Salamanca will host the Final Event of the project “Smart governance and operational models for agroecological carbon farming” (Farms4Climate), an international consortium made up of 12 Mediterranean partners, coordinated by AIR Institute, which promotes innovation in the agricultural sector through smart governance models and regenerative agroecological practices.
Programme
Day 1 - 26th March - Salón de Actos, Colegio Arzobispo Fonseca
10:00 Registration and welcome coffee
10:45 Opening ceremony
11:00 | Presentations
- Presentation 1 - Towards a European framework for carbon removal certification
Speaker: Tristano Bacchetti, Eco-innovative Agricultural Solutions (SAE). - 11:30 Presentation 2 - Implementing carbon farming on a small scale: challenges and opportunities from a gender perspective
Speaker: Thoraya Seada, SEKEM Economy of Love. - 12:00 Presentation 3 - MRV and digital technologies for sustainable agriculture
Speaker: Andrea Ferrarini, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore (UCSC). - 12:30 Round table - Creating a sustainable future: key strategies for community organisations in carbon farming
Panellists: The International Federation of Organic Agricultural Movements (IFOAM), University of Basilicata (UNIBAS), SEKEM Economy of Love, The International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA).
Moderated by: Constantinos Machairas, IFOAM.
13:00 Cocktail and networking
14:00 Visit to stands
Day 2 - 27th March - Sala de Pinturas, Colegio Arzobispo Fonseca (limited capacity)
09:00 Registration
09:30 Presentation of global project results
10:00 A 360º view of the results
Programme:
- Creation and expansion of community-based organisations
- Living Lab Egypt 1 - Speaker: SEKEM
- Living Lab Egypt 2 - Speaker: Heliopolis University for Sustainable Development (HU)
11:00 Coffee break
- Living Lab North Italy - Speaker: UCSC
- Living Lab Spain - Speakers: AlVelAl and Commonland (AVA)
- Living Lab South Italy - Speaker: AGR/UNIBAS
- Living Lab Tunisia - Speaker: The National Institute of Research in Rural Water and Forest Engineering (EIF)
- From theory to practice: validation of regenerative practices in F4C - Speakers: HU and ICARDA
- Carbon Market and MRV - Speakers: AIR and UCSC
- Project research findings
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13:30 Round table - The legacy of F4C: perspectives, impact and future outlook
Panellists: Representatives from project partners, the advisory board, PRIMA project officer, and the leader of the Spanish farmers’ CBOModerated by: Carla González, AIR Institute
14:00 Cocktail and networking
Colegio Arzobispo Fonseca, C. Fonseca, 4, 37002, Salamanca, Spain