{"id":3182,"date":"2020-07-22T11:47:14","date_gmt":"2020-07-22T08:47:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.orgbalt.eu\/?p=3182"},"modified":"2020-07-22T11:51:38","modified_gmt":"2020-07-22T08:51:38","slug":"involving-stakeholders-first-round-of-the-national-workshops-of-the-life-orgbalt-project-successfully-concluded","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.orgbalt.eu\/?p=3182","title":{"rendered":"Involving stakeholders: first round of the National Workshops of the LIFE OrgBalt project successfully concluded"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The first round of National Workshops of the LIFE OrgBalt project <\/strong>\u201cDemonstration of climate change mitigation potential of nutrient rich organic soils in Baltic States and Finland”<\/strong> took place from the end of April until the beginning of July. Each of the five partner countries hosted a First National Workshop and all together the 5 organized events gathered almost 150 stakeholders internationally. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

LIFE OrgBalt project focuses on exploring and demonstrating the\npotential of greenhouse\ngas (GHG) emission reduction and carbon\nsequestration in nutrient rich organic soil management, as well as developing a\nframework for the assessment and the implementation of climate change\nmitigation measures. It also contributes to scientifically sound approach in\nland-use and climate policy planning documents in the Baltic States, Finland\nand Germany.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The workshops aimed at introducing the\nproject to all partner countries\u2019 main stakeholders and at providing updates on\nthe implemented, on-going and planned activities. As highlighted by Ieva L\u012bc\u012bte,\nproject manager and scientific assistant at the\nLatvian State Forest Research Institute “Silava”, leading partner of\nthe LIFE OrgBalt project, \u201cOne of\nthe main aims of the project is to raise public awareness and promote the\npotential of climate-smart land management. What is indeed the point in having\na good idea if this is not disseminated and implemented?\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The involvement of stakeholder in\nachieving this goal is crucial and has been taken seriously since the beginning\nof the project. The communication strategy of the LIFE OrgBalt project is\nindeed based on an accurate stakeholder analysis whose aim was to identify the\nmain stakeholder groups to involve in order\nto raise awareness on GHG emissions and CO2 removals, climate change and the\nrelationship between the two, and to promote and demonstrate the efficacy of\nclimate-smart management approaches as an effective measure to contribute to\nthe fulfilment of EU and national 2030 and post-2030 climate goals. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

As highlighted by Jyrki Jauhiainen, Research Scientist at the Natural\nResources Institute Finland (Luke), partner of the LIFE OrgBalt project \u201cThe\nambitious goal of the LIFE OrgBalt project is to include several soil types,\nseveral land uses and management types into one project, creating an exciting\nopportunity to collect, compare and work on original data, share experiences,\ndisseminate project outcomes, and enhance each other knowledge on soil carbon\nbalance and GHG emissions in prominent organic soil areas encircling the Baltic\nSea.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The first five National Workshops were organized (one in each partner country) involving sectoral decision and policy makers in charge of planning and implementing policies at regional and national level in the field of forestry, agriculture and other related fields, as well as farmers\u2019 and foresters\u2019 organizations and landowners. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cLIFE OrgBalt will promote a decision making approach that adopts land\nuse management practices based not solely on their climate change mitigation\nbenefits, but rather on whole \u201cproduction systems analysis\u201d that\ncomprehensively assesses the productivity, resource use, and environmental load\nof the system including climate benefits. Stakeholder engagement is unequivocally\nthe most important ingredient for the success of the project\u201d said  Olgirda Belova, from the Department of Forest\nProtection of the Lithuanian Research Centre for Agriculture and Forestry\n(LAMMC), partner of the LIFE OrgBalt project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The National Workshop round was enriched\nby a Calibration seminar to demonstrate how (GHG) emissions will be measured\nunder the LIFE OrgBalt project, organized in Tartu by the project partner\nUniversity of Tartu, which represented an incredible capacity building and\nknowledge exchange experience for partners. The practical demonstration part\nwas organized in a forest site to demonstrate the different measuring methods\nimplemented by the project experts in the different partner countries. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The first round of National Workshops was\nconcluded by the Latvia First National Workshop which took place at the\nbeginning of July. The event was opened by the Minister for Agriculture Kaspars\nGerhards, who stated that: \u201cIt is essential that in Latvia, when selecting\nclimate change mitigation measures in agriculture and forestry, they are\nassessed also from cost-effectiveness. Latvia\u2019s land is a resource with limited\navailability and rational land management plays a key role in the development\nand existence of our country.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A second round of National Workshops is\nplanned towards\nthe end of the project to share with country\u2019s stakeholders the project\nresults, with a particular focus on the implementation of climate change\nmitigation measures in nutrient-rich organic soils. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Further dissemination and training events\nplanned within the projects include training workshops, educational events and\na final conference. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Background<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The LIFE OrgBalt project will run for four years, from 1st<\/sup> of\nAugust 2019 to 31st<\/sup> of August 2023. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The LIFE OrgBalt project aims to improve the GHG reporting data\n(activity data and emission factors) for nutrient-rich organic soils.\nFurthermore, the project aims to identify and to demonstrate sustainable,\nresilient, and cost-effective climate change mitigation measures applicable in\nnutrient-rich organic soils and to provide tools and guidance for the\nelaboration, implementation, and verification of the results of climate change\nmitigation policies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The project is implemented by eight partners from five EU Member States\n\u2013 Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Finland and Germany and unites representatives\nfrom public administration institutions, and scientific and non-governmental organizations.\nThe leading partner, Latvian State Forest Research Institute \u201cSilava\u201d\nimplements the project in cooperation with the Ministry of Agriculture of the\nRepublic of Latvia, the Latvia University of Life Sciences and Technologies,\nthe University of Tartu (Estonia), the Natural Resources Institute Finland\nLUKE, the Lithuanian Research Centre for Agriculture and Forestry, the Michael\nSuccow Foundation (Germany) and the Association Baltic Coasts (Latvia).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For more information<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

LIFE OrgBalt project objectives<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

LIFE OrgBalt national workshop<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A2 \u2013 Elaboration of the project\ncommunication platform<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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 the State Regional Development Agency of Latvia.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The press release reflects only the LIFE OrgBalt project beneficiaries’ view and the European Commission’s Executive Agency for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises is not responsible for any use that may be made<\/em>. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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