ALFAwetlands blog
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LL Estonia – how we accompany the restoration of former peat extraction areas
The history of peat extraction mining Wetlands, particularly peatlands, demand our special attention. ALFAwetlands addresses the restoration of wetlands for the future, for our future. Nevertheless, this means we need to know the past, understand the present, estimate actions, and predict the impact in the future. For instance, peat extraction mining has a long history…
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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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Peatland monitoring in LL Estonia
Natural peatlands are quite sensitive ecosystems, or, more specifically, terrestrial wetland ecosystems. Their naturally water-logged conditions, on the one hand, prevent plant material from fully decomposing, which means peatlands produce more organic matter than they decompose. Undrained peatlands accumulate Carbon and, in the long run, sequester Carbon. Those acted as “CO2 sinks for millennia, exerting…
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Meet ALFAwetlands on SERE Conference
Meet ALFAwetlands and its sister projects on SERE Conference on 26-30 August in Estonia! You can find us at booth N8, located on the ground floor of the Estonian National Museum, near gate A and the registration area. The “joint moment” will take place on 27th of August from 16:30 to 17:00. SERE-2024 is an…
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University of Tartu – ALFAwetlands partner
University of Tartu from Estonia is ALFAwetlands important partner, team player, communicator in a project-oriented world of science. Contribution to ALFAwetlands project EU Horizon projects such as ALFAwetlands are dedicated to answering relevant questions, relevant for both the scientific communities and the public. Hereby, collaborations and exchange amongst science and stakeholders play a major role…
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Apply as an expert on biodiversity and ecosystem services!
Deadline for expert call is extended until 15.09.2024! ALFAwetlands is aiming to identify a set of indicators that can be used across wetland types to assess Biodiversity and ecosystem services (BES) and the effect of land use change and restoration on them. Therefore we need your expertise! You, as an expert, will be involved on…
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ALFAwetlands – applying unified methods at European wetlands
One of the ALFAwetlands project assignments is to study organic soils in wetland environments. Nine different wetland types across Europe, from restored peat extraction areas over wetland and riparian forests to coastal wetlands are being actively investigated. This broad range of environmental conditions require a unified approach to gather detailed information on greenhouse gas fluxes,…
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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 at Living Lab in Germany
ALFAwetlands partners are continuing conducting Living Labs Open Days and we are grateful to Marie Lorenz from Michael Succow Foundation for sharing their story with us. Open Day On 11th of July on the Living Lab Open Day at the Moorbauer in Malchin, Germany was all about peatlands. Where is it easier to understand the…
