En 2010
Brussels, Biodiversity 2010

In order to be able to protect biodiversity, you first need to know about it. Scientific knowledge is therefore crucial to the formulation of efficient policies and management plans. The Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences (RBINS) is the Museum’s associated scientific institute, where they are conducting many studies of Belgian biodiversity. A few of our scientists tell us here about their work...
http://www.biodiv2010.be

It's our Earth 2 - From Kyoto to Copenhagen The Tempora team is back in force with “It is our Earth 2”, a new exhibition which comes on top of the permanent platform of the first one. Visitors will be able to look (again) at what the previous exhibition showed as being necessary for a clear understanding of the phenomenon of global warming and of the disappearance of certain species. Stakes of the Copenhagen conference will also be explained... http://www.expo-terra.be

April

Opening of the Royal Greenhouses of Laeken The greenhouses house a sizeable collection of plants and flowers, particularly exotic ones, including a very important collection of camellias. The present-day plant collection at the Greenhouses in Laeken is valuable from three viewpoints. First of all, some of the plants belonging to Leopold II's original collections still exist. Furthermore, the current collections still respect the spirit that prevailed when the original collections were planted. Finally, the Royal Greenhouses still contain an enormous number of rare and valuable plants. Each year, in the spring, the Greenhouses of Laeken are opened to the public, during almost three weeks. This tradition has been carried on for a century. http://www.monarchie.be

May

Bicy City Bikes are the transport mode of the future. Cycling is healthy, green and, in the city, faster than driving. The more cyclists there are, the safer and more pleasant the city. BicyCity will mark start of the annual Dring-Dring Cycling Week in Brussels. The Dring-Dring Bike Celebration will be in the Jubelpark/ Cinquantenaire with lots of fun things to do and information stands and, of course, plenty of bike parking. www.bicycity.be

Human cities festival The Human Cities festival: celebrating publics spaces as a common good" will be organized at Bozar & around Brussels, bringing together pioneering institutions from all over Europe. All of them are actively developing new methods and approaches of urban design as a kind of promise for a better and more human-oriented environment. They will share during the symposium, exhibition, workshops and video projections the differentiated ways in which they respond to today's challenges, bringing forward the lessons learned from their most successful experiences." www.humancities.eu

June

Environment Party The IBGE/BIM organizes the large Environmental Festival. This event gives you the opportunity to have fun, to meet many people of the environmental institutions or associations and to gather information. Last year, the festival took place on a warm day, with thousands of inhabitants of Brussels who came to know more about the environment, in a good atmosphere. The festival is organized by the IBGE/BIM on the initiative of the Minister of the Environment of the Region of Brussels-Capital, with the participation of the councils of the region www.ibge.be

Roller Parade This year still, the Belgium Roller Parade invites you to put on your roller skates and to participate to the almost traditional hikes at the heart of the most beautiful cities of Belgium. www.belgiumrollers.com

September

Mobility week & Car free Sunday

Each year, the Brussels-Capital Region, its communes, its associations and its citizens put a lot of effort into turning this week into THE event on sustainable mobility. A wide range of activities covering all aspects of urban mobility is organized. Each day puts forward a specific theme or mode of transport: walking, biking, public transport, car-sharing…
www.dimanchesansvoiture.irisnet.be
www.bruxelles-champetre.be

Slow food Meetings

Slow Food Meeting aims at portraying a new image of Brussels: an eco-gastronomic city, a leafy metropolis to walk around, and a discovery place to awake all your senses. Simply a city worth exploring and tasting!
On that occasion, chefs, independant food and drink producers, local shops, both professionals and amateurs, offer special menus promoting ‘good, clean and fair’ food and share their experience, passion and know-how.
www.gouterbruxelles.be