June 2021

“Food, society and nature: synergies”

On this second, and because of celebrating the Environmental awareness month, we aligned our focus on the connections between food, society and nature.

We had short yet "nutritious" presentations and exchanges that went from global facts and concerns about the state of biodiversity and ecosystem services, to concrete experiences of nature-food-people connections aided by the arts and design in Mexico, to a discussion about the role of the narratives and discourses around national identities, regional cuisines (especially around Rio de la Plata in the Southern cone) and what that may tell us about the questions and people that we need to engage in our discussions about the past and future of our food cultures.

Watch the recording of our second event

Guest speakers

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Patricia Balvanera
(Mexico)

Professor at the Institute for Research in Ecosystems and Sustainability (UNAM, Mexico). She studies the links between biodiversity and human well-being. She is the director of the Socio-ecosystems and Sustainability Network (MEX) and lead author at the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IBPES).

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Mariana Martínez
(Mexico / Netherlands)

Socio-spatial designer working between Amsterdam and Mexico City. She is the co-founder of Cocina Colaboratorio, a transdisciplinary project that integrates creatives, scientists, chefs, and producers who seek the generation of sustainable production models.

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Gustavo Laborde
(Uruguay)

Journalist and Doctor in Social Anthropology with the thesis “Uruguayan identity in the kitchen. Narratives about the origin” (University of Barcelona). He has published books and articles on issues of food identities and heritage, and the dissemination of Uruguayan food culture in various radio and television programs such as "No Toquen Nada" and "La Vuelta al Plato”.

Event #2

June 29

Food, society and nature: synergies

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Program and speakers

10:00 am
Welcome and introduction to the event
10:30 am
Keynote presentations

by: Patricia Balvanera (MEX), Mariana Martínez (MEX / NLD), Gustavo Laborde (URY)

11:45 am
Dialogue and event closure

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