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• 15 nov 2013

  Brussels

  Call for papers - Geography

  Combining scientific Expertise with Participation: the Challenge of the European Landscape Convention

  The adoption of the European Landscape Convention (ELC) in 2000 represents a major event in taking landscape into account at the European level. As of June 2013, 38 Council of Europe member states have ratified the Convention. By specifying that landscape is an essential component of the quality of life of Europeans, the Convention is, first and foremost, in line with a territorial dimension. Moreover, a strong foundation of the ELC lies in its specific definition of landscape, notably based on the notion of perception by populations. One of the scientists’ major concerns is therefore how to reconcile objective scientific approaches with the subjective aspect of citizens’ perception. After more than a decade of practice, the Conference will be an opportunity for scientists who have been working in line with the ELC to present the tools developed and to reflect on their tangible, measurable and observable effects.

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• 30 sep 2013

  01 oct 2013

  Brussels

  Conference, symposium - Africa

  Nutrition and Food Production in the Congo Basin

  Nutrition is a universal human right. Population growth and a higher demand for food, together with a changing nutrition pattern, will put the environment, at global level, under a growing pressure in the coming decennia. This pressure will be very strong on regions with a high biodiversity due to the ever growing demand on arable land and an increasing demand for animal protein, which will negatively influence the global ecosystem, the global climate and the biodiversity. The aim of the conference is to highlight a number of topics dealing with nutrition, the demand for food and food production – past and future.

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• 29 nov 2012

  30 nov 2012

  01 déc 2012

  Namur

  Conference, symposium - History

  Deuxièmes rencontres d’histoire de l’environnement en Belgique

  Belgique, Luxembourg, Congo, Rwanda, Burundi

  Le succès des premières rencontres nous incite à lancer les Deuxièmes rencontres d’histoire de l’environnement relatives à la Belgique (dans ses frontières anciennes et actuelles), ainsi qu’au Grand-Duché de Luxembourg, au Congo, au Rwanda et au Burundi, dont elle a intimement partagé l’histoire. Celles-ci auront lieu les 29-30 novembre et 1er décembre 2012 à l'Université de Namur. Une publication des actes de ce colloque international et interdisciplinaire est prévue.

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• 15 avr 2012

  Namur

  Call for papers - History

  Second history of the environment conference

  Le succès des premières rencontres nous incite à lancer les deuxièmes Rencontres d’histoire de l’environnement relatives à la Belgique (dans ses frontières anciennes et actuelles), ainsi qu’au Grand Duché de Luxembourg, au Congo, au Rwanda et au Burundi, dont elle a intimement partagé l’histoire. Celles-ci auront lieu les 29-30 novembre et 1er décembre 2012 aux Facultés universitaires de Namur (FUNDP). Une publication des actes de ce colloque international est prévue aux Presses universitaires de Namur.

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