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Meet the Belgian delegation

03 November 2022
Three questions to Fanny Coppens, Scientist at Sciensano 1. What is biosafety? Under the CBD it is the safe handling and use of "living modified organisms" (LMOs), with a focus on the conservation of biological diversity. LMOs are organisms where the genetic material was modified through the use of…
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Meet the Belgian delegation

25 October 2022
Three questions to Catherine Debruyne, Service Public de Wallonie ( SPW ) 1.What is the Global Biodiversity Framework post-2020? The framework must aim to halt biodiversity loss by 2030 and achieve recovery by 2050 It is a set of 4 goals (A-D) and about 21 targets GBF is divided into sections…
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Political Monitoring

18 October 2022
Monitoring - 18th of October 2022 PARLEMENT DE WALLONIE 1. 05/10/2022 | Séance Plénière | Page 20 Question de M. Florent à Mme Tellier, sur « l a cohabitation avec les loups » 2. 05/10/2021 | Séance Plénière | Page 43 Projet de motion adopté sur « la nécessité pour la Belgique de réduire de 58% son…
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Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ) - IGC5

30 August 2022
The BBNJ treaty also known as the “Treaty of the High Seas”, is an international agreement on the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction. This new instrument is being developed within the framework of the United Convention on the Law of…
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Change of hosting country for COP15

COP15 in Montreal

30 June 2022
Initially, the UN discussions aimed at striking a deal about the post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework were planned in Kunming, China. Due to the China’s zero-Covid policy, the negotiations to set the global policy for the next decade will be held in Montreal, Canada, between December 5-17. China…
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Addressing the Biodiversity Crisis: The Role of the Africa-EU Partnership

Virtual conference organised by Dr. Zacharopoulou, EU Parliament Rapporteur for the new EU-Africa Stratey, and the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS).
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COP 26 UN Climate Change Conference

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The COP 26 UN Climate Change Conference, hosted by the UK in partnership with Italy, will take place from 31 October to 12 November 2021 in the Scottish Event Campus (SEC) in Glasgow, UK.

In light of the worldwide effects of COVID-19, the COP Bureau of the UNFCCC, with the UK and its Italian

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Sensibiliser et former aux enjeux de la transition écologique et du développement durable dans l'enseigement supérieur: en fédération wallonie-bruxelles où en est-on ?

Les enjeux de transition écologique et du développement durable (DD) sont, plus que jamais, au cœur des discussions sur l’élaboration de plans stratégiques au sein des établissements d’enseignement supérieur en Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles (FWB). Que ce soit au niveau du monde politique, des associations ou des établissements, l’urgence en la matière est sur les lèvres de tous les acteurs et actrices de l’enseignement.
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Participatory and action-based confluences in water and gender research within the Valle Alto in Bolivia

In the context of a 2017 VLIR UOS project granted to the Universidad Católica Boliviana "San Pablo," the project’s focus was on promoting collaborative and community-centred research within the rural areas of the Bolivian Andes. This involved adopting a holistic and participatory approach to

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Hoe bereiken we de doelstellingen van 2030 en 2050?

De Belgische milieuprestaties onder de loep
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