I am pleased to announce that, starting in February 2022, I will have the humbling and exciting opportunity to serve the European Union as an 'Expert in Environment, Human Health and Well-being' at the European Environment Agency (EEA) in Copenhagen, Denmark. At the EEA, I will be mainly following dossiers relating to the interface betweenContinue reading "New position at the European Environment Agency"
Co-author of new Lancet and Financial Times Commission report
The Lancet and Financial Times Commission on Governing Health Futures 2030 announced the publication of its long-awaited report. In the report, which I co-authored, we explore the multi-faceted interactions of digital technologies and human health and well-being.
New comment for the EIEL website on logging in the Białowieża forest
The Polish government has recently announced the release of an update to its management plan for the Białowieża forest, authorising new logging operations for the first time since 2016. I have shared some reflections on the plan, its relationship with a landmark ruling of the Court of Justice of the EU, and the recent letter of notice addressed to Poland by the European Commission on the blog of the Jean Monnet Module in European and International Environmental Law (EIEL).
New Erasmus+ grant award for European and international environmental law studies
I am excited to announce that after three years as programme manager of a Jean Monnet Module in European Union Law and Sustainable Development (EULawSD), I am once again the co-recipient of an Erasmus+ grant for Jean Monnet Activities, which was awarded by the European Commission's Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA) as partContinue reading "New Erasmus+ grant award for European and international environmental law studies"
A discussion on science-policy interfaces with Sir Robert Watson
I am honoured to announce that on May 29th, starting from 8am EDT, I will moderate a webinar with Professor Sir Robert (Bob) Watson CMG FRS on the role of science-policy interfaces in the areas of biodiversity and climate change. An atmospheric chemist by formation, Sir Bob Watson is rightly recognised as one of theContinue reading "A discussion on science-policy interfaces with Sir Robert Watson"
Opinion on the Global Policy journal’s website: global health governance in the age of COVID-19
At the beginning of last year, the Global Policy journal published a research article on 'Gridlock, Innovation and Resilience in Global Health Governance', that I had co-authored with Ilona Kickbusch, Michaela Told, Kyle McNally and the late David Held. One of the arguments of the study was that our era of growing health risks andContinue reading "Opinion on the Global Policy journal’s website: global health governance in the age of COVID-19"
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