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Programme SoilC4C – SoilCarbon4Climate Conference

11th September 2025

12:00Welcome Coffee, Registration and Posters
14:00

Welcome and Introduction

Moderator

14:05

Official Opening

  • Alois Rainer (tbc.)
    Federal Minister for Agriculture, Food and Regional Identity of Germany
  • Stéphane Le Foll
    President of the international “4 per 1000” Initiative
14:30

International Collaboration

  • Bernard Magenhann
    Acting Director General, EU Joint Research Council (JRC)
  • Louise Baker
    Managing Director of the Global Mechanism, UNCCD or
  • Andrea Meza
    Deputy Executive Secretary, UNCCD
  • Dr. Thorunn Wolfram Petursdottir
    General Secretary of the FAO Global Soil Partnership (GSP)
15:05Inspirational Speech
15:20

Keynote I: Potential and limitations of soil carbon storage and sequestration for climate change mitigation and adaptation in temperate climates

  • Prof. Dr. Axel Don 
    Deputy Director of the Institute of Climate-Smart Agriculture, Thünen Institute
15:45Coffee Break
16:15

Keynote: How can private sector actors along the value chain drive sustainable soil management?

  • Stefania Avanzini (tbc.)
    Director, One Planet Business for Biodiversity (OP2B)
16:40

Focus on Implementation: Farmers‘ experiences with the transition to sustainable soil management

  • Members of the German Humus-Climate-Network (tbd.)
17:10Soil ArtSoil Art
17:30

How can farmers benefits from carbon farming?

Multi-stakeholder panel discussion (tbd.)

18:30Closure of Day 1
19:00Conference Dinner

 

12th September 2025

09:00

More than just carbon: soil health and soil biology

  • Prof. Francesca Cotrufo
    Colorado State University, USA
  • Prof. Monika Skowrońska
    University of Lublin, Poland
  • Dr. Konrad Egenolf
    chamber of agriculture of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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10:15Break-out Sessions (1)
 

Policy, regulatory
and market-based instruments 

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Biochar and circular economy

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Living Labs

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12:00Lunch and Posters
13:30Break-out Sessions (2)
 

Monitoring, Reporting and Verification (MRV)

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Agroforestry

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15:15Break-out Sessions (3)
 

Carbon Farming

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Grassland and Pastures

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Peatlands

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17:00Coffee & Posters
17:30Joint Harvesting
18:00Way forward (Multi stakeholder panel discussion)
18:45Conclusion
19:00Farewell Cocktail

 

13th September 2025

Half-day excursion to partner farms of the Federal Humus Programme of Germany:

Destination: Biohof Sebastian Klass, Platz der Jugend 13, 14959 Trebbin

08:30Meeting and Distribution of Lunch Packages at Konferenzzentrum, Mauerstr. 27
10117 Berlin
09:00Departure
10:00Arrival at Biohof Klass and Welcome Address from the Farm Manager
10:151st Station:
Circular Economy – Addressing the Challenge of an Open Nutrient Cycle
Current Practical Solutions: Mobile Chicken Coop & Compost Management
Including: Examination of a Sandy Soil Profile (Low Groundwater)
11:002nd Station:
Gentle Soil Cultivation on Sensitive Sites – Balancing Care with Effective Weed Management
Intercropping Adapted to Seasonal Conditions
Including: Visits to Nearby Fields & Fertiliser Management
12:003rd Station:
The Challenge of Changing Soil Types and Their Impact on Farming Practices
Explained Through Two Soil Profiles
Comparing: The Previously Seen Sandy Site with a Groundwater-Adjacent, Clay-Rich Sand Site Featuring Intercropping
13:00Return to Berlin City Centre (Possible Stopover at BER Airport)
14:15Arrival at Konferenzzentrum Mauerstr. 27, 10117, Berlin

Subject to change without notice.

Destination: Hof Gut&Bösel, Schlossstr. 32, 15518 Briesen (Mark)

08:30Meeting and Distribution of Lunch Packages at Konferenzzentrum, Mauerstr. 27, 10117 Berlin
09:00Departure
10:30Arrival at Gut&Bösel and Welcome Address by the Farm Manager
10:451st Station:
Visit of an Agroforestry Facility and Tree Nursery
11:302nd Station:
Compost Processing
12:153rd Station:
Tillage
13:00Return to Berlin City Centre (Possible Stopover at BER Airport)
15:00Arrival at Konferenzzentrum Mauerstr. 27, 10117, Berlin

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Destination: Agrargenossenschaft Groß Machnow, Mittenwalder Str. 6, 15834 Rangsdorf 

08:30Meeting and Distribution of Lunch Packages at Konferenzzentrum, Mauerstr. 27
10117 Berlin
09:00Departure
10:00Arrival at Agrargenossenschaft Groß Machnow and Welcome Address by the Farm Manager
10:151st Station:
Tour of the Farmyard and Introduction to the Agrargenossenschaft Große Machnow
Including Information on Our Operations: Conventional and Organic Arable Farming, Grassland Management, Renewable Energy, Beef Cattle and Pig Breeding, and Farm Shop
11:002nd Station:
Bus Tour to Demonstration Sites of the HumusKlimaNetz-Project
Including Cover Crops, a Carbon Farming Plough Demonstration Plot, and a Field Growing Silphium (Perennial Energy Crop)
12:003rd Station:
A Tour of the Biogas Plant 
Including Information on the Plant's Role within a Sustainable Circular Economy System
13:00Return to Berlin City Centre (Possible Stopover at BER Airport)
15:00Arrival at Konferenzzentrum Mauerstr. 27, 10117, Berlin

Subject to change without notice.