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Workshop on integrated maritime policy and maritime spatial planning in the Mediterranean and the Black Sea
The dedicated workshop will be held under the working title "Workshop on integrated maritime policy and marine spatial planning in the Mediterranean and the Black Sea". The European Commission's contribution will encompass the co-organisation of the Launching event of the 7-day workshop, meant to take place on 20 September 2016...
Türkiye
2016 - European Commission
Video
Farming Nature: Ireland - Community and Conservation on Achill Island
Filmed on Achill Island in September 2015 this video highlights the Natura 2000 habitats Machair Grassland and Upland Heath, both present on the Island. Supporting the type of traditional extensive farming that is practiced here is essential for maintaining these habitats. Taking a more targeted approach to agri-environment schemes can...
Ireland
2016 - European Forum on Nature Conservation and Pastoralism
Conference/Meeting
Europe’s Opportunity in Digital Agriculture
Waterford Institute of Technology’s Telecommunications, Software and Systems Group (TSSG) with their SFI CONNECT partners are holding a workshop with major leaders in policy, industry and academia to explore and discuss “Europe’s Opportunity in Digital Agriculture”. Speaking on the day will be EU Agricultural & Rural Development Commissioner Phil Hogan...
Belgium
2016 - Telecommunications Software and Systems Group
Conference/Meeting
Global Forum for Food and Agriculture 2016
The facts speak for themselves: more than half the global population now live in urban areas. According to forecasts, three-quarters of the global population, i.e. around 7 billion people, will be living in cities by 2050. Alongside globalisation, urbanisation is indisputably one of the main trends of our time. Everywhere,...
Germany
2016 - Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture
Blog article
The EU’s promotion of meat consumption is misguided, Mr Hogan
Ever since he took office, Agriculture Commissioner Phil Hogan has promoted the interests of the livestock sector while ignoring health and environmental warnings related to over-consumption of meat
European Union
2016 - EurActiv
Manual
Manual de Conversión a la Producción Ecológica
Este material didáctico sobre Producción Ecológica se enmarca como una de las acciones a desarrollar de estos programa formativos, con el objeto de proporcionar una herramienta útil de trabajo tanto a los alumnos y alumnas que asistan a estos cursos de agricultura ecológica como a los docentes en esta materia....
Spain
2016 - Instituto de Investigación y Formación Agraria y Pesquera
Conference paper
Priorities for FAO’s work in the Europe and Central Asia Region
The document presents a synopsis of the regional drivers of change and of the regional development context in which FAO will provide future support to countries. The trends and drivers of change were identified through a regional strategic review conducted in 2015, which helped to identify major FAO areas of...
Türkiye
2016 - Food and Agriculture Organization of United Nations
Conference paper
The Sustainable Development Goals and their implications for agriculture and rural development in Europe and Central Asia region
The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development was launched at the 70th Session of the United Nations General Assembly in October 2015 while the goals under the 2030 Agenda are universally applicable, it is expected national targets are determined in line with global targets. These should take into account different baseline...
Türkiye
2016 - Food and Agriculture Organization of United Noations
Fact sheet
The European Agricultural Fund for Rural Developement
Financial instruments co-funded by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development are a sustainable and efficient way to invest in the growth and development of people, businesses and resources in the agriculture and forestry sectors as well as in the rural economy. They can support a broad range of development...
2016 - European Commission
Book
Implementing Smart Specialisation Strategies
Smart specialisation (S3) is an example of fruitful interaction between science and policy. The concept was first developed in the context of the high-level expert group on ‘Knowledge for Growth’ created by the European Commission. It was recast through work by researchers both within and outside the Commission to foster...
European Union
2016 - European Commission
Conference/Meeting
The 10th Organic Producers' Conference
ORC’s annual Organic Producers’ Conference is the event where organic and other producers interested in ecological approaches to sustainable food production come together with researchers and advisers to share ideas on making agriculture perform better, for their businesses and society.
This year we will focus on what we have in common...
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2016
Event
ENRD Workshop on ‘Areas Facing Natural or Other Specific Constraints’ (ANCs)
This ENRD workshop focused on the designation of ‘Areas facing natural or other specific constraints’ (ANCs) by programme authorities.
It covered many aspects related to the implementation of the new ANCs system, specifically focusing on techniques for applying biophysical criteria and fine-tuning, as well as on payment schemes. The workshop further...
European Union
2016 - European Network for Rural Development
Website
Fundatia ADEPT Transilvania website
Fundatia ADEPT Transilvania is a landscape stewardship NGO, registered as a charity in 2004 in Romania and in the UK. ADEPT has been working for 10 years to protect the nature-rich, farmed landscapes of Transylvania, and to support the traditional farming communities who have created them over centuries and who...
Romania
2016 - Fundatia ADEPT Transilvania
Magazine article
Interview: “Agroecology is an epistemological revolution”
Victor M. Toledo is a Mexican ethnoecologist and social activist at the National Autonomous University of Mexico. His work focuses primarily on the study of agroecological and knowledge systems. In this interview, Victor M. Toledo explains why co-creation of knowledge is an integral part of agroecology and discusses the changes that are needed for this form of agriculture to gain ground in the global arena. He argues that agroecology is in itself a major shift in our relationship with knowledge.
To answer this question, I would like to recall Alexander Wezel’s definition of agroecology. Our French colleague defined it, first, as a science. This is obvious, since agroecology generates scientific knowledge in the strictest sense. However, agroecology, like many other hybrid disciplines (for example, political ecology, environmental history, and ecological...
Bolivia (Plurinational State of) - Brazil - Colombia - Cuba - Mexico - Russian Federation - Spain
2016 - ILEIA, Center for Learning on Sustainable Agriculture
Blog article
European plan for sheep meat : Recognize and defend the role and expertise of European sheep farmers
For the European Coordination Via Campesina (ECVC), present at this meeting, this is the perfect opportunity for the European Union to finally acknowledge the true value of the invaluable expertise of sheep farmers in our countries, whether in polyculture farming in lowland areas or in more difficult mountain or island...
European Union
2016 - Via Campesina
Event
Terra Madre Salone del Gusto 2016
The central theme of Terra Madre Salone del Gusto 2016 has a profound meaning: loving the earth is cultivating it, taking care of it, working it with love, preserving the environment and the planet that we live on. Loving the earth is what must define this moment in history, and...
Italy
2016 - Slow Food
Website
European Vegetable Research Institute Network
FRESHFEL and AREFLH created in 2014 a European taskforce for research and innovation. This group of experts presented in 2015 a strategic agenda to the European Commission that focused on the priorities of research for the fruit and vegetable sector in the framework of Horizon 2020.
This task force found it...
2016 - European Vegetable Research Institute Network
Policy brief/paper
Declaration of CSOs at the 30th FAO Regional Conference for Europe and Central Asia
FAO recognizes and re-affirms that CSOs are critical partners across a wide spectrum of activities at the local, national, and international level. The autonomy and independence of CSO's is a central value that is undoubtedly recognized by FAO: CSOs in the region recognize that, all issues and the policies discussed...
2016 - Food And Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Book part
How is the life of family farms in Europe? Presentation of Latvia
Association of private farming of the Czech Republic organized an International Conference on family farms and Common Agricultural Policy of EU. The event was held in Brno on 4 - 6th of April 2016. 10 European countries attended the conference. Herewith volume 5. Presentation of Latvia
Latvia
2016
Newsletter
Social Innovation in Marginalised Rural Areas - newsletter
SIMRA (Social Innovation in Marginalised Rural Areas) is a four-year project (2016-2020) funded by the European Union’s Horizon 2020 programme. It aims to advance understanding of social innovation and innovative governance in agriculture, forestry and rural development – and how to boost them – in marginalised rural areas across Europe...
2016 - Social Innovation in Marginalised Rural Areas
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