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Origin, Diversity, and Territories Forum 2022

From: 19.10.2022 to: 21.10.2022

The Origin, Diversity, and Territories (ODT) Forum 2022 aims to open up arenas for debate on the issue of global ecosystem health, policy solutions for sustainable transition at different territorial scales and the future roles of food systems. The ODT Forum community will gather around these themes in the town of Saignelégier, in the heart of the canton of Jura in Switzerland. Saignelégier is the capital of the Franches-Montagnes plateau, a mountainous area located at an altitude of over 1000 metres on a karst plateau, characterized by agricultural activities that shape the landscape and interfere with the natural environment of permanent pastures and woodlands. The Franches-Montagnes are a land of deep agricultural, food and gastronomic traditions, internationally recognised, and watchmaking know-how classified as World Heritage by UNESCO.

The "International Mountain Conference" will open this year's ODT Forum, with ten field visits in the morning and a plenary session in the afternoon. The objective of this international mountain conference is to give the floor to personalities from all continents to bring a global perspective to the functioning of localised agri-food systems and the innovative approaches developed by mountain communities in the face of the climate crisis.

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