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Participation at the International Water Association conference in Chile

Participation at the International Water Association conference in Chile

Members of our Environmental Technology working group, Kuno Kasak and Jürgen Sarjas, participated this week in the International Water Association conference in …

Participation at forest-focused memorial conference

Participation at forest-focused memorial conference

Ivika Ostonen-Märtin, our centre’s Root Ecology Group leader, gave a presentation today at the memorial conference “Development Trends in Forest Ecology and …

Coffee morning - November 2025

Coffee morning - November 2025

In November 2025 we had our eighth coffee morning on the topic „Restoration of wetlands for CO₂ sequestration and the importance of long-term monitoring for …

Participation in an AI-focused panel discussion

Participation in an AI-focused panel discussion

Our Centre of Excellence Principal Investigator, Professor Evelyn Uuemaa, participated in the panel discussion last week at the University of Tartu’s Faculty of …

Participation at the RMK Nature Conservation Conference at Kuressaare

Participation at the RMK Nature Conservation Conference at Kuressaare

On October 30–31, the RMK Nature Conservation Conference “Habitat Restoration and Protection” took place in Kuressaare, with members of FutureScapes also …

Coffee morning - October 2025

Coffee morning - October 2025

In October 2025 we had our seventh coffee morning on the topic „Land Use and Sustainable Development: conflicts and Opportunities“. The presentation was given …

FutureScapes scientific activities featured on the "TeadusEST" programme

FutureScapes scientific activities featured on the "TeadusEST" programme

On October 9, FutureScapes researchers Aveliina Helm and Eve Veromann presented our centre’s work on the ETV programme “TeadusEST.” Our centre’s …

Participation at the Big Data from Space conference in Riga.

Participation at the Big Data from Space conference in Riga.

From September 29 to October 3, members of our Centre of Excellence’s Landscape Geoinformatics working group participated at the Big Data from Space BiDS25 …

Coffee morning - September 2025

Coffee morning - September 2025

In September 2025 we had our sixth coffee morning on the topic “How does AI help to map drainage ditches?” The presentation was given by Holger Virro, a …

Inaugural lecture by Professor of Environmental Technology Kuno Kasak

Inaugural lecture by Professor of Environmental Technology Kuno Kasak

The head of our Centre of Excellence’s Environmental Technology Working Group and Professor of Ecotechnology at the University of Tartu, Kuno Kasak, will give …