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Specialists will analyze the 18 June in Fuencaliente, The Palm, pests, diseases and adaptation of the vine to climate change
Canarian viticulture once again looks at the territory from an urgent question: how to sustain the vineyard in a more uncertain climate scenario, with new pressures on the ground, the landscape, plant health and the identity of island wine. La Palma will host the next 18 of June, in Fuencaliente, the informative day “Vine diseases and their management in a context of climate change”, an event promoted by the Department of Ecological Transition and Energy of the Government of the Canary Islands, together with the Canarian Technical Association of Oenology.
The meeting will be held between 9.00 and the 17.30 hours in Llanovid SCL – Bodegas Teneguía, one of those spaces where the vineyard is not just cultivation, but productive landscape, agricultural memory and wine culture. The conference will bring together national and international specialists in viticulture, molecular biology, entomology and climate adaptation applied to island territories.
The proposal has an interest that goes beyond the strictly technical. In the Canary Islands, talking about vines is talking about volcanic soils, terraces, medians, adapted varieties, local economies and a way of inhabiting the territory. That's why, Climate change is not only presented as an environmental threat, but as a factor that forces us to rethink crop management, disease prevention, the resilience of the wineries and the future of a sector that is part of the gastronomic identity of the Archipelago.
During the day, the effects of global warming on the vine will be addressed., the appearance of new pests and emerging diseases, as well as innovation and adaptation tools designed for island contexts. The program includes presentations on land patterns and climate change, the green vine mosquito and wood diseases, in addition to the presentation of the project “Vineyard zoning in the Canary Islands using bioclimatic indices”.
Speakers include Rafael Garcia, CEO of Vitis Navarra; the researcher César Gemeno Marín; y Felipe Gainza Cortés, Chilean specialist in molecular biology and innovation applied to the wine sector, who will intervene in streaming. The program also includes a conference and tasting focused on innovation and resilience in the world of wine.
The day is framed in the actions of the Canarian Network of Biosphere Reserves, aimed at promoting knowledge, Sustainability and adaptation strategies in island territories. Registration will be required to attend, with different modalities of participation and limited places.
deep down, The Fuencaliente event raises a central question for Canarian wine: how to protect viticulture that has historically been able to survive in extreme conditions, but now must face a change of scale. The answer will not be only in tradition nor only in science, but in the ability to unite both: read the landscape, listen to those who work it and apply knowledge so that the vineyard continues to be a living part of the islands.
