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Political Monitoring - 31 of March 2023 La Chambre / De Kamer 1. 14/03/2023 | Commission de l'Environnement et du Climat | Page 8 Questions jointes Greet Daems et Daniel Senesael à Zakia Khattabi sur "L’utilisation de pesticides interdits au niveau européen" Samengevoegde vragen van Greet Daems en…

Monitoring - 27th of February La Chambre / De Kamer 1. 14/02/2023 | Commission de l'Environnement et du Climat | Page 9 Question de M. Senesael à Zakia Khattabi sur "L'importation de produits contribuant à la déforestation" Vraag van M. Senesael aan Zakia Khattabi over "De invoer van producten die…

The United Nations will convene the resumed fifth session of the BBNJ IGC5 from February 20-March 3, 2023, in New York City. The UN General Assembly established the IGC to consider the recommendations of a two-year Preparatory Committee and to elaborate the text of an international legally binding…

The Belgian CHM partnership within the CEBioS programme of the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences (RBINS), financed by the Belgian Development Cooperation (DGD) has decided to launch a call for proposals to support its partner countries boost their national CHM networks.

26th of January 2023 - The after COP15- What are the outcomes of COP15? After two weeks of negotiation and years of preparatory work , 196 nations adopted a package, the Kunming – Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework . The package includes a list of goals and targets that address direct drivers of…

Three questions to Laurence Drèze, Biodiversity Policy Officer at WWF Belgium 1. What are the main challenges and opportunities in your daily work? As biodiversity policy officer, I’m following the international, European and Walloon biodiversity files to advocate for WWF’s mission: act to stop the…

Belgian parliaments are discussing interesting topics ahead of CBD COP15: Plan Bee, COP17, Pesticides,... Have a look: here

Three questions to Arnaud Goessens, Associate Director for EU Policy at the Wildlife Conservation Society ( WCS ) 1. What are the main challenges and opportunities in your daily work? The biggest challenge is maintaining biodiversity high on the political agenda in the face of so many other…

Three questions to Lino Paoletti, UN Youth Delegate Biodiversity 1. What does being a UN youth delegate on biodiversity entails ? Being a UNYD on biodiversity forced me to dive into the world of other living beings. I am convinced that if you want to protect something, you have to understand it the…

Three questions to Kelly Hertenweg, FPS Public Health 1. Could you describe your role & work with regard to the preparation of COP15 within the BE delegation? I am involved in different manners; As the lead author for the agenda item on Cooperation with other conventions. I am part of the Core Group…