https://www.nessling.fi/soil-at-risk/

PRELIMINARY SEMINAR PROGRAM

9.45Technical check
10.00–12.30Insights into soil
10.00Welcoming words
10.05Soil at risk: reasons and consequences.
Ronald Vargas, Secretary of the Global Soil Partnership,  FAO
10.15Session 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
10.50Break
11.05Session 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
11.45Session 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
12.20-13.30Lunch with top chef Henri Alén
13.30Panel 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 
Juha Nousiainen, SVP Carbon-neutral Milk Chain from Valio
Saara Kankaanrinta, chair of BSAG and Carbon Action
Jari Liski, Research Professor and Head of Climate System Research from Finnish Meteorological Institute
Ville Niinistö, Member of the European Parliament, Greens/EFA groups coordinator.
Kati Ihamäki, Vice President Brand and Corporate responsibility, OP Financial Group.
Harri Mäkivuokko, CEO of ProAgria Centres Union

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:

  • Business: sustainable soil-friendly finance and companies
  • Steering: protecting the soil with decision making and steering instruments
  • Farming: farming healthy soils

The messages from these discussions will be delivered to the panel discussion through videos and pictures.

14.30Symposium closing words


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