Conference to summarize the International Year of Biodiversity, Brussels, 9 December
Biodiversity Conservation, population growth and food production; a key challenge for the next decades
Thursday 9 December 2010 16.30-19.00
Draft programme
16.30–16.40
Opening words Janos Tisovszky, Deputy Director, UNRIC
16.40–17.00
The International Year of Biodiversity – accomplishments, challenges and outcomes from Nagoya
Andras Krolopp, European Policy Officer, International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)
17.00–17.20
Film screening
17.20–17.40
Population growth, food production and land use
Prof.
Patrick Van Damme, head of Laboratory of Tropical and Subtropical
Agronomy and Ethnobotany and Chair of the Centre for Sustainable
Development of Ghent University.
17.45–18.15
How can we produce enough food without destroying our planet?
Antje Koelling, Policy Coordinator, International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements (IFOAM)
18.15–18.45
Discussion moderated by Janos Tisovszky
Venue: The Polak Room, Ground floor
Residence Palace,155 Rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 155
Brussels 1040, Metro station: Schuman
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The conference language is English
Schuman Trophy Tournament
Playing under the UNIDO banner, staff from IOM, UNFCCC, UNIDO and UNRIC took part in the Schuman Trophy football tournament for the fourth year running, finishing in third place.
