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Understanding the State of the Environment Conference

February 17, 2015 by Marine Directorate Communications No Comments | Category Marine News from other Organisations

‘Understanding the State of the Environment’ Conference at John McIntyre Conference Centre Edinburgh University – Friday 13 March 2015

Understanding the state of the environment around us is important to inform and influence a range of decisions and activities carried out by all sectors of our society. Reporting on the state of the environment identifies the challenges we face and what is being done to solve any problems. It provides an invaluable source of information for all those interested and involved in protecting and improving the quality of the environment we live in.

At the conference, the findings of the European environment – state and outlook 2015, published by the European Environment Agency on 4th March, will be considered. The report will help to understand the challenges facing Europe, and you can provide feedback at the event on how they should be tackled.

Closer to home, the conference will focus on Scotland’s state of the environment report – hearing from the Editorial Group about the process of producing a report that involved some of the country’s leading experts and its key findings.

Having access to data and information about the environment is essential to raise awareness, improve understanding, influence decisions and policy making, and change behaviours. Find out more about some of the exciting developments on the European LIFE+ funded Scotland’s Environment website and how the Scottish Environment Protection Agency has been working with a range of partners in developing a trusted gateway to information and data about Scotland’s environment.

Guest speakers

• Paul McAleavey European Environment Agency
• Cathy Maguire European Environment Agency

Don’t miss out. Book your place today.

Access to this event is by online registration only. The number of places will be limited so please REGISTER ONLINE now to avoid missing out.

For details about speakers, presentations and workshop topics download the programme.

Joining instructions will be emailed to you before the event.

There will be a live web stream of the morning session. If you are interested in receiving further details, go to the ONLINE REGISTRATION page.

Registration closes at 4pm on Friday 6 March 2015.

Event Queries: for further information about the event, please the SEWEb team.

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