From 30 September to 2 October, the 10th conference of the PeaceLife movement took place in Brandenburg and Berlin, Germany.
FriedensBrot e.V., a non-profit organisation set up in Germany, is the initiator and main coordinator of this citizens' initiative. Representatives from 12 countries are involved in the movement.
Peace Movement anniversary conference "Agriculture and Peace". Read more "
A meeting of the Working Group on Documentation and Information of the European Co-ordinated Programme on Plant Genetic Resources (ECPGR) was held in Tallinn on 18-19 September.
The meeting was attended by 17 specialists in the field of information management of genetic resources from eleven institutions involved in the conservation of genetic resources in Europe.
On 13 September, Külli Annamaa took part in a seminar on heritage plants organised by the Peipsi Cooperation Centre at the Peipsimaa Museum.
The theme was heritage varieties and their conservation in the gene bank of METK, as well as in gardens and museums.
The seminar took place in the framework of the C4C Communities for Climate programme.
Peipsimaa heritage plants seminar Read more "
The Genebank of the Centre of Estonian Rural Research and Knowledge (METK) organised a grass seed collection expedition to North Estonia, including the islands of Mohni and Vaindloo, on 28-29 August.
The expedition was attended by Külli Annamaa, Sirje Tamm, Priit Pechter, Rene Aavola and Ants Bender.
Seeds of common alfalfa, red and white clover, witch-hazel, ash, celandine, sheep's-grass, meadow-grass, red clover, dew-grass and lemon-grass were collected.
Expedition for collection of seeds Read more "
Time: 27 July 2024 at 13-17
Place: 7 Manor Road, Kuusiku
Fee (includes coffee break) 10 euros, 5 euros for members of the NGO Maadjas.
Gooseberries - overlooked and underused berries Read more "
The exhibition "The wonderful anemones of Hiiumaa" at the University of Tartu Botanical Garden.
From 3 May to 10 June, the exhibition "Hiiumaa's Amazing Angiosperms" at the University of Tartu Botanical Garden will showcase forms of the yellow pondweed and the common pondweed found in the nature of Hiiumaa, the species diversity of which is probably unique in the world.
Exhibition "The wonderful plants of Hiiumaa" at the University of Tartu Botanical Garden Read more "
