Plenary presentations will take place on the first day of the conference and will include 12 invited talks addressing the core themes of the conference.
Each plenary presentation is allocated 20 minutes, followed by two questions. The questions are prepared by the Organizing Committee and agreed with the speakers in advance. This format is not intended to make the answers easier or more predictable. Its purpose is to keep the discussion focused, avoid unnecessary loss of time, and ensure that each presentation addresses the key scientific and analytical issues relevant to the conference framework.
The plenary session is designed to provide a structured overview of the most important research directions, knowledge gaps, methodological challenges, and policy-relevant questions related to war, soil contamination, freshwater systems, environmental health, and long-term recovery.
Rattan LalSoil Health and WarCFAES Rattan Lal Center for Carbon Management and Sequestration, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210United States of Americahttps://doi.org/10.66659/74xm7p81
Kenneth Ray OlsonEngineering Transformations of New York Canal System and Long-Term Environmental and Public Health Implications Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences, College of Agricultural, Consumer, and Environmental Sciences, University of Illinois, Urbana, United States of Americahttps://doi.org/10.66659/ywg2pw58
Lois Wright MortonBeyond Humanitarian Aid: Reclamation and Reconstruction of Contaminated Soil, Degraded Water Resources and Farmer Livelihoods from Wars and ConflictsIowa State University; Solutions from the Land; self-employed farmer, United States of Americahttps://pollution-diseases-ojs.org/index.php/pd/article/view/34

Dmitry NikolaenkoThe Paradigm of the Military Ecotone: Theoretical and Methodological Foundations for the Study of War-Related Environmental PollutionEditor-in-Chief, Pollution and Diseases. Prague, Czech Republic, RSA, Ukraine