9h30 -10h00
We are pleased to announce that the V Iberian Congress of Dehesa and Montado will be held in Évora on 29 and 30 October 2024.
This is the fifth edition of a forum that will bring together managers, owners, public administration, academia and other entities linked to the Dehesa-Montado ecosystem.
The aim of this new edition is to reflect on business models and solutions that can open up new paths for these unique systems threatened by climate change and low profitability. Based on this common thread, the Congress will analyse management strategies for the Dehesa-Montado in a context of climate change, as well as the challenges and opportunities derived from ecosystem services and biodiversity.
The Congress will include oral presentations and round tables focused on three thematic blocks: “Management strategies for the Dehesa-Montado in a context of climate change”, “Biodiversity and ecosystem services as challenges and opportunities for profitability” and “Business models for a production system at risk”. With the aim of stimulating and promoting the exchange of information between the different participants, the congress will also have an exhibition area for scientific posters, an area for disseminating innovative projects related to the Dehesa-Montado and an area for demonstrating examples of business models associated with these systems. Finally, the programme includes a guided field trip to a Dehesa-Montado farm, with a debate on its management model.
This meeting is organised by the University of Évora – MED, Innogestiona Ambiental, CICYTEX, Junta de Extremadura, Montado Living Lab and the cross-border cooperation project SOS_PRODEHESAMONTADO, with the support of the University of Extremadura, ACTYVA, FEDEHESA, CEBAL and ACOS.
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If you have any queries, please write to us at
congresodehesamontado@gmail.com
9h30 -10h00
10h00 -10h30
Augusto António Vieira Peixe (Pro-Rector for Support to Scientific and Pedagogical Units)
Ricardo Romero (DG Forestry Management, Hunting and Fishing. Regional Government of Extremadura)
Germán Puebla (DG of Sustainability. Regional Government of Extremadura)
António Ceia da Silva (CCDR Alentejo)
Fátima Baptista (MED - Universidade Évora)
Carmen González (CICYTEX)
10h30 -11h00
Gerry Lawson (European Agroforestry Federation)
11h30 13h00
(scientific, political and practical presentations and round table)
Moderator:
Teresa Pinto Correia (Universidade de Évora/MED)
Speakers:
Oscar Pelayo (University of Aveiro)
Carlos Hernández Díaz (Universidad Politécnica de Madrid)
Claudino Matos (ACOS - Southern Farmers' Association)
Beatriz Pablos (Ganadería Pablos)
14h30 -16h00
(presentations from the scientific, political and practical fields and round table discussions)
Moderator:
Pía Sánchez (FEDEHESA)
Speakers:
Isabel Ferraz de Oliveira (University of Évora | MED)
Tara Canelo (University of Extremadura)
Francisco Alves (Porcus natura/Orgo)
Germán Puebla (D.G. de Sostenibilidad, Junta de Extremadura)
António Gonçalves Ferreira (UNAC)
16h00 -17h30
9h00 -10h30
(scientific, political and practical presentations and round table discussion)
Moderator:
Maria de Belém Costa Freitas (APDEA/Universidad de Évora/MED)
Speakers:
Paula Gaspar (Universidad de Extremadura)
Amanda del Río (Fundación Global Nature)
João Madeira (Sociedade Agrícola Vargas Madeira)
Ana Cristina Cardoso (Cork Supply Portugal SA)
11h00 -11h30
14h00 -16h30
The field trip to Herdade do Barrocal de Baixo will include lunch on site followed by a presentation and discussion of the estate's business model. In addition, there will be a presentation on soil microbiology and a practical demonstration of soil sampling - according to a MED/DGADR/Observatório do Solo protocol - under the guidance of researchers Isabel Brito (MED, University of Évora) and Oscar Pelayo (CESAM, University of Aveiro).
The dehesa-montado, which occupies 30% of the surface area of Extremadura and the Alentejo, is a crucial habitat and production system. This environment not only generates employment in rural areas and helps to fix the population, but also provides various ecosystem services and is home to a rich biodiversity.
