Society for Environmental Awareness - SEA

06/10/2026

Our Lecture SEAries starts next week! 🌊

Join us next Wednesday at the University of Antwerp for the first of four inspiring evenings on science, nature and our changing planet.

The founder of Society for Environmental Awareness - SEA, Christian Clauwers, has the pleasure of opening the series with the first lecture.

More info & programme: www.supportsea.org/events

Register here please: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfjyAF5xB_p4fjsYoZmPJ5j2SuUNK91Prpr4xlFRETQFt5nTw/viewform

Photo exhibition Polar Regions and Oceans: A Reflection of a Changing Planet

By connecting science, environmental awareness and visual storytelling, SEA invites students, academics and visitors to reflect, engage in dialogue and consider our shared responsibility in a rapidly changing world.

More info can be found here: https://www.supportsea.org/events

04/10/2026

De Society for Environmental Awareness (SEA) en de Universiteit Antwerpen presenteren de openluchtexpo ‘Poolgebieden en Oceanen: Spiegel van een Veranderende Planeet’ in het hart van de Stadscampus. Zestien monumentale foto’s van documentairefotograaf en ontdekkingsreiziger Christian Clauwers ...

27/05/2026

ROAD TO COP31: A SHARED FUTURE FROM BRUSSELS TO ANTALYA

Organized by the Society for Environmental Awareness (SEA) | Press Club Brussels Europe

Thursday, June 4, 2026 / 10:00 AM 1:00 PM / Press Club Brussels Europe, 95 Rue Froissart, 1040-Bruxelles, Belgium

Programme:

Welcome Remarks
• Dogan Basaran – CEO of the Sustainable Future Platform

Opening Remarks
• Luc Bas – Director CERAC (Climate Risk Assessment Center)

Keynote
• Christian Clauwers – Visual Storyteller, EU Climate Pact Ambassador, founder and President of SEA.

Panel I: Climate Diplomacy, Science & Global Governance

FOCUS: Exploring how scientific evidence informs policymaking and strengthens global climate diplomacy ahead of COP31.

SPEAKERS:

• Prof. Dr. Hans Bruyninckx – Professor of Environmental Governance at the University of Antwerp and former Executive Director of the European Environment Agency, Board Member of SEA

• Daniel Cervenka – Director of The Convergence / CEO of Resolve Global, EU Climate Pact Partner

• Bart Rymen – Attaché at the Federal, Interfederal, and International Coordination Service of BELSPO / IPCC National Focal Point for Belgium

• Peter Wittoeck – Head of the Belgian delegation at UNFCCC

Moderated by Antonio Buscardini– President of the Press Club

Panel II: Ecological Resilience & Circular Economy

FOCUS: Scaling nature-based solutions, biodiversity protection, and circular economy practices.

SPEAKERS:

• Prof. Dr. Gudrun de Boeck – Head of the ECOSPHERE Research Group (University of Antwerp), Chair of the Institute for Environment and Sustainable Development (IMDO), Advisory Board of SEA

• Asli Pasinli – Former CEO, WWF (World Wildlife Fund, Türkiye)

• Enrique Flores– Vice President of Guy Carpenter

• Veronique van Haaften – Founding Member and Secretary General of the European-Turkish Trade and Investment Council (ETTIC)

Moderated by Kris Broos– Secretary of SEA

The conference also marks the start of a three-week photography exhibition: “The Fragile Frontlines of a Warming World”. Curated by Ipek Tekdemir. Photography by Christian Clauwers.

26/04/2026

World Penguin Day! 25th of April