Opening Session
Plenary morning session April 16:
Biodiversity, ecosystems and sustainability – how to maintain, enhance and convince in the future
| 9.00-9.10 | Eeva Furman (SYKE) | Welcome: opening words |
| 9.10-9.20 | Maurice Hoffmann (INBO) | Welcome: practical issues |
| 9.20-9.45 |
Terry Parr (CEH) |
Back to the future – a brief history of ALTER-Net and some thoughts on its future role in |
| 9.45-10.10 | Claudia Olazabal (EU, DG Environment) | Visions and expectations with regard to the implementation of the Biodiversity Strategy |
| 10.10-10.35 | Lea Kauppi (SYKE) | Increasing competition for land - what about ecosystems? |
| 10.35-11.00 | Carsten Nesshöver (UFZ) | A critical look at the policy coherence in the contaxt of biodiversity and ecosystem services |
| 11.00-11.30 | Coffee/Tea break | |
| 11.30-11.55 | Isabelle Mauz (Irstea) | What are the changes in life sciences that the notion of biodiversity calls for? |
| 11.55-12.25 | Paul Leadley (University Paris-Sud) | Scenarios for large restoration efforts |
| 12.25-12.50 | Mar Cabeza (University of Helsinki) | How much is enough: uses and misuses of biodiversity targets |
| 12.50-13.00 | Maurice Hoffmann (INBO) | Conference format after lunch |
| 13.00-14.00 | Lunch |