Workshop & Events

We are pleased to announce that the NICOLE Fall Workshop 2026 will take place in Rotterdam, The Netherlands, from 28–30 October 2026.

The workshop will explore the theme: ‘From Legacy to Lifecycle: Managing Contaminated Land within Climate, Nature and Planetary Boundaries’

Topics/questions that will be addressed:

• What does a “safe operating space” for an industrial site look like?
• How do we manage trade-offs between local risk reduction and global sustainability goals?
• Can we define remediation targets that are aligned with planetary boundaries? And how can these be implemented in remediation plans in practice?
• How do we measure biodiversity recovery after remediation?
• Where and how can we enhance biodiversity during the production period, potentially on a temporary basis?
• Who is responsible when pollution contributes to the exceedance of planetary boundaries? How does this relate to the delineation of liabilities?
• When is remediation considered sufficient in the context of finite planetary capacity?

The organizing committee is designing a Call for Abstacts which will be shared in the coming weeks.