Descrizione del progetto
Aprire la strada all’agroecologia in Europa
Un approccio sostenibile ed ecologico in agricoltura rappresenta oggi una soluzione di fronte alle crescenti sfide poste dai cambiamenti climatici, dall’esaurimento delle risorse naturali, nonché dalla riduzione della biodiversità e della qualità del suolo. L’agroecologia può affrontare queste sfide, rafforzando la resilienza dei sistemi agricoli. Gli strumenti esistenti offerti da progetti di innovazione aperta possono contribuire al conseguimento di questo obiettivo, in particolare i laboratori viventi e le infrastruttura di ricerca. Per questo motivo, il progetto ALL-Ready, finanziato dall’UE, svilupperà AgroEcoLLNet, un nuovo quadro per la futura rete europea di laboratori viventi e infrastrutture di ricerca. Il progetto getterà le basi e preparerà i prerequisiti e le attività necessari. I test verificheranno e miglioreranno i risultati del progetto, che saranno ampiamente comunicati in Europa. Il piano di attuazione sarà testato e integrato nel quadro convalidato di AgroEcoLLNet.
Obiettivo
Today, agricultural systems are facing multiple challenges, including climate change, loss of biodiversity, dwindling resources, degradation of soil and water quality. Agroecology can strengthen the sustainability and resilience of farming systems and thus contribute to addressing these challenges. Based on the premise that Open Innovation Arrangements (OIAs) and in particular Living Labs (LL) and Research Infrastructures (RIs) are instruments that have large potential to contribute to amplifying agroecology in Europe, the main aim of ALL-Ready (this project) is to prepare a framework for a future European network of LLs and RIs (to be called “AgroEcoLLNet”) that will enable the transition towards agroecology throughout Europe. It will rely on a highly participatory and inclusive approach and on experimentation in real life situations and thus itself uses a living lab approach. An underpinning principle of the project is strong stakeholder engagement, which has begun in the preparation of this proposal. The project has 3 phases: an initial preparatory phase in which the vision, scope and mission for the Network are defined and the criteria for inclusion in the Network of LLs and RIs as well as other forms of OIAs are defined. This will enable the mapping of current and emerging LLs, RIs and OIAs across Europe and their characteristics, highlighting best cases. In a second phase, different prerequisites/ activites for the future Network will be prepared ‘(sustainability, including funding, governance, capacity building, data and knowledge management). Plans for each of these will be constructed with stakeholders and then tested in a small-scale pilot network and then refined to match needs. Finally, the outcomes of the work will be communicated widely throughout Europe by a variety of mechanisms. One of the final outcomes of the project will be a pilot-tested Implementation Plan for implementing the validated framework of AgroEcoLLNet, within Horizon Europe.
Campo scientifico
- social sciencessociologygovernance
- natural sciencesearth and related environmental scienceshydrology
- natural sciencesbiological sciencesecologyecosystems
- agricultural sciencesagriculture, forestry, and fisheriesagriculture
- natural sciencesearth and related environmental sciencesatmospheric sciencesclimatologyclimatic changes
Parole chiave
Programma(i)
- H2020-EU.3.2. - SOCIETAL CHALLENGES - Food security, sustainable agriculture and forestry, marine, maritime and inland water research, and the bioeconomy Main Programme
- H2020-EU.3.2.1.1. - Increasing production efficiency and coping with climate change, while ensuring sustainability and resilience
- H2020-EU.3.2.1.2. - Providing ecosystems services and public goods
Argomento(i)
Meccanismo di finanziamento
CSA - Coordination and support actionCoordinatore
75007 Paris
Francia