Mar 22, 2024
First General Meeting of COST Action EU-PoTaRCh in Prague
Charcoal Betula (200x)
From 4 to 7 March 2024, the 1st General Meeting of the COST Action CA22155 EU-PoTaRCh (‘Network for forest by-products charcoal, resin, tar, potash’) took place in Prague. This exceptional event initiated the creation of a network for knowledge and experience exchange among scientists, traditional and contemporary producers, and enthusiasts of PoTaRCh products. The meeting was attended by over 70 COST Action members from 32 countries, and focused on the heritage, archaeology, environment, identification, and new applications of PoTaRCh products. Grit Neubauer participated in the meeting, while presenting a poster on her Ph.D. research on the historical development of forests in the Erzgebirge based on a systematic investigation of historical charcoal kilns.
The 2nd General Meeting of the COST Action EU-PoTaRCh is scheduled for 2025, and will be convened by the Poznań University of Life Sciences, Poland.
