German Advisory Council on the Environment

Type:Background Information · date of issue 2015.07.09Video: Reactive nitrogen – Towards an integrated approach to protecting biodiversity

SRU (German Advisory Council on the Environment) organized a side-event to the “Green Week” together with the Minaraad (Environmentand Nature Council of Flanders) and the Environment and Agriculture Ministry of the State of Hesse, June 3rd in Brussels. The event aimed at raising awareness that nutrients from agriculture are a key environmental threat to biodiversity, water, clean air and climate.  The event which was attended by 50 participants facilitated a lively debate between science, public authorities and stakeholders.

Video clips:

Opening address of the general secretary of the SRU, Dr. Christian Hey
Welcome speech of Jan Verheeke (director of the Flemish Environment Council)
Welcome speech of Dr. Beatrix Tappeser (State Secretary in the Hessian Ministry for the Environment)
Professor Heidi Foth: "Nitrogen – the underestimated threat to biodiversity"
Professor Karin Holm-Müller: "Nitrogen losses from the agricultural sector: Action needed to protect air, water and climate"

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