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Why wetlands are important?
Wetlands have a remarkable capacity to sequester carbon, the estimated carbon storage of wetlands globally is 225 billion metric tons and they cover 5-8% of the world’s terrestrial landscape.
Wetlands accumulate carbon effectively because they are water-logged, dark, and very productive, which creates conditions for highly stable carbon content, when wet. But wetlands are also a source of greenhouse gases, and depending on the water level, different greenhouse gases are emitted.
Project goals
The cross-cutting theme is climate change mitigation, which at the same time supports biodiversity and is socially just and rewarding.
ALFAwetlands project details
| Project programme: | HORIZON-CL5-2021-D1-01 |
| Project budget: | 7,967,115.00 € |
| Start date: | 01.06.2022 |
| End date: | 30.11.2026 |