The conference organized by: ClimLaw: Graz, the Institute of Law of the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna (BOKU), and the Umweltbundesamt - German Environment Agency (UBA) in cooperation with UN Environment Programme and Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
The conference consisted of presentations from experts all across the globe who covered a wide range of topics relating to soil law and governance. Moderated by: Oliver Ruppel (ClimLaw: Graz), Harald Ginzky (UBA) and Nikolaus Handig (BOKU). the sessions were reverting and insightful. We look forward to seeing this conference develop as well as the expansion of knowledge in the field of soil law and governance.
A special thanks go out to our presenters who took time to participate and engage in discussions and share their expertise with the audience. We truly appreciate your involvement in such a monumental conference and we hope to engage with you in the future.
Our presenters included: Prof. Kameri-Mbote (Director, Law Division, United Nations Environment Programme), Prof. Dirk Messner (President, German Environment Agency), Andrea Vettori (Deputy Head, Land Use and Management Unit, Directorate-General for Environment, European Commission), Dr. Jiayi Zhou (Researcher in the Conflict, Peace and Security research, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute), Dr. Lifeng LI (Director, Land and Water Division, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations), Dr. Pamela Towela Sambo (Department of Private Law, University of Zambia), Prof. Tianbao Qin (Professor, Wuhan University, China), Prof. Gernot Stoeglehner (Professor, Institute of Spatial Planning, Enviromential Planning and Land Rearrangement, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna), Prof. Christine Stumpp (Professor, Institute for Soil Physics and Rural Water Mangement, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna), Herwig Ranner (Team Leader, Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development, European Commission), Dr. Natalia Rodríguez Eugenio (Scientist, Land and Water Division, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations), and Dr. Francis Marthy Tetteh (African Soil Partnership and CSIR-Soil Research Institute, Ghana).
More information to be published on the "International Soil Law and Governance Conference" soon to be found on the ClimLaw: Graz Projects.