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PRELIMINARY SEMINAR PROGRAM
9.45 | Technical check |
10.00–12.30 | Insights into soil |
10.00 | Welcoming words |
10.05 | Soil at risk: reasons and consequences. Ronald Vargas, Secretary of the Global Soil Partnership, FAO |
10.15 | Session I: Soil is full of life and offers us many benefits – how to protect it? |
Keynote: Impacts of human-induced disturbances on soil communities and their functioning Franciska de Vries, Professor of Earth Surface Science, University of Amsterdam | |
Finland’s perspective: Carbon Action – regenerative agriculture enhancing soil health. Saara Kankaanrinta, chair of BSAG and Carbon Action | |
Interview: Franciska de Vries and Saara Kankaanrinta facilitated by symposium host | |
10.50 | Break |
11.05 | Session II: Plant-soil interactions – biodiversity as an aim and a tool |
Keynote: The impact of global change on soil functions and microbial diversity. Matthias Rillig, Professor of Plant Ecology, Freie Universität Berlin | |
Finland’s perspective: TWINWIN - Using biodiversity as a tool to enhance carbon sequestration in agriculture. Jussi Heinonsalo, University Researcher, University of Helsinki & Anna-Liisa Laine, Professor of Ecology, University of Zurich | |
11.45 | Session III: Soil mitigating climate change. Experimenting and verifying soil carbon sequestration |
Keynote: Experimenting and verifying soil carbon sequestration. Dr. Jean-Francois Soussana, INRAE’s vice-president of international research policy | |
Finland’s perspective: Verification system for the carbon sequestration developed in Carbon Action Jari Liski, Research Professor and Head of Climate System Research, Finnish Meteorological Institute | |
Interview: Jean–Francois Soussana and Jari Liski, facilitated by symposium host | |
12.20-13.30 | Lunch with top chef Henri Alén |
13.30 | Panel Discussion: Solutions for soil - joint action for scaling the impact |
The panel discussion focuses on how to foster co-operation between different actors and how to scale actions in order to receive impact. Panelists: Juuso Joona, farmer and educator Chairs: Minttu Jaakkola, Maj & Tor Nessling Foundation & Laura Höijer, Baltic Sea Action Group For the panel discussion we have had separate discussions beforehand on different themes including:
The messages from these discussions will be delivered to the panel discussion through videos and pictures. | |
14.30 | Symposium closing words |