Event 27.06: Combating environmental criminality and ecocide – EU Parliament
Event 27.06.2018 | 15:00 – 27.06.2018 | 18:30
European Parliament, Rue Wiertz 60, room A1G3
Combating environmental criminality and ecocide
Organized by: MEP Staes, MEP Rivasi, MEP Eickhout, MEP Durand, MEP Marcellesi
Registration here : https://www.greens-efa.eu/en/article/event/7876/
15.00 – 15.10
Opening by MEP Florent Marcellesi
PANEL 1 – The rise of Environmental Crime. A growing Threat to Natural Resources, Peace, Development and Security.
MODERATOR: MEP Pascal DURAND
15.10 – 16.10
Speakers:
- Christian NELLEMANN, Head of the Rapid Response Unit and Director of RHIPTO.
“The Rise of Environmental Crime. A Growing Threat to Natural Resources, Peace, Development and Security”.
- Jo BLACKMAN, Senior Campaigner (Congo Basin Forests), Global Witness
- Richard FULLER, Pure Earth
- Helene BOURS, Coalition for Fair Fisheries
- Miriam GARCÍA TORRES, European Commission, DG Environment (tbc)
“European enterprises in Latin America at war against life”.
16.10 – 16.30
Questions & answers
16.30 – 16.40
Coffee Break
PANEL 2 – Harnessing environmental justice to combat global environmental criminality. The way forward.
MODERATOR: MEP Michèle Rivasi
16.40 – 17.40
Speakers:
- Fatou BENSOUDA, prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), working on prosecuting environmental and other serious crimes.(TBC)
- Valérie CABANES, spokesperson for End Ecocide on Earth
“The European Citizen Initiative End Ecocide in Europe (EEE).”
- Françoise TULKENS, judge and former Chair of Monsanto Tribunal.
17.40 – 18.15
Questions & answers
18.15 – 18.30
Closing remarks
