Tag: restoration

  • A European-scale campaign during the summer of 2024 across the 5 living labs 

    A European-scale campaign during the summer of 2024 across the 5 living labs 

    The field campaign Within ALFAwetlands, we measure and evaluate wetland restorations, impacts and possible strategies, trying to answer multiple specific research questions. The variety of wetland living labs across Europe allows partner-wise harmonized methodologies for continuous monitoring. Furthermore, individual experiments may be conducted. In this context, the CNRS team from Toulouse, in collaboration with the…

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  • LL Estonia – how we accompany the restoration of former peat extraction areas

    LL Estonia – how we accompany the restoration of former peat extraction areas

    ALFAwetlands Living Lab in Estonia, run by University of Tartu, consists of four sites, namely: Vända, Laiuse, Ess-soo and Kuresoo. Below you will find more details about the history and current restoration activities at the Laiuse and Ess-soo. The history of peat extraction mining Wetlands, particularly peatlands, demand our special attention. ALFAwetlands addresses the restoration…

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  • The complexity of data collection – the ALFAwetlands approach

    The complexity of data collection – the ALFAwetlands approach

    ALFAwetlands is a complex, multi-annual EU Horizon project with project partners and their respective Living Labs from across Europe. Further, there are nine different wetland types from restored peat extraction areas (Fig. 1) over wetland forests to coastal wetlands included in our project. Consequently, any kind of data collection should be synchronized, hereby following the…

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  • Field visit and Living Lab Open Day

    Field visit and Living Lab Open Day

    After three fruitful Midterm Conference days from which two were filled with presentations, workshops, discussions and meetings, it was time to go outdoors again! Please also read: ALFAwetlands conference day 1: Excursion to the Hungarian side of the lake Excursion to National Park Neusiedler See-Seewinkel Day 4 of the ALFAwetlands Midterm Conference began at the…

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  • ALFAwetlands Press Release 2024

    ALFAwetlands Press Release 2024

    ALFAwetlands Midterm Conference ALFAwetlands Midterm Conference took place during 21-24 of May 2024 at the Austrian-Hungarian Living Laboratory site. The main location of the Conference was the Neusiedl See – Seewinkel National Park Visitor Center in Illmitz, Austria. The Conference aimed to review the ALFAwetlands implementation progress, present and exchange current results as well as…

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  • ALFAwetlands conference day 1: Excursion to the Hungarian side of the lake

    ALFAwetlands conference day 1: Excursion to the Hungarian side of the lake

    The ALFAwetlands conference was kicked off with a day outside, featuring an excursion to the Hungarian side of the Neusiedler lake and ALFAwetlands Austrian-Hungarian Living Laboratory. First, all the partners were welcomed by the National Park Neusiedler See Seewinkel, represented by Arno Cimadom, who shared many interesting facts about the natural dynamics and biodiversity of…

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  • Peatlands restoration in Western Czechia

    Peatlands restoration in Western Czechia

    ALFAwetlands continues sharing knowledge, gained by our expert, Vlado Vancura, who had joint synergy meetings and the study tour to wetlands restoration practices in Czech Republic. In the last decade, Western Bohemia in Czech Republic has already gained rich experience with the restoration of peatlands. Good examples of such a process are the restoration of…

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  • Peat bogs revitalization and restoration

    Peat bogs revitalization and restoration

    More than 9,000 years ago, extensive peatlands were formed along the line of the Ore Mountains, located on the modern territory of Czech Republic. Natural feature, which was heavily damaged by peat extraction and drainage for centuries, is now an endangered habitat. These areas were declared on both sides of the border: on Czech and…

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  • Wetlands restoration in Slavkovský les

    Wetlands restoration in Slavkovský les

    To learn about wetlands restoration practices and build ALFAwetlands synergies with other projects and initiatives, European Wilderness Society have visited various Czech Republic wetlands restoration sites. It was a part of the study tour, organised in October 2023 by the Ministry of the Environment of the Czech Republic in cooperation with the Carpathian Wetlands Initiative…

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