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Agroecology and regenerative communities: a day of exchange between young people, farmers, schools, and institutions in Bracciano<\/strong><\/p>\n On Saturday, October 24th, from 9:30 AM to 7:00 PM, at the Chiostro degli Agostiniani in Bracciano (RM), Navdanya International is promoting a meeting dedicated to the resilience of territories, biodiversity, and community participation. The event, titled \u201cAgroecology and Regenerative Communities \u2013 Networks of resilience between young people, schools, farmers, and institutions,\u201d will bring together agroecology experts, institutional representatives, associations, youth organizations, and agricultural realities to discuss the challenges of ecological transition, combining local experiences with international perspectives.<\/p>\n How can communities be built that are capable of facing environmental, climate, and social crises? What role can agroecology, biodiversity protection, ecological education, and citizen participation play in the regeneration of territories? And how can experiences of ecological and social regeneration be transformed into collective processes capable of influencing public policies and the choices that affect the future of territories? Answers to these questions already exist and have long since become good practices that are now waiting to be translated into concrete policies.<\/p>\n In an international context marked by the worsening climate crisis, biodiversity loss, and the growing vulnerability of food systems, agroecology represents not only a set of sustainable agricultural practices, but also a perspective of ecological, cultural, and social transformation. It is an approach that recognizes biological and cultural diversity, community autonomy, and the sharing of knowledge as the fundamental conditions for building more resilient food systems and territories.<\/p>\n From local experiences to national and international policies<\/strong><\/p>\n The meeting stems from the experiences developed by Navdanya International through the Terrae Vivae programme, the ecological education pathways and School-Work Training initiatives, the project \u201cRiGenerAzione Ecologica \u2013 Cittadinanza e Partecipazione,\u201d co-financed by the Ministry of the Environment and Energy Security, and Officine Municipali, carried out in collaboration with the Municipality of Bracciano and co-financed by the European Union under the PR Lazio ESF 2021\u20132027. These are experiences that connect schools, new generations, agricultural producers, and institutions, experimenting with forms of learning, cooperation, and active participation in the life of local territories.<\/p>\n The initiative, which enjoys the patronage of the Bracciano-Martignano Regional Natural Park<\/strong>, aims to go beyond the presentation of individual projects, opening a space for exchange on the conditions needed to strengthen territorial networks and connect local experiences with national strategies and international processes for sustainability and food security, as confirmed by the director of Navdanya International, Ruchi Shroff<\/strong>: \u201cThe good practices that come from the territories are in fact laboratories from which proposals emerge for the democratization and sustainability of food systems, even at the international level.\u201d<\/p>\n Young people, biodiversity, and participation: the day\u2019s programme<\/strong><\/p>\n The morning, from 10:00 AM to 12:30 PM, will be dedicated to \u201cYoung People and Territories,\u201d a space for exchange among youth organizations on the role of new generations in regeneration processes, within the framework of the National Strategy for Sustainable Development.<\/p>\n In the afternoon, from 2:30 PM to 6:00 PM, the programme will get underway with two public conversations dedicated to the resilience of territories and the collective construction of change.<\/p>\n Particular attention will be given to agricultural biodiversity and seed sovereignty, with a talk by Salvatore Ceccarelli<\/strong>, an internationally renowned agricultural geneticist, who will explore the relationship between genetic diversity, climate change adaptation, and farmer autonomy.<\/p>\n Among those taking part in the discussion will be Caterina Batello<\/strong>, president of the Italian Association of Agroecology, Mara Cossu<\/strong> and Tiziana Occhino<\/strong> of the Ministry of the Environment and Energy Security, Silvia Canali<\/strong> of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food Sovereignty and Forestry, Silvia Francescon<\/strong> of the Italian Buddhist Union, the Mayor of Bracciano Marco Crocicchi<\/strong>, representatives of local farms (Fattoria biologica Le Bricchiette<\/em>, Fattoria Faraoni<\/em>, Azienda Agricola La Argentina<\/em>), representatives from schools (Istituto Agrario Salvo D\u2019Acquisto<\/em>, the Art Lyceum of IIS Luca Paciolo<\/em>), youth organizations (the Network of Youth Associations from the mapping of the project \u201cRiGenerAzione Ecologica: Cittadinanza e Partecipazione<\/em>\u201c), and civil society (GASP \u2013 Gruppo di Assistenza e Solidariet\u00e0 Popolare).<\/p>\n Also taking part will be Magdalena Ackermann<\/strong>, representing civil society at the UN Committee on World Food Security, and Ruchi Shroff<\/strong> of Navdanya International.<\/p>\n A dedicated session, \u201cTerritori in relazione: Bracciano\u2013Tubas<\/strong>,\u201d will be devoted to international cooperation in agroecology and the prospects for community resilience, connecting the territory of Bracciano with the Palestinian territory of Tubas.<\/p>\n A meeting open to the public<\/strong><\/p>\n Throughout the day, the Chiostro degli Agostiniani will host exhibitions of educational projects created by schools, the art exhibition \u201cArs non dat Panem\u201d by the Art Lyceum of IIS Luca Paciolo, the photo contest<\/strong> organized by Terrae Vivae Youth, local producers, seed exchange initiatives, agroecological games, and creative workshops for children and adults. In the convent\u2019s cloister, stands will be set up by producers, associations, and the CRAS<\/strong> Wildlife Recovery Center of the Lago di Vico Reserve.<\/p>\n The initiative aims to promote knowledge and participation as concrete tools for transformation, fostering new alliances among those who cultivate the land, those who educate, those who study, those who govern, and those who work every day to protect the commons.<\/p>\n An opportunity to bring together practices, knowledge, and policies, in the conviction that the regeneration of territories cannot be entrusted solely to technical solutions, but requires democratic processes, cooperation, and communities capable of deciding their own future together.<\/p>\n Information and participation<\/strong><\/p>\n Event: Agroecology and Regenerative Communities \u2013 Networks of resilience between young people, schools, farmers, and institutions<\/p>\n Date: Saturday, October 24, 2026 Programme and registration form:
\nTime: 9:30 AM\u20137:00 PM
\nLocation: Chiostro degli Agostiniani, Via Umberto I, 5 \u2013 Bracciano (RM)<\/p>\n
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