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European Commission wants to slash use of chemical pesticides by 50% by 2030

European Commission wants to slash use of chemical pesticides by 50% by 2030
24 June 2022

The European Commission wants to cut the use of chemical pesticides in half by 2030, as part of its latest plan on sustainability and...

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Aseer to be awarded World Region of Gastronomy 2024

Aseer to be awarded World Region of Gastronomy 2024
13 June 2022

The Aseer region (Saudi Arabia) will be officially awarded the title of World Region of Gastronomy 2024 by IGCAT. They will be the first region...

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The Biodiversity Crisis Needs Its Net Zero Moment

The Biodiversity Crisis Needs Its Net Zero Moment
21 December 2021

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...

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Pesticides in the EU: A Creeping Costly Venom

Pesticides in the EU: A Creeping Costly Venom
16 December 2021

In November, three organizations, Pollinis, Le Basic and Terre Solidaire jointly published a shocking study about the hidden socio-economical...

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To make good, healthy cheese you need natural, diverse meadows

To make good, healthy cheese you need natural, diverse meadows
20 September 2021

In Italy stable meadows are disappearing through the abandonment of the countryside and soil consumption. Across Europe they occupy a surface area...

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FAO report maps insights from and threats to Indigenous Peoples’ food Systems

FAO report maps insights from and threats to Indigenous Peoples’ food Systems
28 June 2021

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), together with the Alliance of Bioversity International and The International...

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New report shows Indigenous and Tribal Peoples ‘best guardians’ of forests

New report shows Indigenous and Tribal Peoples ‘best guardians’ of forests
29 March 2021

Deforestation rates are significantly lower in Indigenous and Tribal territories where governments have formally recognized collective land...

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Biodiversity at risk, threatens human survival, UN forum hears

Biodiversity at risk, threatens human survival, UN forum hears
26 March 2021

The Director-General of the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), Audrey Azoulay opened the UNESCO Forum on...

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Nature-based Solutions can save the planet, but only if we change our diets too

Nature-based Solutions can save the planet, but only if we change our diets too
16 March 2021

Natural ecosystems, such as forests, grasslands and oceans, do a pretty good job of storing carbon and supporting biodiversity. It’s therefore no...

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Historic UN Summit on Biodiversity

Historic UN Summit on Biodiversity
1 October 2020

Recognizing that the continued deterioration and degradation of the world’s natural ecosystems were having major impacts on the lives and...

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Asia-Pacific nations must ‘work together’ to save their ocean

Asia-Pacific nations must ‘work together’ to save their ocean
18 May 2020

The Asia-Pacific region is one of the world’s most ethnically and culturally diverse regions. It is also one of its most biodiverse. Yet local...

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How Peru’s potato museum could stave off world food crisis

How Peru’s potato museum could stave off world food crisis
2 December 2019

With a climate changing faster than most crops can adapt and food security under threat around the world, scientists have found hope in a living...

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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.

IGCAT HONORARY AMBASSADOR IN SOUTH AEGEAN 2019

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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