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FORTHCOMING EVENTS

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PAST EVENTS

Ecosphere roundtable discussion: Public participation in marine policy - regional seas conventions and the EU Marine Strategy Framework Directive
Brussels, 14 June 2011
Claire Dupont, Milieu Ltd and Paloma Agrasot, WWF

Invitation and background (Word document)
Presentation (pdf fomat)

Ecosphere roundtable discussion: The EU Water Initiative from the perspective of the UN human-rights based approach to water

Brussels, 28 April 2010
Esther Pozo Vera, Ecosphere

Ecosphere roundtable discussion: The outlook for transatlantic cooperation on climate change
Brussels, 17 February 2010
Christina Simeone, Policy Director, Alliance for Climate Protection
Notes on the discussion (Word document) >

Conference on Environmental Law and Policy in the European Union: The Legacy of the Treaty of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, 19 November 2009
Several Ecosphere members spoke or were panelists at this conference organised by the University of Amsterdam
More information (web site)

Ecosphere roundtable discussion: Courting Complexity? The Lisbon Treaty and implications of Germany’s Constitutional Court Judgement
Brussels, 4 November 2009
Ludwig Kramer

Ecosphere roundtable discussion: Enforcing Europe's Environmental Laws
Brussels, 8 July 2009
Marta Ballesteros of ClientEarth asks whether the European Commission is passing the enforcement buck to national governments

Aarhus and Access to Justice: Does the EC meet the grade?
Brussels, 9 June 2009
The Institute for European Environmental Policy (IEEP), WWF-UK and Ecosphere jointly organised the launch of this new IEEP report.
More information (Word document)

Ecosphere roundtable discussion: REACHing Across the Pond? Prospects for Compatible US/EU Chemicals Regulation
Brussels, 26 May 2009
A discussion on the state of chemicals regulation in two of the world?s key markets, led by Professor David Wirth, Director of International Programs, Boston College
Notes on the discussion (Word document) >

Ecosphere roundtable discussion: The IAASTD one year on - what's the relevance for Europe?
Brussels, 15 April 2009
The International Assessment of Agricultural Knowledge, Science & Technology for Development (IAASTD) considered agriculture?s potential to reduce global hunger and poverty, equitably improve rural livelihoods, human health and nutrition, and promote socially, environmentally and economically sustainable development. What do its conclusions mean for Europe?
Notes on the discussion (Word document) >

Ecosphere roundtable discussion: carbon capture and storage (CCS)
Brussels, 2 December 2008
The proposed legal framework for Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS): Can the final EU Climate and Energy Package deliver an effective answer to new coal power?
Notes on the discussion (PDF format) >

Ecosphere roundtable discussion: Natura 2000
Brussels, 4 March 2008
Chipping away at Natura 2000: The impact assessment/control mechanism and exemption regime under the Habitats Directive
Background presentation by Nicolas de Sadeleer and Charles-Hubert Born (PDF format) >
Notes on the discussion (PDF format) >

Ecosphere roundtable discussion: Environmental refugees

Brussels, 15 January 2008
Environmental refugees and displaced persons: an environmental law perspective

Ecosphere roundtable discussion: A European Union for the Citizens?
Brussels, 28 November 2007
The forthcoming Commission Communication on monitoring the application of environmental legislation

The Aarhus Regulation: New Opportunities for Citizens in the EU and Beyond?
Brussels, Friday 27 October 2006
More info (PDF format) > Leadership on Climate Change in a Changing Political Climate
ECOSPHERE Forum
European Parliament, Brussels, 16 February 2005
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Does the EU lead Europe on environmental policy? Supranationalism and intergovernmentalism in regional environmental cooperation
13 November 2004, Vrije Universiteit Brussel

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REACHing Beyond POPs and PIC: EU Leadership in Global Chemical Safety?
17 May 2004, European Parliament, Brussels
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Preventing trade in hazardous pesticides - new global treaty for an early warning system
24 February 2004, London
Cosponsored by PAN UK and Centre for Law and the Environment, University College London
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