Organic's contribution to the European Green Deal
The European Organic Congress 2021 took place online, live from Lisbon, on 16-18 June 2021
This year’s Congress, with the title “Organic’s contribution to the European Green Deal” aimed to inspire the participants by focusing on how the agri-food sector’s initiatives enhance the transition towards a more sustainable food system, through the aid of leading examples from representatives and experts amidst the organic sector. The New EU Organic Regulation 848/2018 will also was explored, while focusing on its implications for the objective of 25% EU organic land by 2030. We drove deep into how organic districts, living labs and farm demonstrations contribute to rural development and the success of the Organic Action Plan. Moreover, organic’s contribution to climate change mitigation, with the EU Green Deal, the Biodiversity and Farm to Fork strategies and last but not least, the Common Agriculture Policy (CAP) were the key themes for the Congress’ debates.
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Speakers
Christian Holzlteiner
Head of Unit for Land Use and Finance for Innovation at the Directorate-General for Climate Action, European Commission
Dora Drexler
Board Vice-President, IFOAM Organics Europe
Faustine Bas-Defossez
External Impact Director at the Institute for European Environmental Policy (IEEP)
Jan Plagge
President, IFOAM Organics Europe
Janusz Wojciechowski
Commissioner for Agriculture, European Commission
Marian Blom
Board Vice-President, IFOAM Organics Europe
Shefali Sharma
Director, Institute for Agriculture and Trade policy’s European office
Silvia Michelini
Director for Rural Development in the Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development, European Commission
Tassos Haniotis
Director for Strategy, Simplification and Policy Analysis in the Directorate General for Agriculture and Rural Development, European Commission
Thomas Legge
Director of Land Use, European Climate Foundation
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This event is co-financed by the European Union, Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency (CINEA). The sole responsibility for this communication lies with IFOAM Organics Europe. The CINEA is not responsible for any use that may be made of the information provided.
