Mitigation of climate change through advanced phytotechnology for military lands
NPD Prof. Valentina Pidlisnyuk and the UJEP research team, including Dr. Karim Al Souki and PhD students Ghazwa Basma, Batoul Hamade, and Abdulmannan Rouhani, together with Co-Director Dr. Tatyana Stefanovska (NULES, Ukraine), presented results from the NATO SPS MYP G6094 project at the International Congress “Soil Management and Interdisciplinary Approaches to Global Challenges.” The congress…
On September 18, 2026 Associate Professor Dr. Vitalii Stadnik, Co-Director of the G6094 from LPNU, Ukraine, participated remotely in the international conference RemTech Europe 2026, Ferrara, Italy. This annual event brings together experts, researchers, and technology providers working in environmental remediation and sustainable restoration (https://remtechexpo.com/remtech-europe/). Dr. Stadnik presented the G6094 research results at the Session…
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.
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…
“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…
Professor Valentyna Pidlisniuk participated in the international conference “Leader 2050 Conference: Future Competencies in the Face of Sustainable Development Challenges, Systemic Resilience, and Ecological and Socio-Economic Crises,” organized on June 18–19, 2026 in Wroclaw, Poland. The conference served as an interdisciplinary forum focused on the competencies that future leaders and graduates will require to address…
On June 10–11, 2026, Professor Valentina Pidlisnyuk and Dr. Karim Al Souki, UJEP participated in the Biochar Summit 2026 in Vienna, Austria. This international event, hosted by Biochar Europe, focused on the role of biochar in innovation and industrial integration. The summit provided extensive discussions on ensuring safe and efficient biochar logistics, integrating biochar and…
On April 15, 2026, Professor Valentyna Pidlisniuk (NPD, UJEP) presented the main results, achievements, and future plans of the G6094 project at the online 54th NARECOM scientific seminar. The event was held within the framework of the project “Nanomaterials and Nanotechnologies for Environmental Protection and a Sustainable Future – NanoEnviCZ” (https://www.nanoenvicz.cz/en), supported by the Ministry…
The Practical Guide entitled “Utilisation of Advanced Miscanthus Phytotechnology for Revitalisation of Post-Military Land” (1st edition) has been published by the project team. The Guide was edited by Valentina Pidlisnyuk, NPD. The publication is available in two languages: Both language versions are identical in content. The Practical Guide is available in electronic format upon request….
On November 27–30, 2025, Prof. Valentyna Pidlisniuk visited Merito University in Wroclaw, Poland. The purpose of the visit was to discuss opportunities for cooperation with the Rector of the University, Professor Johannes Platje. During the meeting, the parties discussed the framework of the track session “Organic Waste Valorisation within the Circular Economy Pathway”, to be…
