The Conference of the Parties
1. Encourages the Parties to promote and support implementation of the Carpathian Convention across the sectors at the regional and local level, in order to foster greater consideration of and contribution to the protection and sustainable development of the Carpathian region for the wellbeing of the current and future generations living in the Carpathian region;
2. Invites the regional and local authorities and relevant stakeholders to actively engage in and contribute to the process of implementation the Carpathian Convention in order to foster strong ownership of the convention and its activities undertaken in the Carpathian region;
3. Welcomes the ongoing cooperation with the regional governments of the Carpathians, especially the Podkarpackie Region of Poland and the Brasov County of Romania and their strong engagement in promoting the objectives and activities of the Carpathian Convention among local communities and stakeholders, and, in this respect, encourages the other regional and local authorities to follow this good example of cooperation;
4. Reiterates the recommendation to the Secretariat to develop projects supporting outreach programmes targeting local and regional authorities, universities and other relevant stakeholders to increase their awareness of the importance of the protection and sustainable development of the Carpathian region and of the Convention’s activities, especially in the context of the importance of biodiversity for the wellbeing of human and nature;
5. Welcomes the 2nd Carpathian Days of Good Neighbourhood - Meeting of the Carpathian Regions organized by the Marshal’s Office of the Podkarpackie Region of Poland on 8-10 August 2019 in Muczne, Poland, and the initiative to organize the 3rd conference in 2021, possibly in conjunction with the Carpathian Ministerial Conference to be held in 2021 in Poland, and invites the Parties and all relevant stakeholders to participate in the future meetings promoting strategic cooperation of the Carpathian countries and regions as a key factor for sustainable development of the Carpathians.