Author: Lika Kvizhashvili
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Importance of Beavers in Wetland Restoration: The UK Example
Beavers, known for their remarkable ability to transform landscapes through dam-building and waterway management, once thrived across the British Isles. Their journey from native inhabitants to locally extinct species and finally to their reintroduction highlights the complexities of human-wildlife interactions and the evolving understanding of ecological restoration. Ancient Inhabitants Beavers were once widespread across the…
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Living Lab Open Day in Germany
On 11th July, 2024 ALFAwetlands German Living Lab Open Day will be conducted. It will take place in Malchin, Germany at the river Peene Valley. Visitors are invited to participate in excursions through the peatland and get more information about wetlands, learn about ALFAwetlands project and restoration activities in the Upper Peene Valley. Educational input on the subject…
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Fire Management of reed belt in Austria
Management of the reed belt is one of the most important topics of the ALFAwetlands Austrian-Hungarian ALFAwetlands Living Lab. Introduction Recent studies (Nemeth et al. 2022) have shown that large parts of the reed belt consist of reed stands that are decades old and that there are clear signs of progressive dieback processes in these…
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ALFAwetlands Midterm Conference
ALFAwetlands Midterm Conference coming soon! It will take place between 21-24.05.2024 at Lake Neusiedl – Seewinkel National Park Visitor Center, Illmitz, Austria. The Conference aim is to review the progress of ALFAwetlands implementation, present and exchange current results and discuss further plans; interact with local stakeholders and broader public, raise awareness about the importance of…
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Meet ALFAwetlands partner: Finnish Meteorological Institute
We are continuing introducing ALFAwetlands partners. One of them is Finnish Meteorological Institute (FMI). Tuula Alto, FMI team leader, has prepared this post, we are sharing with you. Please also read: Young researchers’ introduction – Ville Tuominen About FMI FMI is a research and service organization under the Ministry of Transport and Communications of Finland.…
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Meet ALFAwetlands on SERE Conference
Meet ALFAwetlands and its sister projects on SERE Conference on 26-30 August in Estonia! SERE-2024 is an international conference organized by the European Chapter of the Society for Ecological Restoration (SERE), taking place in Europe every two years. During the last week of August 2024, everyone working on the science, practice, and policy of ecological…