Conference Agenda

Whale and Dolphin Watching: An Opportunity for Sustainable Coastal Development and Conservation

DAY 1: TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2007
Doubletree El Pardo Hotel

 

08:00 – 08:45: Media Event: Breakfast Press Conference 
08:45 – 09:30: Registration

09:30 – 10:10 Welcome Session

Welcome: Howell Howard, Deputy Economic Counselor Environment, Science, Technology and Health Officer, United States Embassy

 

 

Welcome: Stefan Austermühle, Executive Director, Mundo Azul

 

 

 

Welcome: Melissa Singh, representing Patricia Forkan, President, Humane Society International

 

 

10:10 – 13:00 Session 1: Current Status and Conservation of Cetaceans in Peru

Current Conservation Status of Cetaceans in Peru
Speaker: Stefan Austermühle, Executive Director, Mundo Azul

Coffee Break

Panel Discussion:
Why protect Whales and Dolphins? Peruvian
Perspectives on the Role of Cetacean Conservation in Sustainable Development

Moderator:Nina Pardo, Founder and former President of Mundo Azul

Panelists:

• Doris Sotomayor, Director of Marine and Antarctic Affairs; Peruvian Ministry of Foreign Affairs   
• Rosario de la Jara, Representative of Fondepes
• Patricia Saravilla, (presentation) Reserva Nacional de Paracas, National Institute for Natural Resources (INRENA)
• Pedro Solano, Peruvian Society for Environmental Law

Keynote Address: Dolphin Conservation, and U.S. – Peru Environmental Cooperation
Speaker: David Balton, Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans and Fisheries

 

13:20 – 14:45 Lunch

14:45 – 18.15 Session 2: Cetaceans, Whale Watching and Sustainable Development



Sustainable Development, Biodiversity Conservation and the U.S.-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement (PTPA)
Speaker: Mara Burr, Deputy Assistant US Trade Representative

 

Global Threats to Dolphins and Whales
Speaker: Naomi Rose, Humane Society International (HSI)  

 

 

The Role of Cetacean Research and Conservation in the Sustainable Development of Peru’s coast Speaker:Stefan
Austermühle, Executive Director Mundo Azul

16:15 – 16:45: Coffee Break

Case Study: San Fernando
Speaker: Guillermo Reaño Vargas, Director of the Peruvian Travel magazine “Viajeros”

 

Question and Answer Session:
Moderator: Jose Truda Palazzo

Panelists:

• Mara Burr, USTR
• Naomi Rose, HSI)
• Stefan Austermühle, Mundo Azul
• Guillermo Reaño, Director of the Peruvian Travel magazine “Viajeros”

18:00 – 18:15: Closure and Information and Logistics for Day 2

 

DAY 2: WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2007
Doubletree Hotel

Welcome: Nina Pardo, Founder and former President of Mundo Azul

 

 

09:30 – 10:30 Session 3: Cetacean Conservation and Corporate Responsibility

Conservation and Sustainable Tourism
Speaker: Eduardo Sevilla, Assessor of the Vice-Ministry of Tourism. (invited)

 

 

Whale Watching – An Economic Alternative for Artesanal Fishermen?
Speaker: Juan Obezo del Rosario, Nacional Secretary, Federación para la Integración y Unificación de los Pescadores Artesanales del Perú (FIUPAP)

 

 

Whale Watching – a New Opportunity for the Peruvian Ecotourism Industry? 
Speaker: Lucho Raffo, President of the Association of Peruvian Tour Operators (APOTUR)

     


The Tourism Industry and Environmental Responsibility
Speaker: Ricardo Bracale Silva, Director, Double Tree Pardo Hotel

 

 

Corporate Responsibility for Environmental Conservation
Speaker: Fernando Mas, General Manager of Cosmos Agencia Maritima SAC, Division Pisco

10:30 – 11:00: Coffee Break

11:00 – 12:30 Session 4: Tourism and Conservation

Panel Discussion: Tourism and Conservation– How Can They Work Together?
Moderator: Eduardo Nycander, Rainforest Expeditions

Panelists:        

• Birgit Winning, (presentation) President Oceanic Society
• Nancy Daves, (presentation), U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
• Naomi Rose, Humane Society International (HSI)

12:30 – 14:00: Lunch

14:00 – 18:00 Session 5: Pilot Projects and Lessons from the Field
           



Words of welcome: Eduardo Arrarte Fiedler, Vice-Minister of Tourism

 

 

Whale Watching—A Blue Print
Speaker: Dr. Carole Carlson

 

 

Peruvian Initiative for the Regulation of Sustainable Whale- Watching
Speaker: Dra Mercedes Govea, Lawyer for the Legal Department of the Ministry of Tourism

National Strategy for the Development of Dolphin and Whale Watching in Peru
Speaker: Stefan Austermühle, Executive Director, Mundo Azul

15:10 – 15:40: Coffee Break

16:00 – 17:30: Panel Discussion: Perspectives from Around the World
Panelists:

Case 1: Pilot Project Chalata Cañaral de Aceituno in Chile: Dolphin Watching Tourism Implemented by Local Fisherman
Speaker: Marcelo Torres

Case 2: Whale Watching in Brazil
Speaker: José Truda Palazzo

Case 3: Whale Watching in Patagonia
Ponente: Miguel Iñiguez

Case 4: Caribbean or North American Case Studies with emphasis on implementation of codes of conduct
Speaker: Dr. Carole Carlson

17:00 – 17:45: Questions and Discussion

17:45 – 18:00: Closing Comments



Speaker:Patricia Forkan and Stefan Austermühle

18:00– 18:15: Closure: Howell Howard, Deputy Economic Counselor Environment, Science, Technology and Health Officer, United States Embassy

18:30: Evening Reception with Traditional Peruvian Dancing