Jordi Puig

    Coordinator of Espigall
     www.espigall.cat

    Environmental scientist, graduated in 2000. He holds a PhD in Environmental Sciences, specializing in Climate Change and Global Environmental Change. He has worked in the field of sustainability and municipal management, as well as in public administration (Government of Catalonia, departments of Environment and Presidency). He has conducted research at ICTA (Institute of Science and Technology for the Environment at UAB) in the field of cultivated agrobiodiversity. He was a member of the Board of the Network for Land Custody in Catalonia and of the local varieties Commission of the Department of Agriculture, Livestock, and Fisheries of the Government of Catalonia.
    He has published several scientific articles, some of which are in internationally recognized journals. He has collaborated in various publications, journals, and is the author or co-author of several books on natural and cultural heritage.
    Since 2003, he has been managing a horticultural farm with local varieties.

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    All Sessions by Jordi Puig

    • Day 1: 29 April 2025


    • 11:30  - 13:00
      S1.1. Public policies and triggers for enhancing cultivated diversity in local agri-food systems in Catalonia

      This sub-session will explore policies that are being implemented at the autonomous region, provincial, and local levels and the demands at other levels to strengthen and expand them.

      Moderator: Jordi Puig, Coordinator of Espigall.

      Speakers:

      • Cristina Massot Berna – General Secretary of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries, and Food, Government of Catalonia Department of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries, and Food.
      • Xesco Gomar Martín – Delegate President, Department of Natural Spaces and Green Infrastructure, Barcelona Provincial Council.
      • Francesc Arolas – Deputy Mayor and Councillor for Transparency and Good Governance, Human Resources, Citizen Services, Environment and Green Spaces, Public Health, and Consumer Affairs with the Granollers City Council.

      S1.2. Connecting legal, policy, and funding instruments at EU and national level to foster territorial development.

      This sub-session will look into a multilevel discussion on policy and funding initiatives to revitalise territories through innovation and entrepreneurship and the importance of the human right to adequate food as an enabling base for consistency and greater impact.

      Moderator: Mariano Iossa, Coordinator of the LiveSeeding Project, FiBL - EU.

      Speakers:

      • Spanish Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Food. TBC.
      • European Commission. TBC.
      • Juan Echanove – FAO Right to Food Unit Coordinator.
      • Simone Sasso – Economist and Policy Analyst, Joint Research Centre, European Commission.
      Where
      Roca Umbert, Sala NAUB1

    • 19:00  - 19:30
      Where
      Roca Umbert, Sala NAUB1



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    Fostering Cultivated Biodiversity
    Through Local Food Policies

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