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Events and Webinars

Throughout the year, the UNESCO Chair on Food, Biodiversity and Sustainability Studies hosts events and webinars focused on food, biodiversity and sustainability, featuring partners throughout our network. 

Upcoming Events

Power and Resistance in Regional Food Systems: Stories of Change

September 18, 2025 | 9:00am-10:30am EST Register here!

 

 Building on the themes from the first session in our Power & Resistance series, this webinar delves into how power operates and is resisted within regional food systems.

 

Featuring examples from the FLOW Partnership, speakers will share how communities are driving food systems change in their unique contexts:

  • Veracruz, Mexico – Collective action leading to a ban on state-sponsored pesticide and resistance to glyphosate.

  • Northwest Territories, Canada – Climate change adaptation rooted in Indigenous knowledge, paving the way for supportive policies.

  • Andhra Pradesh, India – A statewide shift toward Natural Farming and building agroecological knowledge through farmer training programs.

  • Southern Brazil – The designation of shade-grown Erva Mate as a Globally Important Agricultural Heritage System.

These stories reveal how community-led action, traditional knowledge, and agroecology can shape policies and catalyze food system transformation. 

Full speaker bios are available on the event page.

 

Past Events

Contact Us:

Alison Blay-Palmer, Chairholder

E: ablaypalmer@wlu.ca

Adrienne Johnson, Associate Director

Elisabeth Miltenburg, Project Coordinator

General Inquiries

E: unescofbss@wlu.ca