Sustainable aquaculture as a contribution to food security? Leopoldina webinar on the conditions in Germany and Brazil

03/09/2025 - 03/09/2025 Leopoldina

Freshwater aquaculture is considered a highly promising way to produce animal protein in a resource-conserving and environmentally friendly manner. It has the potential to contribute significantly to global food security and thus help reduce consumption of scarce resources such as water and land. A joint Policy Report published in June 2025 by the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina and the Brazilian Academy of Sciences shows what sustainable and circular aquaculture in Germany and Brazil could look like in reality. The practical recommendations contained therein will be discussed by representatives from both countries in the areas of policy-making, the aquaculture industry, and science on Wednesday 3 September 2025 as part of an international virtual panel discussion. We cordially invite you to this event and would appreciate an announcement of this date in your medium.

Leopoldina International Virtual Panel (LIVP) – in cooperation with the Academia Brasileira de Ciências (ABC)
“Can Aquaculture Boost Food Security? Sustainable Fish Production in Brazil and Europe”
Wednesday 3 September 2025, 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. (CEST)
Online via Zoom

Germany and Brazil have significant potential when it comes to freshwater aquaculture – yet currently make insufficient use of it. In the report “Advancing sustainability and circularity in aquaculture to build a resilient global food system”, presented in June, junior scientists from Brazil and Germany thus formulate practical recommendations as to how this potential can be better used – for example, through simplifying licensing procedures, integrating sustainable freshwater aquaculture products into public food services, and developing local adapted management practices. The webinar on 3 September, part of the Leopoldina International Virtual Panel Series, offers the opportunity, together with stakeholders from both countries, to identify key options for action, discuss possible solutions, and to learn from the experiences of two different yet complementary aquaculture contexts in Brazil and Europe.

Dr Christopher Shaw from the Berlin Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries (IGB), Ivã Guidini Lopes, PhD, from the Swedish University for Agricultural Sciences, Ives Feitosa Duarte from the Brazilian Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture (MPA), Stefan Hübner from the German Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture, João Manoel Cordeiro Alves from the Brazilian Association of Fish Farming (PEIXE BR), and Mark Saalmann from Kaiserzander GmbH will all participate in the panel discussion. The event will be moderated by independent journalist and author Tanja Busse.

This event is open to all interested parties and will be held online via Zoom and in English. More information on the event and the link to required registration is available here: https://www.leopoldina.org/en/events/event/event/3282/

Journalists, would like to attend, please register by email at presse@leopoldina.org.

Policy Report “Advancing sustainability and circularity in aquaculture to build a resilient global food system”: https://www.leopoldina.org/en/aquaculture

All events of the Leopoldina International Virtual Panel Series (YouTube): https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLaCuDJ8AkAoMm2LcRTOEImcfW2L3IcBiJ

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03/09/2025 - 03/09/2025 Leopoldina

Regions: Europe, Germany, Latin America, Brazil

Keywords: Business, Agriculture & fishing, Science, Agriculture & fishing, Environment - science, Society, Economics/Management

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