Global Ecological Integrity Group

Coming soon - Information on the Vancouver Conference - 2010

From June 28 to July 3 2010, a conference will be held in Vancouver, Canada on the topic of Ecological lntegrity, The Built Environment and Protected Spaces: Science, Ethics and the Law (working title)

The conference will be held at the University of British Columbia, Robson Square, Vancouver, British Columbia.


Florence Conference - 2009

From June 25 to 30 2009, a conference was held in Florence, Italy on the topic of State Sovereignty, International Law and Ecological Integrity

This conference was co-organized by Laura Westra and Brunetto Chiarelli.

GEIG Final Florence Conference Program (PDF)

Photos of the conference (Zip format - 50MB download)

Photos of a tour to Assisi (Zip format - 20MB download)


Berlin Conference - 2008

From July 16 to 20 2008, a conference was held in Berlin, Germany on the topic of Reconciling Human Existence And Ecological Integrity

This conference was co-organized by Laura Westra and Klaus Bosselmann.

GEIG Berlin Conference


Halifax Conference - 2007

From June 24 to 29 2007, a conference was held in Halifax, Nova Scotia on the topic of Global Ecological Integrity and the Sustainable Society

This conference was co-organized by Laura Westra, Colin Soskolne, Natasha LaRoche, Tarah Wright and Daniel Rainham (student representative).

GEIG Halifax Conference invitation (PDF)


Samos Conference - 2006

From July 4 to 9, 2006, a conference was held in Island of Samos, Greece on the topic of The Global Ecological Integrity Group: Fourteen Years Later

This conference was co-organized by Laura Westra and Colin Soskolne.

GEIG Samos Conference presentations


Venice Conference - 2005

From June 29 to July 3 2005, a conference was held in Venice Italy on the topic of Global Ecological Integrity and the Sustainability of Civilization: Hard and Soft Law Perspectives

This conference was co-organized by Laura Westra and Colin Soskolne.

GEIG Venice Conference Programme in actuality (PDF)


Montreal Conference - 2004

From July 11 to July 13 2004, a conference was held in Montreal Quebec on the topic of Global Ecological Governance for Eco-Justice and Public Health:

This conference was co-organized by Laura Westra, Richard Westra and Colin Soskolne.

GEIG Montreal Conference Programme in actuality (PDF)


Urbino Conference - 2003

From June 27 to July 1 2003, a conference was held in Urbino Italy on the topic of Global Ecological Integrity, Human Rights, and Human Responsibilities:
Intersections Between International Law and Public Health.

This conference was co-organized by Laura Westra, Colin L. Soskolne, and William (Bill) E. Rees.

Urbino Conference Program(PDF)