Category: News
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Peatland protection in Austrian Burgenland
One of the ALFAwetlands Living Labs: Austrian-Hungarian Living Lab is located partly in Austria in the Burgenland Region. For this region Action Plan, based on the Austrian Peatland Strategy 2030+ has been developed. Please also read: Action Plan Burgenland The Burgenland Action Plan, based on the Austrian Peatland Strategy 2030+, is currently in the planning…
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Austrian Peatland Strategy 2030+
One of the ALFAwetlands project countries is Austria, where Peatland Strategy is being implemented. Austria’s Commitment to Wetland Conservation Austria’s wetlands, particularly its swamps and peatlands, play a crucial role in the ecosystem, providing essential services such as water retention, filtration, and climate regulation. Recognising their importance, Austria has developed a comprehensive Peatland Strategy, aimed…
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Field visit and Living Lab Open Day
After three fruitful Midterm Conference days from which two were filled with presentations, workshops, discussions and meetings, it was time to go outdoors again! Please also read: ALFAwetlands conference day 1: Excursion to the Hungarian side of the lake Excursion to National Park Neusiedler See-Seewinkel Day 4 of the ALFAwetlands Midterm Conference began at the…
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ALFAwetlands Press Release 2024
ALFAwetlands Midterm Conference ALFAwetlands Midterm Conference took place during 21-24 of May 2024 at the Austrian-Hungarian Living Laboratory site. The main location of the Conference was the Neusiedl See – Seewinkel National Park Visitor Center in Illmitz, Austria. The Conference aimed to review the ALFAwetlands implementation progress, present and exchange current results as well as…
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ALFAwetlands conference day 1: Excursion to the Hungarian side of the lake
The ALFAwetlands conference was kicked off with a day outside, featuring an excursion to the Hungarian side of the Neusiedler lake and ALFAwetlands Austrian-Hungarian Living Laboratory. First, all the partners were welcomed by the National Park Neusiedler See Seewinkel, represented by Arno Cimadom, who shared many interesting facts about the natural dynamics and biodiversity of…
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Amphibians of Austrian-Hungarian Living Lab
The floodplain of the Neusiedler Lake is a one of ALFAwetlands 9 Living Labs. The big part of this Living Lab is located on the territory of the National park Neusiedler See – Seewinkel in Austria. Various biodiversity monitoring is being conducted on the territory of National park. The National park Neusiedler See – Seewinkel…
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Modeling Peatland Management Practices in Finland
Wetlands are important for climate as long term carbon storages. The wetland vegetation removes carbon dioxide from atmosphere and the carbon is accumulated in the soil as peat. However, they are also sources of methane, an important greenhouse gas. Lowering the soil water table enhances peat decomposition and induces large carbon dioxide emissions and loss…
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Peatlands in Finland: characteristics and restoration methods
Article image: Undrained spruce swamp growing dense tree stand and bilberry on the top of one meter peat in Southern Finland. Photo credit: Hannu Nousiainen. Finland is a country of not only forests but also peatlands. In fact, Finland has approximately 9 million hectares of peatlands, covering about almost a third of the total land area. Peatlands play an…
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Young researchers’ introduction – Ville Tuominen
ALFAwetlands encourages input of young researches to the project. We have already introduced Leo Raivonen from Luke. Now it´s time for Ville Tuominen from FMI. I’m Ville Tuominen, a young scientist working at the Finnish Meteorological Institute (FMI). My background is in Systems and Operations research at Aalto University in Finland, and I ended up…