| Type | Conference |
| Title | The 1st Northern Europe "4 per 1000" Regional Meeting - More carbon in the soil for multiple benefits |
| Organizer(s) | This Northern Europe regional meeting is co-organized by the international "4 per 1000" Initiative and BSAG (Baltic Sea Action Group), and is supported by the Catch the carbon programme of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry of Finland, Carbon Action, and Strategic Research Council of the Academy of Finland, as well as sponsored by the Helsinki-Uusimaa Regional Council (Uudenmaan Liitto) and EIT Food. |
| Date | |
| Time | 14 |
| Time zone | (GMT+02:00) Europe/Helsinki |
| Duration | 3 days |
| Deadlines | Registration: 10 April 2023 Submission of poster abstracts: 28 February 2023 (further instructions upon registration) Cancellation: 5 May 2023 Cancellation due to illness: no deadline |
| Event location | Hilton Helsinki Kalastajatorppa, Helsinki |
| Country | Finland |
| Description | Join your Northern European colleagues in Helsinki, Finland, in June 2023 to discuss soil carbon sequestration, gain new perspectives, become inspired, and build co-operation to scale up regenerative agriculture! The 1st ever Northern Europe "4 per 1000" Regional Meeting, co-organised by the Baltic Sea Action Group and the "4 per 1000" Initiative, is open to researchers, farmers, NGOs, company representatives, and policymakers. The purpose of the three-day meeting is to spark co-operation and knowledge exchange that enables us to achieve our shared objective of increasing soil carbon sequestration in order to mitigate climate change and biodiversity loss, safeguard food production, and protect waters. Preliminary programme 6 June 2023, 2 pm – High-level talks Panel discussion: Climate change and biodiversity, issues specific to Northern European agriculture Farmer stories Poster session Dinner 7 June 2023, 9 am – 5 pm Plenary opening Parallel sessions: - Healthy soils for climate, biodiversity, and water protection - Soil carbon monitoring, reporting, verification – scientific basis for public and private incentives - Special case for Northern Europe: Peatlands Panel discussion: How can we achieve the objectives of the "4 per 1000" initiative? 8 June 2023 Field site visits: - Qvidja experimental Carbon Action farm - TWINWIN biodiversity research site - Intensive long-term agricultural measurement site SMEAR-Agri (Station for Measuring Earth surface-Atmosphere Relations) Find more information and subscribe for updates regarding the conference on our website. The conference takes place at Hilton Helsinki Kalastajantorppa, just a short tram ride from the city centre. Expect local and regeneratively farmed food, and ample opportunities to enjoy fresh, early-summer Nordic greenery – and perhaps a dip swim in the Baltic Sea. The main financers of the meeting are the "Catch the Carbon" programme of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry of Finland and the "4 per 1000" Initiative. It is also sponsored by EIT Food and the Helsinki-Uusimaa Regional Council. |
| Keywords | soil health, regenerative agriculture, carbon farming, stakeholders |
| Web page | https://www.bsag.fi/en/4p1000-2023/ |
| First name | Elisa |
| Last name | Vainio |
| elisa.vainio@bsag.fi | |
| 4p1000 Contribution | 4p1000 is organizing |
| 4p1000 Participation | 4p1000 is speaker, 4p1000 is chairing, 4p1000 is attending |
| Stand n° | 039 |
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