LIFE4AquaticWarbler project. By Dr. Stefan Ferger, EuroNatur

Conservation of migratory waders in the East Atlantic Flyway through LIFE: Securing core habitat in Senegal that benefit the Aquatic Warbler. By Dr. Alain Maasri, State Agency for Bird Conservation

Session 3. Aquatic warbler translocation – how robust is the new corner stone of species conservation

Overview of Aquatic Warbler translocations from the first pilot to the latest developments – achievements, challenges, and lessons learned. By Assoc.Prof. Žymantas Morkvėnas, Baltic Environmental Forum Lithuania

The challenge to restore the Pomeranian population — a population viability analysis. By Dr. Susanne Arbeiter, University of Greifswald – Partner in the Greifswald Mire Centre

Impacts and considerations of conservation translocations for donor populations. Intervention to kick-off discussion. by Prof. Dr. Bairlein, Franz, Institute of Avian Research

Session 4. Socio-economic aspects of aquatic warbler conservation (challenges and solutions of existing supporting schemes for farmers and late cut biomass use)

Engagement of farmers and other target audiences in Aquatic Warbler conservation: from strategies to implementation on the ground—achievements and lessons learned from LIFE MagniDucatusAcrola. By Rita Grinienė, Baltic Environmental Forum Lithuania.

Defining the problem. Most important measures for Aquatic Warbler conservation – needs, challenges and possible conflict points. By Krzysztof Stasiak, Polish Society for the Protection of Birds.

Large‑scale habitat restoration can only be achieved by involving farmers and landowners: habitat restoration projects and agri‑environment‑climate interventions dedicated to the Aquatic Warbler in Poland. Dr. Jaroslaw Krogulec, Polish Society for the Protection of Birds

Aquatic Warbler conservation through agri‑environmental schemes in Lithuania: design of the measures, uptake, impact, and considerations for the future. By Assoc.Prof. Žymantas Morkvėnas, Baltic Environmental Forum Lithuania

November 14

Big data and small brown birds: conservation genomics of the Aquatic Warbler. By Dr. Justyna Kubacka, Museum and Institute of Zoology, Polish Academy of Sciences

Session 4 (continued). Socio‑economic aspects of Aquatic Warbler conservation  (challenges and solutions of existing support schemes for farmers and late‑cut biomass use)

Use of late‑cut grass biomass harvested in Biebrza National Park—practical  experience and lessons learned by the Polish Society for the Protection of Birds. By Dr. Jaroslaw Krogulec, Polish Society for the Protection of Birds, Poland

Alternative uses of grass biomass—experience and lessons learned from the LIFE MagniDucatusAcrola project and other initiatives. By Assoc.Prof. Žymantas Morkvėnas, Baltic Environmental Forum Lithuania and Mr. Valdas Balčiūnas “Pievų paukščiai” – practical operations perspective

Paludiculture and Aquatic Warbler conservation. By Dr. Susanne Arbeiter, University of Greifswald – Partner in the Greifswald Mire Centre

Beyond the bubble—the impact of management around Aquatic Warbler habitats on their condition. By Krzysztof Stasiak, Polish Society for the Protection of Birds, Poland