{"id":2646,"date":"2020-04-24T15:41:00","date_gmt":"2020-04-24T12:41:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.orgbalt.eu\/?p=2646"},"modified":"2020-05-12T11:22:56","modified_gmt":"2020-05-12T08:22:56","slug":"the-first-life-orgbalt-national-workshop-was-held-in-germany","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.orgbalt.eu\/?p=2646","title":{"rendered":"The first LIFE OrgBalt national workshop was held in Germany"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

On April 21, 2020, the first LIFE OrgBalt national workshop on climate change mitigation measures for organic soils \u201cPeatland conservation in the CAP – Instruments for a climate-friendly use of organic soils\u201d was held in Germany for the project stakeholders. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The workshop of the project was organized by Michael Succow Foundation \/ Greifswald Mire Centre as a partner in the LIFE OrgBalt project and the German Association for Landscape Care. The workshop\u2019s main focus \u2013 implementation of climate change mitigation measures in peatland agriculture. Almost 50 participants, mostly from ministries and agencies from German Federal States in charge for agriculture and environment gathered online in the workshop which was held in a webinar format.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Agenda and presentations of German national workshop \u201cPeatland conservation in the CAP – Instruments for a climate-friendly use of organic soils\u201d can be found HERE<\/strong><\/a>.<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the webinar, experience and knowledge were exchanged on existing as well as new ideas of the authorities in the different Federal States. The possibilities of promoting climate-friendly use practices of peatlands in the CAP after 2021 were discussed. This exchange was linked to possibilities for peatland management measures in Baltic States and Finland and could be used in the frame of LIFE OrgBalt project and further stakeholder discussions in the other countries of implementation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

LIFE OrgBalt partner Michael Succow Foundation \/\nGreifswald Mire Centre introduced the stakeholders with the objectives and\nexpected results of the LIFE OrgBalt project. Krist\u012bne Sirm\u0101, representing LIFE\nOrgBalt partner organization Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Latvia\nmade a presentation on practices implemented in organic soil management in\nLatvia for climate change mitigation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Drained organic soils are one of the main\nsources of greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture in Germany. The German\nFederal Government’s climate protection programme therefore also calls for the\nprotection of peat soils as a measure to reduce emissions. Good examples how\nclimate protection can be promoted through organic soil protection already\nexist in some German states rich in peatlands. Other Federal States are\ncurrently developing new programmes. The challenge: the measures must be\nmanageable and controllable for the administrations, but at the same time\nattractive and practical for the agricultural enterprises and meet the\nrequirements of climate and nature protection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Within LIFE OrgBalt project in total 10 national\nworkshops are planned in partner countries \u2013 Germany, Finland, Estonia, Latvia,\nLithuania (two workshops in each country). The workshops are planned to gather\nstakeholders \u2013 governmental institutions, research organizations, farmers etc. in\norder to inform about the LIFE OrgBalt project, planned activities and results.\nThe first workshop in each country will be held in the first half of 2020.\nTaking into consideration the restrictions introduced internationally due to 2019-nCoV\noutbreak the first LIFE OrgBalt workshops will be held in webinar format. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The LIFE OrgBalt project\u2019s \u201cDemonstration of\nclimate change mitigation potential of nutrients rich organic soils in Baltic\nStates and Finland\u201d (LIFE18 CCM\/LV\/001158) main objectives are measurements of\ngreenhouse gas emissions from managed nutrients rich organic soils on\nagricultural and forest lands in a Cool Temperate Moist climate zone and\nelaboration of emission factors as well as research and implementation of\nclimate change mitigation measures. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

LIFE OrgBalt is being implemented by Latvian State Forest Research Institute \u201cSilava\u201d in cooperation with the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Latvia, Latvia University of Life Sciences and Technologies, University of Tartu (Estonia), Natural Resources Institute Finland LUKE, Lithuanian Research Centre for Agriculture and Forestry, Michael Succow Foundation (Germany) and Association Baltic Coasts (Latvia) from 2019 to 2023 and has received funding from the LIFE Programme of the European Union and the State Regional Development Agency of Latvia. More information www.orgbalt.eu<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The \ninformation reflects only the LIFE OrgBalt project beneficiaries\u2019 view and the\nEuropean Commission\u2019s Executive Agency for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises\nis not responsible for any use that may be made of the information contained\ntherein.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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