HELCOM - 13. Treffen der Gruppe für nachhaltige landwirtschaftliche Praktiken

Polish Ecological Club in Cracow, Gliwice City Chapter, organised the conference "Swamps and wetlands in the Baltic Sea basin", which took place on October 27-28, 2022 at the largest biodynamic farm in Europe in Juchowo, near Szczecinek, Poland.

The main subject of the conference was the exchange of knowledge (lectures, discussions, field trip) on the importance and need to protect wetlands. The impact of wetlands on the state of the Baltic Sea waters was also discussed. We also looked at the importance of wetlands for biodiversity in the Baltic countries and agriculture.

The Conference was organized in collaboration with Coalition Clean Baltic and was held in a hybrid format (offline and online, via Zoom).
The conference was attended by 28 people in person on the first day, and 17 on the second day. Furthermore, there were over 50 participants who registered online.

Practical info
- Participation was free of charge.
- Simultaneous translations PL/EN were provided.
- The organizers offered lunch and refreshments.
- Prior registration was required.

Recordings (English)


Presentations

27 OCTOBER - 1st Day: 9:30-17:30

- Function and importance of marshes and peatlands in the Baltic Sea catchment area, impact on climate change (dr hab. Wiktor Kotowski – University of Warsaw)
- How wetlands protect us from drought and flooding (dr hab. Mateusz Grygoruk – Warsaw University of Life Science)
- Water habitats and pollution from agricultural sources (dr inż. Jerzy Kupiec – Poznań University of Life Science)
- Multifunctionality of wetland buffer zones on the example of the Lower Narew River (dr Marta Wiśniewska – University of Warsaw)
- Wetlands as a habitat of rare and endangered species of plants and animals (mgr Bogumiła Blaszkowska, mgr Aleksandra Pepkowska-Król – The Polish Society for the Protection of Birds)
- The role of wetlands in forests (Szczecinek Forest Inspectorate)
- The importance and protection of wetlands on private land – Estonian case study (M.sc. Pille Ligi, Loodushoiu Fond)
- The protection and conservation of wetlands and swamps on Agricultural land – the proposals of the National Strategic Plan – New CAP (mgr Tomasz Motyka – Agricultural advisory center in Mikołów)
- Farm management on wetlands - case study (Alfred Smolczynski – Farm owner)

28 OCTOBER - 2nd Day: 8:00-13:00
(Field trip: Touring the peat bogs at the farm in Juchowo and the wetlands in Dalęcin from 10:00 to 12:30)

- The role of buffer zones in the Baltic countries, case study (Mia Swedӓng - Swedish Society for Nature Conservation)

Photo gallery
Credit: PKE



Polish Agenda and Event page
Information in Polish are available here.


If you have any questions, please contact the organizer at: biuro@pkegliwice.pl
or by phone: +48 32 231 85 91

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