IEEP Conferences and Events  [PDF version]

In the coming months IEEP is organising and/or participating in a number of meetings and events. To find out more, do not hesitate to contact us.

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Health and Social Benefits of Nature and Biodiversity Protection - Brussels (Belgium), autumn 2015 (date to be confirmed)

As part of a study for the European Commission, IEEP will organise an EU-level workshop dedicated to understanding the health and social benefits of nature and biodiversity protection. The workshop will bring together a wide range of participants, including representatives of the environmental, health and social sectors. Attendance is by invitation only. To express an interest in attending, please contact Jean-Pierre Schweitzer and Konar Mutafoglu.

PEGASUS workshop series - Location and dates to be confirmed

IEEP is coordinator of a three-year EU Horizon 2020 research project – PEGASUS (“Public Ecosystem Goods and Services from land management – Unlocking the Synergies”). In September 2015,  PEGASUS will organise and run 10 national workshops in 10 EU countries. For further information and to express interest in participating, please contact Kaley Hart or Anne Maréchal. 

Towards a Sustainable Bioeconomy. Innovative Methods and Solutions for the Agriculture and Forest Sectors - Barcelona (Spain), 21-23 October 2015

IEEP will present its work on cascading use of biomass in the two-day conference ‘Towards a Sustainable Bioeconomy’ organised by Careers in Sustainability Excellence – CASTLE. This work, carried out in the context of a study for the European Commission on the optimised cascading use of wood, will feature in the ‘Science-Policy-Practice interaction day’ of the conference on 22 October. For further information about IEEP’s involvement in the conference and our work on cascading use, please contact Ben Allen. The full programme is available on the conference webiste, www.castle-itn.eu/conference.