Programme and slides presentations

The Conference "The Millennium Ecosystem Assessment: implications for Belgium" was held on October, 27th, 2006 at the Palace of the Academies, 1 Rue Ducale / Hertogstraat 1, 1000 – Brussels.

It brought together scientists, administrators, decision makers, representatives of the private sector and of environmental NGO’s, and a wider audience interested in ecosystem management, to discuss potential implications of the MA for Belgium and, in particular, how it may be of importance in their present and future work. The list of participants and the slides presentations can be downloaded at the bottom of this page.

Programme

• 8:30 - Registration

• 9:00-10:00 - General introduction

  • 9:00 - General introduction (Edwin Zaccai, ULB)

  • 9:05 - Presentation of the MA (Eric Lambin, UCL)

  • 9:25 - Methodology used in the MA (Jean-Paul Malingreau, EC)

  • 9:45 - European attitudes towards MA (Philippe Bourdeau, SCOPE National Committee)

• 10:00-10:30 Coffee break

The following sessions will give the opportunity for scientists, both from natural sciences and social sciences, to comment the analysis of the MA relating to 3 different ecosystems.

• 10:30-11:30 - Session 1 – Marine and coastal ecosystems
  (Chair: Jean-Jacques Symoens, NC on Biological Sciences / VUB)

  • 10:30 - Magda Vincx (UGent)

  • 11:00 - Christiane Lancelot (ULB)

• 11:30-11:45 Coffee break

• 11:45-12:45 - Session 2 – Open rural ecosystems, including fresh water ecosystems
  (Chair: Maurice Hoffmann, INBO/ Ghent University)

  • 11:45 - Patrick Meire (UA)

  • 12:15 - Marc Mormont (ULg)

• 12:45-14:15 Lunch break

• 14:15-15:15 - Session 3 – Forest ecosystems
  (Chair: Jackie Van Goethem, RBINS / CBD NFP)

  • 14:15 - Jacques Rondeux (FUSAGx)

  • 14:35 - Philippe Blérot (DGRNE)

  • 14:55 - Martin Hermy & Bart Muys (KULeuven) and Kris Verheyen (UGent) - joint presentation

• 15:15-15:30 - Implications for research (Jurgen Tack, BBPF)

• 15:30-15:45 Coffee break

• 15:45-16:45 - Panel discussion (moderator: Wim De Vos, RBINS; the discussion will be held in French and Dutch)
  Contributors: Hans Bruyninckx (Bond Beter Leefmilieu), Jacques de Gerlache (Private sector), Roland Moreau (CCPIE/CCIM), Emmanuel Sérusiaux (FNRS/ULg), Rudi Verheyen (former vice president of the CFDD/FRDO).

• 16:45-17:00 - Colloquium Conclusions: The way forward (Philippe Bourdeau, SCOPE National Committee)

Presentations