Author: Vlado Vancura
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Healthy soils — healthy cities, wetlands & climate
Celebrating World Soil Day 2025 with ALFAwetlands! Every year, 5 December marks World Soil Day — a global reminder that soil underpins our food security, biodiversity, climate resilience and more. This year’s theme is “Healthy Soils for Healthy Cities” emphasising the vital role soils play even in urban environments. Beneath pavements, roads and buildings lies
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The Influence of Temperature and Precipitation on Methane Emissions
One of the recent scientific articles, released with the support of ALFAwetlands project is the “Air temperature and precipitation constraining the modelled wetland methane emissions in a boreal region in northern Europe”. The article is led by the project partner, Finnish meteorological institute. It provides research based information about the influence of temperature and precipitation
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ALFAwetlands newest results: Recommendations for wetland restoration, Part 2
One of the ALFAwetlands current important results is the Report on the “Recommendations for wetland restoration” and is already available! The Report among other includes: Please also read: Part 1 ALFAwetlands results: Recommendations for wetland restoration. The Figure shows countries in which restoration projects have been implemented. The number of projects included in the database
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ALFAwetlands newest results: Recommendations for wetland restoration, Part 1
The ALFAwetlands project is an ambitious initiative focused on exploring the role of wetland restoration in Europe’s journey towards climate neutrality and resilience. One of its important results is the Report on the “Recommendations for wetland restoration” and is already available now! The Figure 1 on the top of this page shows an overview of
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From Wetlands to Market
Wetland restoration holds the potential not only for ecological recovery but also for reweaving the socialfabric. It is important to understand the historical context to build sucesssful future restoration strategies. Wetlands as a Cradle of Life and Social Bonds Prehistoric wetlands provided not only food but also a stable foundation for the emergence of early
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INTECOL 2025 Technical Tours
During INTECOL Conference ALFAwetlands team joint technical study tours to the Estonian wetlands. There also been a chance to visit sites of the ALFAwetlands Living Lab Estonia. A defining tradition of every INTECOL Wetlands Conference is the day dedicated to technical tours—immersive field trips that invite participants out of the lecture hall and into the
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Ramsar Convention’s Outlook
In the end of June-beginning of July 2025 global environmental community, including ALFAwetlands team, joint INTECOL 2025, the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands delivered a critical presentation outlining its priorities, challenges, and strategies for accelerating wetland restoration and resilience. Set against the backdrop of the 15th meeting of the Conference of the Contracting Parties and the
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ALFAwetlands Consortium meeting-2025
The ALFAwetlands Consortium held its annual meeting from June 26–28, 2025, in the vibrant academic city of Tartu, Estonia. Nestled near one of Europe’s largest bogs, Tartu served as the ideal location to host the event, bringing together over 50 experts and partners from across Europe. The meeting was hosted by the University of Tartu
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Austria’s Approach to the Ramsar Convention
Water is life. For centuries, wetlands have been the world’s natural sponges—absorbing water, protecting ecosystems, and supporting an extraordinary array of plant and animal life. However, these critical habitats are under threat from urban expansion, industrial activities, and climate change. Austria, a country known for its commitment to environmental protection, is putting a lot of