Environmental calendar for Finland's presidency
11-13 July Informal EU Workshop on Climate Change
15-16 July Informal ministerial meeting: Environment
4-6 September Asian European Peoples Forum in Helsinki
8 September EU-Korea Summit
9 September EU-China Summit
9 September Mass protest – Action in Helsinki
10-11 September Asia-Europe Summit 2006 (ASEM) in Helsinki
14-15 September Climate negotiations, high level preparatory meeting
18-22 September UNFCCC post-2012 meetings
21-29 September Intergovernmental Forum on Chemical Safety (Forum V)
2-6 October 54th meeting of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Flora and Fauna (CITES) permanent committee
9-13 October 3rd Conference of the Parties to the Rotterdam Convention (PIC; Prior Informed Consent)
9-10 October EU-Russia Permanent Partnership Council (PPC) (Environment, biodiversity)
13 October EU-India
11-12 October 13th Annual Session of the ECE Committee on Environmental Policy
16-20 October 2nd Intergovernmental Review Meeting of the Global Programme of Action for the Protection of the Marine Environment from Land-based Activities (IGR-2)
20 October Informal meeting of Heads of State or Government in Lahti
23 October Environment Council in Luxemburg
24 October EU-Russia Summit
25-27 October 10 OECD Environment Policy Committee (EPOC) meeting
30-3 November 18th Conference of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol (Ozone)
6-17 November Climate conference COP/MOP2 in Nairobi
14-16 November ESPON seminar in Espoo
14-17 November OECD chemicals committee and chemicals group joint meeting
16-19 November Meeting of biodiversity researchers in Espoo
17-20 November Co-operation for the Future – Peoples Forum between EU and Russia in Lahti and St. Petersburg
20 November EU-Mediterranean cooperation
20-22 November 4th Meeting of the Parties to the ECE Convention on the protection and use of transboundary watercourses and international lakes
23 November Transport, Telecommunications and Energy Council
30 November 26th Meeting of the Standing Committee of the Bern Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats in Strasbourg
30 November Meeting of the Directors-General for Water
27-1 December 8th Conference of the Parties to the Basel Convention
27-1 December 26th Meeting of the Standing Committee of the Bern Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats
14-15 December European Council
