Life on the Blue Planet: Biodiversity research and the new European Marine Policies
Summary of E-conference sessions 1 & 2

Stop Marine Biodiversity Loss
Summary of E-conference session 3

Effects of Climate Change on Marine Biodiversity: Recommendations for Research
Katja Philippart, Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research

Conserving biodiversity in a rapidly changing world: using long-term observations, in parallel experiments and modellingto measure and manage global environmental change and its interaction with regional and local impacts on biodiversity
Steve Hawkins, Director Marine Biological Association, UK (1999-Oct 2007); Head of College Natural Sciences, Bangor University, UK (2007-)

Problems in biodiversity-based ecological status assessment: lessons learned from WFD
Peter M.J. Herman, Netherlands Institute of Ecology, Yerseke, The Netherlands

Are temperate Marine Protected Areas Effective Tools for Sustainable Fisheries Management?
Michel Kaiser and Andrew Pullin, Bangor University, UK

National Ocean Strategy
Miguel Sequeira, Head of the Portuguese Task Group for Maritime Affairs

Natura 2000 in the marine environment: state of implementation and next steps
Paulo Paixão, Nature Protection and Biodiversity Unit, European Commission, DG Environment

Biodiversity as a key issue in the European Strategy for Marine and Maritime Research
Carlo Heip, General Coordinator of the EU Network of Excellence MarBEF

DIVERSITAS’ contribution to international scientific and policy initiatives
Anne Hélène Prieur-Richard, Diversitas

EDIT and the Marine BiodiversityResearchArea
Simon Tillier, Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle

HERMES (Hotspot Ecosystem Research on the Margins of European Seas)
Phil Weaver, NOC, Southampton

Biodiversity science from an ICES view
Adi Kellermann, Head of Science Programme, ICES

Life Watch: e-Science and Technology Infrastructure for biodiversity data and observatories

Achievements and Perspectives of Networking Marine Biodiversity Research in Europe
Carlo Heip, Royal Netherlands Institute of Sea Research, Netherlands Institute of Ecology

Marine Genomics Europe (EU Network of Excellence)

Network of Networks

Pannel discussion

Report on the state of National Biodiversity Platforms and the Vilnius meeting

EPBRS Awards ?
Honoring the year’s best communication-actions, articles,books or websites in the biodiversity science-policy interface

Results from Biostrat questionnaire