What to expect

Many individual measures can contribute to more sustainable land use – but coherent strategies for dealing with the diverse conflicts of interest involved are lacking. With its new study, the expert group on global economics and social ethics aims to contribute to a consensus- and solution-oriented debate culture between politics and agriculture, science and civil society. Following the presentation of the interdisciplinary study, distinguished panelists will delve deeper into its findings in several panel discussions; the public is also warmly invited to participate in the discussions.

For technical questions regarding the content of the study, please contact: stefan.einsiedel@hfph.de

Program of the event

11:00 AM

11:15 am

11:35 AM

Welcome address and introduction

Dr. Bertram Meier, Bishop of Augsburg

(Chairman of the Commission for the Universal Church of the German Bishops' Conference)

Presentation of the study

Prof. Dr. Dr. Johannes Wallacher, President of the Munich School of Philosophy (Chairman of the expert group "World Economy and Social Ethics", Moderator of the subject area Development, German Commission Justitia et Pax)

Response to the study

Prof. Dr. Joachim von Braun, University of Bonn

(President of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences, Vice President of Welthungerhilfe)

This was followed by moderated discussion rounds with audience participation:

11:50 AM

12:40 PM

North-South: Together for global justice

Dr. Bernd Bornhorst (Managing Director of Misereor)

Dr. Maria Furtwängler (Founder of the MaLisa Foundation, Ambassador for NABU and German Doctors)

Bishop Dr. Bertram Meier (Chairman of the Commission for the Universal Church of the German Bishops' Conference)

Georg Wahl (International Rural Development Service )

Coherent strategies: Interaction between politics, agriculture and science

Prof. Dr. Bernd Hansjürgens (Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research), State Minister Michaela Kaniber, MdL (Bavarian Minister of Agriculture), Martin Kunstmann (Young farmer, scholarship recipient of the Bavarian Elite Academy), Maria Magdalena Maidl (Catholic Rural People's Movement Bavaria)

1:30 PM Lunch break

2:30 PM

3:15 PM

4:00 PM

From theory to practice: Public-benefit-oriented management of land ownership

Mattias Kiefer (spokesperson for the working group of environmental officers of the German [arch]dioceses)

Prof. Dr. Gerhard Kruip (University of Mainz)

Dr. Sonja Stuchtey (Landbanking Group)

How can cultural change be achieved?

Linus Bonn (young farmer, scholarship recipient of the Bavarian Elite Academy)

Prof. Dr. Franz-Theo Gottwald (Founding Board Member of the Schweisfurth Foundation) Nicole Podlinski (Federal Chairwoman of the Catholic Rural People's Movement)

Final look ahead: Together for change

Steffi Czerny (DLD Conferences)

Prof. Dr. Dr. Johannes Wallacher