THE SUBMISSION DEADLINE FOR FULL PAPERS
HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO FEBRUARY 29, 2012
“Organic farming: a sustainable model for transition in the Mediterranean”
ANCONA,
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For the 5th National Workshop GRAB-
The general theme of the 1st International workshop GRAB-
Sustainable development is a global objective that aims to respond to the needs of
current generations without compromising the abilities of future generations to meet
their own needs. The Millennium Development Goals, approved by 189 countries in September
2000, and the Johannesburg Plan of Implementation, adopted in 2002 by the World Summit
on Sustainable Development (WSSD), emphasize the need to change unsustainable production
and consumption patterns and to protect and manage natural resources sustainably
for economic and social development, to safeguard health and integrate the objective
of sustainable development more effectively into the process of globalization. The
WSSD also calls for regional and national strategies in recognition that sustainable
development cannot be achieved in isolation and that international presctiptions
have to be adapted to local circumstances and to the conditions of the eco-
Despite
the progress made, there is a lantent but growing awareness throughout the Mediterranean
that current development trends are unsustainable: the environment in the Mediterranean
forms the basis for the development of the region, and it is crucial to put an end
to the environmental degradation that is already giving rise to very high economic
and social costs, (Mediterranean Action Plan -
The challenge is to find new opportunities for the development of a more sustainable
society facing the threat of global warming and perspective resource depletion. From
this point of view it is crucial to focus on the development of renewable energy
resources in combination with a more efficient use of energy. Knowledge of decision-
What is and what will be in the future the role of organic farming in the transition phase towards a more fair and sustainable economic system and towards an economic model where the water and oil are getting scarcer and valuable resources?
Papers are welcomed from all fields of organic farming covering a wide range of topics including:
1. Mediterranean Organic Farming and new consumption models;
2. The impact of climate changes on soil management and defence of cultural practices in Mediterranean crop and livestock production;
3. Organic Aquaculture and sustainable fishing in the Mediterranean regions;
4. Nutritional and organoleptic quality of the organic product in the Mediterranean area;
5. Transition towns and organic farming in the Mediterranean regions;
6. The role of renewable energies in the Mediterranean organic farming;
7. Economic policies for Mediterranean organic farming;
8. Energetic and ethical efficiency and management of human and social resources in the organic supply chain;
9. Multifunctionality of organic farm (landscape and biodiversity maintenance, education,
recreation, etc.)
The language of 1st International Workshop is ENGLISH
2011 -
Progettazione grafica Daniela Vairo e Francesca Alberti
| Foto di Daniela Vairo
1st International Workshop
GRAB-IT 2012
International Society of
Organic Agriculture Research
