The project utilizes innovative, advanced Miscanthus phytotechnology at the military sites in Ukraine (former and appeared after February 24, 2022) for transformation into productive economic use through decontamination and revitalization.
Basic project information is provided in the following pages:
Important dates
Starting date (kick-off meeting): September 27, 2023
End date: September 26, 2027
Media coverage
MilClimATech Activities Featured in Reporterre on August 29, 2026
Today, French journalist Pia de Gouvello published a report on the MilClimATech project following her on-site visit to Kyiv, Ukraine. The article, titled “In Ukraine, They Are Developing a Plant Capable of Capturing Heavy Metals,” was published in the French magazine Reporterre. The full article is available at the Reporterre’s website.
Meeting with Pia de Gouvello, French Journalist, at the Vorzel research plantation (Ukraine)
On August 14, 2026 the project team from NULES, Ukraine had a meeting with Ms. Pia de Gouvello, an independent French journalist, who is going to introduce the NATO G6094 accomplishments to the readers of the French independent environmental media outlet Reporterre. The working meeting held at the MilClimATech experimental M×g plantation in Vorzel, Kyiv…
Information about the project published by Agency France Press on July 1, 2026
“NATO project tests perennial grass to clean Ukraine’s war-hit soil” Scientists at a Czech university are studying whether a particular strain of grass could revitalise Ukraine’s famed soil after years of war and make it usable again for farming. Ukraine has often been called the breadbasket of Europe because it is home to the extremely…
Upcoming events
Announcement: Project Progress Meeting 12 – October 23, 2026
The Project Progress Meeting 12 of G6094 “Mitigation of climate change through advanced phytotechnology for military lands” is scheduled for October 23, 2026, 14.00 CEST at UJEP in the hybrid form: UJEP participants will participate in persons, members of other teams will be connected on-line. The agenda and connection link will be announced.
Announcement: Second HUB meeting (Ukraine) – October 2026
For the dissemination of the projects’ results and products the team of G6094 NATO SPS MYP G6094 “Mitigation of climate change through advanced phytotechnology for military lands” is going to organize a Second HUB meeting in Ternopil, Ukraine; the oriented date is October 2026.
Past events
PhD defence of the young researcher Artem Medkov (NULES, Ukraine)
On August 11, 2026 a young researcher of the NULES team, Artem Medkov, successfully defended a PhD dissertation entitled”Adaptation of Miscanthus × giganteus under the Influence of Plant Growth Regulators on the Technogenically Contaminated Lands.” The defence was held in a hybrid form at the Institute of Agroecology and Environmental Management (IAEM) of the National…
Scientific Networking and Development of Strategic Research Partnerships in Portugal
Prof. Pidlisniuk visited Porto University with multiple goals: to introduce the latest achievements of G6094 to colleagues from the Department of Civil Engineering and Resources; to present the Guide “Utilisation of Advanced Miscanthus Phytotechnology for Revitalisation of the Post-Military Land”, recently published within G6094; and to define the role of the colleagues in the Horizon…
June 9, 2026: Master defence of Nargiza Akhmetalina (KazNU)
Nargiza Akhmentalina, a Master’s student at Al-Farabi Kazakh National University (KazNU), a linkage institution within the G6094 project, successfully defended her Master’s thesis on 9 June 2026. Her thesis, entitled “Development of Microbial–Biochar Complexes Using Biochar Produced from Organic Waste”, was conducted under the supervision of Assoc. Prof. Aigerim Mamirova. Part of the research was…
June 12, 2026: Ph.D. defense of Victor Markiv (TVHNPU)
Victor Markiv, PhD student at TVHNPU and young researcher of the team of G6094 successfully defended PhD thesis on June 12, 2026. His dissertation marked a contribution to the field of biological sciences and was within the project related topics on influence of Trace elements to the different ecosystems and risk assessment. Victor Markiv officially…
May 18, 2026: Visit to Frainhofer IKTS, Germany
On May 18, 2026, Professor Valentina Pidlisnyuk, NPD, and Dr. Josef Trogl, UJEP, visited the Fraunhofer IKTS in Germany. They were accompanied by Dr. Jiří Mikeš, a member of the Czech cluster NANOProgress. The goal of the visit was to present the results of the project related to M×g biomass cellulose content and discuss the…
May 25, 2026: Participation of the UJEP team at the Conference StudKon 2026
On May 25, 2026, the 8th Conference for Young Researchers and PhD Students, StudKon 2026, was organized at Jan Evangelista Purkyně University in Ústí nad Labem. Young researchers from the G6094 team presented two reports highlighting recent project results. The report entitled “Evaluating Brownfield Phytoremediation with Miscanthus × giganteus and Arundo donax Using Soil Bioindicators…
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