Inaugural Welcome, Kirsten Dunlop & Plenary 1 | ECFS 2026

Inaugural Welcome, Kirsten Dunlop & Plenary 1 | ECFS 2026 This video brings together the opening moments of the 3rd European Carbon Farming Summit (ECFS26), held in Padova, Italy from 17–19 March 2026. The session includes: 🔹 Inaugural Welcome, with contributions from: Saskia Keesstra (Climate KIC, ECFS26 Event Coordinator) Tristano Bacchetti De Gregoris (SAE Innova, CREDIBLE Project Coordinator) Hon. Francesco Lollobrigida (Italian Minister of Agriculture) and local authorities 🔹 Opening Keynote Kirsten Dunlop (Climate KIC) reflects on the role of systemic transformation in building a climate-resilient society. 🔹 Plenary Session 1: Carbon Farming for Climate Mitigation, Biodiversity and Sustainable Agriculture and Forestry This session explores how carbon farming can support climate mitigation, enhance biodiversity, and contribute to more sustainable land use systems, with perspectives from EU policy and industry leaders. Speakers: Kurt Vandenberghe Elisabeth Werner Massimiliano Giansanti Rémi Rocca The 3rd European Carbon Farming Summit brought together farmers, policymakers, researchers and businesses to advance credible, scalable and impactful carbon farming across Europe. 🔗 Learn more: https://www.carbonfarmingsummit.eu