International Workshop: Pastoralism and Sustainable Development
- Etkinlik Kategorisi: Çalıştay Organizasyonu
- Etkinlik Türü: Çalıştay
- Etkinlik Organizasyonu Yılı: 2021
- Katılımcı Sayısı: 50
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Özet:
Dear colleagues,
I am very pleased to introduce the Book of Abstracts of the International Workshop “Pastoralism and Sustainable Development”.
This two-day e-workshop takes place online (via the Zoom platform) on July 14-15, 2021. The international e-workshop is organized in the framework of PACTORES project (Pastoral ACTORs, Ecosystem services and Society as key elements of agro-pastoral systems in the Mediterranean) (http://www.pactores.eu), funded within ERANET-MED program (project code: ERANETMED2-72-303). The workshop is organized with the financial support of the Italian Ministry of Education University and Research (MIUR).
The e-workshop serves as a forum for the exchange of insights, ideas and good practices regarding the multifaceted nexus between pastoralism (including agro-pastoralism, silvo-pastoralism, and agro-silvo-pastoralism) and sustainable development (including the Sustainable Development Goals - SDGs) in the Mediterranean and beyond.
The workshop is organised by the International Centre for Advanced Mediterranean Agronomic Studies (CIHEAM Bari) in collaboration with the following institutions: Center for Agro-food Economics and Development (CREDA), Spain; University of Vic (UVIC), Spain; Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTH), Greece; Polytechnic University Marche (UNIVPM), Italy; National Research Council (ISPAAM), Italy; Institut des Regions Arides (IRA), Tunisia; Algerian National Agronomic Research Institute (INRAA), Algeria; Sétif University (UFA), Algeria; and Suleyman Demirel University (SDU), Turkey.
The e-workshop consists of a keynote plenary session and four thematic sessions that address the connections between pastoralism and sustainable development: (1) environment, ecology and ecosystem services; (2) society and culture; (3) economy and finance; and (4) policy, institutions and governance. The keynote speeches addressed trends and challenges for sustainable development of sheep and goat systems as well as agro-ecology and agro-pastoral systems in Corsica and in the argane tree area in Morocco.
Almost 50 contributions were submitted by practitioners and scholars from 10 countries (Algeria, Burkina-Faso, France, Greece, India, Italy, Niger, Spain, Tunisia, Turkey). Of the received contributions, 32 were accepted for oral or poster presentations.
The results of the e-workshop should inform evidence-based actions and policies for the sustainable development of pastoralism in the Mediterranean and beyond. Such a sustainable development model considers and valorises the environmental, social, cultural and economic benefits of pastoralism and takes into account the political and governance determinants that shape and affect not only the activities of pastoralists but also their outcomes in terms, among others, of livelihoods and food security. The ultimate aim is to ensure the sustainability and perpetuity of pastoralism and the improvement of the living conditions and livelihoods of pastoral communities in line with the ambition of the SDGs.
The present book of abstracts includes all successfully positively reviewed abstracts. Full papers will be included in special issue of Options Méditerranéennes. I take this opportunity to thank all people that contributed to the success of this event. These include the members of the organizing committee and the scientific committee as well as the authors. Special thanks to the project partners who enriched the event with their insights and provided valuable support.