This course aims to raise awareness and sensitize the importance of the management and conservation of open mountain spaces in southern Europe currently immersed in global change processes. The aim is to show management and rural development models that guarantee long-term ecological and socioeconomic sustainability. There will be a visit to the pilot experience that takes place in the Natural Park of Montseny that will have the participation of different local actors.

To register, send an email to this email: MariaJose.Broncano@uab.cat

The course is free.

PROGRAM

Tuesday, July 2

09:00 Reception of participants

09:30 Opening session Francisco Pérez. Director of the Department of Animal and Food Science of the UAB Josefina Plaixats. Open2preserve UAB Researcher

09:45 The 2030 Agenda for sustainable rural development. Meritxell Rota. Consell Assessor for the Sustainable Development of Catalonia (CADS), Generalitat de Catalunya

10:30 Land management and forest fire prevention strategies based on prescribed fire management. Marc Castellnou. GRAF. Bombers Generalitat de Catalunya

11:15 Coffee break

11:45 Challenges and perspectives of the agricultural sector in the 21st century Francesc Reguant. Director of the Observatory of Agrifood Economy of the College of Economists of Catalonia

12.30 Open2preserve, the use of the pyrivic herbivore in the management of open mountain spaces.
Rosa Maria Canals, University of Navarra

13:15 Network of Pasto-Cortafuegos de Andalucía Areas: the conservation of the Andalusian mountain with the promotion of grazing and local cattle breeds. Ana Belén Robles Higher Council for Scientific Research (CSIC, Granada)

14:30 -15: 30 Lunch

15:30 Local development routes for the management of the territory with the use of fire and herbivore in southern France. Jean Paul Métailié, Center national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS, Toulouse)

16:15 Life Polyfarming: application of a pastoral agroforestry system, innovative and profitable, to prevent abandonment of agriculture in the Mediterranean mountains. Marc Gracia (CREAF, Barcelona)

17:00 Round table with the speakers. Moderator Josefina Plaixats

Wednesday, July 3, 2019

09: 30-13: 30 Field trip: Visit Parque N del Montseny. Testing of prescribed burning and grazing Open2preserve.

Lluis Martínez. Director of the Montseny Natural Park
Etel Arilla GRAF Technique (Firefighters, Gencat)
Guillem Canaleta, Foc Ramats Pau Costa Foundation
Ricard Baqués, Consorci Serra de Llaberia
Ignasi Martínez, mayor of Tagamanent
Manel Anglada, farmer
Laia Aguilà, wool craftswoman

14.00 Tasting local products