Final Event. Farms4Climate project

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
• 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’ CBO

  Moderated by: Carla González, AIR Institute

  14:00 Cocktail and networking