Estonian, Latvian, Lithuanian RDI Liaison Offices, and NCBR Poland in Brussels in cooperation with countries National Contacts Points (NCPs) are pleased to invite you to the series of webinars “A soil deal for Europe - mission possible in the Baltic Sea Region”. The first webinar will be held on June 15th dedicated to the EU Soil Mission’s state of play and National initiatives, while the second one on June 29th will focus on the engagement of citizens and business for the EU Soil Mission.

During both events the experts from the European Commission (EC), Estonian, Latvian, Lithuanian and Polish national authorities, soil research institutions, start-ups and NGOs will showcase the opportunities under “Horizon Europe” funding programme, present best practices on how to contribute to the EU Mission “A Soil Deal for Europe” and how to coordinate implementation efforts at the regional level in the Baltic Sea region countries.

Date: 2022, June 15th, 9:30 - 11:30 am CEST

Topic: EU Soil Mission’s state of play and National initiatives

Programme flyer  (pdf)

Agenda:

09:30 – 09:35 Opening by Estonian, Latvian, Lithuanian RDI Liaison Offices, and NCBR Poland in Brussels

09:35 – 09:55 Ambitions of the Soil Deal for Europe Mission - Paola Eulalio, Research Programme Manager, Research and Innovation Unit, Directorate - General for Agriculture and Rural Development (DG AGRI), European Commission

09:55 – 10:05 Q&A

10:05 – 10:35 The Mission coordination actions at the national level: ⮚ Eike Lepmets, Chief Specialist, Ministry of Rural Affairs, Estonia;

⮚ Kristīne Sirmā, Head Of Division at Ministry of Agriculture, Latvia;

⮚Martynas Navickas, Chief Specialist, The Ministry of Agriculture, Lithuania;

⮚ Institute of Soil Science and Plant Cultivation – State Research Institute, Poland.

10:35 – 11:15 Baltic Sea region cases studies:

⮚ The effect of land use change on interactions between plants and soil organisms (ERC grant), Dr. Marina Semchenko, University of Tartu, Estonia;

⮚ Enhancement of sustainable soil resource management in agriculture, Lauris Leitāns, E2SOILAGRI leader of the project, Latvia;

⮚ Climate change research in soil sciences: review and future collaboration possibilities, Dr. Monika Vilkienė, RDI Project Coordinator of Research Centre for Agriculture and Forestry, Lithuania;

⮚ Stabilization of soil organic carbon in agricultural soils: contribution to a Soil Deal, Prof. dr. Vaclovas Bogužas, Vytautas Magnus University, Lithuania;

⮚ Phytoremediation as a solution for heavy metal contaminated land, Prof. Marta Pogrzeba, Institute for Ecology of Industrial Areas (IETU), Poland.

11:15 – 11:25 Q&A

11:25 – 11:30 Closing remarks

Registration here: https://forms.gle/631eUVDpLroZPMGM7. 

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