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The Programa de Transformação da Paisagem (Portuguese Landscape Transformation Program) and the Lei de Recuperación de Terra Agraria de Galicia (Galician Agricultural Land Recovery Law) were born in parallel, with similar ambitions in terms of management of the rural space. Therefore they share contexts and even similar instruments and tools.… Read More »Enhancing the instruments for the active management of the territory: Program for the Transformation of the Portuguese Landscape and the Galician Agricultural Land Recovery Law

The number of Operational Groups established through the CAP National Strategic Plans, (and RDPs during the 2014-2020 period) has recently surpassed the barrier of 3000 projects. The EU CAP Network Innovation & Knowledge Exchange | EIP-AGRI celebrated this milestone with the EU CAP Network Conference ‘EIP-AGRI Operational Groups: Innovation in practice‘… Read More »Over 3000 Operational Groups in Europe

During the years 2020 to 2023, a working group formed by researchers from several European universities carried out the project CROSSLAND – A new cross-disciplinary framework for studying the landscape over the long term (Erasmus+ KA2). The aim of the project was to test new pedagogical approaches related to the… Read More »Learning geospatial technologies in interdisciplinary environments: a rehearsal of innovative pedagogical approaches

The VIII Xornada Casal de Armán, organized by the Economic Forum of Galicia, took place on June 27, 2024 in Santiago de Compostela. This event brought together twenty experts linked to both the agricultural and rural development sectors in Galicia. As an introduction, the Professor Edelmiro López Iglesias and our colleague Quico Ónega… Read More »Generational renewal in the Galician agricultural sector: challenges and opportunities for debate at the VIII Xornada Casal de Armán

Since 2023 several groups of the University of Santiago have been working on the Agromanure  project for the “Development of an integrated management system of livestock manure generated in farms in northern Spain based on the development of high-quality fertilizers” funded by the Spanish national call for projects “Ecological and Digital Transition… Read More »Logistics and optimization of collection routes and location of manure treatment plants: combination of GIS tools with mathematical models

Rocío Losada Iglesias travelled to Vilnius (Lithuania) to attend the XX European Rural Development Network (ERDN) Conference, entitled “Green Transformation in European Rural Areas” that took place from 11 to 13 September. The goal of the conference was to present current research and discuss the future development of green transformation… Read More »Interaction between stakeholders and levels of governance in Green Infrastructure plans: Lessons learnt from two strategic planning processes in Galicia and The Netherlands

Inés Santé presented the European Smart Villages Strategy at the conference O Rexurdir das Aldeas (The Revival of Villages). The event was organised by the Juana de Vega Foundation and the Eduardo Pondal Foundation, on 3rd October in the village of Couto (Ponteceso). The conference explored the evolution of the European policy… Read More »Strategies for the revitalization of villages in Europe and Galicia: Smart Villages and Model Settlements

The current landscape of Galicia is the result of the expansion of wooded areas throughout the twentieth century. During the last decades, the space dedicated to agricultural production has been reduced, and has given way to continuous areas occupied by bush and trees, large continuous concentrations of biomass, which considerably… Read More »Abandonment and afforestation: a four-speed Galicia

At the “I Meeting on Spatial Planning. Spatial Planning in Galicia: Assessment and Challenges” organized by the Economic Forum of Galicia on November 8th, Inés Santé participated in the panel ‘What is society demanding to the territory?’ where she highlighted the need to advance in rural land planning with instruments, such as… Read More »Rural land use planning in Galicia and the Inventory of agricultural and forestry land as an essential tool for agricultural and forestry productivity preservation

Xurxo Loureiro Veira, participated last Tuesday 19 of November in the second day of the cycle of symposia organized by the RIA Foundation at its headquarters in Santiago de Compostela. The cycle of symposia complements the activity that the RIA Foundation has carried out in the past, gathering expert knowledge… Read More »Towards a territorial agenda for Galicia. Urban and rural integration