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Maria Clara De Moraes

Maria Clara De Moraes | Asociación para la Protección del Patrimonio Gastronómico-Unesco Barcelona, Spain

Biography

Maria Clara de Moraes Prata Gaspar is a UNESCO consultant, researcher and Associate Professor in the Department of Nutrition, Food Sciences and Gastronomy at the University of Barcelona.
Her academic and professional career focuses on the study of food and gastronomy from a perspective that brings together culture, society, territory and heritage.
She is a member of the Association for the Protection of Gastronomic Heritage and the Food Observatory, and participates in initiatives aimed at increasing knowledge, recognition and appreciation of food cultures.
Her work contributes to understanding gastronomy not only as a culinary expression, but as a living heritage shaped by knowledge, practices, traditions and ways of relating to food that form part of the identity and collective memory of communities.

Sessions

16:00h

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Gastronomic Heritage as Intangible Cultural Heritage

Marta Ruiz Asociación para la Protección del Patrimonio Gastronómico-Unesco Consultant Speaker

Maria Clara De Moraes Asociación para la Protección del Patrimonio Gastronómico-Unesco Consultant Speaker

2026-11-02 16:00 2026-11-02 17:00 Europe/Madrid Gastronomic Heritage as Intangible Cultural Heritage Gastronomic heritage goes far beyond recipes. It encompasses the people, knowledge, products, landscapes, techniques and ways of life that, generation after generation, have shaped the food identity of a territory.
Protecting this heritage means, first and foremost, protecting the people who keep it alive: farmers and livestock breeders, fishers, artisans, small producers and distributors, chefs and local communities. It also means recognising the fundamental role of women in preserving and passing on much of this knowledge.
The presentation will address the need for professionals capable of identifying, documenting, preserving and promoting local gastronomic heritage, understanding gastronomy as a tool for territorial development rather than simply as a tourism resource.
It will also explore the importance of local and community-based governance, enabling communities to participate in the protection and management of their own heritage, while supporting the conservation of food landscapes, the transmission of knowledge and the continuity of the activities that sustain them.
A perspective on gastronomic heritage as a driver of identity, local development and responsible tourism, capable of creating economic opportunities without displacing communities or transforming what gives this heritage its true value: its connection to people, culture and territory. Aula Alimentació Sostenible Barcelona

Mon 2

16:00h - 17:00h Aula Alimentació Sostenible Barcelona Free access