Monday to Tuesday
May 27-28, 2024
Showcasing EuropaBON achievements and the proposed EU Biodiversity Observation Coordination Centre (EBOCC)
EuropaBON is hosting its final Stakeholder Conference on May 27/28, 2024 in Brussels. After three years of successful collaboration and numerous established partnerships with many experts and organisations across the biodiversity domain, the EuropaBON consortium and stakeholders will showcase the major outcomes of its collaborative efforts.
Attendees will learn firsthand of the overall achievements of EuropaBON along with descriptions of the key outputs. In particular, we will present the proposed EU Biodiversity Observation Coordination Centre (EBOCC) that should implement and oversee an EU Biodiversity Observation Network to integrate data-streams to support numerous European biodiversity policies.
The first day will open with keynote speakers from the European Commission and the EEA, focusing on the future of EU biodiversity monitoring from the policy perspective. This will be followed by presentations on the key outcomes of EuropaBON, concluding with a panel discussion. The second day will open with remarks and reflections from the European Commission, followed by targeted sessions with key European Biodiversity actors and the wider EuropaBON stakeholder membership. Finally, podium discussions will allow for a debate of the EBOCC and the next steps towards biodiversity monitoring in Europe.
For more information on EuropaBON's Final Stakeholder Conference, please contact info@europabon.org
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Director for Biodiversity, DG Environment, European Commission
Deputy Director General, Joint Research Centre, European Commission
Deputy Head of Unit, Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, European Commission
Agriculture and Rural Development, European Commission
Policy Officer, European Commission
Policy Analyst, DG REGIO
Senior Advisor, Norwegian Environment Agency
Professor in Biodiversity Conservation, iDiv/MLU
Monday, 27th May
Introduction
Key EuropaBON Outputs (Co-Design, showcases and EBOCC ToR)
Feedback from the EC (DG AGRI, DG MARE)
Panel Discussion (Chairs: Aletta Bonn, UFZ/iDiv; Ian McCallum, IIASA)
Tuesday, 28th May
Introduction
Stakeholder Perspectives
Contributions to the EBOCC
Podium Discussion - next steps to launch the EBOCC?
Closing remarks