Context of the initiative and work done so far Sample Clauses

Context of the initiative and work done so far. Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx provided a brief overview of the results obtained during the fact finding missions and the interviews made at the many people met, most of them present in the room. Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx, representing the Institute of Applied Ecology (IEA, the European Commission reference organization for the project), recalled the general context of this process in relation to the EU contract for the establishment of several regional and local platforms for dialogue in Europe regarding large carnivores, including the one in Harghita. Participants were requested to express what was the most important issue and what was their reaction to the content and information provided by the presentation given by Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx. The answers were grouped and displayed on a whiteboard. After a coffee break there was a round discussion based on the displayed answers. They were: there is no single solution to the problems, it is most urgent to intervene in all situations that can lead to conflict or tragedy, electric fences are not always the best solution, based on a survey a very large percent of the population agrees with poaching as a defense from damage caused by bears, if possible lethal solutions should be avoided, the bears represent a tourist attraction which is a high demand, but bear tourism must be made safe, the role of media, earlier there was an acceptable balance of the bear population, the need for compensating for damages efficiently, farmers need help in acquiring technologies to prevent damage, the bear population has to regulated in an appropriate way, the need for more detailed information about the size and composition of bear population, identification and removal of problem individuals, if necessary by culling, in case of emergency, rapid intervention is necessary, trainings about damage prevention methods, although there is tension that pushes towards rapid action, how could better understanding be promoted and do we understand every necessary aspect of the problem, setting up of intervention teams that can take appropriate measures in case of emergency, informing farmers, spreading scientific information about bear biology and behavior, strategy for bear tourism, ways of encouraging involvement of young people, students through stipends, rapid action based on understanding of the problems, after identification of problems, urgent finding of solutions, whether sterilizing bears could be a solution, how this platform and the European Commission can for...