Hörsalen Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm
Welcome to the launch of the policy brief "Seven reasons to invest in agroforestry for post-war reconstruction and reform efforts in Ukraine". The event will host presentations and joint discussions with leading experts, policy makers, development actors and researchers. This launch is organized by Agroforestry Network in solidarity with Ukraine and in collaboration with Ukrainian actors.
Date & time: Thursday April 25th 2024, 10.00 – 12.00 (coffee/tea and sandwich from 9.30)
Place: Hörsalen – Medelhavsmuseet / The Auditorium – The Mediterranean Museum, Fredsgatan 2, Stockholm
Digital: Link will be provided shortly before the event for digital participants
The policy brief highlights seven reasons to invest in agroforestry for post-war reconstruction, green transition and integration of Ukraine into the European union. It also shows ways to improve food security, social cohesion and livelihoods. A range of current needs and recommendations are presented to support the expansion of agroforestry – both to strengthen resilience in this time of war, but also long term, to mitigate and adapt to the climate and biodiversity crises. Ukrainian actors from different sectors have been involved and also suggested ideas for collaboration.
Join us for inspiring presentations and panel discussions with leading experts on post-war reconstruction and agroforestry development work and research!
Main presenter: Margot Wallström, Co-chairman, President Zelenskyjs’ group for reconstruction in Ukraine
09.30 Coffee/tea and sandwich
10.00 Introduction and welcome – Charlotta Szczepanowski, General Secretary of Vi Agroforestry
10.05 Presentation of launch – Moderator Matthew Fielding, Head of Project Communications and Impact, Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI)
10.10 Programme to address the massive environmental damage caused by Russia to Ukraine, Environment and climate – Margot Wallström
10.30 Summarizing the brief – Marine Elbakidze, Co-author of the brief, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), Skinnskatteberg / Södertörn University, Stockholm / Ivan Franco National University of Lviv
10.40 Strategy for Sweden’s reconstruction and reform cooperation with Ukraine – Samuel Tunfjord, Desk Officer Eastern Europe and Central Asia Department, Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs. Writer of the Swedish strategy for Sweden´s reconstruction and reform cooperation with Ukraine 2023-2027.
10.50 Questions from the audience
11.00 Panel discussion
11.40 Summary
12.00 Closing
Marine Elbakidze – Associate professor, School for Forest Management, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), Skinnskatteberg / Södertörn University, Stockholm / Ivan Franco National University of Lviv. Marine is co-author of the policy brief. She is also an expert in benefits of agroforestry to human well-being, social-ecological research and how to collaborate and establish networks between research and different stakeholders, nationally and internationally.
Ganna Lobchenko – Associate Professor, Department of Forestry restoration and meliorations, National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine (NULES of Ukraine), and Senior Expert Forests, WWF-Ukraine, Kyiv. Ganna is an expert in agroforestry related to forest restoration and close-to-nature forest management.
Maksym Matsala – Postdoc in forest science, Southern Sweden Research Centre in Forest Sciences, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), Alnarp. Maksym is an expert in natural forest dynamics, forest remote sensing, GIS, ecosystem services and carbon budget estimation,
Svitlana Sydorenko – Senior researcher, Department of reforestation and protective afforestation, Ukrainian Research Institute of Forestry and Forest Melioration (URIFFM), Kharkiv. Svitlana is an expert in protective agroforestry systems, assessment of conditions and efficiency of protective plantations and their ecological and economic functions.
Samuel Tunfjord, Desk Officer Eastern Europe and Central Asia Department, Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs. Writer of the Swedish strategy for Sweden´s reconstruction and reform cooperation with Ukraine 2023-2027.