Annual workshops
The Terra Preta program had annual workshops to bring all partners and PhD students together to discuss about the program and the progress being made. The annual workshops also helped articulating a South American network of Terra Preta researchers. Around the workshops other activities related to the program were planned, such as the annual meetings of the International Program Committee and specific courses for the PhD students (like writing scientific articles, data analysis).
I International Workshop: Wageningen, The Netherlands, 2011
The First International Workshop of the Terra Preta Program took place in Wageningen (the Netherlands) from May 9th to May 13th, 2011. The workshop was attended by 35 participants, being a third of them PhD students working on terra preta related issues.
II International Workshop: Manaus, Brazil, 2012
The Second International Workshop of the Terra Preta Program took place in Manaus (Brazil) from July 9th to July 13th, 2012. The meeting was co-organized by INPA, EMBRAPA Amazonia Occidental, and the Terra Preta Program, and it was kindly hosted at INPA headquarters.
III International Workshop: Leticia, Colombia, 2013
The Third International Workshop of the Terra Preta Program took place in Leticia, Colombia, from May 27th to May 31st, 2013. The workshop was attended by 28 participants, and it was organized with support from the Instituto Amazónico de Investigaciones Científicas (SINCHI) and the Universidad Nacional de Colombia.
IV International Workshop: Wageningen, The Netherlands, 2014
The Fourth International Workshop of the Terra Preta Program took place in Wageningen (The Netherlands) on June 30th, 2015. This 'smaller version' of the program workshops was held on the occasion of the defenses of three PhD. theses developed within the program: Tatiana Rittl, Estela Quintero and Clara Peña-Venegas.
V International Workshop: Piracicaba, Brazil, 2016
From August 29th to 31st, 2016, in Piracicaba, Brazil, the ‘Fifth International Workshop of the Terra Preta Program’ took place. The final workshop of the program was attended by a diverse and interdisciplinary group of around 65 researchers working on anthropogenic soils/landscapes, biochar and related subjects, representing around 23 institutions from five countries (The Netherlands, Brazil, Colombia, Germany and South Africa).