Speakers EN

HUMBERTO DELGADO ROSA

Humberto Delgado Rosa is the Director for Natural Capital, DG Environment, European Commission, since November 2015. His Directorate's mission is to protect, conserve and enhance the EU's natural capital in the areas of biodiversity, nature, land and soil, forests and nutrient cycles, as well as overseeing the LIFE Programme for nature and the environment.

Prior to his current position within the DG Environment, Delgado Rosa was Director for adaptation to climate change and low carbon technology, within the DG Climate Action, and State-Secretary for Environment in Portugal between 2005 and 2011.

Humberto Delgado Rosa will present the recently launched "EU Action Plan for Nature, People and the Economy". The Action Plan was produced by the European Commission after the evaluation process to the Birds and Habitats Directives, to improve their implementation and boost their contribution towards reaching the EU's biodiversity targets for 2020.

DOMINIQUE LEVEQUE

Dominique Leveque is the Mayor of the Municipality AŸ-Champagne (France), Councillor of the Department Marne and President of the Nature Regional Park Montagne de Reims. He has long experience of bridging parks and politics in his role as Mayor and Park President. Dominique is also President of the International commission of the Fédérations des Parcs Naturels Régionaux de France (France Nature Regional Parks) and Council member of EUROPARC Federation.

Created in 1976, the Nature Regional Park Montagne de Reims, is 54.000ha and has 35.000 habitants. Dominique recently led the park to the UNESCO world heritage list by the inscription of “Coteaux, Maisons et Caves de Champagne”. 

 He will help the Conference understand the complex and sometimes conflicting responsibilities faced by a Mayor and Park President.

ERIKA STANCIU

Erika Stanciu was recently State Secretary of Forests and, for a short time State Secretary for Biodiversity Conservation and Protected Areas in the Ministry of Environment, Water and Forests in Romania. Previous President of EUROPARC Federation and holder of the Alfred Toepfer Medal for outstanding contribution to the work of protected areas in Europe.

From the forest of Retezat to the forest of flipcharts that populate many of Erika’s training workshops, Erika plays a key role in capacity development of Protected Area Professionals in Romania. She was involved in the creation of ProPark - Foundation for Protected Areas, where she is currently the Executive Director. Erika will offer some insights and thoughts on joint voices for old and new values in nature conservation.

MONSIGNOR FRANCISCO FROJÁN MADERO

Francisco Froján Madero, Monsignor, born in Galicia (Spain), is a biologist (graduated in 1976) who has later done his religious education with a bachelor concluded in 1985 and a PhD in Theology (1998). Since 2000, Francisco lives in the Vatican State and works in the State Secretary for external relations.

His passion for nature has made him establish a strong relation with the environmental subjects, having an active role in bridging spiritual values with nature conservation by participating in several international conferences.

We will have the privilege to hear the integrated vision and reflections of a man of science and faith about the Papal Encyclical LAUDATO SI’: On Care For Our Common Home.

MARINA SILVA VAZ DE LIMA

Marina Silva is a Brazilian politician and was environmental minister in 2003-2008 in Lula’s Government and during her mandate 25 million hectares of new National Parks have been created in the Brazil network and more than 12 million young people participated in environmental actions all over the country. Silva was a colleague of Chico Mendes, who was assassinated for defending the Amazon from massive deforestation. She

In 1996, Silva won the Goldman Environmental Prize for South & Central America. In 2007, the United Nations Environment Program named her one of the Champions of the Earth and won the 2009 Sophie Prize. In 2010, she was named by Foreign Policy magazine to its list of top global thinkers, for taking Green mainstream. In December 2014, Marina Silva was elected by the British Financial Times newspaper as one of its Women of the Year. Marina only went to school when she was 16 years old but she graduated in History and then with post graduation in psychoanalytic theory and psycopedagogy.