HBK team has participated in the first European Community Exchange on Seed Diversity and Sovereignty in Barcelona, Spain

03 October 2017

From Saturday 23rd to Wednesday 27th September 2017 in Barcelona, Spain had welcomed the first European Community Exchange on Seed Diversity and Sovereignty (https://www.globalenvironments.org/event/community-exchange-barcelona-spain-2017/). This event was organized by Global Diversity Foundation, uniquely designed for members of the European ‘community’ working on issues surrounding seeds, that gathered the important work carried out on different fronts, help to amplify diverse efforts and allow to co-create a unified plan for future coordination on a European scale. The European Community Exchange (ECE) on Seeds has been featured peer-to-peer interaction and ‘think-tank’ style concertation in stimulating indoor and outdoor venues in Barcelona, combined with pre- and post-event interaction through an online platform. In addition, the ECE has been included a 2-day joint activity with the EU-funded DIVERSIFOOD consortium that will focus on community seed banks and related collaborative actions.
In this event, the project CARE-MEDIFLORA “Conservation Actions for Threatened Mediterranean Island Flora: ex situ and in situ joint actions” had been presented by Gianluigi Bacchetta as responsible of Hortus Botanicus Karalitanus (HBK) partner, Director of Hortus Botanicus Karalitanus and President of GENMEDA.

Gianluigi Bacchetta delivering his speech during the first European Community Exchange on Seed Diversity and Sovereignty in Barcelona, Spain (2017).