12th Annual Conference, Berlin, 14-16 October 2004
of the European Environment and Sustainable Development Advisory Councils EEAC
Towards a European Policy on the Marine Environment
Hosted by the German Advisory Council on the Environment
Download the conference program and registration form
Thursday, 14.10.2004 (EEAC Internal Day)
- How do we assess the effectiveness of our work? Dr Susan Owens, RCEP (UK) and Bert de Wit, RMNO, (NL) (download presentation).
- Informal roundtables on selected key issues:
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Transport. Luc Goeteyn, Belgian MiNa-Raad, (download paper) and Marc Depoortere, Belgian FRDO-CFDD (download presentation). In this roundtable the discussion the obstacles to make mobility compatible with sustainable development and the suggestions to overcome this problem. The need for a legislative basis for policies concerning mobility was also highlighted together with the development of economic instruments.
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Waste. Dr. Christian Hey, SRU (D)
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Planning (Urban, Regional, Spatial). Prof. Susan Owens, RCEP (UK) and Eugenio Sequeira, CNADS (P).
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Tourism. Louis Meuleman, Dutch RMNO (download presentation) and Arnau Queralt, CADS (E). Attendants discussed on the different experiences on how to stimulate sustainable development in tourism, the types of governance required and the potential impacts of this fast-growing sector.
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Communication and education for environment and Sustainable Development. Christiane Averbeck, RNE (D) and Siv Näslund, MVB (S).
Friday, 15 October 2004 (Conference Day)
Opening Session
- Strategies for Effective Marine Environment Protection Policy. Hans-Joachim Koch, University of Hamburg and Chair of the German Advisory Council on the Environment (SRU). Download presentation and speech.
- The state of the thematic strategy on the marine environment. Olle Hagsström, European Commission, DG Environment. Download presentation.
- Towards a European Policy on the Marine Environment. Alan Simmock, Executive Secretary OSPAR. Download presentation and abstract .
- Statement HELCOM. Arturas Daubaras, Chairman, Helsinki Commission. Download presentation.
- The Mediterranean Perspective. Paul Misfud, UNEP/MAP Co-ordinator.
Workshop on Horizontal Themes
- Ecosystem Approach. Prof. Serrao Santos, CNADS (P) and Jorgen Jensen, International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES). Chair and Rapporteur: Paul Gililland, EN (UK). (download introduction and summary).
- Integration of marine issues into other policies. Heike Imhoff, BMU (D) and Claire Coffey, Institute for European Environmental Policy (IEEP). Chair and Rapporteur: Diana Wilkins, RCEP (UK).
- Multi-level governance of the Marine Environment: Is a framework directive a useful tool? Dr. Fritz Holzwarth, BMU (D), Paul Scholte, WSC (NL) (download presentation), Olle Hagsström, European Commission (DG Environment). Chair and Rapporteur: Michael Scott, SNH (UK).
Workshop on Sector Themes
- Common Fisheries Policy. Paul Nemitz, European Commission (DG Fisheries) and Dirk Uyttendaele, MiNa-Raad (B) (download presentation). Chair and Rapporteur: Frans Evers, RMNO (NL) (download presentation).
- Reducing pollutants from agriculture, Prof. Fred Wulff, University of Stockholm (S), Dr. Heino von Meyer, OECD (D) and Dr.Gerald Thalheim, BMVEL (D). Chair and Rapporteur: Måns Lönnorth, MVB (S).
- Hazardous Substances and the REACH-proposal. Alan Simcock, OSPAR and Dr. Klaus-Günther Steinhäuser, UBA (D). Chair and Rapporteur: Dr Christian Hey (D).
- Marine Nature Conservation and Regional planning. Ingelore Hering, BSH (D), Prof. Janet Sprent, RCEP (UK) and Dr Henning von Nordheim, OSPAR/BfN. Chair and Rapporteur: Prof. Mario Ruivo, CNADS (P).
- Shipping Safety. Monika Breuch-Moritz, BMVBW (D) (download presentation) , Arnaud Leroy, European Maritime Safety Agency (download presentation) and Com.te Joaquim Ferreira da Silva, Lisbon Agreement/CILPAN). Chair and Rapporteur: Paul Scholte, WSC (NL) (download presentation)
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