The one-day stakeholder workshop held in Mojstrana, Slovenia was an important moment for the Julian Alps Transboundary Ecoregion, as it was the first time that stakeholder groups from both sides of the Italian- Slovenian border met to address a focused natural resource management and transboundary conservation issue. Although much time was spent on the decision analysis, there were also opportunities for the 12 participants to speak together openly about their concerns and wishes regarding bear management in the TB area. One participant talked about how challenging it is to manage conflicts between bears and mountain farmers. Bear-proof fences are next to impossible to install due to the rugged terrain, and so to protect their sheep the farmers must hire personnel to help them monitor and deter bears around the clock. They struggled to see the value in discussing long-term allocation decisions for the protected areas when stakeholders need immediate help in dealing with human-bear conflicts on a day-to-day basis. The park managers, however, were convinced that the process was useful and they were happy that the workshop brought these representatives together and worked through this very contentious and complex issue in a productive way. They acknowledged that the day-to-day issues can only be addressed if there is a good transboundary coordination between both protected areas and other stakeholder groups, which requires first a long-term strategy before focusing in on the finer-scale issues. Indeed, most participants indicated in the workshop questionnaire that the structured decision making process could be successfully applied to address other natural resource management and conservation issues in the Julian Alps and beyond.