Mark your calendars! The LIFE OrgBalt project is excited to announce the conclusion of its five-year journey. Join us for a two-day international conference ‘’Climate Change Mitigation in Organic Soils in
Agricultural and Forest Lands’’ to celebrate our achievements and share valuable insights in tackling climate challenges.
Date: June 13-14, 2024
Language: English
The conference will be held at the beautiful University of Latvia academic center, located at Jelgavas street 1 in Riga, Latvia. Whether you can join us in person or virtually, be sure to register using this short form to save your spot: https://forms.gle/eEUzFgPdPPDa3E6RA
About the LIFE OrgBalt Project:
The project focuses on demonstrating how sustainable management of nutrient-rich organic soils in the Baltic States and Finland can help mitigate climate change. The project is implemented by a consortium of eight partners from five EU Member States: Estonia, Finland, Germany, Latvia, and Lithuania. More about the project: https://www.orgbalt.eu/
What to expect?
June 13:
- Keynote Session: Why is it necessary to address organic soils in climate change mitigation action - where knowledgeable and experienced representatives from the European Commission and the Ministry of Agriculture of Latvia will provide insights into the latest developments:
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- Lucia Causey-Hugecova, Climate Change Officer, European Commission
- Emanuele Lugato, Scientific-Project Officer, European Commission – Joint Research Center
- Dace Arāja, Ministry of Agriculture of Republic of Latvia
- Session 1: GHG Emission factors - methodologies and results (representatives of Germany, Finland, Estonia and Latvia)
- Session 2 - Mitigation strategies and assessment tools
- Opportunity to engage in a Panel discussion - Opportunities and challenges for the implementation CCM measures - with policy planners from the Baltic states and representatives of forestry and farmers' organizations.
- Ample networking opportunities throughout the day.
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June 14:
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- Exciting site visits and excursions to demo sites in forest and agriculture lands
Join us in June at the LIFE OrgBalt project conference where we'll transform obstacles into solutions!
We can't wait to see you there!
The Project "Demonstration of climate change mitigation potential of nutrient rich organic soils in Baltic States and Finland" (LIFE OrgBalt, LIFE18 CCM/LV/001158) is implemented with the financial support of the LIFE Programme of the European Union and of the State Regional Development Agency of the Republic of Latvia.
The information reflects only the LIFE OrgBalt project beneficiaries view and the European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency is not responsible for any use that may be made of the information contained therein.