Proceedings "Millennium Ecosystem Assessment: implications for Belgium"

The Conference “The Millennium Ecosystem Assessment: implications for Belgium” took place on October 27th, 2006, at the Palace of the Academies in Brussels. The Conference was convened by the National SCOPE Committee (Scientific Committee on Problems of the Environment of ICSU, the International Council for Science) and the National Committee for Biological Sciences of the Belgian Royal Academies and organised with the technical support of IGEAT (ULB) and the CBD National Focal Point (RBINS).

The electronic version of the proceedings of this Conference can be downloaded on the Conference’s website www.biodiv.be/macolloq which includes other information about the conference as well. This document can be disseminated free of rights. A limited number of paper copies is also available (at the price of 10€ including postal costs). If you would like to order a paper copy, please send an email to CBD-NFP@naturalsciences.be or write to the CBD National Focal Point, RBINS, rue Vautier 29, 1000-Brussels.

The website of the Conference has been entirely up dated. You will find the PowerPoint presentations of the speakers, a presentation of the papers published in the proceedings and the conclusion of the Conference. The section “Other events in Belgium” is aimed at collecting information on events and news involving the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment in Belgium.