Online event on “Sustainable management of wild collected products for GIs”, organized in cooperation with European Forest Institute (EFI)
Date: 12 November
Time: 3 to 5.30 pm (CET)
Program and presentations
Moderator: Carsten Smith-Hall, University of Copenhagen
15:00 Opening: Background, Objectives and scope of the session, Sven Walter & Florence Tartanac (FAO)
15:15 Keynote: Importance of origin linked certifications for wild collective products, Davide Pettenella, University of Padova, Incredible project
15:30 Cases studies of GI related certification shemes of wild products – opportunities and challenges
– Europe: The Place and Role of Wild Collected Thyme in the Protected Geographical Indication (PGI), Nathalie Vucher, Association of Herbes de Provence and president of INAO committee on controls
– Global: Experiences from Shael Forest Foods and Action against Desertification (AAD), Josef Garvi, Executive Director, Sahara Sahel Foods
– Africa: The case of the forest fruit Madd in Senegal, Pape Tahirou Kanouté, Director of local NGO Etudes, Territoires, Développement et Services
– Latin America: Chakra Label from Ecuador, Virginia Vallejo, national Farm and Forest Facility(FFF) facilitator in Ecuador
16:10 Q&A and Discussion on key issues above-mentioned
17:00 Discussion on next steps and possible collaborations
17:20 Conclusions Inazio Martinez de Arano (EFI)
17:30 End of the meeting
