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About Us
The Slow Food Foundation for Biodiversity was created by the
Slow Food movement in partnership with the Region of Tuscany,
recognizing that the appreciation of gastronomy must include
the additional step of safeguarding our gastronomic resources.
As an independent non-profit entity, the Foundation supports
the projects of the Ark of Taste, the Presidia, and The Slow
Food Award to accomplish this goal. The Foundation exists thanks
to the Slow Food movement but also through generous support
from public and private donors.
While the Slow Food Foundation for Biodiversity promotes projects
around the world, its direct financial contributions are especially
dedicated to the world's less developed countries, where conserving
biodiversity means not only improving quality of life, but actually
saving lives, communities and cultures.
Partners
and collaborators
The primary partner of the Slow Food Foundation for Biodiversity
is the Region
of Tuscany.
This pairing of the Foundation and Tuscany is no accidental
choice: Tuscany has a long history of important cultural initiatives
linked to promoting and protecting biodiversity and coordinates
various programs for international cooperation.
In Tuscany, the Region promotes typical foods through a program
coordinated by the Rural Agricultural Development Agency (ARSIA),
and in the context of that program has supported many Slow Food
Presidia projects. In addition, Tuscany was the first Italian
region to institute a regional catalog of traditional foods.
The honorary headquarters of the Foundation are located at the
Georgofili
Academy in Florence, Italy.
The Georgofili Academy was founded in 1753 and is dedicated
to all aspects of developing the Agricultural Sciences as a
center for conferences, research and offering an invaluable
patrimony of information on the history of agriculture though
their historical Archives and Library.
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