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Join exciting biodiversity observations 2025
This year ALFAwetlands will again join City Nature Challenge initiative as an important citizens engagement activity. This will support understanding of wetlands importance and biodiversity benefits by involving the public in data collection and awareness initiatives. The City Nature Challenge (CNC) is an annual global community science event that encourages individuals worldwide to document urban biodiversity. Participants photograph…
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ALFAwetlands and sister projects join INTECOL Wetlands Conference in Estonia
The INTECOL Wetlands Conference is taking place together with the 20th Annual Meeting of Society of Wetland Scientists Europe in Tartu, Estonia on June 29-July 4, 2025. ALFAwetlands, together with its sister projects REWET, Restore4Cs and WET Horizons is preparing for participation in it. 12 plenary presenters from all over the world have been confirmed.…
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Training on European Wetland Map
Join ALFawetlands free online training “Unlocking the Power of Wetland Mapping for Restoration“! 📅 Date: 13th May 2025 | 🕙 Time: 10:00-12:00 CET This session is designed to equip policymakers, researchers, and other interested stakeholders with the knowledge and tools to leverage wetland mapping for EU restoration targets. Gain expert insights, explore the European Wetland…
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ALFAwetlands at the International Science Festival
On 29th November, ALFAwetlands partner Julien Tournebize from National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food and Environment (INRAE) hold a presentation at the International Science Festival: Agriculture – Food – Environment! His presentation, titled “Nature-based solutions to preserve quality”, aligns perfectly with this year’s festival theme: “Water, from its sources to the ocean.” This fourth edition…
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Living Lab Open Day in Latvia!
On September 27th, 2024, the ALFAwetlands Living Lab Open Day was held in Latvia as part of the European Researchers’ Night activities in Latvia. It was organized by the Latvian State Forest Research Institute (LSFRI) “Silava,” a partner of ALFAwetlands. Science and nature enthusiasts were invited to visit 35 science stops across Latvia, including the…
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Wetland experts come together at the SERE Conference in Estonia
Four EU-funded projects on wetland restoration jointly presented at and attended the 14th European Conference on Ecological Restoration (SERE 2024) in Tartu, Estonia. Their activities at the conference highlight the importance of collaboration in restoring and preserving Europe’s wetlands. The SERE 2024 conference brought together experts working in science, policy, and restoring ecosystems. Wetlands were…
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ALFAwetlands at SERE Conference
ALFAwetlands and its sister projects joint SERE Conference in Estonia on 26-30 August, 2024! We were at the booth N8, located on the ground floor of the Estonian National Museum, near gate A and the registration area. The “joint moment” took place on 27th of August from 16:30 to 17:00. SERE-2024 is an international conference…
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Living Lab Open Day in Germany
On 11th July, 2024 ALFAwetlands German Living Lab Open Day had been conducted. It took place in Malchin, Germany at the river Peene Valley. Visitors were invited to participate in excursions through the peatland and get more information about wetlands, learnt about ALFAwetlands project and restoration activities in the Upper Peene Valley. Educational input on the subject of…
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ALFAwetlands Midterm Conference
ALFAwetlands Midterm Conference took place between 21-24.05.2024 at the Lake Neusiedl – Seewinkel National Park Visitor Center, Illmitz, Austria. The Conference aimed to review the progress of ALFAwetlands implementation, present and exchange current results and discuss further plans; interact with the national and local stakeholders and broader public, raise awareness about the importance of wetlands…
