Conference Together for Terramation

Terramation (natural organic reduction) is an ecological burial method that allows the human body to return to nature's cycle as fertile soil. Compared to cremation, it has significantly lower environmental impact.

The Last Trace Association organizes the conference to open professional discussion on the possibility of adopting this burial method in the Czech Republic. The main guests are German partners Stiftung Reerdigung and Meine Erde, who practice terramation in northern Germany and will present it for the first time to the Czech professional and general public. The conference will also feature Czech and German experts in funeral services, ecology, architecture, religious studies, and ceremonial practices, funeral service operators, political representatives, and government officials.

Conference programme:

Registration: 9:30–10:00

Block 1 – Natural Burial and Terramation
10:00–10:15 Last Trace: Opening remarks
10:15–10:50 Blanka Javorová: Natural burial in the Czech Republic
11:00–12:00 Pablo Metz: Introduction to terramation
12:00–12:30 Panel discussion
12:30–14:00 Lunch break and networking

Block 2 – Legalization of Terramation
14:00–14:40 Jörg Litwinschuh-Barthel: Legalization process
14:40–14:50 Jakub Hrubý: Results of IPR sociological survey
14:50–15:00 Statement from the Ministry for Regional Development
15:00–15:30 Panel discussion
15:30–16:00 Refreshment break and networking

Block 3 – Benefits of Terramation
16:00–16:30 Radek Chlup: Death and regeneration of life: symbolism of terramation
16:30–17:05 Birgit Scheffler: Services for the bereaved
17:15–17:45 Blanka Solár and Vilém Jurek: Reverent biocentres
17:45–18:15 Panel discussion
18:15–18:30 Last Trace: Closing remarks