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Belgium gets its first UNESCO Biosphere Reserve with the cross-border KempenBroek reserve

08 July 2024
Today in Agadir (Morocco), the International Coordinating Council for the UNESCO Human and Biosphere Programme decided to recognise KempenBroek as a cross-border Biosphere Reserve. KempenBroek thus becomes the first cross-border UNESCO Biosphere Area in the Benelux, the first in Belgium and the…
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Political Monitoring - June 2024

28 June 2024
The political monitoring of June 2024 is an overview of the agenda items that were discussed at SBSTTA-26 and SBI-4 in Nairobi, Kenya in May 2024 The political monitoring is available here 280624_PolMon_0.pdf
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Public consultation: Update of Belgium’s National Biodiversity strategy to 2030

24 June 2024
From June 24 to September 24, 2024, the FPS Health, Food Chain Safety and Environment and the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural sciences are organizing a public consultation on the draft of the 'Update of the Belgian national biodiversity strategy until 2030'. This gives you the opportunity to give…
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Political Monitoring - April 2024

30 April 2024
The political monitoring by the Belgian National Focal Point to the Convention on Biological Diversity is carried out on a periodic basis, with the goal of informing about political processes related to biodiversity in Belgium and the EU: the Chamber, the Senate, the Walloon Parliament, the…
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Political Monitoring - March 2024

29 March 2024
The political monitoring by the Belgian National Focal Point to the Convention on Biological Diversity is carried out on a periodic basis, with the goal of informing about political processes related to biodiversity in Belgium and the EU: the Chamber, the Senate, the Walloon Parliament, the…
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Democratizing Environmental Science: Citizen Science Capacity Building in the Philippines (VLIR-UOS community talk)

The natural environment in the Philippines is under increasing pressure due to habitat degradation, biodiversity loss, pollution, and climate change. Addressing these complex challenges requires not only scientific expertise and responsible policymaking, but also the active involvement of the public

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Agri-food Law Seminar 2025

Join Altius on Friday 6 June at the Agri-food Law Seminar 2025, where you will get key insights into upcoming regulatory changes, including the future of NGTs and plant breeders' rights. Industry experts and researchers will discuss the legal developments shaping the agri-food sector.

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A Pilot project on Waste and Environmental Pollution: Mitigation Using Innovative Renewable Technologies for Mombasa Region in Kenya (VLIR-UOS Talk)

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Wednesday 30 April 2025

11h00 – 12h00 (CET)

 

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Rectangle: Rounded Corners: Register here

 

 

This month’s speakers

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Prof. Michael

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Belgian IPBES Day – Registration is Open!

 📢 Belgian IPBES Day 

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Join us for Belgian IPBES Day on 19 March 2025 in Brussels, Belgium!

For those unfamiliar, the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) is a

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Modelling Infectious Diseases in Sub-Saharan Africa: Current trends and policies implications (VLIRUOS Community talks XL)

What is this Community Talks about?

The COVID-19 outbreak in 2020 highlighted the critical need for preparedness in responding to future pandemics. Effective disease control relies on the swift and accurate dissemination of information to policymakers

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