Author: Iryna Shchoka
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Wetlands restoration in Slavkovský les
To learn about wetlands restoration practices and build ALFAwetlands synergies with other projects and initiatives, European Wilderness Society have visited various Czech Republic wetlands restoration sites. It was a part of the study tour, organised in October 2023 by the Ministry of the Environment of the Czech Republic in cooperation with the Carpathian Wetlands Initiative…
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ALFAwetlands Living Lab in Belgium
One of the ALFAwetlands Living Labs that supports and integrates interdisciplinary research, is the Living Lab in Belgium, managed by EVINBO. Fragmented wetland habitat The region of Flanders is situated in the northern part of Belgium and covers 13,522 km2. With almost 75% of its wetlands lost since the 1950s, Flanders ranks highest amongst the…
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Wetlands restoration in Šumava
As a part of ALFAwetlands synergy activities and learning about wetlands restoration practices, European Wilderness Society have visited various Czech Republic wetlands restoration sites. Furthermore, team expert, Vlado Vancura, have developed number of postings regarding restoration practices. One of them is about Šumava National Park restoration experience, which we are sharing now with you. Introduction…
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Happy World Wetlands Day!
The first World Wetlands Day was celebrated on 02 of February in 1997. Since then, this day aims to raise global awareness about the vital role of wetlands for people and planet. This day also marks the date of the adoption of the Convention on Wetlands on 2 February 1971, in the Iranian city of Ramsar.…
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EVINBO-ALFAwetlands partner from Belgium
ALFAwetlands consortium includes a partner organisation from Belgium: EVINBO, the Own capital of Research Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO). About EVINBO INBO is the independent research institute of the Flemish government that underpins and evaluates biodiversity policy and management by means of applied scientific research, data and knowledge sharing. It describes the state and…
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ALFAwetlands Summary-2023 and Perspectives-2024
In the year 2023 ALFAwetlands project had a great progress towards achieving its main goals, namely: improvement of the geospatial knowledge base of wetland, evaluation of pathways of wetland restorations and provision of information and indicators for sustainability to maximize climate change mitigation, biodiversity and other benefits. During 2023 ALFAwetlands 14 +1 partners from 10…
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Michael Succow Foundation
One of the ALFAwetlands partners from Germany is the Michael Succow Foundation. In 1999 Michael Succow founded this foundation with the prize money of the Right Livelihood Award, also known as the Alternative Nobel Prize, awarded to him in 1997. It is one of the first non-profit nature conservation foundations in the new German states.…
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Co-creation experience of the Rampillon Living Lab site
Tackling non-point source pollution in intensive agricultural area, near Paris, faces several barriers. In order to stimulate communication between stakeholders, ALFAwetlands partner: INRAE in cooperation with AQUI’Brie: association to protect ground water resources developed tools and serious game to support participatory approaches. Objectives The objectives were to test tools that would facilitate dialogue on diffuse…
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Living lab site – Öland, Sweden
The Swedish Living Lab within the ALFAwetlands project is the island of Öland, situated in the Baltic Sea just off the southeast coast of Sweden. Introduction Covering a surface area of 1,342 square kilometres and home to approximately 26,600 inhabitants, Öland is connected to the Swedish mainland by the Öland Bridge, constructed in 1972. The…