Climate meets biodiversity

Tuesday 5 October 2010 14:00-17:00

14:00-14:15

Introduction
Yannick Jadot - Member of the Greens/EFA Group in the EP

14:15-15:30

Session 1 - Global environment diplomacy and the role of the EU: can Europe make a difference at Nagoya and Cancun?

Moderator: Bas Eickhout - Member of the Greens/EFA Group in the EP

Synergies between climate and biodiversity
Wolfgang Cramer, Environmental geographer, Plant ecologist and Professor of global ecology at Potsdam University

The Japanese Presidency of the Nagoya Summit:
Yoshinori Tanaka, Environment Attaché, Mission of Japan to the EU

What is at stake for climate at Cancun?
Jason Anderson, Head of European Climate and Energy Policy, WWF European Policy Office

Session 2 - Biodiversity and climate synergies

Moderator: Sandrine Bélier - Member of the Greens/EFA Group in the EP

How climate change is impacting on biodiversity loss
Ariel Brunner, Head of EU Policy, Bird Life

How a protected biodiversity is mitigating climate change and how ecosystem-based approaches can help us to adapt to climate change
Karin Zaunberger, Policy officer , DG ENV Biodiversity Unit, European Commission

Conclusions
Sandrine Bélier - Member of the Greens/EFA Group in the EP