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)
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 | DLA Piper, Rome, Italy; 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 |