Jane Lubchenco, The Honorable Dr. Jane Lubchenco, Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere & NOAA Administrator, USA

Managing marine biodiversity: an emerging consensus

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Invited Plenary Lectures

Myriam Sibuet, Vice –Chair CoML International Scientific Steering Committee, France

Impact of “Census of Marine Life” on development of marine sciences

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Philippe Cury, IRD senior Scientist
Director of the UMR-EME 212 (Exploited Marine Ecosystems)-IRD/Ifremer and University Montpellier 2 Director of CRH (Centre de Recherches Méditerranéenne et Tropicale) Scientific Director of the Eur-Oceans Consortium

Building scenarios for marine ecosystems under anthropogenic and natural forcing in the XXI Century: are we getting ready?

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Peter Herman, Professor, Dr, Head of Department 'Spatial Ecology', Netherlands Institute of Ecology

From conflicts to solutions. The role of science in Dutch coastal planning issues

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