Recent meetings
| Date | Commissioner / Cabinet | Topic | File |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Oct 2025 | Gijs Schilthuis Director | Exchange of views on land use in a climate neutral economy | — |
| 24 Oct 2025 | Gijs Schilthuis Director | Exchange of views on land use in a climate neutral economy | SRC |
| 14 Oct 2025 | Johannes Ten Broeke Cabinet member | Carbon Removal Certification and impacts on biomass | SRC |
| 14 Oct 2025 | Johannes Ten Broeke Cabinet member | Carbon Removal Certification and impacts on biomass | — |
| 27 Aug 2025 | Sebastien Paquot Head of Unit | Exchange on (international) carbon pricing and markets. | — |
| 27 Aug 2025 | Yvon Slingenberg Director | Upcoming climate events and issues | — |
| 27 Aug 2025 | Sebastien Paquot Head of Unit | Exchange on (international) carbon pricing and markets. | SRC |
| 27 Aug 2025 | Yvon Slingenberg Director | Upcoming climate events and issues | SRC |
| 15 Apr 2025 | Pernille Weiss-Ehler Cabinet member | Water Resilient Strategy | — |
| 15 Apr 2025 | Pernille Weiss-Ehler Cabinet member | Water Resilient Strategy | SRC |
| 14 Mar 2025 | Hana Genorio Cabinet member | Exchange of views on a report by the Systems Transformation Hub entitled “systems approach to the EU’s strategic agenda 2024-29”, with a focus on International Partnerships. | SRC |
| 14 Mar 2025 | Hana Genorio Cabinet member | Exchange of views on a report by the Systems Transformation Hub entitled “systems approach to the EU’s strategic agenda 2024-29”, with a focus on International Partnerships. | — |
| 12 Mar 2025 | Humberto Delgado Rosa Director | Meeting with WRI on land use vs biomass | SRC |
| 12 Mar 2025 | Humberto Delgado Rosa Director | Meeting with WRI on land use vs biomass | — |
| 17 Feb 2025 | Milena Mihaylova Head of Unit | Mediterranean fisheries priorities for 2025 and regional approach to VME protection | — |
| 17 Feb 2025 | Milena Mihaylova Head of Unit | Mediterranean fisheries priorities for 2025 and regional approach to VME protection | SRC |
| 05 Feb 2025 | Felix Leinemann Head of Unit | To present the work of WRI and see if there are any possibilities to engage | SRC |
| 05 Feb 2025 | Felix Leinemann Head of Unit | To present the work of WRI and see if there are any possibilities to engage | — |
| 15 Jan 2025 | Florika Fink-Hooijer Director-General | EUDR implementation Soil Monitoring Law | — |
| 15 Jan 2025 | Florika Fink-Hooijer Director-General | EUDR implementation Soil Monitoring Law | SRC |
| 21 Nov 2024 | Ralf Kuhne Cabinet member | Online meeting on Food waste. | SRC |
| 21 Nov 2024 | Ralf Kuhne Cabinet member | Online meeting on Food waste. | — |
| 02 Jul 2024 | Florika Fink-Hooijer Director-General | Speech on the implementation of the European Green Deal at Systems Transformation Hub Summer Reception | — |
| 02 Jul 2024 | Florika Fink-Hooijer Director-General | Speech on the implementation of the European Green Deal at Systems Transformation Hub Summer Reception | SRC |
| 07 Jun 2023 | Ralf Kuhne Cabinet member | food waste | SRC |
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Member Of
IUCN – International Union for Conservation of Nature https://www.iucn.org/our-union/members/ Global Commons Alliance https://globalcommonsalliance.org/ (not exhaustive)
Organisation Members
Food and Land Use Coalition- https://www.foodandlandusecoalition.org/ Systems Transformation Hub- https://www.systemstransformationhub.org/ The Access Initiative - https://accessinitiative.org/ (not exhaustive)
Additional Information
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