April 7 marks WHO’s annual World Health Day, which this year has the theme “Our planet, our health”. The future health of the planet and human health are inextricably linked. An estimated 13 million deaths annually are attributable to avoidable environmental causes, and that number will continue to grow unless overconsumption
By signing the UNESCO and Expedia Group’s Sustainable Pledge, Green Key further strengthens its mission of promoting sustainable travel, community resilience and heritage conservation globally. Green Key’s endorsement of the UNESCO Pledge means a further 3,200 properties across more than 60 countries will become part of the UNESCO Pledge, taking
As the environmental crisis accelerates, contemporary artists have taken up the mantle of addressing the precarious present. The art world has been making up for lost time in recent years, its overdue compensation crescendoing in the past six months, when more than a dozen exhibitions explicitly confronting climate change have
A new electronic edition of the ATLAS Bread Museums in Europe, edited by IGCAT Expert Dimitrije Vujadinovic has been published and is available on the Academia.edu website. “The ATLAS is based on key information collected among 59 museums throughout Europe exhibiting a large scale of items related to bread and baking. The Atlas
From higher prices in nations already struggling with hunger crises – such as Yemen and Lebanon – to reduced harvests in disaster-prone Bangladesh, the food impacts of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine will likely be long-lasting and felt across continents, economists and aid officials warn. Particularly concerning, they say, is that
An international jury comprising of four international experts accompanied by IGCAT’s President, Diane Dodd PhD considered the application of Aseer region for the title World Region of Gastronomy 2024. After reviewed the bid book submitted on 31 December 2021 they took part in a jury visit to the region from
IGCAT has officially announced the 6th edition of the European Young Chef Award that will take place in Trondheim-Trøndelag, European Region of Gastronomy awarded 2022, on 10-13 November 2022. Under the theme Innovation on Tradition, the European Young Chef Award will gather finalists of local contests held in the awarded
A call for submissions to IGCAT’S Food Film Menu 2022 competition is now open to collect short food films that showcase awarded and candidate World and European Regions of Gastronomy and their culinary heritage. The competition invites directors from around the world to share inspiring food stories from their regions
IGCAT has announced the 1st edition of the Top Websites for Foodie Travelers Award to acknowledge websites that offer unique, creative, cultural and gastronomic experiences in the World and European Regions of Gastronomy. The websites submitted will be evaluated by an international jury of experts from IGCAT who will assess
After two successful European editions, IGCAT launched the first World Food Gift Challenge to be celebrated on 7 April 2022 in Menorca, European Region of Gastronomy awarded 2022. IGCAT’s awaited competition will gather high-quality food and crafts products from candidate and awarded World and European Regions of Gastronomy that will be assessed
With the aim to investigate the potential of online internships in higher education, the ON-IT – Online Internship in Tourism project kicked off in March 2021, opening a first year rich in activities, challenges and accomplishments. The ON-IT project was thus devised to try and tackle the lack of established tools to
Young people on Indonesia’s famous resort island are finding new ways to make ends meet after the collapse of tourism. When Made Yogantara lost his job after COVID-19 sank Bali’s tourism industry, he had to get creative to take care of his family. Made, who worked at a popular tourist restaurant,
Climate change isn’t the only major crisis facing the world. We’re in the middle of a mass extinction, and we’re missing all of our biodiversity targets. October 2021 was an important month for crisis meetings. There was the big one, COP26, where decisionmakers descended on Glasgow to spend two frenetic
In November, three organizations, Pollinis, Le Basic and Terre Solidaire jointly published a shocking study about the hidden socio-economical costs of pesticides, where we learn that the European Union is one of the biggest consumer of pesticides in the world. This publication adds to the long list of recent controversies
Saimaa Region (Finland) officially joined the European Region of Gastronomy Platform with the intention to bid for the European Region of Gastronomy 2024 title. A protocol agreement was signed between Saimaa Region and IGCAT on 30 November 2021 during the 23rd European Region of Gastronomy Platform meeting. Teija Rautiainen from
Minho, European Region of Gastronomy awarded 2016 welcomed the European Region of Gastronomy Platform on 30 November 2021 to discuss the importance of sustainability and cross-marketing for member regions. Organised in the framework of the 23rd European Region of Gastronomy Platform meeting, the field visit was hosted by Executive Coordinator
