On March 13, 2025, with the support of the Department of Land Resources Management at the National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine (NULES of Ukraine), a guest lecture titled “Land and Soil Monitoring: Features and Procedures” was conducted for students.
 
The lecture was delivered by Roman Derkulskyi, Ph.D. in Economics, a Junior Researcher at the Department of Experimental Land Use Planning “Innovation Center” at the Land Management Institute of the National Academy of Agrarian Sciences of Ukraine.
 
It’s noteworthy that Roman Derkulskyi is an alumnus of the Faculty of Land Management at NULES of Ukraine, and he shared his practical experience with first-year master’s students, the future specialists in land management.
The event was attended by academic staff from the Department of Land Resources Management, including Dr. Olha Dorosh, Professor and Head of the Department, and Associate Professor Yevhen Butenko, Ph.D. in Economics.
 
During the lecture, contemporary land and soil monitoring methods were discussed, encompassing remote sensing, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), and laboratory analyses. Particular emphasis was placed on assessing land-use conditions, land use change, the state of agricultural lands, alterations in soil fertility, contamination by pesticides and heavy metals, as well as monitoring other relevant indicators and determining the periodicity of land and soil monitoring.
 
Roman Derkulskyi emphasized the importance of systematic land and soil monitoring, scheduled to commence six months after the end of martial law, focusing on evaluating the condition of lands and soils and comparing the obtained results over time.
The lecture generated significant interest among students and faculty, offering an excellent opportunity to familiarize themselves with cutting-edge technologies and innovative approaches in the field of land and soil monitoring.