ALFAwetlands blog
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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…
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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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Meet ALFAwetlands partner: Finnish Meteorological Institute
We are continuing introducing ALFAwetlands partners. One of them is Finnish Meteorological Institute (FMI). Tuula Alto, FMI team leader, has prepared this post, we are sharing with you. Please also read: Young researchers’ introduction – Ville Tuominen About FMI FMI is a research and service organization under the Ministry of Transport and Communications of Finland.…
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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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Living Lab Open Day in Austria
On 24th May 2024 ALFAwetlands Austrian-Hungarian Living Lab Open Day had been conducted. It took place in Illmitz, Austria, at the Lake Neusiedl. There visitors learnt about ALFAwetlands project, its Living Labs, restoration activities, about the Lake Neusiedl and research done. Living Lab Open Day took place from 14:00 till 23:00 at 2 Locations: Furthermore,…
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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…
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Investigating the benefits and costs of wetland restoration
ALFAwetlands’ Work Package 5 focuses on the benefits and costs of wetland restoration. We use three separate surveys to acquire this information: The surveys will be carried out in six ALFAwetlands partner countries: Finland, Sweden, Estonia, Latvia, Austria and Spain. Exploring the recreational use of wetlands The survey focusing on the recreational use of wetlands…
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Young researcher’s introduction – Leo Raivonen
I am a first-year doctoral researcher working in the Wetland Restoration for the Future – ALFAwetlands project on the economic valuation of biodiversity and ecosystem service benefits and related costs of wetland restoration. Before explaining more about what that means in practice, let me share the story of how I ended up where I am now. Before…
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International Day of Forests 2024
The International Day of Forests is annually celebrated on 21st of March. ALFAwetlands joins the celebration and highlights its Living Labs sites, which include peatland and riparian forests! The reason to celebrate this Day is raises awareness and the importance of all types of forests for biodiversity, climate regulation, and human well-being. Celebrating forests helps…
