On 6 and 7 October, a conference was held in Wrocław to present the achievements of the RAFF and SUMAD projects co-financed by the Research Fund for Coal and Steel and the Ministry of Education and Science. These projects are concerned with giving post-mining areas a new values, so that they can serve society and the goals of a just transition together with the minimisation of risks and hazards. The conference was attended by researchers and industry representatives from Poland, UK, Czech Republic, Romania, Greece, France, Spain and Germany