XIII European Mountain Convention

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Date(s) - 15-18 Oct 2024
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Puigcerdà – Catalonia


XIII European Mountain Convention

Shaping the future of mountain economies

15 – 18 October 2024 | Puigcerdà – Catalonia

Organised by Euromontana, the Government of Catalonia and CREAF, the event will build on the 2050 vision for mountain areas articulated during the previous European Mountain Convention held in Calabria in 2022, and will focus on how to make mountain economies more sustainable, resilient and prosperous.

Mountain economies are based on economic sectors that are the beating heart of mountain areas, provide employment to mountain communities and essential ecosystem services to the society at large, and are often embedded in territorial identities and values. However, these value chains face a number of economic, social and environmental challenges, exacerbated by the geographical constraints of mountain areas. The XIII European Mountain Convention will be an opportunity to explore and identify solutions and pathways to overcome some of these challenges.

Preliminary programme

 

 

 

 

 

What to expect? Interactive discussions on how to overcome the challenges and seize the opportunities of mountain areas are a staple of the European Mountain Conventions, and the programme will feature several interactive workshops aimed at finding solutions to a range of issues, including:

  • How to bring more value to mountain agricultural products?
  • From raw materials to processing: how to bring the secondary sector back into mountain territories?
  • How to tap into the potential of digitalization for mountain economies?
  • How to foster entrepreneurship?
  • Working with nature: can nature be a business partner?
  • Working for nature: how to quantify and remunerate ecosystem services from agro-pastoral activities?
  • What makes mountain communities tick? Is it only about access to services?
  • Overcoming barriers to attractiveness: how to tackle housing and access to land?
  • Beyond the local: how to take advantage of rural-urban linkages to build prosperous and resilient mountain economies?

Practicalities

Languages: interpretation in English, French, Catalan, Aranese and Spanish will be provided for all plenary sessions. Limited interpretation will be available for interactive workshops, depending on the format and needs of each session.

Registration: full registration will open in the spring. In the meantime, you can pre-register. Pre-registered participants will be notified as soon as full registration is open so that they can complete their registration. Please note that final registrations are subject to a registration fee of up to €100.

Logistics: there is good public transport from Barcelona to Puigcerdà. Full details and hotel recommendations will be provided at a later date.

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7 days ago

Euromontana
We're at the #Gismart project Kick Off meeting in Paris today to share guidelines on communication, dissemination and exploitation of results 💡For the next two days, we will discuss the following steps to assess the sustainability of geographical indications all over Europe, including in the mountains ⛰️🌱🚜👩‍🌾 How to transition to more sustainable diet systems ? 🌱 How to implement the Farm to Fork Strategy?🥩🧀 how to develop a methodology to assess economic, social, environnemental dimensions of GIs sustainability?Pleased to be working on this key topic with INRAE and to continue collaboration with AREPO! More info on GI-SMART 🔗 www.euromontana.org/gi-smart/ ... See MoreSee Less
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2 weeks ago

Euromontana
🌄 A week ago, we were opening the #MountainConvention2024 in the stunning Catalan Pyrenees! 🏔️✨ 250 mountain stakeholders came together in Puigcerdà to shape the #MountainEconomies of tomorrow! 💬 In the face of socio-economic, environmental, and demographic transitions, our economies must become 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐬, 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 than ever! 💪🌱From fair remuneration of farmers & ecosystem services, to funding for the transition of mountain resorts, circular economy development for wool and wood products, support for entrepreneurship and interesting public procurement or taxes systems ... all a huge thank you to everyone for your energy and ideas! 🙌 These will be captured in the 𝐏𝐮𝐢𝐠𝐜𝐞𝐫𝐝𝐚̀ 𝐃𝐞𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, which will be presented on 11 December on International Mountain Day 📜🏔️🔜 Presentations and materials will soon be available! A special thank you to our co-organisers Territori. Generalitat de Catalunya. and CREAF, as well as our supporters Ajuntament de Puigcerdà , #NEMOR Network for European Mountain Research, European Rural Pact 🙏 ... See MoreSee Less
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Euromontana
🌄 Puigcerdà is ready to welcome the 13th European Mountain Convention all week! ✨250 participants from across Europe in the heart of the Catalan Pyrenees to co-create the future of #MountainEconomies. Let’s shape tomorrow, together! 💬⛰️#MountainConvention2024 Territori. Generalitat de Catalunya.Ajuntament de Puigcerdà ... See MoreSee Less
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