3rd Webinar on Agricultural Landscapes “Restoration of native woodlands and sustainable forestry” 22 March 2024, 13h CET

IFLA Europe invites you to the 3rd Webinar on Agricultural Landscapes “Restoration of native woodlands and sustainable forestry” 22 March 2024, 13h CET organised by IFLA Europe Working Group on Agricultural Landscapes.

Our guest in this third Talk is Prof Ása L. Aradóttir, Professor, Department of Environmental & Forest Science at the Agricultural University of Iceland. This event is organised by IFLA Europe Working Group on Agricultural Landscapes as a series of events on the topic of agricultural landscapes.

Ása L. Aradóttir, Professor, Department of Environmental and Forest Science, Agricultural University of Iceland will talk about a reforestation project in Iceland to combat climate change and strengthen biodiversity.

Selma Pena, from the University of Lisbon, will illustrate the plans to replace the areas reforested with Eucalyptus with forests of native species, especially to combat forest fires.

Martin Pigeon will present the point of view and actions taken by FERN on the issue of sustainable forestry and issues such as how to manage timber production without forgetting the effects of forests on climate change, the supply of ecosystem services and the enhancement of biodiversity.

Matt King will present Vestre and its sustainable production.

Programme

13:00 Welcome by Katerina Gkoltsiou, IFLA Europe President

13:10 Introduction on webinar series by Francesca Neonato, Chair, IFLA EU Agricultural Landscapes Working Group, AIAPP Italy and Frida Bjorg Edvardsdottir, FILA Iceland

13:15 Presentation by Ása L. Aradóttir, Professor, Department of Environmental and Forest Science, Agricultural University of Iceland

13:30 Panel discussion

- Selma Pena, Linking Landscape, Environment, Agriculture and Food (LEAF), School of Agronomy (ISA), University of Lisbon

- Martin Pigeon, FERN Forest and Climate Campaigner

- Matt King, VESTRE on sustainable production

Moderator: Steffi Schueppel, IFLA Europe Working Group Agricultural Landscapes, BAK/bdla Germany

14:00 Questions and Answers

14:30 Conclusions and closing

‘Talk with…’ is IFLA Europe project consisting of a series of webinars on the theme of rural landscapes, but in a broad sense, including other issues beyond agriculture, such as the resilience of systems, adaptation to the climate change, the soil consumption, the city-country relationship. The objective of these talks is to enhance the acknowledgement and the awareness of a wide audience about the focus role that Agricultural Landscapes play now and in the next years, facing huge challenges as the climate change, the extinction of species and loss of ecosystems.

The event is supported by Hunter FX Europe and Vestre

Please register in advance for this event on https://us02web.zoom.us/.../tZctd...

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