BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID:-//eluceo/ical//2.0/EN VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT UID:c0c3dc18e8f0c0195ad9774196227562 DTSTAMP:20260517T122759Z SUMMARY:Tree seedling abundance\, identity and diversity response 5 years a fter adaptation silviculture treatments in mixed red maple stands in south ern Quebec DESCRIPTION:Pr. Frédérik Doyon (Département des sciences naturelles\, Un iversité du Québec en Outaouais\, Canada) will give this seminar\, organ ized by the ELI-E department. \;AbstractThe SylvAdapt experiment uses a Before-After-Control-Effect design for comparing two adaptation strategi es: 1) the  \;“Champion species” (CS) that favors the most robust species in the face future global change threats or 2) the “Diversity in surance policy” (DIP) that promotes structural\, taxonomic\, and functio nal diversity.  \;The experiment has been conducted in southern Quebec in mixed red maple stands\, across 26 sites. Each site comprises three tr eated ¼-hectare plots with partial cuts at three thinning levels (residua l G: 20 m²/ha\, 12 m²/ha\, and 6 m²/ha) and one control. In each plot\, tree regeneration (seedlings and saplings) response has been monitored in terms of abundance and diversity 5 years after thinning within 16 micropl ots (4m2).  \;Total seedling cover is almost two times greater in the 12 and 6 m²/ha thinning treatments than the two other ones. Tall seedling s cover and sapling density are two times and four times greater in the 12 and the 6 m²/ha\, respectively\, and greater in the CS adaptation strate gy.  \;This result is mostly explained by regeneration coming from red maple stump sprouts. Tree seedling alpha diversity follow the same patter n as the abundance ([control = 20 m²/ha] <\; [12 m²/ha = 6 m²/ha]). D IP strategy promotes greater tree seedling and sapling diversity than CS.& nbsp\;Species turnover (beta diversity) was not different between thinning levels and adaptation strategies. \;The results identify an apparent threshold in abundance and diversity occurring between 20 and 12 m²/ha th inning levels and suggest that a partial cut with an intermediate harvest level of 12 m²/ha residual promotes better recruitment\, greater diversit y\, and increased habitat heterogeneity\, while keeping competition for fo rest regeneration at a manageable level. URL:https://www.uclouvain.be/en/calendar/eli DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20260604T130000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20260604T140000 LOCATION:Ocean room (B.002) 1348 Louvain-la-Neuve END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2d092e9d57ff3a0dfa344c9e4ea55993 DTSTAMP:20260517T122759Z SUMMARY:ELI-T: The form\, function\, and footprint of cities DESCRIPTION:On May 27\, the Earth and Life Institute is pleased to welcome Dr. Benjamin Goldstein for a new ELI-Sustainability Talk. \; \;&nb sp\;AbstractCities are engines of economic activity and human well-being\, but they also drive profound environmental change\; both within their bou ndaries and across distant landscapes. As such\, urban areas cannot be und erstood and assessed in isolation from the farms\, forests\, and other spa ces of production on which they depend. \;This talk presents research from the Sustainable Urban-Rural Futures (SURF) Lab at the School for Envi ronment and Sustainability at the University of Michigan\, which develops advanced analytics to map\, measure\, and mitigate the environmental impac ts of urban systems. \;I will explore how urban form and function shap e resource consumption and environmental burdens\, from household energy u se and carbon emissions to the food and commodity supply chains that stret ch from city centers to global hinterlands. \;Drawing on methods inclu ding life cycle assessment\, consumption-based accounting\, and geospatial analysis\, I will show how multi-scalar analysis of urban processes can c apture the environmental and social change wrought by cities in ways that traditional geographically-constrained frameworks often obscure. To demons trate this\, I will present findings on topics including urban agriculture \, building materials\, livestock supply chains\, and residential energy u se\, discussing implications for policy and planning aimed at building mor e sustainable and just cities. \;The guestDr. Benjamin Goldstein is As sistant Professor of Environment and Sustainability and head of the Sustai nable Urban-Rural Futures (SURF) Lab. The SURF Lab studies and emphasizes urban sustainability at multiple scales. \;Through his work at the SUR F Lab\, Benjamin helps understand how urban processes and urban form drive the consumption of materials and energy in cities and produce environment al change inside and outside cities. \;He develops methods and tools t o quantify the scale of these changes and the locations where they occur u sing life cycle assessment\, input-output analysis\, geospatial data\, and approaches from data science. \;Benjamin Goldstein is particularly in terested in combining quantitative methods with theory rooted in social sc ience to explore multiple dimensions of sustainability and address issues of distributive justice. \;His topical foci include urban food systems (esp. urban agriculture)\, agri-commodities\, residual resource engineeri ng\, global supply chains\, sustainable production and consumption\, and e nergy systems. \;PracticalThis seminar will be held on May 27 from 13: 00 to 14:00 in Ocean room (de Serres building\, Place Croix du Sud 2\, Lou vain-la-Neuve\, Belgium).A lunch with the guest speaker will be held next to there\, in the cafeteria of the de Serres building\, between 12:15 and 13:00\, only for participants at the ELI-T seminar.If you would like to at tend the lunch\, please register here. \;Please note that registration is mandatory for the lunch and essential for us to plan the right amount of food. \;Registration for the talk only is appreciated but not requi red.The seminar and lunch are free and open to everyone\, whether or not y ou are an ELI member or a UCLouvain member\, as long as you are registered .The seminar can also be attended online. Follow online here: TEAMS link. URL:https://www.uclouvain.be/en/calendar/eli DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20260527T130000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20260527T140000 LOCATION:Ocean room (B.002) 1348 Louvain-la-Neuve END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:3f0ac053896d5703f73810627a7559be DTSTAMP:20260517T122759Z SUMMARY:ELI-T: Policies and politics of (agro)ecological transitions: evide nce from Latin America and Africa DESCRIPTION:On June 18\, the Earth and Life Institute is pleased to welcome Dr. Carolina Milhorance for a new ELI-Sustainability Talk. \; \;& nbsp\;AbstractEcological and food systems transitions have become central to global policy agendas\, yet progress remains uneven\, contested\, and a t times reversed. Recent years have made clear that ambitious policy frame works and increasingly elaborate policy mixes can coexist with persistent implementation gaps\, and that hard-won socio-environmental gains can be a ctively dismantled under shifting political coalitions.This seminar argues that such trajectories cannot be understood as coordination problems to b e solved through better institutional design. Transitions are inherently p olitical processes — complex\, contested\, and shaped by coalition dynam ics\, institutional legacies\, and asymmetries in resource access. \;D rawing on research in Brazil\, with comparative perspectives from other La tin American countries and from Southern and West Africa\, the seminar pro poses a relational and context-dependent perspective on the politics throu gh which transition pathways are built\, blocked\, or unmade.Through cases of climate\, water\, and land use governance\, three threads run across t he discussion: how transition policies are built — often gaining authori ty through situated practices rather than formal design\; how their politi cization can take troubling forms\, including polarization\, active disman tling\, and democratic backsliding\; and what enables some policies\, tran sition pathways\, and democratic institutions to prove resilient under pre ssure\, while others give way. \;The guestDr. Carolina Milhorance is a Political Science Researcher at the Center for International Development and Agricultural Research (CIRAD)\, Environment and Societies Department ( ES\, Art-Dev Research Unit)\, and the University of Montpellier. \;Car olina Milhorance has participated in several research and consultancy proj ects in Latin America\, Southern and West Africa. Building on political so ciology\, network analysis\, and extensive field research\, her work focus es on topics such as climate policy\, environmental governance and conflic ts\, food and nutritional security\, south-south cooperation\, internation al organizations and soft norms\, policy transfer and diffusion\, and cros s-sectoral policy challenges. \;She is the author of the book « New G eographies of Global Policy-Making: South-South Networks and Rural Develop ment Strategies »\, Routledge. \;PracticalThis seminar will be held o n June 18 from 14:30 to 15:30 in Ocean room (de Serres building\, Place Cr oix du Sud 2\, Louvain-la-Neuve\, Belgium).Registration for the talk is ap preciated but not required. The registration form will soon be available.T he seminar is free and open to everyone.The seminar can also be attended o nline. Follow online here: TEAMS link. URL:https://www.uclouvain.be/en/calendar/eli DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20260618T143000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20260618T153000 LOCATION:Ocean room (B.002) 1348 Louvain-la-Neuve END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:4d83a234fb17b61fbd5a70a573b0b917 DTSTAMP:20260517T122759Z SUMMARY:A half-century intensification of lateral carbon transfer along the Congo Basin’s land-ocean aquatic continuum DESCRIPTION:Pengzhi Zhao will give this seminar\, organized by the ELI-C de partment. URL:https://www.uclouvain.be/en/calendar/eli DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20260526T130000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20260526T140000 LOCATION:Mercator 12 1348 Louvain-la-Neuve END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2777d571573e5c3bc4ee8925d850de28 DTSTAMP:20260517T122759Z SUMMARY:Agroecological transition: the role of microorganisms DESCRIPTION:As part of the European AgroServ project (Integrated services s upporting a sustainable agroecological transition)\, we are organizing a s ymposium on the theme of “Agroecological transition: the role of microor ganisms”. \;We are pleased to welcome several speakers from academia \, industry\, regulatory bodies\, and agriculture\, who will share their v ision and outlook for the future on this topic. \;The seminar will be followed by a round table discussion between the speakers and the audience .Program13:30Welcome14:00Stéphane Declerck - General introduction14:15Mon ica Höfte - Microorganisms: driving the transition to sustainable agricul ture14:45Steven Vandenabeele - From Petri dish to plow: innovation meets c ommercial reality15:15Imke Hutter - Definitions and regulation for biostim ulants and biocontrol microbial agents on national and EU-level15:45Break1 6:15Brieuc Hardy - The use of microorganisms in agriculture: challenges fo r a successful use by farmers16:45Michel Boer - The AgroServ Project17:05I man Mirmazloum - Transnational access in AgroServ17:20Roundtable discussio n18:00Closing drinkPracticalThe symposium will take place on May 21 from 1 3:30 to 18:00 and will be followed by a drink cocktail. \;The venue fo r the afternoon is the SUD11 auditorium (Place Croix du Sud\, 1348 Louvain -la-Neuve)\, and the drink will then be hold in the de Serres building (Pl ace Croix du Sud 2\, 1348 Louvain-la-Neuve).Registration is free but manda tory for practical organizational reasons. \;Please register here befo re April 30. URL:https://www.uclouvain.be/en/calendar/eli DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20260521T133000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20260521T200000 LOCATION:SUD11 auditorium 1348 Louvain-la-Neuve END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:d5ef88d637f50b5e3158e7784f6a8009 DTSTAMP:20260517T122759Z SUMMARY:Fascination of Plants Day DESCRIPTION:Les plantes sont bien plus que de simples objets décoratifs : elles nourrissent\, soignent et façonnent notre planète.Ces 17 et 20 mai 2026 se tiendra la 8ème édition du Fascination of Plants Day\, à Louva in-la-Neuve\, qui les mettra à l'honneur.Le Fascination of Plants Day est une initiative grand public et entièrement gratuite qui vise à explorer le monde végétal sous un angle ludique et scientifique.Au programme :Ba lade botanique\, visites guidées des Fermes et Serres de l'UCLouvainRenco ntres avec des chercheurs et chercheuses passionné(e)sBourse aux plantes\ , clinique des plantes pour vos plantes malades\, conseils personnalisés& nbsp\;Ateliers thématiques : abeilles\, lichens &\; racines \;Prog ramme completActivitéJour et heureA la découverte des fleurs17 &\; 20 mai - 14:30Abeilles et pollinisation17 &\; 20 mai - 14:00Back to the r oots : à la recherche de nos racines17 &\; 20 mai - activité libreBou rse aux plantes17 &\; 20 mai - activité libreCoulisses des serres de r echerche17 &\; 20 mai - 14:00 &\; 15:45Domestication des plantes17 & amp\; 20 mai - 15:45Les lichens pour évaluer la qualité de l'air17 &\ ; 20 mai - 14:00Vos plantes sont malades ?17 &\; 20 mai - activité lib reNos recherches17 &\; 20 mai - activité libreBalade botanique17 &\ ; 20 mai - 14:00 &\; 15:45Visite des champs17 &\; 20 mai - 14:00 &am p\; 15:45Grainothèque20 mai - 14:00 à 17:00 \;Envie d'en savoir plus sur ce qui se cache derrière ces propositions ? Découvrez la descriptio n de tous les ateliers sur cette page.Pour certaines activités\, l'inscri ption est gratuite\, mais obligatoire\, sur cette page. Les places étant limitées\, ne tardez pas à vous inscrire. \; \;Cette journée es t organisée par le pôle "Agronomie" de l'Earth and Life Institute (ELI-A )\, en collaboration avec l'Institut LIBST\, et la plateforme SEFY\, toute s des structures de l'UCLouvain. URL:https://www.uclouvain.be/en/calendar/eli DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20260520T140000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20260520T170000 LOCATION:Rue de la Croix du Sud 1348 Louvain-la-Neuve END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:baf103519d45ee246021fdaf8c901569 DTSTAMP:20260517T122759Z SUMMARY:Detection of ephemeral gullies in Wallonia DESCRIPTION:Alexis Weber will give this seminar\, organized by the ELI-E de partment. URL:https://www.uclouvain.be/en/calendar/eli DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20260519T130000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20260519T140000 LOCATION:Ocean room (B.002) 1348 Louvain-la-Neuve END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:9a85e01d9599ff7eab6cdbda68d1923d DTSTAMP:20260517T122759Z SUMMARY:How can agriculture contribute to EU climate targets? DESCRIPTION:Prof. Alan Matthews (University of Dublin Trinity College\, Ire land) will give this seminar\, organized by the ELI-A department. \;Ab stract \;This talk examines how agriculture can contribute to achievin g the EU’s climate targets\, taking account of the sector’s distinctiv e emissions profile. \;Agricultural emissions are dominated by methane and nitrous oxide from biological processes\, which are diffuse\, heterog eneous\, and difficult to measure with precision. These characteristics co mplicate both mitigation and policy design\, and help explain why emission s reductions have been modest to date\, with projections suggesting only l imited further declines under current policies.The discussion distinguishe s between technical mitigation options\, which remain relatively constrain ed in the short to medium term\, and broader structural changes. While eff iciency gains and improved management can reduce emissions intensity\, dee per reductions will require changes in production systems and land use\, a longside shifts in consumption patterns\, particularly dietary change.&nbs p\;The EU’s evolving climate policy architecture\, including targets for 2030\, 2040 and climate neutrality by 2050\, implies the persistence of r esidual agricultural emissions that must be balanced by removals.The talk also assesses the role of existing policy instruments\, notably the Common Agricultural Policy\, where incentives for mitigation remain limited. It reviews recent proposals\, including by the European Scientific Advisory B oard for Climate Change\, to introduce a pricing mechanism for agricultura l emissions\, highlighting both its potential efficiency benefits but also its technical\, distributional and political challenges. \;Pricing ag ricultural emissions could have a negative impact on competitiveness\, whi ch could justify the introduction of border measures to avoid carbon leaka ge\, but their administration in the context of EU food trade would give r ise to its own set of challenges. \;The conclusion reflects on the pol itical economy constraints that continue to shape the pace and ambition of agricultural climate action in the EU. \;The guestAlan Matthews is Pr ofessor Emeritus of European Agricultural Policy at the University of Dubl in Trinity College\, Ireland. \;His research has focused on EU agricul tural policy\, particularly on agricultural trade policy and agricultural trade and development issues\, and more recently in incentivising climate action in agriculture. He served as a member of Ireland’s first Climate Change Advisory Council 2015-2020. \;He is a former President of the E uropean Association of Agricultural Economists and is currently President of the Agricultural Economics Society in the UK in its centenary year in 2 026. \;Currently living in Denmark\, he is a regular contributor to th e blog capreform.eu on issues relating to the EU’s Common Agricultural P olicy. \; URL:https://www.uclouvain.be/en/calendar/eli DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20260626T123000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20260626T133000 LOCATION:Ocean room (B.002) 1348 Louvain-la-Neuve END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR