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School of Law

Legal Issues of Bialowieza as Common Heritage

2 December 2016

Time: 10:00am - 12:00pm
Venue: G7, Law Building, Queen Mary University of London, Mile End Road, London E1 4NS

This event is organised by Professor Malgosia Fitzmaurice and Ms Marie-Aure Perreaut. It concerns a very topical issue of the protection of the Bialowieza primeval forest which is located in Poland and Belarus. It is a unique natural environment, which has been now threatened by permission to cut trees in this area. This forest is on the heritage list of the World Heritage Convention.

Programme

  • Welcome remarks – Professor Malgosia Fitzmaurice, QMUL
  • The protection of Bialowieza Forest under International and European Law – Professor Malgosia Fitzmaurice and Marie-Aure Perreaut
  • General issues of forestry and sustainable development related to the Bialowieza Forest – Dr Feja Lesniewska, SOAS
  • The protection of Bialowieza Forest under Polish legislation – Magdalena Perkwoska and Ewa Guzik-Makaruk, Bialystok University
  • The protection of Bialowieza Forest under Belarus legislation – Lilia Abramchick, Grodno University.

Directions

For directions to the venue, please refer to the map.

How to book

This event is free but places are very limited. Register via Eventbrite.

Contact

For more information on this event, please email lawevents@qmul.ac.uk.


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