European Seminar

Land Use, Land Cover and Habitats

issues in terms of INSPIRE

Challenges for a sustainable development in Europe

A seminar for public and private actors active in the field of spatial planning in Europe

Brussels, 21 September 2011 – 13.00 – 17.00h Committee of the Regions

Project co-financed by the EU

Land Use, Land Cover and Habitats issues in terms of INSPIRE

Challenges for a sustainable development in Europe

Brussels, 21 September 2011

Venue: Committee of the Regions , Rue Belliard 99-101, Brussels

Room JDE51

13:30 Registration

14.00 Welcome address, Krister Olson, DG INFSO, European Commission

14.10 Land Use and Land Cover as essential information for integrated territorial

development, DG Environment, European Commission

14.30 The context of Land Use and Land Cover in INSPIRE – experiences from the TWG

Land Use Land Cover, François Salgé, Ministry of Ecology, Sustainable

Development, Transports and Housing, Government of France

14.50 Challenges of bio-diversity in Europe: the view of the European Environment

Agency, Ronan Uhel, European Environmental Agency

15.10 Land Use Management, Challenge for a sustainable territorial development, Pierre

Laconte, Former President of ISOCARP

15.30 Coffee break

16.00 HLanData: Land Use and Land Cover, Delia Sola, HLanData Coordinator

16.20 Inspired Habitats: management of Europe’s bio-diversity, Mariano Navarro,

Habitats Coordinator

16.40 A practical experience: the case of Silesian region, Poland, Robert Lach, Secretary

of NCP of Plan4all in Poland

17.00 Conclusions and Discussion

17.30 Closing

This event is free of charge but registration is compulsory.

Register now via the online registration system of the HLANDTA website:

www.hlandata.eu