Submitted by laborate on Tue, 07/06/2011 - 16:37 GMT.
Last June 4th, the conference on "Biosphere Reserves
as Planning Strategy for Sustainability ", organized by
the Laboratorio do Territorio of the University of Santiago
de Compostela, and held in Lugo (Spain), was closed. This
conference is one of the actions of the e + s Miño project,
which is funded by the Spanish Ministry of Environment,
Rural and Marine Affairs, within the Empleaverde Program.
The conference was twofold academic and informative and
was attended by near 170 people. There were presented 29
communications and 27 posters in the three tematic areas proposed.
Biosphere reserves
is an tool promoted by the UNESCO
that recognises the importance of habitats and ecosystems
and whose goal is accomodating biodiversity preservation
and sustainable development. The aim of the conference was
sharing experiences about the integration of the man's activities
in multifunctional rural areas, yet minimizing the conflicts
arising from the occupation of territory.
Among the events of the conference there were two roundtables.
In the first, managers of biosphere reserves in Galicia
showed the activities they are developing and discussed
about them. In the second, representatives of several municipalities
within the biosphere reserve Terras do Miño shared their
experiencies regarding the management of natural resources
from the point of view of a municipality government.
Finally, the Business Innovation and Water Management
e + s Miño Project's awards
were given. The first one was given to Vida de Aldea
(Outeiro de Rei municipality), a rural development initiative
that aims to involve consumers in producing the food they
eat without the participation of intermediaries. The second
one was given to Floricultura Sande (O Corgo municipality),
a small floriculture business that reuses the 98% of the
water it consumes by using a sophisticated hydroponic growing
system.
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