Tuesday, June 8, 2021

1st Farming Biodiversity Summit

 27 May 2021. 1st Farming Biodiversity Summit

Organised under the auspices of the Portuguese Presidency. Three main themes: (a)  Agriculture & biodiversity: challenges and opportunities to deploy systemic solutions ; (b) How the EU can contribute to support the global biodiversity goals; m(c) Biodiversity Strategy 2030 and the CAP: two strategies serving a single goal?

Welcoming words + Opening remarks

  • Eduardo Oliveira e Sousa, President, CAP
  • Thierry de l’Escaille, Secretary General, European Landowners' Organization
  • António Guterres, UN Secretary General
  • Maciej Golubiewski, Head of Cabinet of EU Commissioner for Agriculture
Session 1: Agriculture & biodiversity: challenges and opportunities to deploy systemic solutions
  • Xavier Le Roux, Senior Scientist – INRAE, Member of the Academy of Europe, author of the French reporting for IPBES (the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services)
Session 2: How the EU can contribute to support the global biodiversity goals
  • Maria do Céu Antunes, Minister of Agriculture, Portuguese Republic - Keynote speaker
  • Franz Fischler, former EU Commissioner for Agriculture, Rural Development and Fisheries & Former President of the European Forum Alpbach
  • Herbert Dorfmann, member of the European Parliament
  • Janez Potočnik, FFA2021 Chairman, RISE Foundation Chairman
  • Moderator: Louis Mira, CAP Secretary General
Session 3: Biodiversity Strategy 2030 and the CAP: two strategies serving a single goal?
  • Humberto Delgado Rosa, Director, Natural Capital, DG for Environment, European Commission - Keynote speaker
  • Arnold Puech d’Alissac, Board member, FNSEA
  • Géraldine Kutas, Director General, CropLife Europe
  • Luc Bas, Director, IUCN European Regional Office
  • Mark Titterington, Senior Adviser, Strategy & Partnerships, Forum for the Future of Agriculture; AgriLife project
  • Moderator: Jurgen Tack, ELO Scientific Director
Conclusions + Closing remarks: 
  • Alvaro Amaro, member of the European Parliament, President of the “Biodiversity, Hunting, Countryside” Intergroup
  • Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, President of the Republic of Portugal

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