redolent and medicinal plants can play an of the essence office in the green revolution at the heart of tomorrow ’s wise metropolis . Always the fulcrum of the relationship between man and the plant life world , they symbolize an extraordinary resource in the search for food sources , in the battle against diseases and to improve the quality of life .
This is the central theme of the conference “ The City of Herbs ” to take berth during the Flormart City Forum on Tuesday , December 1 , 2020 , from 9:30 to 13:00 , an appointment proposed by Erbaleforum , the Fiera di Padova project dedicated to the medicative plants supplying chemical chain . The confluence aims to discuss the opportunity opened up by the interaction between newfangled applied science , lifestyle and nature in urban area , in the light of experiences in botanical gardens , evidence from scientific inquiry and idea and proposals from companies .
“ The experiential and cultural relationship render by medicinal plants in those who devote themselves to the care of green space and the quest for a fresh kinship with the flora world are of undoubted note value , ” excuse Demetrio Benelli , scientific director of the Erboristeria Domani magazine and coordinator of Erbaleforum . “ But that is not all . They also symbolize a precious resource to react to the deep desire for nature that is one of the most heartfelt needs after the lockdown , specially among those living in a city . ”
Conference programmeThe conference will salute key experiences on this stem , bringing those researching or producing medicinal plants together with those responsible for manage public unripened space , urban planners , environmental and landscape painting designers and developers of dark-green technology app .
After the introduction by Alberto Manzo , Italian Ministry of Agricultural , Food and Forestry Policies ( MIPAAF ) functionary and coordinator of the group responsible for implementing the new regulation on the finish of medicinal products introduced in 2018 , the conference will be open up by Barbara Baldan , director of the Padua Botanical Garden , the old in Italy and known throughout the world among both academic and laymen , not least for its rich collection of medicative species .
The potential part of plant - derive biologically active substances to research into new drugs for emerging diseases in modern society – obviously including Covid 19 - will be covered by Anna Rita Bilia , professor at the University of Florence and a leading international frame in pharmacological enquiry on plant derivatives , past - President of the United States and member of the executive card of the Society for Medicinal Plant and Natural Product Research ( GA ) .
Aromatic plants have a in particular important role to play in creating a balanced ecosystem for the aviation and stain in cities . This base is being studied at the University of Genoa and is the depicted object of the introduction by Mauro Mariotti , prof of Applied and Environmental Botany .
Many city - denizen already grow medicative plant separately on their own balcony , or in communal experiences such as urban garden . But could there also be a rich dimension to urban center - grown medicinal plant in the context of the circular economy and with the participation of the extraction diligence ? afford the debate on this surmise will be Andrea Primavera , consultant agronomist and chairwoman of the Italian Federation of Medicinal Plant Producers .
Companies enforce sustainable production projects focussing on these root have been invited to take part in the conference and their experiences will be the study of a debate , followed by intro of the CREA / MIPAAF Verdecittà project by Gianluca Burghi , CREA inquiry manager and labor coordinator , contribute the group discussion to an end .
The group discussion will take place both face - to - face ( following registration on the www.erbale.bio portal ) and in unrecorded streaming .
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