Science-policy interface in practice
The example of a collective scientific expertise at the request of public authorities on the 
impacts of plant protection products on biodiversity and ecosystem services

Webinar
January 11th, 2024 1:30 to 3 p.m CET

⇨ REGISTRATION

Opening

•  Thierry Caquet, Scientific Director for the Environment of INRAE, Chair of the PEER 
Partnership
5’
•  Allan Watt, UKCEH, Chair of the Alternet Management Board
5’

Introductive keynote speech: Collective scientific assessment at INRAE: a tool to enlighten public 
debate and inform policymaking
•  Guy Richard, Head of the Directorate for collective scientific assessment, foresight and 
advanced studies (DEPE) at INRAE
10’

The collective scientific assessment on “The impacts of plant protection products on biodiversity 
and ecosystem services”

Results of the study and its impacts on public action
•  Laure Mamy and/or Stéphane Pesce, INRAE, scientific coordinators of the collective scientific 
expertise
20’

Origin of the request and use of the study at national level
•  Céline Couderc-Obert, Representative of the Ministries responsible for the Environment, 
Agriculture and Research in France
10’

Use of the study for European regulation
•  Tobin Robinson, Head of Environment, Plants & Ecotoxicology, Risk Assessment Production 
Department at the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA)
10’

Open discussion with the participants (ALTERNET & PEER communities)
30’