A team from the IEE PAS visited pilot sites in Hungary managed by Sándor Horváth and his company, Woodech Zrt. These included an abandoned agricultural site in the Southern Great Plain (Dél-Alföld) region—currently used as a dumping ground for various types of waste, such as concrete, bricks, and household refuse—as well as a site in the town of Békés, which serves as an example of a typical, overexploited agricultural area. At these pilot locations, plantations of energy crops have been established, featuring a diverse mix of species—including black locust, Siberian elm, and white poplar—with the aim of achieving better outcomes and fostering biodiversity.
The next stop on the trip was a visit to Ormož, Slovenia. Roman Rozman, from the Ormož municipal administration, presented a white mulberry plantation established on land that had been degraded by a clay mine.