There is no such thing as the perfect recipe for sound and long-lasting regional development, but the Regions of Gastronomy went pretty far in the...
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5 ways wasting food hurts the environment (and 5 ways you can fix it)
Some estimates reveal that Americans waste as much as 60 million tons of food a year. Given the plight of world hunger, this fact is shameful...
MoreStrategy Plan approved at 14th IGCAT Board Meeting
14th IGCAT Board Meeting took place on 12 July 2017 to approve the organisation’s new Strategy Plan for 2017-2020. The plan aims to consolidate...
MoreBoosting local economies: developing the MicroEcoRegion of Ter Gavarres
On Wednesday 21 June, IGCAT participated to a meeting organised by EcoRegió Catalunya and the Municipality of Celrà (Girona) at the Centre de...
MoreDiscussing long-term legacy and prioritising sustainability at 11th Regions of Gastronomy Platform Meeting
The Regions of Gastronomy Platform celebrated its 11th Meeting on 14-16 June 2017, following the announcement of Kuopio (Finland) as European...
MoreIGCAT and the Future Strategy Plan for 2017-2020
On 26 April 2017, in the framework of the 4th Annual IGCAT Experts Meeting on Smart and Sustainable Destinations: Trends, Challenges and...
MoreRedefining Sustainability at 2017 Parabere Forum
IGCAT took part in the 3rd edition of the Parabere Forum, held on 5-6 March 2017 at the historical building of the University of Barcelona. As “an...
MoreStrengths and challenges for Regions of Gastronomy! – 10th Platform Meeting
The Regions of Gastronomy celebrated their 10th partner meeting on Rhodes island in the South Aegean region of Greece on 26 and 27 January...
MoreBarcelona cracks down on tourist numbers with accommodation law
The city of Barcelona passed a law on Friday to curb tourism as visitors have begun to overwhelm the city and anger local residents. Last year the...
MoreApplications open for Creative Climate Leadership Training Course
In the framework of Creative Climate Leadership programme promoted by London-based charity Julie’s Bicycle and Slovenian NGO PiNA, artists and...
MoreThe Great Lakes region – Can tiny livestock solve big hunger?
The Great Lakes region is expanding efforts to meet the demands of a looming global food scarcity crisis. The problem: It’s hard to convince...
MoreFuture food security will worsen if no action is taken today, cautions FAO
Up to 122 million more people worldwide could be living in extreme poverty by 2030 as a result of climate change and its impacts on small-scale...
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