Programme
Opening Ceremony (Museo Íbero)
17:00 - 18:30
Registration and Welcome
18:00 - 18:30
Press
18:30 - 19:45
Opening ceremony of the 1st International Congress on Biodiversity and Agriculture presented by Olivia Aranda.
Video screening: “Lo que permanece" (“What Remains")
Opening ceremony by authorities
19:45 - 20:30
Maria Helena Semedo
Former Deputy Director General, FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations)
Opening keynote lecture: "Biodiversity as the Foundation of Food Systems: Rethinking Production for a Sustainable Future"
20:30 - 22:30
Welcome cocktail
Session 1. Agricultural biodiversity in science. The importance of agroecosystems for the future of Europe's natural heritage.
Francisco Valera Hernández
Tenured Scientist, Experimental Station of Arid Zones, Spanish Council for Scientific Research (CSIC)
9:00 - 9:45
Pedro J. Rey
Full Professor of Ecology at the University of Jaen
Plenary Lecture 1: Halting the loss of biodiversity and ecosystem services associated with farming intensification: from agroecological theory to practice in long-term restoration demonstration projects”.
9:45 - 11:15
Oral Communications 1
- Long-term bird monitoring in Italian agroecosystems: challenges, methods, and ecological evaluations.
Roberta Righini, Matteo Fontanella, Federica Luoni, Laura Silva, Paolo Bonazzi, Gianpiero Calvi, Tommaso Campedelli, Simonetta Cutini, Guglielmo Londi, Guido Tellini Florenzano, Claudio Celada - The Silent Killer: When Fungicides Act as Insecticides.
Paula Bolívar Muñoz, Ricardo Sanchez de la Nieta Moreno, Claudia Santamaría Cervantes, Rafael Mateo Soria, Manuel E. Ortiz Santaliestra - Agricultural management as a tool for restoring soil nematode communities under contrasting climatic conditions in Spain.
Ana García-Velázquez, Juan E. Palomares-Rius, Rosana Salazar-García, Carolina Cantalapiedra-Navarrete, Miguel Ángel Gómez-Tenorio, Pablo Castillo, Antonio Archidona-Yuste - The seed bank of Mediterranean olive grove flora: Factors influencing and the impact of management on biodiversity.
Víctor Valenzuela-Polo, Tania M. Sánchez, Rubén Tarifa, Vasileios Gkisakis, Ioanna Michail, Emmanouil Kabourakis, Ioannis Zografakis, Thanasis Kizos, Giorgos Stavrianakis, Stratis Sentas, Rosolino Ingraffia, Aadil Bajoub, Francesca de Luca, Antonio J. Manzaneda - Pest control service and disservice by insectivorous birds in olive groves. Importance of the farming practices, landscape and conservation of insectivorous key species.
Francisco M. Camacho, Antonio López-Orta, Rubén Tarifa, Félix López-Soria, Teresa Salido, Pedro J. Rey - Biodiversity Gains in Agrarian Landscapes: Evidence from Two Years of Implementation.
Miriam Pajares Guerra, Daniel Hernández Torres
11:15 - 12:00
Coffee break and Poster session 1
12:00 - 12:45
Intervention by the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Luis Planas, and visit to the poster session
12:45 - 14:00
Panel discussion 1. From scientific and demonstrative evidence to on-farm decision-making: barriers and opportunities for integrating biodiversity, including the role of EU programmes
- Moderation:
Beatriz Arroyo
Research Professor at the CSIC and Director of the Research Institute of Hunting Resources (IREC, CSIC-UCLM-JCCM)
- Participants:
Mario Díaz
Research Professor at the CSIC in the National Museum of Natural Sciences
Joaquín Rodríguez Chaparro
Advisory Member at the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
Javier Hidalgo
Coordinator of the agri-food engineering and technology area of IFAPA
Javier Pérez Mata
Field technician of the farms “Las Víboras” and “Sierra de Moralejo
14:00 - 15:00
Lunch and Poster session 2
Session 2. Agricultural biodiversity in the field. Biodiversity management at farm level and the provision of ecosystem services: demonstration models
Georgios Koubouris
Research Director at the Olive Growing Laboratory in Hellenic Agricultural Organization ELGO-DIMITRA, Institute of Olive Tree, Subtropical Crops and Viticulture, Greece.
15:00 - 15:45
Simona Castaldi
Università degli Studi della Campania «Luigi Vanvitelli». (Italia)
Plenary Lecture 2: Farm management and biodiversity, a complex issue with opportunities and challenges
15:45 - 17:15
Oral Communications 2
- Impact of the Secanos Vivos project on biodiversity.
Beatriz Arroyo López, Mario Fernández-Tizón - Proyecto LIFE Iberian Agrosteppes.
Marcelino Cardalliaguet, Lorena Fornas - From Livestock Pastures to Biodiversity Net Gain: Integrating Almond Farming and Ecological Enhancement in Western Spain.
Miguel Mata Gallego, Cristina Acosta Gallo, Rodrigo Fernández-Mellado - Operational Group COVERCROPS. Cultivation and Use of Aromatic and Herbaceous Species between Fruit Trees to Diversify Products and Ecosystem Services Linked to Farms and Agri-Environmental Policies
Luis Tirado, Pablo Oliván - Drove Roads as Green Infrastructure for Wild Bee Conservation in Intensified Mediterranean Agrosystems
Alejandro Corrales, Jose A. González, Francisco M. Azcárate, Celeste Azpiazu, Jaime Villena, Violeta Hevia - Bridging scientific research and farmers’ demands: training as a scaling mechanism in LIFE Olivares Vivos+.
Paula Martín Serrano, Carlos Ruiz González
17:15 - 17:45
Coffee break and Poster session 3
17:45 - 19:00
Panel discussion 2. Biodiversity in everyday farm management: experiences, decisions and challenges
- Moderation:
José María Rey Benayas
Professor of Ecology. University of Alcalá de Henares
- Participants:
Marta Castrillo Hernández
Manager of Bodegas Marta Maté
Manuel José Ruiz Torres
Head of the Entomology Department at the Plant Production and Health Laboratory, Junta de Andalucía
Juan Vilar Hernández
CEO and founder of Juan Vilar Strategic Consultants
José Eugenio Gutiérrez Ureña
Director of the LIFE Olivares Vivos+ Project. SEO/BirdLife
20:15 - 21:30
Complementary cultural activity. Immerse yourself in Jaén
Session 3. Agricultural biodiversity and society. From added value to perceived value: biodiversity and consumer behavior
Eva Murgado
Lecturer and Researcher in the field of Marketing and Market Research, Department of Business Organisation, Marketing and Sociology, University of Jaén
9:00 - 9:45
Caterina Contini
University of Florence (Italy)
Plenary Conference 3: Bringing Biodiversity into Food Choices: Challenges for Markets and Policy”.
9:45 - 11:00
Oral Communications 3
- The emotional response of pro-environmental food consumers: a specific context of biodiversity protection
Sergio Valdelomar-Muñoz, Eva María Murgado-Armenteros, Cecilia López-Boronat, Julio Vena-Oya
- How does people’s opinion and emotions determine agricultural management?
Lucía Buendía García, María Felipe-Lucia - How to Communicate Biodiversity? A Cross-Cultural Analysis on the Effectiveness of Message Framing Strategies
Cecilia López Boronat, Sergio Valdelomar-Muñoz, Eva M. Murgado-Armenteros
- Social innovations and their outputs in the context of agricultural production: experiences in Brazil and Spain
Gabriel Campelo Barros, Nathália Thaís Cosmo da Silva, Ana Isabel García Arias, Maria do Mar Pérez-Fra - Nature-based solutions in mediterranean agroforestry systems: suitability analysis based on farmers’ perceptions
Sonia Muñoz-Gómez, Yara Shennan-Farpón, Maria Paula Mendes, Víctor Rolo, Anastasia Pantera, Fabio Salbitano, José Ramón Montoya, Ana Andreu, Tamara Rodríguez, Francisco J. Samper, Anastasio J Villanueva
11:00 - 11:45
Coffee break and Poster session 4
11:45 - 13:00
Panel discussion 3. Turning biodiversity into market value: perception, trust and consumer limits
- Moderation:
Juan A. Peñamil Alba
CEO of Mercacei Publishing Group
- Participants:
Francisco Vaño
CEO of Castillo de Canena
Juan Carlos Cirera
Managing Director of Riet Vell
Eduardo Muñoz
Executive Director of Oliva Oliva
Fernando Guzmán Garvín
Store Director at Carrefour Jaén
13:00 - 14:30
Lunch and Poster session 5
Session 4. Agricultural biodiversity in the agri-food system. Public policies, instruments and conditions for scaling up
Eva Hernández
Coordinator of the Environmental Governance Area of SEO/BirdLife
14:30 - 15:15
Marilda Dhaskali
Senior Agriculture and Land-use Policy officer of BirdLife Europe and Central Asia
Plenary Lecture 4: Scaling Biodiversity-Friendly Farming: Opportunities and Constraints within the EU Common Agricultural Policy
15:15 - 16:45
Oral Communications 4
- Can the European Union transform global agricultural sustainability? Lessons from the deforestation-free regulation and the debate on mirror measures
Meritxell Bennasar, Carlos Ruiz - From Fragmented Measures to Coordinated Landscapes: How Cooperative Governance Can Strengthen Biodiversity in Agricultural Regions.
Julia Vogel - Farmers’ preferences for spatially-coordinated payments for results-based ecological enhancement
Sergio Colombo, Rubén Granado-Díaz, Anastasio J. Villanueva
- High Nature Value hay meadows: biodiversity results-based scheme in Navarre (CAP 2023-2027).
Silvia Zabalza, Vanessa Clavería, Asun Berastegi, María Díez de Arizaleta, Miryam Ayerra, Carlos Astrain - An innovative governance tool under the conceptual framework of Ecosystem Services: the administrative agreements for the recognition and support of Traditional and Historical Irrigation Systems in Spain.
Sergio Couto González, José María Martín Civantos, Elena Correa Jiménez, Estefanía Fernández Fernández, Elisabeth Ortiz García - The new governance framework and public policies for strengthening certified production markets in Andalucía.
Juan Antonio Jaén Téllez
16:45 - 17:15
Coffee break and Poster session 6
17:15 - 18:30
Panel discussion 4. From knowledge to system: public policies and tools to scale up biodiversity integration
- Moderation:
José María Montero
Journalist specialising in environmental, scientific and agri-food reporting. Director of “Espacio Protegido” and “Tierra y Mar” on Canal Sur Television.
- Participants:
Catarina Bairrao Balula
Head of the Department of Technical Cooperation and Training within the Olive Growing, Olive Oil Technology and Environment Unit
Juan Antonio Parrilla González
Full-time lecturer in the Area of History and Economic Institutions in the Department of Economics at the University of Jaén
Juan Luis Ávila
Coordinator of Farmers’ Organizations of Andalucía
Manuel Gómez Galera
Secretary General of Agriculture, Livestock and Food of the Regional Government of Andalusia
Luis Bolaños Figueredo
CEO of Iberhanse Corporativo
18:30 - 19:15
Closing ceremony
Reading of the conclusions
Closing Ceremony of the 1st International Congress on Biodiversity and Agriculture
21:00 - 23:30
