ALFAwetlands blog
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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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Call for Experts: Biodiversity & Ecosystem Services in Wetlands
We are searching for BES experts! Deadline is the 01st of September, 2025! Contribute to ALFAwetlands Task 3.4. on Biodiversity & Ecosystem Services in Wetlands! We are inviting wetland researchers and experts to contribute to our ongoing work in ALFAwetlands Task 3.4: “Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (BES) responses in wetlands under different land use, restoration
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ALFAwetlands joins iNaturalist
iNaturalist is a powerful online platform and mobile app that connects people who share an interest in biodiversity. It serves as a social network for scientists, naturalists, and enthusiasts, enabling users to identify and learn about the plants and animals around them while contributing to global conservation efforts. By simply recording and sharing your observations,
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Managing Transboundary River Basins
Recently ALFAwetlands got in touch with the representatives of our project -Wetland International, running also another project, called Latorica. Together with Wetland International we have discussed the topic of management of transboundary river basins. Managing transboundary river basins, which crosses national borders, presents unique challenges and opportunities. Effective collaboration is essential to balance ecological protection,
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Modelling land use: peatland rewetting in the European climate mitigation targets
ALFAwetlands applies different models and one of them is GLOBIOM, the Global Biosphere Management Model. The European Commission’s impact assessments of the Fit for 55 reform and the 2040 climate target outline clear pathways to achieve climate neutrality in the EU27 by 2050, a goal adopted by the European Union. These assessments emphasize that contributions
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Finding Amphibians for Fun
Exploring the world of amphibians can be a fun and exciting adventure for nature enthusiasts of all ages. These fascinating creatures are often hidden in plain sight, thriving in environments from lush forests to quiet ponds. Whether you’re searching for colourful frogs and amphibians offers a unique way to connect with wildlife. In this article,
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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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Modelling toolbox in ALFAwetlands (Part 2)
The EU modelling toolbox integrates models used in living lab experimental plots with large-scale input data gridded over Europe. The biophysical and land use models are already trained for a long list of mitigation options in agriculture, grasslands, and forests, while the wetland options have been built based on the ALFAwetlands site modelling. In each
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Modelling toolbox in ALFAwetlands (Part 1)
ALFAwetlands extrapolates the knowledge about restoration effects on ecosystem services (ES) from living labs to similar conditions across larger regions and Europe. With this, project is aiming to quantify the potential contribution of wetland restoration and rehabilitation to the EU climate mitigation efforts. To do so, ALFAwetlands employs: EU-scale models In our setup, site modelling
