Population and local development Facing Climate Change through food local production and public awareness Mariñas Coruñesas e Terras do Mandeo Biosphere Reserve D. Carlos Vales Vázquez – Scientific Staff September 2019 IX Meeting of the World Network of Island and Coastal Biosphere Reserves The Gouritz Cluster Biosphere Reserve – South Africa we are in the extreme northwest of Spain IX Meeting of the World Network of Island and Coastal Biosphere Reserves The Gouritz Cluster Biosphere Reserve – South Africa Biosphere Reserves in Spain IX Meeting of the World Network of Island and Coastal Biosphere Reserves The Gouritz Cluster Biosphere Reserve – South Africa more than 18,000 population entities confer unique characteristics IX Meeting of the World Network of Island and Coastal Biosphere Reserves The Gouritz Cluster Biosphere Reserve – South Africa “Mariñas Coruñesas e Terras do Mandeo” Biosphere Reserve Monumento Natural e ZEC Costa de Dexo-Serantes Declared May 28, 2013 ZEC Costa da Morte ZEC Encoro de Abegondo-Cecebre Composed by: 17 Local Entities 116,724 hectares 14.33% of the province NUCLEAR AREA: CONSTITUTE BY THE MOST SINGULAR ENVIRONMENTS • Local Entities: Abegondo, Aranga, Arteixo, Bergondo , Betanzos, Cambre, Carral, Coirós, Culleredo, Curtis, Irixoa, Miño, Oleiros, Oza- Cesuras , Paderne, Sada e Sobrado ZEC Betanzos-Mandeo IX Meeting of the World Network of Island and Coastal Biosphere Reserves The Gouritz Cluster Biosphere Reserve – South Africa Mariñas Coruñesas e Terras do Geographical description of the Mandeo Biosphere Reserve territory IX Meeting of the World Network of Island and Coastal Biosphere Reserves The Gouritz Cluster Biosphere Reserve – South Africa IX Meeting of the World Network of Island and Coastal Biosphere Reserves The Gouritz Cluster Biosphere Reserve – South Africa IX Meeting of the World Network of Island and Coastal Biosphere Reserves The Gouritz Cluster Biosphere Reserve – South Africa IX Meeting of the World Network of Island and Coastal Biosphere Reserves The Gouritz Cluster Biosphere Reserve – South Africa IX Meeting of the World Network of Island and Coastal Biosphere Reserves The Gouritz Cluster Biosphere Reserve – South Africa The consumer has to acquire more than a product... LANDSCAPE POPULATION SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IX Meeting of the World Network of Island and Coastal Biosphere Reserves The Gouritz Cluster Biosphere Reserve – South Africa PROGRAM EDUCATING IN THE BIOSPHERE EDUCATING IN THE BIOSPHERE CULLEREDO EDUCATING IN THE 1.000 school children BIOSPHERE 30 workshops; 6 itineraries SADA 1.000 school children 40 workshops; 7 itineraries; 1 final gala IX Meeting of the World Network of Island and Coastal Biosphere Reserves The Gouritz Cluster Biosphere Reserve – South Africa PROGRAM EDUCATING IN THE BIOSPHERE Local Government of Sada 2019 EDUCATING IN THE BIOSPHERE Local Government of Local Government of Culleredo Abegondo 2019 2019 IX Meeting of the World Network of Island and Coastal Biosphere Reserves The Gouritz Cluster Biosphere Reserve – South Africa MANAGEMENT V Anniversary Mariñas-Betanzos IX Meeting of the World Network of Island and Coastal Biosphere Reserves The Gouritz Cluster Biosphere Reserve – South Africa FOOD PLAN FOR THE MARIÑAS CORUÑESAS E TERRAS DO MANDEO BIOSPHERE RESERVE IX Meeting of the World Network of Island and Coastal Biosphere Reserves The Gouritz Cluster Biosphere Reserve – South Africa How was a LOCAL FOOD SYSTEM implanted in the BIOSPHERE RESERVE? Through a FOOD PLAN designed by all The entire project had the participation of a de una Technical Commission composed by experts from the territory It involves the creation of a strategy to develop programs in relation to the production, marketing and consumption of local products IX Meeting of the World Network of Island and Coastal Biosphere Reserves The Gouritz Cluster Biosphere Reserve – South Africa -Promotion- Web and Social media IX Meeting of the World Network of Island and Coastal Biosphere Reserves The Gouritz Cluster Biosphere Reserve – South Africa -HORTAECO- Organic farm (ABEGONDO) IX Meeting of the World Network of Island and Coastal Biosphere Reserves The Gouritz Cluster Biosphere Reserve – South Africa -AGRECO GALIZA- AROMATIC PLANTS (BERGONDO) IX Meeting of the World Network of Island and Coastal Biosphere Reserves The Gouritz Cluster Biosphere Reserve – South Africa -BODEGA BEADE- WINE (PADERNE) IX Meeting of the World Network of Island and Coastal Biosphere Reserves The Gouritz Cluster Biosphere Reserve – South Africa LEADER MEASURE 16 farms participated • 8 insect hotels • 15 bat shelters • 30 nest boxes IX Meeting of the World Network of Island and Coastal Biosphere Reserves The Gouritz Cluster Biosphere Reserve – South Africa -Biodiversity promotion Installation of wildlife shelters on farms attached to the brand IX Meeting of the World Network of Island and Coastal Biosphere Reserves The Gouritz Cluster Biosphere Reserve – South Africa SCHOOL DINING ROOMS CURRENTLY ADHERED TO THE INITIATIVE There are already 10 school canteens that are buying ecological farms of proximity Around 2200 children are consuming these products IX Meeting of the World Network of Island and Coastal Biosphere Reserves The Gouritz Cluster Biosphere Reserve – South Africa Participation in events stand Mariñas Coruñesas e Terras do Mandeo Biosphere Gastronomic Forum Reserve Coruña 2019 IX Meeting of the World Network of Island and Coastal Biosphere Reserves The Gouritz Cluster Biosphere Reserve – South Africa Currently 27 agri-food companies are attached to the Mariñas Coruñesas e Terras do Mandeo Biosphere Reserve Mark 5 of them are integrated into the state brand -Wines- Spanish Biosphere 7 Reserves. 14 2 -Jelly- 2 -Farm- 2 -Aromatic plants- -Milk- IX Meeting of the World Network of Island and Coastal Biosphere Reserves The Gouritz Cluster Biosphere Reserve – South Africa 1st Biosphere Reserve globally to adhere to a state brand of Biosphere Reserves IX Meeting of the World Network of Island and Coastal Biosphere Reserves The Gouritz Cluster Biosphere Reserve – South Africa Michel Batisse Award 2018 UNESCO recognizes on a bi-annual basis projects and research highlighted by its management in Biosphere Reserves through the Michel Batisse UNESCO Award. In June 2019, the International Coordination Council of the UNESCO MaB Program awarded the Paris MCeTM Biosphere Reserve Food Plan in Paris IX Meeting of the World Network of Island and Coastal Biosphere Reserves The Gouritz Cluster Biosphere Reserve – South Africa Thank you www.ceida.org www.marinasbetanzos.gal very much IX Meeting of the World Network of Island and Coastal Biosphere Reserves The Gouritz Cluster Biosphere Reserve – South Africa .