In celebration of the 20th anniversary of the founding of the German Federal Ministry of Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU), a symposium was held in Berlin on 6 June 2006. Camilla Bausch chaired the Forum on "European and International Environmental Policy".

Speakers on International Protection Strategies and Climate Protection were:

• Prof. Dr. Stefan Rahmstorf, Potsdam-Institut für Klimaforschung
• Prof. Dr. Peter Hennicke, Präsident Wuppertal-Institut für Klima, Umwelt und Energie

Speakers on the Protection of Biological Diversity (Biodiversity) were:

• Prof. Dr. Berndt Heydemann, NICOL-Stiftung
• Prof. Dr. Michael Succow, Universität Greifswald