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IBA Annual Conference Miami 2022

30 Oct - 4 Nov 2022

Rooms 234, Level 2

Session information

The collapse of biodiversity: can new economies revert it?

Wednesday 2 November (1615 - 1730)

Rooms 234, Level 2

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Committee(s)

Environment, Health and Safety Law Committee (Lead)

Description

This session will describe which are the main current threats to biodiversity and the connection between the need to stop it and the development of new products and services to consumers, analysing the shifting of paradigms on economy, with an overview of the key proposals of circular economy, blue economy and collaborative economies. Speakers will also address the law´s role is promoting or adjusting to these trends and preventing further collapse.

Session / Workshop Chair(s)

Chiara Colamonico	European Regional Forum Liaison Officer, Environment, Health and Safety Law Committee
Roberta Danelon Leonhardt	Machado Meyer Advogados, São Paulo, Brazil; Senior Vice Chair, Environment, Health and Safety Law Committee

Speakers

Felipe Arango	TNFD, Miami Beach, Florida, USA
Gamila Kassem	World Bank, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Santiago Lobeira	Evolusíe 3.8, Mexico City, Mexico
John Scanlon	United States Department of Justice, Miami, Florida, USA

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