Experts and moderators
Speakers presented on the water and forest conferences, their professional background and presentation topics.
Coalition Clean Baltic · River University
Biologist, environmental-law specialist, founder of the interdisciplinary River University and co-founder of the Polish Save the Rivers Coalition.
The importance of implementing EU water-pollution regulations
European Environment Agency
Water-industry and pollution expert leading EEA work on water pollution, urban wastewater, environmental-quality standards and Water Framework Directive reporting.
Pressures on European water resources
European Environmental Bureau
Member of EEB’s Biodiversity, Water and Soil team, focusing on water protection and pollution prevention.
What improvements are needed to deliver the Water Framework Directive commitment?
Rewilding Oder Delta
Hydrobiologist specialising in ichthyology and aquatic ecology, with thirty years of experience protecting and restoring river ecosystems in Western Pomerania.
Rewilding Oder Delta – benefits of large-scale freshwater-habitat restoration
Wetlands International Europe
Works to accelerate implementation of EU freshwater laws, restore free-flowing rivers and develop nature-based solutions, drawing on over three decades of experience.
A new EU climate and water resilience law; introducing EuroLakes
REKK.AQUA
Economist and water-management analyst examining water use, risk management and ecosystem services in one economic and environmental framework.
The economic benefits from restoration
HUN-REN Centre for Agricultural Research
Senior researcher specialising in soil physics, soil databases, data-mining techniques and mapping soil-hydrological properties.
Retaining water and nutrients in small agricultural catchments – results of OPTAIN
Global Nature Fund
Managing Director of Global Nature Fund with extensive project experience in cooperation, agriculture, water management and wetland restoration.
Improving lake status through the European Living Lakes Association
Workshop for All Beings · Environmental Paper Network
Forest-policy and bioenergy expert and author of reports including Forests to Burn – the Real Price of Bioenergy.
The EU Forest Monitoring Law as a key policy instrument
World Resources Institute · Global Forest Watch
Research Associate focusing on near-real-time forest-change data and European forest policies, including EUDR.
Global Forest Watch and EU forest monitoring needs
HUN-REN Centre for Ecological Research
Forest ecologist, scientific advisor, institute director and leader of the Forest Ecology Research Group.
Key forest-monitoring recommendations of the Bottoms-up project
Moderator · Global Rewilding Alliance
Scientist and lifelong environmental campaigner who directed international campaigns for WWF and served as External Relations Director at the Club of Rome.
WWF Central and Eastern Europe
Geographer, renewable-energy expert and PhD candidate; regional Climate Programme Manager at WWF CEE.
Can forest biomass burning be renewable? The Hungarian case
Partnership for Policy Integrity
Director of PFPI, leading its science and advocacy work on forests and climate.
How to strengthen the Renewable Energy Directive
Natural Forest Academy
German forest ecologist, long-time university lecturer and member of the Policy Committee of the Society for Conservation Biology – Europe Region.
Improving forests in response to the intertwined biodiversity and climate crises
European Parliament
Associate Professor in Ecology and Slovak MEP, working on Green Deal legislation and the conservation and restoration of natural ecosystems.
EU legislative processes linked to forests
European Forest Institute
Forest economist researching economic incentives for ecosystem-service provision in European forests.
Defining and valuing forest ecosystem services
REKK · Corvinus University
Senior researcher and founding member of REKK; previously worked at the Ministry of Economics and the Hungarian Energy Regulator.
The role of forest biomass in our energy mix
European Commission · DG Environment
Senior Expert and head of the forest sector, working on implementation of the EU Forest Strategy and the forest-monitoring proposal.
EU policies impacting our forests
WWF Hungary
Forest ecologist and programme coordinator focusing on primary and old-growth forests, close-to-nature management, policy and communication.
The status of forest naturalness in Hungary