Law Group of Wageningen University

💻🌱 Analyzing the Relationship between Agricultural AI Adoption and Government-Subsidized Insurance - Academic Article 🌱 💻 Our colleagues Chad Osorio and Francesca Leucci, PhD, in a project headed by Donatella PORRINI of the Università del Salento, published their work "Analyzing the Relationship between Agricultural AI Adoption and Government-Subsidized Insurance" where they systematicaly reviewed the literature on AI, agricultural insurance, and subsidy systems from around the world. Link: https://lnkd.in/euSSAaUF

✨Congratulations Dr Tous!✨ Our former visiting PhD Javier Tous successfully defended his thesis on "Corporate responsibility for human rights in the context of armed conflicts: the case of Colombia" at Paris-Pantheon-Assas University. Our colleague Nadia Bernaz was on his committee!

👻🍬This Halloween, we have a treat for you: our newsletter!🍬🎃 Check it out for a terrific summary of what happened during the last month and stay tuned for all the updates regarding events and opportunities.  #newsletter #law #humanrights #environmentallaw #foodlaw #bizhumanrights #humanrights #environmentallaw #sustainability Wageningen University & Research Wageningen Social Sciences

🇮🇹🇳🇱Italy-Netherlands Dialogue on Sustainability: Education, Research, and Innovation in AgriFood 🇮🇹🇳🇱 We are excited to announce that we will soon welcome Dr. Giorgio Novello, the Italian Ambassador to the Netherlands, to our campus for the "Italy-Netherlands Dialogue on Sustainability: Education, Research, and Innovation in AgriFood"! You can find more info and the link to register below.👇

We are happy to share with you that our colleague Silvia Rolandi took part in the Internet Festival organised by Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna! She gave a brilliant presentation during the panel "Le nuove generazioni del cibo e del diritto" ("The new generations of food and law"). ☕ 💻

On the first morning of The Future of Protein Production Amsterdam, taking place here in the Netherlands, Francesco Montanari from Arcadia International E.E.I.G. opened the conference with a fantastic presentation, highlighting both the progress and the hurdles facing alternative proteins. From cultured meat to microbial fermentation, there’s no doubt that these innovations hold immense potential. But, as Francesco pointed out, challenges like regulatory delays, energy consumption, and scaling are still significant barriers. He emphasized that while the EU is slowly moving forward—especially with novel food authorizations—there’s still a long way to go to match the speed of innovation. Cell-cultivated meat, for example, could offer a better environmental footprint compared to conventional beef, but scaling it up will require solving energy efficiency issues. On a more promising note, Francesco highlighted microbial fermentation and insect proteins as key players in the circular economy. Both sectors are advancing rapidly but still require more investment and infrastructure to scale. As we look ahead, the big question remains: what needs to happen to truly unlock the potential of alternative proteins across Europe? We're sure to find out over the next few days. #AlternativeProteins #FutureOfFood #Sustainability #ProteinProduction #Innovation #FPPAmsterdam

⚖ The Expropriation of Sanctioned Assets: Does Ukrainian Jurisprudence Respond to Human Rights Concerns? ⚖ The newest policy and practice note by Tamara Horbachevska, Iurii Barabash, and Olena Uvarova "The Expropriation of Sanctioned Assets: Does Ukrainian Jurisprudence Respond to Human Rights Concerns?" has been released! Part of the REBALANCE Project, it discusses the application of a sanction mechanism during martial time in Ukraine and its human rights threats. The current jurisprudence in Ukraine on the expropriation of assets of sanctioned individuals and entities into state income raises the following four key human rights concerns: 👉 duplication of the offence and punishment from national criminal law; 👉 retroactive effect of the introduced sanction; 👉 inadequate procedural safeguards for sanctioned persons; 👉 unlimited scope of persons and their assets that can be expropriated. This note argues that these significant drawbacks cannot be legitimized even in time of war. Link: https://lnkd.in/e_M_q_Hd Hashtags: #humanrights #ukraine #jurisprudence

🎉𝐖𝐂𝐒𝐆 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒 𝐒𝐮𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐝! We are thrilled to announce the successful conclusion of the Wageningen Centre for Sustainability Governance (WCSG) Conference 2024! This exciting event, held from October 16th to 18th, was a collaborative effort between the Public Administration and Policy Group @WUR Law Group of Wageningen University Environmental Policy group and Forest & Nature Conservation Policy Group, Wageningen University at Wageningen University & Research. The conference explored the central question: 𝐂𝐚𝐧 𝐬𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐛𝐞 𝐠𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐝? 𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐟 𝐬𝐨, 𝐛𝐲 𝐰𝐡𝐨𝐦, 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐡𝐨𝐰? Over three days, academics, experts, and practitioners engaged in enriching presentations, discussions, panels, and networking sessions, all aimed at advancing our understanding of governance in sustainability transitions. The event concluded on October 18th with two unique experiences: a Nature and History Walking Tour and a Decolonial Walking Tour in Wageningen. 🎊We would like to extend our heartfelt thanks to the 𝐖𝐂𝐒𝐆 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐞, Verina Ingram, Judith van Leeuwen, Daniel Polman, Angeline Chartier, Olena Uvarova, Richard Pompoes, Arjen Buijs,  Bas Verschuuren, Keen Poon, Ilse R. Smit , whose meticulous planning and coordination ensured a diverse, professional, and dynamic conference. A special thanks also goes out to our incredible 𝐯𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐞𝐫𝐬, whose support was instrumental in making everything run smoothly （Note: Not all volunteers are in the photo）. 📽️ Stay tuned! Recordings of the opening session, keynote speech (Oct. 16th), and plenary roundtable (Oct. 17th) will be available soon on our website. You can find them here: bit.ly/3NprzB6 Thank you to everyone who participated and contributed to the success of WCSG 2024. We look forward to continuing these important conversations! #WCSG2024 #WCSGconference #GoverningSustainablityTransformations #TransformativeChange

🌱 The WCSG Conference 2024 has come to an end!🌱 A big shoutout to the organising team, who made this amazing event possible and so successful! A special thanks for their vital contribution goes to Ilse R. Smit, Judith van Leeuwen, Verina Ingram, Daniel Polman, Olena Uvarova, Angeline Chartier, Richard Pompoes, Arjen Buijs, Bas Verschuuren, and Keen Poon. We want to thank also all the participants in the sessions organised by us or in which we participated for their amazing insights and contribution to the discussions. To give you just a glimpse of it, here are a few pictures taken throughout the conference days! Our group took part in the conference with: - The “Transformative changes through responsible business models” paper-based session, organised by Nadia Bernaz, Chiara Macchi, Mirta Alessandrini, and Olena Uvarova. - Our colleague Chiara Macchi co-organised the session “Strengthening the rights of future generations: Governance tools towards tackling political myopia”, together with Caitlin Masoliver and Wieke Pot. - The presentation of Saide Esra Akdogan, PhD, Francesca Leucci, PhD, and Evangelia Padenoglou’s newest article“Conceptualizing Eco-label initiatives under the recent EU legislation on green claims”. - Last but not least, we closed the conference with “Transformations via the law and reflexivity” paper-based session chaired by our colleague Hanna Schebesta. Tags: Public Administration and Policy Group @WUR, Environmental Policy group, Forest & Nature Conservation Policy Group, Wageningen University, Wageningen Social Sciences, Wageningen University & Research.

💯 The WGSC 2024 has begun yesterday! 💯 This year’s central question is “Can sustainability transformation be governed? And if so by whom, what, and how?” Our group took part in the conference with:  - The “Transformative changes through responsible business models” paper-based session, organised by Nadia Bernaz, Chiara Macchi, Mirta Alessandrini, and Olena Uvarova. - Our colleague Chiara Macchi co-organised the session “Strengthening the rights of future generations: Governance tools towards tackling political myopia” - The presentation of Saide Esra Akdogan, PhD, Francesca Leucci, PhD, and Evangelia Padenoglou’s newest article “Conceptualizing Eco-label initiatives under the recent EU legislation on green claims” - Tomorrow’s “Transformations via the law and reflexivity”paper-based session, chaired by our colleague Hanna Schebesta. Tags: Wageningen University & Research, Wageningen Social Sciences