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The 15th International LANDNET Workshop took place from 5 to 7 June 2024 in Middelburg, The Netherlands. The event was organized by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia, in partnership with Kadaster and the Province of Zeeland. The objectives of the… Read More »100 years of land consolidation in Europe. Taking stock, looking ahead
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
From November 6th to 8th, the XIV CIER took place in Coimbra bringing together sociology, economics and rural demography researchers, from the Iberian countries and Latin America. The main discussions included topics such as: comparision of agricultural policies in both continents; food security and sovereignty from a wide spectrum of… Read More »New entrants in the framework of changing rural territories and their adaptation to the different crisis and political and socio-economic trends
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
The pressure of human activities on natural resources continues to increase worldwide, driving environmental changes and land use competition amongst conflicting uses. In these contexts of confluence of multiple visions and interests, participatory planning is the necessary approach, which enables a comprehensive and conciliatory approach, considering the perspectives of all… Read More »Participatory planning for territorial adaptation to climate change