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Differences that create solutions Is unbalanced nutrition a social disability? Carlo Alberto Rinolfi and Franca Castellini NUCE – Milan, September 25, 2012 1 mondoHonline

Differences that create solutions An overview of MondoHonline: when differences may provide new proactive solutions 2 mondoHonline

Differences that create solutions • Disability leads to a new vision of life and a different approach to problems and people’s difficulties • The unlimited opportunities offered by the Internet allow to establish connections, to organize proactive – networks and to stimulate relations. 3 mondoHonline

Differences that create solutions 4 mondoHonline

Three priority areas of social handicap have been identified: • Nutrition • Health • Learning 5 mondoHonline

ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES TOWN NATURE SUPPLY CYCLES OF NUTRI CHAINS REPRODUCTION TION - CLOSED OPEN - OPEN AND LINEAR WASTE POLLUTION NEGATIVE EXTERNAL FACTORS 6 mondoHonline

ECOLOGICAL FOOD Food d shorta tage HANDICAP AND IMBALANCE anomia mia FAMINE Unhea ealth thy food GROWING POPULATION A presumptuous mptuous attitude tude towa ward rds POLLU- nature re is the TION TECHNOLO- GY CULTURAL «original nal sin» FINALIZED DOMINATION TO OF NATURE Of the e civilized zed BUSINESS worl rld WARS Elabo borati ation of G. Bateson ‘s scheme 7 mondoHonline

Safety ty THE NUTRITIONAL BALANCE GOOD DIgnity FOOD Quality SUSTAINABLE POPULATION GROWTH Cultu ture re may include de the consequ equence ences RENEWAL of human OF RESOURCE actions ons on ETICA SUSTAINABLE INTERACTION ECO TECHNO- environment ronment WITH NATURE LOGIES LOGICA COOPE- RATION 8 mondoHonline

TO RESET THE SYSTEM IN EQUILIBRIUM • A new step forward to a cultural development in all areas of knowledge. • The challenge: to switch over from aggression against nature and environment to interactive and conscious relationship with them, being aware of the consequences of human actions. • To reach this equilibrium, MondoHonline is acting on two different levels: Cultural: “the manifesto of a conscious nutrition” Operational: “the technological platform of nutrition» 9 mondoHonline

Il manifesto e la piattaforma nutrizionale Direttivo Mondohonline Nutrizione e rigenerazione delle città metropolitane - “ una sfida necessaria” Museo della storia naturale - Milano – Corso Venezia 55 – Aula Magna 4 maggio 2012 10 mondoHonline

THE TOOLS THE ‘MANIFESTO’ AND THE PLATFO FORM M FOR NUTRITIO TION N 11 mondoHonline

THE KEY IS «INNOVATION» • The energy needed for the change is already inside our mind • The mental map governing our relationship with nature is based on visions that can be modified. • We are committed to stimulate and to spread the change through the implementation of the : “ manifesto of a conscious nutrition ” 12 mondoHonline

Nutrition, Culture, Dignity Manifesto for a conscious nutrition 1 Recognize Nature’s strength and respect the limits of Nature upon human life In its own progression In harmony with the paces and ways of evolution Controlling the effects of human influences 2. Make cities hospitable and liveable Stop uncontrollable expansion Ensure alimentary safety Guarantee economical access to food 3. Regenerate resources Lower down the ecologic footprint of metropolitan areas Develop renewable energies Activate production that saves resources 13 mondoHonline

Nutrition, Culture, Dignity Manifesto for a conscious nutrition 4. Promote and improve rural areas Promote youth entrepreneurship Foster the distribution chain from nearby farmlands Repopulate uncultivated and badly cultivated lands 5. Give value to differences Acknowledge peculiarities of places of origin Favour the local productive specializations Facilitate the exchange from territories with the rest of the world 6. Accept and integrate peoples’ nutritional cultures Start from the value of traditions Promote nutritional alterations Respect for the needs of autonomy 14 mondoHonline

Nutrition, Culture, Dignity Manifesto for a conscious nutrition 7. Search for and give recognition to quality Make consumers and producers Interact Save original flavours Respect seasonal rhythms 8. Support basic and applied research Provide financial support for research Thoroughness in experimentation Seriousness in applying safety measures 9. Fight strongly against waste Use only what is necessary Restrict useless purchases Stop the destruction of farm production 15 mondoHonline

Nutrition, Culture, Dignity Manifesto for a conscious nutrition Resources Research Quality Nature Cultures Traditions Country Metropolitan cities Waste 16 mondoHonline

AN EXTRAORDINARY OPPORTUNITY • Milano has the professionalities, the competences, the technologies needed to develop new services, new behaviours, sustainable productions of new food processes that have positive impact on enterprises and employment. • We are committed to the creation of a ‘bridge’ to connect, to spread and to exchange innovation in nutrition among world countries “the platform for nutrition ” 17 mondoHonline

THE PLATFORM FOR NUTRITION Cities, researchers, operators Food safety Food quality information researchers Projects transfer exchange know-how Agrofood Environmental development equilibrium 18 Production, processing,distribution, consumption, mondoHonline post-consumption

The road map to 2015 19 mondoHonline

Differences that create solutions MondoHonline: a professional, international network that aims to improve and progressively change Human Being lifestyle by increasing its Wellness and Welfare. Thank you. www.mondohonline.it 20