Side Event

Rights and Access to Genetic Resources: Nordic Co-operation and EC Approach

Organizer
Nordic Council of Ministers and the European Commission

Date and Time
11 February 2004 13:15 - 14:45

Meeting
Seventh Ordinary Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP 7)

<br><b>Programme<br><br> Words of welcome,<br></b> Peter Johan Schei, Directorate for Nature Management, Norway<br><br> <b>The Nordic Council of Ministers´ work in the field of biodiversity and genetic resources</b><br> Lise Lykke Steffensen, Nordic Council of Ministers <br><br> <b>A Nordic approach to access and rights to genetic resources, presentation of report and Nordic Council of Ministers’ declarations</b><br> Grethe Evjen, Ministry of Agriculture, Norway<br> Christian Prip, Ministry of the Environment, Denmark<br> Morten Walløe Tvedt, the Fridtjof Nansen Institute, Norway<br> <br><br> <b>National follow – up</b><br> Birthe Ivars, Ministry of the Environment, Norway <br><br> <b>The European Community's approach to access and benefit-sharing, </b><br> Christoph Bail and Nicola Notaro, DG Environment, European Commission<br><br> <b>Panel discussion</b> <br><br> <b>Light lunch will be served</b>