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Before we are buried in plastic – By 2050, there will be more plastic than fish

Before we are buried in plastic – By 2050, there will be more plastic than fish
4 May 2017

According to Sara Kaplan, “if we keep producing (and failing to properly dispose of) plastics at predicted rates, plastics in the ocean will...

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Report: China wants fish, so Africa goes hungry

Report: China wants fish, so Africa goes hungry
3 May 2017

Of all the stresses that humans have inflicted on the world’s oceans, including pollution and global warming, industrial fishing ranks high. For...

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Avaaz – “EU: Help stop our meat addiction” sign petition campaign

Avaaz – “EU: Help stop our meat addiction” sign petition campaign
2 May 2017

According to Avaaz, the meat and dairy industries create more greenhouse gases than all the cars, planes, and ships on the entire planet combined...

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ConferenceLeeds’ ambassador event celebrates culture

ConferenceLeeds’ ambassador event celebrates culture
27 April 2017

ConferenceLeeds and its conference ambassadors have pledged support for Leeds’ bid to become European Capital of Culture 2023, following Northern...

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Slow Food in Somalia: An expanding network of gardens

Slow Food in Somalia: An expanding network of gardens
26 April 2017

Somalia is famous for all the wrong reasons: it’s been called the most failed state in the world, and over a million Somalis have left the country...

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Where astronomy and gastronomy meet To help people grasp the cosmos

Where astronomy and gastronomy meet To help people grasp the cosmos
25 April 2017

To help people grasp the cosmos through senses other than sight, a scientist and a team of chefs are creating simple, elegant (and edible)...

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Fourth IGCAT Annual Experts’ Meeting: Smart and Sustainable Destinations – trends, challenges and opportunities.

Fourth IGCAT Annual Experts’ Meeting: Smart and Sustainable Destinations – trends, challenges and opportunities.
25 April 2017

The fourth IGCAT Annual Experts’ Meeting, has taken place at the close of a very successful year, Catalonia and Minho, European Region of...

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How Madrid Fusion Manila is putting PH on the map

How Madrid Fusion Manila is putting PH on the map
22 April 2017

Madrid Fusion Manila, the global gastronomic gathering is back for a third serving and it is larger than ever, and along with it is the more...

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Poland hosts UNWTO Congress on Ethics and Tourism

Poland hosts UNWTO Congress on Ethics and Tourism
21 April 2017

The 3rd International Congress on Ethics and Tourism, to take place in Krakow, Poland on 27-28 April 2017, will discuss ways to advance the...

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Bangkok street food culture to survive crackdown

Bangkok street food culture to survive crackdown
20 April 2017

Bangkok’s street food culture will survive a crackdown on vendors, Thailand’s tourism chief vowed Thursday, assuring travellers that a...

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Arts Rights Justice (ARJ) Academy and Conference 2017

Arts Rights Justice (ARJ) Academy and Conference 2017
3 April 2017

The first Arts Rights Justice (ARJ) Academy will take place in Hildesheim, Germany on 24 – 31 August 2017, followed by the first...

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UNESCO INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR CULTURAL DIVERSITY (IFCD) – Call for applications

UNESCO INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR CULTURAL DIVERSITY (IFCD) – Call for applications
3 April 2017

The UNESCO International Fund for Cultural Diversity (IFCD) supports projects that are consistent with the overall objective of the IFCD, and...

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Joan Roca is founder and head chef of 3-Michelin-starred restaurant El Celler de Can Roca and was named World Best Chef in 2017 and 2018.

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Robert Oliver is founder of television media-led movement “Pacific Island Food Revolution” promoting local and healthy eating in the South Pacific.

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Ana Roš is head chef and co-owner of 3-Michelin-starred restaurant Hiša Franko and was named World Best Female Chef in 2017.

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Ramon Sentmartí

Managing Director of PRODECA, key stakeholder and supporter of Catalonia, World Region of Gastronomy 2025.

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Robert Palmer

Expert consultant in the cultural sector and former Director of Culture and Cultural and Natural Heritage at the Council of Europe.

IGCAT AMBASSADOR IN CATALONIA 2025

Blanca Cros i Moll

Expert in tourism and Head of European Programmes & International Relations at the Catalan Tourist Board.

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Francisco de Calheiros

Minho IN aims to create synergies with other areas that share the same views on competitiveness and economic development.

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Lluís Serra

Director of EUHT StPOL, the inspiration behind the European Young Chef Award and supporter of the first two editions in Catalonia.

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George Hatzimarkos

Governor of South Aegean, European Region of Gastronomy 2019 and a strong supporter of local culinary and cultural heritage.

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Votausi Mackenzie-Reur

Chairlady of Regenerative Vanua with over 30 years experience in empowering and inspiring local communities in Vanuatu to make good food choices.

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