WHY
Forestry is the new saviour. It is to take us from a fossil economy to a more bio-based economy, it is an area for climate gas emissions mitigation measures, a habitat, a place to be zen, a place to make money, an air filter and a water purificator. Many problems, all to be partially solved by the forest.
To add on to this the Halden river basin sub district is pointing to the forest for climate adaptation measures, to start rebuilding and restoring the hydrological circle. In a country with 2,8% arable land, the limitations to use agricultural land for these measures is restricted. The agriculture needs forested areas to retain more and reduce the speed of water in the catchments. Can this be done in a growing need for a bioeconomy based on all that trees can contribute to?
WHEN
Resgister to participate here!
23rd of April – 09.30 to 16.30 – with registration and coffee open from 09.00
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The event takes place at Oslo Region European Office in Nordic House – Rue du Luxembourg 3/5, 1000 Brussels
WHAT
Programme
09.00 Coffee and registration
09.30 Welcome
09.40 A Water Resilient Europe with good ecological status, natural water retention measures and free-flowing rivers - Anders Iversen, Seconded National Expert, DG Environment, Unit for sustainable freshwater management.
10.10 Status on European forests and forestry – Bart Muys, Professor at KU Leuven
10.40 Sit-down with the experts with an open floor for questions.
11.10 Coffee break
11.40 European Forest Partnership – Mika Kallio, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry of Finland
12.05 The role of the regions in bioeconomy and water resilience – Gianpiero Petruzziello and
Ana Nava Tazo, Project and Policy Managers, ERRIN
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12.30 Lunch
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13.30 Region 1: Halden river basin sub-district: Working towards resilient water quality and quantity.
The downstream need – Norwegian Farmers’ Union Østfold
Catchment resilience coordinator
14.00 Region 2: Basque Country: Life Urbaso: Forest based solutions for surface drinking water protection, biodiversity, bioeconomy and climate resilience - Jaime Uria, NEIKER
14.30 Region 3: Roňava River Basin - Estimating Forestry Benefits of Water Retention Measure - Tomáš Miškov, NGO People and Water
15.00 Consortium brainstorming and networking
16.00 Finishing remarks and closing
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