Tag: wetland
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Session 6 Wetlands in Action Webinar Series
The webinar Session 6 “Tools for Climate-Resilient Wetland Restoration” took place on 06 May 2026 from 10:00 – 11:30 CEST. This time our our presentations and experts were: Our previous sessions If you missed our previous four sessions, find more details and recording here:
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Advancing Gender Equality in Wetland Restoration
Wetland restoration is not only about ecosystems, it is about people.At ALFAwetlands, we recognise that gender equality is essential to achieving sustainable and impactful restoration outcomes. On International Women’s Day, we celebrate the vital contributions of women in wetland research, restoration, and community stewardship. We continue working to ensure gender equality is reflected throughout our…
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Wetlands in Action Webinars
The Horizon Europe Sister Projects ALFAwetlands, RESTORE4Cs, REWET, and WET HORIZONS are proud to hold “Wetlands in Action”, a dynamic series of expert-led webinars showcasing the latest in wetland science, innovation, and cross-project collaboration. Our sessions: We are planning more sessions to showcase project Policy instruments and key results. Stay tuned for more updates. Watch sessions´ recording Missed the live session?…
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Healthy soils — healthy cities, wetlands & climate
Celebrating World Soil Day 2025 with ALFAwetlands! Every year, 5 December marks World Soil Day — a global reminder that soil underpins our food security, biodiversity, climate resilience and more. This year’s theme is “Healthy Soils for Healthy Cities” emphasising the vital role soils play even in urban environments. Beneath pavements, roads and buildings lies…
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Celebrate Sustainability Day with ALFAwetlands!
Each year, World Sustainability Day reminds us of the collective responsibility we share to protect our planet and secure a sustainable future for generations to come. At ALFAwetlands, this commitment is also one of the key objectives. Wetlands are natural carbon sinks, biodiversity hotspots, and buffers against floods and droughts. By protecting them, we not…
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ALFAwetlands newest results: Recommendations for wetland restoration, Part 2
One of the ALFAwetlands current important results is the Report on the “Recommendations for wetland restoration” and is already available! The Report among other includes: Please also read: Part 1 ALFAwetlands results: Recommendations for wetland restoration. The Figure shows countries in which restoration projects have been implemented. The number of projects included in the database…
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New European Wetland Map: a milestone in wetland conservation
On time for the World Wetlands Day, the European Wetland Map (‘EWM’) is launched. This map significantly enhances the state-of-knowledge on wetlands across Europe by locating, assessing and merging the latest geospatial data. It combines various data from Geographic Information Systems (GIS) on wetland types and their distribution on mineral soil in coastal environments and…
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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…
