The Belgian Biodiversity Platform and Sciensano are organising an event bringing One Health actors nationally and internationally together. WIth a focus on One Health and the ecosytem.

The Belgian One Health network, the Belgian Biodiversity Platform and Sciensano are pleased to announce their 2-day in-person event :

Ecosystems in the balance
Supporting future policy and research

Herman Teirlinckbuilding
Havenlaan/Avenue du Port 88, 1000 Brussels

January 22-23, 2025

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This One Health event will address ecosystem, animal, and human health issues in an interdisciplinary way, focusing on the role of environmental factors influencing possible pathways of infectious disease emergence, and on prevention, early warning mechanisms and effective preparedness solutions.

The overarching topics will be Biodiversity loss and Climate Change, the impact of Wildlife trade and risks associated with Invasive Alien Species, and Data and Monitoring approaches.

The event is aimed at experts and stakeholders interested in intersectoral cooperation, and also reaches out to administrators and policy makers.

January 22nd and 23rd AM will consist of plenary sessions with invited speakers,
whereas January 23rd PM will be dedicated to parallel workshops.
There will also be an opportunity for poster presentations. Deadline for poster submission : December 2nd.
Registration fee : €125 (€50 for PhD students)

Information regarding registration and poster presentations coming soon!