WORKSHOP: RECOVERING CONTAMINATED SOILS THROUGH PHYTOMANAGEMENT IN SOUTHWEST EUROPE

Soil contamination is a widespread problem in Europe with adverse consequences for biodiversity, ecosystem functioning and human health. Phy2SUDOE project promotes a wider use of phytomanagement strategies by managers and owners of contaminated lands. Phytomanagement is a multi-objective management strategy, based on the use of plants (trees, shrubs, herbaceous) to control contamination-induced risks in contaminated sites, while generating products (e.g., wood, resin, essential oils, bioenergy, ecocatalysts) from harvested biomass and enhancing the supply of ecosystem services (e.g., carbon sequestration, erosion control, creation of habitats).

Phy2SUDOE project also aims to implement strategies for the conservation of endemic biodiversity in contaminated sites due to its intrinsic and utilitarian value (e.g., biotechnological applications).

Online event

PROGRAMME

All times are in Portugal time.

14:00-14:05 Welcome
Nelly VERGEZ, Department of Charente

14:05-14:15 Introduction to Phy2SUDOE Project
Carlos GARBISU, Neiker - Basque Institute for Agricultural Research and Development (Spain)

14:15-14:45 Phy2SUDOE Results

• Long-term maintenance and monitoring of phytoSUDOE network sites
  Angeles PRIETO FERNANDEZ, Institute of Agrobiological Research of Galicia (IIAG-CSIC - Spain)

• Phytomanagement options under a variety of soil and climate condition
  Michel MENCH, INRAE – UMR BIOGECO (Bordeaux – France)

• Conservation of endemic biodiversity in contaminated sites
  Helena GOMES MOREIRA, Catholic University of Porto (Portugal)

14:45-15:15 Experience of phytomanagement on the Jules Durandeau site
HPC Environment (Bordeaux - France)

15:15-15:45 The UE GOLD project: Bridging the gap between phytoremediation solutions on growing energy crops on contaminated Lands and Clean biofuel production
Michel MENCH, INRAE – UMR BIOGECO (Bordeaux – France)
Nadège OUSTRIER, Junia-Yncrea (Lille – France)

15:45-16:05 POSIDON project Overview: polluted sites decontamination PCP
Martina TERCONI, AREA SCIENCE PARK (Italy)

16:05-16:15 Vitoria-Gasteiz’s Graveras de Lasarte polluted site case study
Juan VILELA LOZANO, CEA GREEN LAB, Vitoria-Gasteiz Town hall (Spain)

16:15-16:45 Adaptive design and management practices for habitat restoration plantations and invasive species mitigation
Natalia CAGIDE ELMER, Cagide Consulting, S.L. (Vizcaya - Spain)

16:45 Closing