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Links4Soils Summer School Pokljuka, June 2019 Caring for Soils – Where Our Roots Grow

AAttachment 1 About the Links4Soil Summer School Venue:

Pokljuka, Rudno Polje – 46.346662, 13.923445, Military facilities of Rudolf Badjura, Pokljuka (Vadbeni center Pokljuka) Srednja vas v Bohinju 165, 4247 Zgornje Gorje Slovenia

School Steering Committee:

Dr. Dr. Michele Freppaz Dr. Silvia Stanchi Dr. Aleš Poljanec Ludwig Pertl DI Dr. Irena Bertoncelj Dr. Andreja Neve Repe Heitor Mancini Teixeira MSc Jurka Lesjak MSc

Contact:

Jurka Lesjak: [email protected] [email protected] +386 41 462 264


MMonday, June 10th – Day 1 Time Topic Speakers 12:00 Organization & accommodation issues

- Other organization matter - Individual activities with participants arriving on Sunday - Arrival of participants on Monday

(groups have different travel schedules not entirely know at the time)

Organizers, all

13:30-15:00 Lunch & munch

16:00 Official opening of the Links4Soils Summer School - Welcome address - Who is who – students, professors and staff - Introduction to the school (why school, for whom, goals, activities, daily

routine, accommodation, meals, communications, etc.) - Safety instructions and some rules - About the work

Borut & School Steering Committee

16:30 What we will do in the Summer School Announcement of activities

- Making group posters (soil, land uses, land use threats, land use management, …)

- Soil Quiz, presentation of topics - Photo contest - Drafting messages to FAO, ESP, JS, YPAC - Facebook activities - Sports - Safety and Rules

Borut

17:00 Student Groups - getting know each other students and professors / group

leaders (groups 7 – 8 students (Forest, Agriculture, Sports, Nature),

Organization within the groups; election of group representatives; presentation of groups

Students

17:30 What is soil? Lectures (20 minutes PPT presentations & discussion Why soil matters - Borut Mountain Soils - Michele Key soil properties – Silvia

Moderated by Borut, Silvia, Michele.

18:30 End of the day programme

18:30-19:00 Steering committee meeting

19:00-20:30

Dinner Hungry people only

20:30 22:00 Leisure activities, discussions, sports & fun


TTuesday, June 11th – Day 2

Time Topic Speakers 7:15 – 8:30 Breakfast

9:00 Workshop introduction lecture - USDA video + short lecture on soil properties

Silvia et all

10:00-

Fieldwork & Research Digging my first soil profile,… how this dirty job looks-like – DAY 1

4 groups, 4 different locations - Forest - Agriculture - Sports - Nature

Group leaders: Michele Silvia Borut Heitor

12:30-13:45

Lunch & munch Rest, sports and fun

14:00 – 17:30

Thematic workshops - 1. Workshop – Soil Biology (Irena) - 2. Workshop – Forest production (Aleš, Andreja) - 3. Workshop – Ecosystem services (Tina) - 4. Workshop – Soils and human needs (Borut)

Group leaders + Irena, Aleš, Andreja, Tina

18:00

Presentation of Workshop to other colleagues -

Individual groups


18:30 – 19:45

Dinner

20:00-21:30 The Alps - guided knowledge, sports & fun activities


WWednesday, June 12th – Day 3

Time Topic Speakers 7:15-8:30 Breakfast

9:00 -9:15

15 min introduction to day 2 on the profile. - What we missed in the description process, what

information is important regarding our profile…

Group leaders & students, … Moderation: Michele

9:30-12:30

Digging my first soil profile ,… – DAY 2 - Return to the soil profile, finish the description

and start with the profile/ findings presentation activities (power point, poster, flipchart)

Group leaders + students

12:30-13:45


14:15 Learning about soils and landscapes: Hike to Uskovnica What is ‘Living Soil’ – a lecture with best forest practice examples from Germany: Ludwig Pertl

Group leaders + Ludwig


18:30-19:45

Dinner

20:00 Animation – “Jeux sans frontiers”


TThursday, June 13th – Day 4


9:00- 12:00

- ReVisiting all four profile sites - Presentation of the profiles to other groups by group

representatives

Students Assisted by teachers

12:30-13-45


14:00 16:30

Invited lectures (30 min + 10 min of discussion) - Michele – Soil, snow and avalanches - Silvia – Soil threats in Alps, World - Heitor - Agroecology in Zona da mata, Brazil:

linking people, soils and biodiversity,

Group leaders, all

17:00 Hands on the Links4Soils Summer School - Short report – presentations of the work done – by groups - Discussions and other contributions (participants)

All


18:30-19:45

Dinner

20:00 22:00

1. Soil- quiz – Soil knowledge competition between groups 2. Best Soil Photo Contest


FFriday, June 14th – Day 5 – last day


9:00 Summarizing main ideas from the summer school: - Short reports – presentations by groups (what good, what

bad, bullet points, a 10 minutes) - About the school – Summary - Writing the message to the FAO – GSP/ESP - Writing a message to the Alpine Space JS for making

possible the Links4Soils summer school - Acknowledgements to land owners,

Groups, participants, …

11:30 Official closure of the Links4Soils Summer School - Links4soils awards for the most effective group - Best soil photo winner - Making group photos - Closure

Organizers

12:30-13:45 Lunching, Brunching, Munching All, :D

14:30 Time to say goodbye Farewell & Departure

All


Lecturers Responsibilities and Tasks SSilvia Stanchi Leading Ski group of students Intro lecture – Mountain Soils & Mountain Soil partnership, ppt 20 minutes Preparation of questions for soil quiz Reviewing soil description forms; improvement of the school programme

Michele Freppaz Leading Forest group of students Intro lecture – Mountain Soils & Mountain Soil partnership, ppt 20 minutes Preparation of questions for soil quiz Reviewing soil description forms; improvement of the school programme

Intro lecture: Why Soil Matters? ppt 20 minutes Leading Meadow group of students Coordination of the Summer School

Lecture Soil Biodiversity, ppt 20 minutes

Ludwig Pertl Lecture: Forest soils and forest soil management – An example from Bavaria, ppt 20 minutes

Participation to the workshop lecture Forest Soil Management, ppt 20 minutes

Tina Ecosystem services, ppt 20 minutes

Workshop ‘Forest production and soils’ ppt 20 minutes

Heitor Mancini Teixeira Lecture Agroecology in Zona da mata, Brasil: linking people, soils and biodiversity ppt 30 minutes Lecture Session on soil ecosystem services in general Helping ALL groups: steering learning; answering various soil questions in relation to soils, facilitating discussions with soils, helping groups to get ready with Soil Quiz, posters, messages

Organisation


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Practice Example: Kaufering (Germany) Ludwig Pertl


1. Climate development:

+2, 5°C higher temperature since 1950 (= 9, 5°C) +4°C expected until 2050= 11°C

2. Soil situation: ca.70% of the soils are on a low level:


3. Changing extreme weather conditions:

more hot dry periods in the last years: a) Growth in vegetation period

b) Fine roots system + earthworms:

Results of the projectweek in Kaufering 2017

• Growth:• Spruce sycamore+limeAge : 17 years 17Growth : 286m³/ha 370 m³/haTo atro: 108.- 193.-Energy: 563MWh 963MWhBiom.prod. 100% 129%Energy p. 100% 179%Transp/d: 30tsdMWh 50tsd ?Economy: profitable deficit

• Fineroots+earthworm


Necessary adaption for the future

agriculture forest

• 1. More + better soil : only x% of growth can be used ca.60% harvest• 2. Biodiversity: max.earth worm population like agriculture• 3. Production: permanent vegetation, no tilling permanent forests• 4. Water: max. water capacity like agriculture• 5. Climate: reduction as nature can take in the same• 6. Nitrogen: massiv reduction red.on acceptable amount

• Consequences without adaption ( Kaufering)• actuell 2030 2050 2100 • Climate ( since 1950) +1,5°C +2°C +3°C +5-7°C• Biomass production(LTrees) +100% +125% +100% -x%• Biom.privat forest (NdF) + 50% 0% -25% -50%• Ecosystem function acceptable to small much to small inacceptable

• L.Pertl


Forest development in the alpine region


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Links4Soil Summer School

Practice Example: Kaufering (Germany) Ludwig Pertl


Why do we need living soils?

1. Climate change:

Climate: Temperature development 1950 current 2050 Landsberg:7°C 9,5°C = +2,5° 11°C = +4° World +/-: 0° +1-1,2°- +1,5°

2. soil-living soil quality:

3. Functions of the Ecosystem:


Beginning of structuring Short hydrologic cycle

What is a living soil? 1. Humus development


Classical description: Needed description in the future: Humus: Mull-row humus mull- mull Soil: A, B, C; pH, minerals A, B, C; pH, minerals + Fine roots (-2mm) amount + depth + Earthworm population


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Identification KEY

For more detailed keys see: Springtails http://www.field-studies-council.org/publications/pubs/a-key-to-the-collembola-(springtails)-of-britain-and-ireland.aspx or http://www.field-studies-council.org/publications/pubs/illustrated-key-to-the-families-of-british-springtails-(collembola).aspx ; Mites https://www.dropbox.com/s/udzr5huqyhtpzr2/Mites%20Key%20Test%205f.pdf?dl=0 ; other soil organisms http://www.field-studies-council.org/publications/pubs/a-key-to-the-major-groups-of-terrestrial-invertebrates.aspx ; woodland mini-beasts http://www.field-studies-council.org/publications/pubs/woodland-name-trail-(mini-beasts).aspx


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Links4Soils Summer school Pokljuka 2019 Forest production workshop, 11 June 2019 Dr. Andreja Nève Repe Forests of Pokljuka The forests cover 91 % (4.674 ha) of the Pokljuka plateau. Ecological factors, that are climate, relief, parent material and soil, which include additional two important components - time and humans, resulted diverse forest associations.

Table 1: Forest types on Pokljuka plateau, surface and its share

Forest types Area (ha) % Mountainous, altimountainous beech forest on carbonate and mix parent material 1,902 40.7 Altimountainous, subalpine beech forest on carbonate and mix parent material 1,601 34.3 Submountainous - mountainous forest on silicate parent material 40 0.8 Mountainous, altimountainous forests on silicate parent material 1,120 24.0 Altimountainous, subalpine beech forest on silicate parent material 11 0.2 Total: 4,674 100.0

Site conditions: - soil productivity: depth, texture, structure; - slope, aspect, and elevation; - precipitation, temperature and length of growing season; - forest management measures. In the past, main human activity was grazing and woodcutting; many beech and fir trees were chopped down in the 18th century for the iron foundries situated in Bohinj valley. Beech and fir have been naturally replaced mostly by spruce, which was later maintained as monoculture spruce stands. Traditionally as well as nowadays, forest represents the most important natural resource of Pokljuka. Objective: To understand the importance of forests in the area, to identify key tree species, to learn about the forest site, characteristics of tree growth and forest development. PRACTICAL PART: Methodology:

Finding a pre-defined sample plot with the help of GPS. Determination of the species composition of the trees and shrubs. Identification of stands and trees characteristics. Measurements of tree height with Haglof vertex. Measurements of tree diameter with calliper. Taking tree samples to determine age by counting the tree rings. Determining increment with Pressler's drill.

On the typical forest habitats on the Pokljuka plateau, 3 sample plots will be studied. Sample plot 1

- Peat bog woodland Gauss Kruger coordinates 422247.85, 133658.37 Forest association Sphagno piceetum Elevation Inclination Parent material


Soils Predominant tree species Growing stock Sample trees: Tree species Height (m) Diameter

(cm) Increment (mm/year)

Estimated age (years)

1 2 3 Sample plot 2 Rudna dolina - Spruce forest Gauss Kruger coordinates 418989.27, 134596.13 Forest association Piceeteum subalpinum Elevation Inclination Parent material Soils Predominate tree species Growing stock Sample trees: Tree species Height (m) Diameter



1 2 3 Sample plot 3 Zlate vode - Mountain pine with larch Gauss Kruger coordinates 416278.63, 135147.68 Forest association Adenostylo glabre - Piceetum Elevation Inclination Parent material Soils Predominant tree species Growing stock Sample trees: Tree species Height (m) Diameter



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Department of Agricultural Ecology and Natural Resources Agricultural Institute of Slovenia Hacquetova ulica 17 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia T: +386 (0)1 280 52 90 E: [email protected] www.kis.si/okenv

Ljubljana, 18.7.2019 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Viale delle Terme di Caracalla 00153 Rome, Italy Dear Sirs, In the framework of the Links4Soils project (Interreg Alpine Space), we organized a Summer School for the European high school students with the aim to present soils, one of the world's most important natural resources. The event took place in Slovenia, at the Pokljuka plateau, from 10th - 14th of June 2019. 28 children from three different countries: Italy, Lichtenstein and Slovenia, participated in the Summer School. One of the products of the Links4Soils Summer School participants was a poster in which they expressed their opinion on soil topic. Opinions were addressed to ESP, GSP, MA and you - the FAO of the UN. Students had a very positive opinion about the entire Summer School. They thanked for the opportunity, new knowledge and, above all, for reminding them of the importance of protecting the soil. Since the Summer School was so successful, we would like to present some of their opinions. "Summer Schools like this are good because they raise awareness about things that are very important and we do not even realize that nobody talks about them." "I would do this again because it was very helpful to understand the characteristics, importance, and variety of the soil." "I think it's very important to organize this kind of event because we do not talk much about the soil, which is an amazing resource and it's very interesting!" "It was nice to hear different opinions from professionals. We've learned a lot and had fun. " "This summer school is useful because young people can learn a lot of things about a new subject (the soil)." "Summer School raised my awareness of soil and climate change." "Thank you for giving us the opportunity to learn something really important about our planet in a beautiful landscape with amazing people from different countries." "I am glad I was part of this program because I learned that there is more to the problems of global warming than it seems at first. I had no idea it has to do so much with the soil. I'm also glad I've learned other things. So thank you. "


These are some of the most inspiring quotes. Because of them, we see that our effort was not in vain and that we changed many minds. Other students also thanked for everything they learned. They liked the cooperation with other young people from foreign countries and were overwhelmed by the nature of the Pokljuka plateau. They praised the organizers of the Summer School and suggested that such an event should happen more often. One of the main goals of the Links4Soils Summer School was to raise awareness of the importance of preserving the soil for future generations, what we think was done successfully. Because of all the positive impressions, we wanted to share their opinion with you. We cordially invite you to respond to the letter. We believe that the answer will inspire students to take action on preserving the soil and let them know that their opinion means something. Thank you for your time and effort! Sincerely,

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