IFOAM Organic Congress: video documentation

Elena Panichi, Brussels, is involved in the official negotiations of the EU Organic Regulation. (© Karin Heinze)

IFOAM EU members and guests from the organic industry as well as policymakers met for the 11th European Organic Congress (EOC) in the Estonian capital Tallinn. Six videos document the Congress now.

The Organic Roadmap

IFOAM EU President Christoher Stopes explains in an interview the new launched "Organic Roadmap" and his expectations for possibilities to implement the ambitious goal of IFOAM to reach 50% organic area in Europe by 2030 (Organic 3.0, Organic Vision 2030). Video: Interview with IFOAM EU president Christopher Stopes about the Organic Roadmap 

Making Europe more organic

The participants of the 11th IFOAM EU Organic Congress in Tallinn discussed many ideas and examples make the three goals of the Organic Roadmap happen: "Organic on every Table", "Improve - Inspire - Deliver", "Fair Play - Fair Pay". Wall papers were presented by Kristin Karlsson. Video: Making Europe more organic

Kristin Karlsson presented the results of the workshops.(© Karin Heinze)

The new European Organic Regulation

Representatives of the EU and of the organic sector discussed pro and contra of the new European Organic Regulation. After a record time of more than three years and 18 trilogues it will be launched in June 2020. Video : The new European Organic Regulation

Gunter Pauli: Blue Economy

One oft he keynote speaker at the IFOAM EU Congress was Gunter Pauli. He is one of the founders of a future orientated sustainable model called Blue Economy. The book "The Blue Economy: 100 innovations, 10 years, 100 million jobs" was accepted  as a report by the Club of Rome. Gunter Pauli presented some of his amazing Blue Economy projects at the IFOAM EU Organic Congress in Tallinn. Visit also www.zeri.org. Video: Gunter Pauli: Blue Economy

From uniformity to diversity

IPES Food (International Panel of Experts on Sustainable Food is an European iniative towards a more sustainable agricultural and food system. The goal is to offer sustainable ideas  to EU policy for the next GAP reform. Emile Frison is member of IPES and presented the concept during the IFOAM EU Organic Congress in Tallinn. Video: From uniformity to diversity

Prof. Nic Lampkin talked about the roots and ideos of the organic movement. (© Karin Heinze)

Prof. Nic Lampkin: Organic is more than regulations

Prof. Nic Lampkin is Executive Director of the UK based Organic Research Centre, Elm Farm. In his presentation at the IFOAM EU Congress in Tallinn he talked about the roots of the organic movement and what that means for today. Especially what the new EU Organic Regualtion should take into account. Video: Prof. Nic Lampkin: Organic is more than regulations