ALFAwetlands blog
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Wetlands restoration in Portugal
Wetlands are very important for climate change mitigation, biodiversity as well as provide many other benefits. Wetlands restoration plays an important role in their preservation. Below you will find some experience from Portugal, discovered by ALFAwetlands experts. Wetlands restoration in Portugal is an important conservation initiative aiming at preserving and enhancing these valuable ecosystems. Wetlands
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INRAE-ALFAwetlands partner from France
ALFAwetlands consortium includes 2 partner organisations from France. One of them is INRAE, the French National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food and Environment. About INRAE Created on January 1, 2020, INRAE is a major player in research and innovation. INRAE carries out targeted research and resulted from the merger of INRA and IRSTEA organisations. It
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Living lab site – the Nature Reserve Confluent
ALFAwetlands Living lab France consists of several sites, one of them is Living Lab site Toulouse or Confluent. Please also read: Living Lab site in French Pyrenees Introduction Small man-managed wetlands are scattered throughout the picturesque landscape of France. These wet areas contribute to the country’s natural beauty and ecological diversity. These wetlands, serve as
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Living lab site in French Pyrenees
Bernadouze Peatland Living lab site Bernadouze Peatland is a part of the unique Europe wide Living labs network of ALFAWetlands project. It is nestled in the picturesque Pyrenees landscape of southwestern France. The area is a captivating natural gem that holds significant ecological value. This area is a moss-covered wetland with diverse flora and fauna.
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Rampillon wetland
Wetland Rampillon is an important reminder of the critical role that wetlands play in supporting biodiversity, improving water quality, and providing essential ecosystem services. Vlado Vancura European Wilderness Society´s expert Help us to save wetlands! Stay tuned 📨
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Meet CNRS, ALFAwetlands French partner
ALFAwetlands consists of an experts team from 14 organisations +1 affiliatedentity across 10 EU countries. One of them is the French National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS), who had recently hosted ALFAwetlands Annual meeting in Toulouse. About CNRS CNRS is one of the most renowned public research organisations in the world. For more than 80
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ALFAwetlands´ co-creation process
Recently, ALFAwetlands team made an additional important step to initiate knowledge co-creation processes in some of the Living Labs in ALFAwetlands. This is a part of establishing a solid fundament for building local, collective capacity to successfully implement wetland projects, across European cases and contexts. The Co-creation and inclusive Wetlands restoration is the ALFAwetlands Work Package 2,
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ALFAwetlands Annual Meeting
From 8th till 12th of May ALFAwetlands Annual meeting took place in France. Main hosting partner was the French National Centre for Scientific Research, based in Toulouse. Beside Toulouse, partners also visited one of the ALFAwetlands Living Lab France sites -Rampillon, located close to Paris. Please also read: ALFAwetlands press release Meeting Agenda More than
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Wetlands in Europe at the dawn of history
Wetlands in Europe at the dawn of history used to be one of the dominant ecosystems. After the last glaciation retreated, they covered extensive areas and significantly contributed to maintaining of the continental water balance. Wetlands already in the past were important source of the water that supported all forms of life. Even in last
