Big changes in the management of IUCN in Europe
You may have seen a recent message from the IUCN Director-General about the re-organisation of the IUCN Secretariat as a result of a decrease in funding, and in particular the…
You may have seen a recent message from the IUCN Director-General about the re-organisation of the IUCN Secretariat as a result of a decrease in funding, and in particular the…
In the clean up of the information on my computer (more about that in my next post!), I was going through old emails recently, and found several references to biomimicry, which…
What do the world of crop protection and the world of nature conservation have in common? The dangers of illegal trade in unacceptable goods. For the pesticide industry the problem…
I had several interesting discussions recently about invasive species. Is this such a problem in Europe, you may ask. Well – think again: in 2009, the Institute for European Environmental…
Last week I talked with the organisers of the 10th World Wilderness Congress (WILD10) that will take place in Salamanca, Spain from 4 to 10 October 2013. The agenda is…
Last year, I was asked if I would be prepared to join the Independent Advisory Board of the European Crop Protection Association (ECPA). ECPA represents the pesticide industry in Europe. …
In a few days time, I am speaking at the Quarry Life Award ceremony in Brussels, an event organised by Heidelberg Cement. The Quarry Life Awards offer a unique opportunity…
It does not happen every day that I meet three European Commissioners, but last week I managed to do so. IUCN Director-General Julia Marton-Lefèvre and her Deputy Poul Engberg-Pedersen visited…
The EU Habitats Directive is 20 years old. The Habitats Directive was the basis for the European network of conservation areas, Natura 2000 – the largest and one of the…
The Heads of a number of European Nature Conservation Agencies have established a network (“ENCA-Network”) to strengthen nature conservation in Europe by enhancing cooperation between its members. I was invited…
