Partner's spotlight - Fundacion Juana de Vega

Fundación Juana de Vega is a foundation that aims to promote the knowledge, conservation and development of rural areas of Galicia through research, training, dissemination and knowledge transfer actions. With a special dedication to forming and training the active population of the region, the foundation preserves the Galician natural and human environment and improves its economic base and related activities. 

Through Down to Earth, Fundación Juana de Vega will support our Lead Partner the Axencia Galega de Desenvolvemento Rural (AGADER) on improving the Galician Act on the recovery of agrarian land (2021).

Discover more about their Policy Instrument on our Policy Instruments page!

Our partnership will travel to Galicia during Semester 6, as part of a Study Visit linked with the theme of Year 3: Policy instruments to foster the role of farmers and land managers in fighting climate change and environmental risks. Together with AGADER, Fundación Juana de Vega will also organise the third Down to Earth Thematic Conference, which will present the identified best practices related to the theme of Year 3.