Past events
February 2007
ALTER-Net all-parties conference, Palma de Mallorca, Spain
Participation by Ben Delbaere, Head of Programme Development; participation by Aysegul Cil, Programme Manager – Nature and Society
Seminar on sustainability in the Province of Noord-Brabant, the Netherlands
Exhibition stand organized by Peter von Meijenfeldt, Brabant-Europe Manager
Conference ‘European regions as champions for biodiversity 2010 – Europe meets Brabant, Brabant meets Europe’, Oisterwijk, the Netherlands
Co-project leader: Rob Wolters, Executive Director ECNC; speech on ‘Biodiversity? Please speak my language!’ by Sir Brian Unwin, President ECNC; presentation on ‘SEBI 2010 and the Regions – how to measure progress towards halting the loss of biodiversity by 2010’ by Dr Lawrence Jones-Walters, Senior Programme Manager – Biodiversity and Ecological Networks; presentation on ‘Measuring biodiversity 2010 progress in cities – the case Zagreb’ by Natasja Hulst, Project Manager; presentation on ‘The Brabant-Europe Partnership for Sustainability and Biodiversity’ by Peter von Meijenfeldt, Brabant-Europe Manager; organization of ECNC stand: Hanneke Wijnja, Communication Officer
EC Habitats Committee, European Commission, Brussels, Belgium
Presentation on BioScore by Ben Delbaere, Head of Programme Development; participation by Ana Nieto, Project Manager
Municipality of Boxtel, the Netherlands
Speech on ‘Regional economics of biodiversity’ by Peter von Meijenfeldt, Brabant-Europe Manager
March 2007
Annual meeting of the Council of the Pan-European Biological and Landscape Diversity Strategy (PEBLDS), Geneva, Switzerland
Rob Wolters, Executive Director ECNC: formal observer
April 2007
Kick-off meeting ‘Communicating for nature conservation in the Balkan region’, Croatia and Macedonia
Participation by Aysegul Cil, Programme Manager – Nature and Society; Dr Lawrence Jones-Walters, Senior Programme Manager – Biodiversity and Ecological Networks; ECNC Associate Tom Kovacs
‘Financing Ecological Networks’ SEENET training seminar, Istanbul, Turkey
Rob Wolters, Executive Director ECNC: facilitator; speech on Banking and biodiversity investments; presentation on ‘Introduction to project proposal development for successful funding: hints and tips’ by Dr Lawrence Jones-Walters, Senior Programme Manager – Biodiversity and Ecological Networks; participation by Ana Nieto, Project Manager, and Ágnes Bruszik, Project Manager
‘Municipalities as Sustainable Triangle Noord-Brabant’, the Netherlands
Speech on ‘Why participate in Countdown 2010’ by Peter von Meijenfeldt, Brabant-Europe Manager
EUMon project meeting, Debrecen University, Debrecen, Hungary
Participation in Project Advisory Committee: Ben Delbaere, Head of Programme Development
ALTER-Net Council meeting, Centre for Arctic Research, Tromsø, Norway
Participation by Ben Delbaere, Head of Programme Development
May 2007
‘Animal Event’, Safaripark Beekse Bergen, Hilvarenbeek, the Netherlands
Organization of the ECNC/Biodiversity stand: Hanneke Wijnja, Communication Officer
Seminar on Ecological Engineering, Cuijk, the Netherlands
Presentation on greening of roofs by Peter von Meijenfeldt, Brabant-Europe Manager
ECNC Bureau meeting, Madrid, Spain
Chaired by Sir Brian Unwin, President ECNC
ETC/BD Management Committee meeting, European Forest Institute, Joensuu, Finland
Chaired by Ben Delbaere, Head of Programme Development
June 2007
Countdown 2010 signing ceremony, Amsterdam Botanical Gardens, the Netherlands
ECNC represented by Natasja Hulst, Project Manager
Kick-off meeting ‘Spatial Planning and Ecological Networks’ (SPEN) project, Tilburg, the Netherlands
Chaired by Ben Delbaere, Head of Programmes Development; participation by Ágnes Bruszik, Project Manager
Countdown 2010 Partners’ Assembly, Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, Brussels, Belgium
Participation by Ben Delbaere, Head of Programme Development
LIFESCAPE – YOUR LANDSCAPE Partner forum, Frankfurt, Germany
Participation by Yuca Waarts, Project Manager
Seminar on ‘Banking and sustainable rural landscapes’, European Central Bank, Frankfurt, Germany
Organized by ECNC under the LIFESCAPE project.
Training workshops on ‘Communicating for nature conservation in the Balkan region’, Croatia and Macedonia
Organization the workshops and presentation of ‘Capacity building for partnership’ workshops by Natasja Hulst, Project Manager; participation by Aysegul Cil, Programme Manager – Nature and Society; Dr Lawrence Jones-Walters, Senior Programme Manager – Biodiversity and Ecological Networks; ECNC Associate Tom Kovacs
July 2007
Twelfth meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice (SBSTTA), Paris, France
Participation and promotion of SEENET and ecological networks by Ágnes Bruszik, Project Manager; participation by Rob Wolters, Executive Director ECNC
ALTER-Net workshop on the science–policy interface, Institute of Nature and Forests (INBO), Brussels, Belgium
Participation by Aysegul Cil, Programme Manager – Nature and Society, and Dr Lawrence Jones-Walters, Senior Programme Manager – Biodiversity and Ecological Networks
Workshop ‘Biodiversity monitoring in Ukraine: current status and perspectives’, Kyiv, Ukraine
Participation by Dr Lawrence Jones-Walters, Senior Programme Manager – Biodiversity and Ecological Networks, and Ana Nieto, Project Manager
7th IALE World Congress, Wageningen, the Netherlands
Presentation of paper on ’LIFESCAPE - YOUR LANDSCAPE: implementing actions to create functional European landscapes using landscape identity as an inspiration for economic development’ by Dr Lawrence Jones-Walters, Senior Programme Manager – Biodiversity and Ecological Networks
August 2007
Eugeo2007 first international conference on the geography of Europe, Amsterdam University, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Presentation on ‘Quantifying impacts of Community policy on biodiversity’ by Ben Delbaere, Head of Programme Development
September 2007
Exchange visit of Dutch Agricultural Nature Conservation Association ‘De Maashorst’ to the New Forest National Park, UK
(Part of the LIFESCAPE project)
Organization of trip and all meetings for the Maashorst steering committee by Peter von Meijenfeldt, Brabant-Europe Manager, together with Bureau Ecoplan
MEA-Scope Final Workshop: Micro-economic instruments for impact assessment of multifunctional agriculture to implement the Model of European Agriculture, Florence, Italy
Participation by Yuca Waarts, Project Manager
Meeting of ALTER-Net Network Management Group, Vienna, Austria
Participation by Aysegul Cil, Programme Manager – Nature and Society
Two-day workshop ‘Communicating Nature Conservation in the Balkan region’, Mavrovo National Park, FYRO Macedonia
Participation by Rob Wolters, Executive Director ECNC, Aysegul Cil, Programme Manager – Nature and Society, Dr Lawrence Jones-Walters, Senior Programme Manager – Biodiversity and Ecological Networks, and ECNC Associate Tom Kovacs
SEENET final Focus Group meeting, Dubrovnik, Croatia
Participation by Rob Wolters, Executive Director ECNC, and Ágnes Bruszik, Project Manager
October 2007
Rabobank, Tilburg and surroundings, the Netherlands
Speech on ‘Sustainability in this region’ by Peter von Meijenfeldt, Brabant-Europe Manager
Sixth Ministerial Conference ‘Environment for Europe’, Belgrade, Serbia
Chair of side event ‘Regions and local authorities as champions for biodiversity 2010’: Sir Brian Unwin, President ECNC; Co-chair of Ministerial-NGO biodiversity roundtable: Rob Wolters, Executive Director ECNC
Presentation during side event on ‘Connecting science to policy: the ALTER-Net approach’ by Ben Delbaere, Head of Programme Development; presentation on ‘Involving local people in biodiversity 2010 – the example of Zagreb’ by Aysegul Cil, Programme Manager – Nature and Society; preparation of side event ‘Regions and local authorities as champions for biodiversity 2010’: Hanneke Wijnja, Communication Officer
ECNC Scientific Council meeting, Tilburg, the Netherlands
Chaired by Professor Sjur Baardsen, University of Life Sciences, Norway
Committee of Experts for the Development of the Pan-European Ecological Network, Council of Europe, Strasbourg, France
Presentations on ‘Progress and results of the South-East European Ecological Network’ and ‘Future developments in Pan-European Ecological Networks’ by Dr Lawrence Jones-Walters, Senior Programme Manager – Biodiversity and Ecological Networks
Rotary Industrial Society Waalwijk, the Netherlands
Speech on ‘The role of biodiversity and Countdown 2010’ by Peter von Meijenfeldt, Brabant-Europe Manager
Twelfth EC Biodiversity Expert Group meeting, European Commission, Brussels, Belgium
Presentation on ‘Improving the knowledge base for biodiversity policy: Assembling the jigsaw puzzle’ by Ben Delbaere, Head of Programme Development
EIONET Biodiversity Workshop, Copenhagen, Denmark
Presentation on ‘EIONET vision and reflections’ by Dr Lawrence Jones-Walters, Senior Programme Manager – Biodiversity and Ecological Networks
Visit of Mr Onno Hoes (Noord-Brabant Regional Minister for Ecology), Ms Marly Bloem (Director Ecology) and Mr Loet Visschers (Head of Programmes) to the European House for Biodiversity and Sustainability, Tilburg, the Netherlands
November 2007
Workshop on municipalities in Midden-Brabant, the Netherlands
Speech on ‘Challenges for biodiversity’ by Peter von Meijenfeldt, Brabant-Europe Manager
Seminar ‘Sustainable Tilburg’, the Netherlands
Speech on ‘Local sustainability’ by Peter von Meijenfeldt, Brabant-Europe Manager
ECNC Board meeting, Meise, Belgium
Chaired by Sir Brian Unwin, President ECNC
ETC/BD Management Committee meeting, Tilburg, the Netherlands
Chaired by Ben Delbaere, Head of Programme Development; participation by Dr Lawrence Jones-Walters, Senior Programme Manager – Biodiversity and Ecological Networks
High-level EU conference ‘Business and Biodiversity’, Lisbon, Portugal
Keynote speech on 'Joining forces for action agenda in Europe: True-life experiences' by Sir Brian Unwin, President ECNC; participation by Rob Wolters, Executive Director ECNC, and Vineta Goba, Programme Manager – Business and Biodiversity
Fifth International Congress on Spatial Planning, Malaga, Spain
Organization of a stand presenting work on ecological networks and dissemination of questionnaire: Ágnes Bruszik, Project Manager, and Ana Nieto, Project Manager
Seminar on ‘Pro-bio-business opportunities’, Zagreb, Croatia
Presentation on ‘Developments in pro-biodiversity business and similar projects in Europe’ by Vineta Goba, Programme Manager – Business and Biodiversity
Countdown 2010 Advisory Board, Brussels, Belgium
Chaired by Rob Wolters, Executive Director ECNC
Final workshop ‘Biodiversity in the city of Zagreb’; Zagreb City Hall, Zagreb, Croatia
Presentation on ‘Biodiversity: quality for urban life’ and interview on the topic for Radio Sljeme by Ben Delbaere, Head of Programme Development; participation by Aysegul Cil, Programme Manager – Nature and Society
LIFESCAPE Final event, Brussels, Belgium
Participation by Yuca Waarts, Project Manager; Ben Delbaere, Head of Programme Development; Andrew Schrauwen, Project Officer; and Peter von Meijenfeldt, Brabant-Europe Manager
December 2007
Biodiversity Technical Assistance Units finance seminar, Tilburg, the Netherlands
Opened by Rob Wolters, Executive Director ECNC; participation by Vineta Goba, Programme Manager – Business and Biodiversity
Mini-seminar ‘Communicating Nature for Croatia and FYRO Macedonia’, Tilburg, the Netherlands
Opened by Rob Wolters, Executive Director ECNC; participation by Aysegul Cil, Programme Manager – Nature and Society
Workshop ‘Biodiversiteit werkt in de regio’ (Biodiversity works in the regions), Dordrecht, the Netherlands
Presentation on ‘Biodiversity in Europe’ by Ben Delbaere, Head of Programme Development; workshop organization: Mark Snethlage, Project Manager, and Hanneke Wijnja, Communication Officer
Nuffic course at Wageningen, the Netherlands
Lecture on ‘Ecological networks’ by Peter von Meijenfeldt, Brabant-Europe Manager, and Ágnes Bruszik, Project Manager
Nuffic course, the Netherlands
Organization of study trip to Biesbosch National Park in Noord-Brabant by Peter von Meijenfeldt, Brabant-Europe Manager
