Workshop Agroforestry Romania

Beginn:

16.06.2025, 09:00 Uhr

Ende:

18.06.2025, 18:00 Uhr

Traditional and modern agroforestry systems as natural carbon sinks –Practical implementation and requirements for CAP measures

Location: Băile Homorod, Romania
travel via Budapest/Brasov or Sibiu/Sighisoara

Host: Agri-Cultura-Natura Transylvaniae Association, in collaboration with DVL and Landcare Europe

Thematic focus:

• Agroforestry systems – their past, present and future in the EU.
• Role of agroforestry systems as natural carbon sinks.
• Trees and arable land, wood pastures and orchard management.
• Presentation of challenges and best-practice examples across Europe on the practical implementation of agroforestry systems from the perspective of farmers Landcare(-like) organisations and administration.
• Panel discussion and working groups on success factors and necessary regulatory changes in the Common Agricultural Policy for fostering agroforestry systems as natural carbon sinks.

Programme: 

Day 0 (15 June 2025): Arrival, optional dinner (costs not covered by project)

Day 1 (16 June 2025): Presentations & Roundtable discussions (full day)

Day 2 (17 June 2025): Excursion Day: traditional grassland and orchard management, rotational grazing, drought mitigation, managing commons with EU CAP payments, (full day)

Day 3: (18 June 2025): Team meeting of EUKI project team members (full day)

Goal: 

The experts will discuss a position paper on agroforestry in the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP). Experts will receive an input paper including preliminary positions 10 days prior to the workshop. 

Cost cover:

The workshop is part of the project “Landcare Europe Captures Carbon - Supporting Natural Climate Protection in Agricultural Landscapes” funded by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWK) through the European Climate Initiative (EUKI). Cost for 25 experts can be covered, including food, accommodation and travel expenses up to 500€ per person. Experts will be chosen according to their background and geographic allocation. Participation for only one day is possible as well. After registering you will be informed from the host ACNT, Agri-Cultura-Natura Transylvaniae Association  till March 21^st