Following the fires, ECO is organising a debate on the economic value of the forest. The event will take place on the morning of 8 October at the Belém Cultural Centre.
Lívia Madureira, Director of CETRAD, has been confirmed for the debate.

Registration is free: https://www.eventbrite.pt/e/a-economia-pode-salvar-a-floresta-tickets-1028739807457

See the report here

PROGRAMME (to be updated)

09.30 Opening Ceremony
António Costa, Director of ECO

09h40 Presentation of the ECOFOR.PT Study – Economic Valorisation of the Goods and Services of Portugal’s Forest Ecosystems
Lívia Madureira, University Professor at UTAD

10:00 Forest and Economy: Opportunities for Sustainable Growth
António Luís Marques, Director of CAP
Henrique Pereira dos Santos, Landscape Architect
Manuel Pitrez de Barros, General Director of CBN (Centrais de Biomassa do Norte)
Pedro Pinhão, Founder of Toscca
Moderator: Mónica Silvares, Executive Editor of ECO

11h00 Coffee-break

11.15 Talk with Navigator
Nuno Neto, Navigator’s Director of Heritage and Forestry Production, in conversation with António Costa, Director of ECO

11.45 The Economic Value of the Forest
Nuno Calado, Sustainability and Forestry Director at Sonae Arauco
Gonçalo Almeida Simões, Managing Director of BIOND
Moderation: André Veríssimo, Deputy Director of ECO

12.30 p.m. Closing Ceremony
Rui Ladeira, Secretary of State for Forests

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