IFLA Europe invites you to the 3rd Webinar on Agricultural Landscapes “Restoration of native woodlands and sustainable forestry” 22 March 2024, 13h CET organised by IFLA Europe Working Group on Agricultural Landscapes.

Our guest in this third Talk is Prof Ása L. Aradóttir, Professor, Department of Environmental & Forest Science at the Agricultural University of Iceland. This event is organised by IFLA Europe Working Group on Agricultural Landscapes as a series of events on the topic of agricultural landscapes.

Ása L. Aradóttir, Professor, Department of Environmental and Forest Science, Agricultural University of Iceland will talk about a reforestation project in Iceland to combat climate change and strengthen biodiversity.

Selma Pena, from the University of Lisbon, will illustrate the plans to replace the areas reforested with Eucalyptus with forests of native species, especially to combat forest fires.

Martin Pigeon will present the point of view and actions taken by FERN on the issue of sustainable forestry and issues such as how to manage timber production without forgetting the effects of forests on climate change, the supply of ecosystem services and the enhancement of biodiversity.

Matt King will present Vestre and its sustainable production.

Programme

13:00 Welcome by Katerina Gkoltsiou, IFLA Europe President

13:10 Introduction on webinar series by Francesca Neonato, Chair, IFLA EU Agricultural Landscapes Working Group, AIAPP Italy and Frida Bjorg Edvardsdottir, FILA Iceland

13:15 Presentation by Ása L. Aradóttir, Professor, Department of Environmental and Forest Science, Agricultural University of Iceland

13:30 Panel discussion

- Selma Pena, Linking Landscape, Environment, Agriculture and Food (LEAF), School of Agronomy (ISA), University of Lisbon

- Martin Pigeon, FERN Forest and Climate Campaigner

- Matt King, VESTRE on sustainable production

Moderator: Steffi Schueppel, IFLA Europe Working Group Agricultural Landscapes, BAK/bdla Germany

14:00 Questions and Answers

14:30 Conclusions and closing

‘Talk with…’ is IFLA Europe project consisting of a series of webinars on the theme of rural landscapes, but in a broad sense, including other issues beyond agriculture, such as the resilience of systems, adaptation to the climate change, the soil consumption, the city-country relationship. The objective of these talks is to enhance the acknowledgement and the awareness of a wide audience about the focus role that Agricultural Landscapes play now and in the next years, facing huge challenges as the climate change, the extinction of species and loss of ecosystems.

The event is supported by Hunter FX Europe and Vestre

Please register in advance for this event on https://us02web.zoom.us/.../tZctd...

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Joint APAP Portugal - IFLA Europe Conference ‘Landscape architecture: a profession for the future’, 15 March 2024, Lisbon, Portugal

During the 2023 IFLA Europe General Assembly which was held in Naples, Italy, among lost and rescued landscapes, the awareness arose in a very intense and global way, that it is urgent to “Redeem” the identity of landscape architecture, beyond our peers.

This relevance - and urgency - of finding the “formula” for Landscape Architecture to “be recognised” goes beyond a simple identity crisis or the lack of recognition and professional appreciation that, throughout Europe, is experienced first person.

We must, as National Associations, have the courage to honour the arduous and fantastic role played so assertively, practically and concretely by the generations that preceded us and there is no better opportunity than the imbalances of the times in which we live.

Landscape Architecture knows how to act, organise and manage the landscape system, how to minimize imbalances caused by human actions and how to act with the landscape. For all these reasons, Landscape Architecture is the Profession of the future.

In this context, the Portuguese Association of Landscape Architects APAP intends to take advantage of IFLA Europe Executive Council’s presence in Portugal to reflect and establish a way of communicating beyond its peers and put all our skills, knowledge and tools at the service of the community and in a way that is imposed at the service of conscious and sustainable management of the Common House.

For this reason, APAP Portugal is inviting its associates and friends to participate in the APAP/IFLA EUROPE Conference “Landscape Architecture: a profession for the future”, which will be held on 15 March 2024, from 10:15 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., at Casa do Jardim da Estrela, in Lisbon.

The conference will be held in English.

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Talk with Gijs Schilthuis' will take place on 16 June at 13h CET

Gijs Schilthuis is Head of Unit for Policy Perspectives at DG Agriculture and Rural Development.

We will discuss how landscape architects deploy the skills of both science and the arts to deliver multi-functional outcomes from all land to benefit the health of everyone. The focus for this webinar concerns public intervention on the way land is managed for food production. The event is also contributing to the 75th anniversary of International Federation of Landscape Architects!

Register on the link: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIqfuqqrjgoEtXGYwuGqgRhh-Nc3VJKE7pD

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IFLA Europe online webinar 'Healing Landscapes' which will take place on Thursday, 23 June 2022, 16.00-17.30 CET.

The webinar will address the broader definition of healing landscapes including places outside the healthcare setting. Healing landscapes, therapeutic or restorative landscapes have a positive effect on people' s mind, soul, and body. The particular topic will be in accordance with nature, in order to show the value and importance of nature and landscape for human well being as well as the contribution of Landscape Architects through design and management on healing our ordinary places. Urban green spaces, as part of a wider environmental context have the potential to address climate change mitigation, biodiversity, space for play and exercise and community activities. A balanced relationship between man and nature is crucial in order our living spaces and lifestyles to be beautiful, sustainable and inclusive.

Please register in advance for this event: https://us02web.zoom.us/.../tZMkfu6srzorE9zpQCJ5nQxvUrZH8...

For more information please visit IFLA Europe website News section https://lnkd.in/e48u9KU

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Dear colleagues, dear partners of IFLA Europe,

You are cordially invited to the IFLA Europe New European Bauhaus conversation “Landscape Architecture co-designs the EU Green Deal”, which will take place by Zoom on Friday, 21 May 2021, starting at 13.00hrs CET!

As you may be aware in March 2021 IFLA Europe was selected as the official partner of the New European Bauhaus Initiative, launched in 14 October 2020 by the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, which reflects an ambition that is shared by many citizens and decision-makers - to make our built and living spaces more sustainable, inclusive and beautiful.
The objective of this conversation is to harvest and ideate on landscape architecture as a co-creative ecosystem that leaves no one behind, to make the EU Green Deal a cultural, human-centred and positive, tangible experience enhancing our quality of life and health of the Earth.
Detailed agenda will be circulated very shortly.

Register in advance for this meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEtdumtrTIiHdb4yaufQyX3YV5D-zuuxIpH

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

Please do not hesitate to contact IFLA Europe Secretariat should you require any further information or clarification at secretariat@iflaeurope.eu

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