The international conference “Biochar for the Green Recovery of Ukraine” will be held in Kyiv on May 2-3
The international scientific and practical conference “Biochar for the Green Recovery of Ukraine” will take place on the premises of the Agrobiology faculty of the National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine (Kyiv, Ukraine) online and offline. The organizers of the event: NGO MEU — Ecostation Network of Ukraine, National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine, Seecon International.
Biochar will bring together participants from Ukraine and abroad for an interdisciplinary discussion of the possibilities of its application to increase the resilience of the ecosystems, reduce soil degradation, and promote sustainable development. The following topics will be considered:
- Polluted soil reclamation in war-affected territories;
- Agricultural use of biochar (improvement of soil condition, increase of productivity, animal feeding);
- Carbon sequestration and climate strategies;
- Application in forestry;
- Sewage and drinking water treatment;
- Use for energy supply/production;
- Waste management in settlements;
- Arts and crafts as a universal language to raise awareness of the benefits of biochar.
In addition, the conference will include a practical workshop on the production and use of biochar and an interactive art event using biochar.
Participants will include agricultural experts, farmers, scientists, ecologists, engineers, ecoactivists, educators, representatives of territorial communities, authorities, and others who are interested in biochar and the ecological, social, and economic regeneration of society.
Follow the link for registration on the international conference “Biochar for the Green Recovery of Ukraine”, please — https://forms.gle/4DJKCG9mvkc39EeN9
A conference agenda — https://drive.google.com/file/d/1j1xdihV9U5UnF-rn0WpIfPEeQqQo4Vgl/view?usp=sharing
Organizers: ENU — Ecostations Network of Ukraine (МЕУ in Ukr., mey.org.ua), Seecon International (www.seecon.ch).
Event format: hybrid (online/offline), the event will be recorded for further distribution.
Working languages of the conference: Ukrainian, English.
Website (Eng. language) — biochar-ukraine.creation.camp