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November - Political monitoring

30 November 2022
Belgian parliaments are discussing interesting topics ahead of CBD COP15: Plan Bee, COP17, Pesticides,... Have a look: here
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arnaud goessens

Meet the Belgian delegation

28 November 2022
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…
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Meet the Belgian delegation

22 November 2022
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…
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Meet the Belgian delegation

10 November 2022
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…
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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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Technical Workshop - Global Biodiversity Framework

The historic Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) under the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) has led the way to a new era of global cooperation on biodiversity conservation. 

 

The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), The Nature Conservancy (TNC), the

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Ressources naturelles et résistances

Cycle de conférences: Ressources naturelles et résistances: Ruée sur la terre – La résilience paysanne face à la vulnérabilité d’un modèle agricole « moderne » en Afrique des Grands Lacs

Quels défis se posent dans la ruée sur les ressources naturelles? Comment se présentent les conflits d’intérêts entre différents acteurs? Et quelles formes de résistances émergent suite à ces conflits? Ce cycle de quatre conférences vous plonge dans des réflexions profondes autour de ces dynamiques

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First steps towards integrated use of environmental data - FAIR-EASE webinar

In a world where all societal and scientific challenges are intertwined, it is urgent to launch multidisciplinary initiatives and projects so that scientists from different domains can collaborate. In order to carry out multidisciplinary projects, it becomes essential to develop gateways between

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Seminar and network event: Global partnerships - the route to sustainable and equitable development?

VLIR-UOS and UHasselt kindly invite you to the international seminar on “Global partnerships – the route to sustainable and equitable development” on Wednesday 29 March 2023 which takes place at UHasselt in Belgium in the framework of the Hasselt University network week.
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Seminar night event - The influence of climate change on water management in rural Africa

The UHasselt international office and VZW Students for Energy in Africa (S.E.A.) invite you to their seminar evening 'North-South | together for a sustainable world' on Tuesday 28 March 2023 at 7 PM at Campus Hasselt
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