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20 February 2008	EU Upland Game Conservation And Rural Development: The Scottish Model
Agenda Report	Joint Intergroup meeting chaired by L.M. CAPOULAS SANTOS, MEP, Chairman of the Sub-group on Agriculture, Intergroup on Sustainable Development and M. EBNER, MEP, President of the Intergroup on Sustainable Hunting, Biodiversity & Countryside Activities With the participation of : Dr A. SMITH, Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust Mr A. LAING, Scottish Rural Property and Business Association (SRPBA), Member of European Landowners Organization (ELO) Prof. R. KENWARD, Regional Chair, Sustainable Use Specialist Group (Europe) of IUCN-SSC – World Conservation Union (IUCN)
5 December 2007	EU Maritime Policy: THE “BLUE PAPER”
Agenda Report	Lunch briefing chaired by Dirk STERCKX (MEP) With the participation of : Joe BORG, Commissioner for Fisheries and Maritime Affairs Jorge LEONARDO, Maritime Affairs Councillor, Portuguese Permanent Representation Sir Robert COLEMAN, BIMCO Reinhard LÜKEN, Secretary General, Community European Shipyards Association Alfons GUINIER, Secretary General, European Community Shipowners Association Allan GAVIN, Marine Director, International Association of Classification Societies Simon BENNETT, International Chamber of Shipping Kristian FUGLESANG, Assistant Director, Intertanko
20 November 2007	"Young Lady" Ship visit
Report Agenda	Sub-group on Maritime Affairs Headed by Dirk STERCKX (MEP)

9 October 2007	EU aquaculture: Potential for development
Poster Agenda Report	Chaired by Struan STEVENSON (MEP) With the participation of : Jaime SILVA, Portuguese Minister for agriculture and Fisheries Philippe MORILLON, MEP, Chairman of the EP Fisheries Committee Jean-Claude CUEFF, Head of Unit, DG Fisheries, European Commission Elspeth ATTWOOLL, MEP, Vice-Chair of the EP Fisheries Committee Ioannis GKLAVAKIS, MEP Emanuel JARDIM FERNANDES, MEP Courtney HOUGH, FEAP Richie FLYNN, Irish Farmer’s Association Brian THOMSEN, Organisation Danish aquaculture Arnaud CHAPERON, Viviers de France Julie DINIMANT, European Mollusc Producers Association Laszlo VARADI, Research Institute for Fisheries, Aquaculture and Irrigation
9 October 2007	High level European Aquaculture Technology Working lunch
Agenda	Prof. Patrick SMITH - Director New Business Development of Schering-Plough Aquaculture Mr. Niels ALSTED – Executive Vice-President of Biomar A.S. Jacob BREGNBALLE – Managing Director of DANAQ A.S. Trond SEVERINSEN – Chief Marketing Officer of Akvagroup
12 September 2007	Facing Climate Change and Biodiversity Loss: New Opportunities for Eu Development Cooperation
Agenda Report	Sub-group on Trade and Environment Chaired by Alain LIPIETZ (MEP) With the participation of : Sir John KAPUTIN, Secretary General, ACP Secretariat Jean-Claude JACQUES, Director, IUCN Liaison office Gareth STEEL, DG Trade, European Commission Philip MIKOS, Head of Unit, DG Development

3 July 2007

Launch Of Probioprise Report
The Working Partnership: Business And Biodiversity

Agenda

Sub-group on Energy

Chaired by Peter OLAJOS (MEP)

With the participation of :

Edit HERCZOG, MEP, Vice-President of the SME Intergroup

Barney DICKSON, Fauna & Flora International,

Presentation Part 1 - 2

David WATKINS, EFMD & Southampton Solent University

Case study presentations:

Lasse LOVEN, Koli National Park, Finland
Bernard LAFON, Oh! Légumes Oubliés, France
Rui SIMÕES, Imobiente, Portugal
Bernt ASBJORNSEN, Nordic Shell, Sweden

26 June 2007

Environment and airlines: Costs and benefits to sustainable tourism

Agenda

Sub-group on Coastal Areas and Tourism and Tourism Intergroup

Chaired by Kyriacos TRIANTAPHYLLIDES (MEP)

With the participation of :

Margie SUDRE (MEP), President of the Tourism Intergroup

Gabor VERECZI, Deputy Chief, Sustainable Development of Tourism Department, World Tourism Organisation

Fernanda FERREIRA DIAS, Portuguese Presidency

Fabio GAMBA, Deputy Secretary General, Association of European Airlines (AEA)

Jos DINGS, Director, Transport and Environment

Francis MORGAN, European Commission, Cabinet Barrot

23 May 2007

Air emissions from shipping

Sub-group on Maritime Affairs

Chaired by Dirk STERCKX (MEP)

With the participation of :

Willem DE RUITER, Director, European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA)

Petra BETHGE, German Presidency

Peter HINCHLIFFE, Marine Director, International Chamber of Shipping (ICS)

Dr Peter SWIFT, Managing Director, INTERTANKO

João VIEIRA, Transport and Environment

Hans MEIJER, European Commission, DG Environment

Martin SUENSON, EUROPIA

Poster

Agenda

Report

27 March 2007

Biofuels

Sub-group on Energy

Chaired by Peter OLAJOS (MEP)

With the participation of :

Paul HODSON - European Commission, DG Energy and Transport

Marco Tulio CABRAL - Mission of Brazil to the European Communities

Ariel BRUNNER - BirdLife International, European Division

Mark WOLDBERG - Royal Nedalco, board member of EBio

Peter TJAN – EUROPIA, Secretary General

Dr. Aat PETERSE -Transport & Environment

Coexistence of GMOs with conventional and organic farming

Programme

Poster

Background note

Sub-group on Agriculture

Chaired by Katerina BATZELI (MEP)

With the participation of :

Kyösti Tapio VIRRANKOSKI, MEP

Nikolaus TACKE – Monsanto Europe, Manager EU affairs

Lorenzo CONSOLI - EU Correspondent APCom News Agency, President of the International Press Association

14 February 2007

Aid, Trade And Sustainable Development: An Environmental Perspective

Programme

Poster

Report

Sub-group on Cooperation and Development

Chaired by Hélène GOUDIN (MEP)

With the participation of :

Alain LIPIETZ, MEP

Olivier DE LAROUSSILHE, Head of Unit - DG Trade

Walter KENNES, Head of Section - DG Development

Oli BROWN, International Institute of Sustainable Development

Contacts :

For any question or further information on the activities of the Intergroup on Sustainable Development of the European Parliament, please contact:

ELENA GABARDI

Elena.Gabardi@ebcd.org

0032.(0)2.30 30 70

Updated 28/10/2008


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Meetings and documents	15 October 2008 Agenda Report List of Participants Presentations: Mukundan Noakes Fontarensky Hausermann 17 September 2008 Agenda Report List of Participants 16 July 2008 Agenda Report List of Participants 24 June 2008 Poster Agenda Report List of Participants	MARITIME PIRACY: WHAT CAN THE EU DO TO PROTECT SEAFARERS & TRADE? Chaired by Dirck STERCKX, MEP, Chairman of the Sub-group on Maritime Affairs With the participation of: Mr Mukundan, Director, International Maritime Bureau - IMB Mr Noakes, BIMCO and Mr Hinchliffe, ICS Captain Breijo and Commander Fontaresky, Anti Piracy Cell Council Captain Hausermann, French Presidency Mr Dupont, European Commission - DG TREN Mrs Tidten, European Commission - DG MARE Mr Balzarro, European Commission - Somalia Desk- EC WORKING BREAKFAST DECLINE IN BEE DIVERSITY - REASONS WHY BEES MATTER Chaired by Struan STEVENSON, MEP, Chairman of the Intergroup on Sustainable Development With the participation of: Ladislav MIKO, Director of the Directorate B – Protecting the Natural Environment – DG ENVI, European Commission Neil PARISH, MEP, Chairman of the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development Andrew SCARLETT, Scarletts - Beekeepers and Honey Packers, Scotland Murray Mc GREGOR, Scarletts - Beekeepers and Honey Packers, Scotland Gerard SCHIRO, Former President of the French Professional Beekeepers Association WORKING LUNCH SHIPPING AND CLIMATE CHANGE Chaired by Dirk STERCKX, MEP, Chairman of the Subgroup on Maritime Affairs - Intergroup on Sustainable Development With the participation of: Jos DELBEKE, Deputy Director-General, Office of the Director-General, European Commission, DG Environment João VIEIRA, Transport & Environnent, NGO Tony MASON, Secretary General of ICS - ‘Shipping’s response to the challenge of global warming’ Natura 2000 & Fisheries Nature, Economy and Culture: Conflictive or Compatible? Chaired by Struan STEVENSON (MEP) With the participation of : Elspeth ATTWOOLL MEP – The North Sea Commission’s work Leticia MARTINEZ AGUILAR, European Commission, DG Maritime Affairs and Fisheries - The role of the Common Fisheries Policy in Natura 2000 sites Fotios PAPOULIAS, European Commission, DG Environment Euan DUNN, BirdLife International – Outcome of a seminar organised by Regional Advisory Councils on Natura 2000 and fisheries Stuart ROGERS, International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) – The role of sciencein the adoption of management measures in fisheries Michael ANDERSEN, EUROPECHE - The fishermen’s perspectives
Meetings and documents
Newsletter	15 April 2008	"CUTTING CARBON BY CUTTING PEAT? - Can building windfarms on peat soil be counter-productive?" Chaired by Struan STEVENSON (MEP) With the participation of : Richard ASHWORTH MEP - Substitute Member on the Temporary Committee on Climate Change. Micheal O'BRIAIN - European Commission, DG Environment Dr Sarah CROWE - University of the Highlands & Islands Dr Richard LINDSAY - University of East London – RSPB Dr Helaina BLACK - The Macaulay Institute Professor Joseph HOLDEN - Leeds University
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		11 March 2008	THE QUALITY COASTAL STATES INITIATIVE
		11 March 2008	THE QUALITY COASTAL STATES INITIATIVE
		Agenda Report	Lunch briefing chaired by Dirk STERCKX (MEP) With the participation of : Sir Robert COLEMAN, BIMCO Bruno POTOKAR, Director, Maritime Administration of the Republic of Slovenia Philippe BURGHELLE-VERNET, Head of Unit, European Commission Mahesh ALIMCHANDANI, International Association of Marine aids to navigation and Lighthouse authorities (IALA) Eirik ANDREASSEN, International Association of Classification Societies (IACS)