ALFAwetlands

Wetland restoration for the future

The ultimate goal of ALFAwetlands is to improve the geospatial knowledge base of wetlands, to evaluate the pathways of wetland restoration that incorporate a co-creation process

and to provide information and indicators for sustainability to maximise climate change mitigation, biodiversity and other benefits.

 

 

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Why wetlands are important?

Wetlands have a remarkable capacity to sequester carbon, the estimated carbon storage of wetlands globally is 225 billion metric tons and they cover 5-8% of the world’s terrestrial landscape. 

Wetlands accumulate carbon effectively because they are water-logged, dark, and very productive, which creates conditions for highly stable carbon content, when wet. But wetlands are also a source of greenhouse gases, and depending on the water level, different greenhouse gases are emitted.

Project goals

To improve the geospatial knowledge base of wetlands

To provide information and indicators for sustainability in order to maximise climate change mitigation, biodiversity and other benefits

To evaluate pathways of wetland restoration that incorporate a co-creation process

The cross-cutting theme is climate change mitigation, which at the same time supports biodiversity and is socially just and rewarding.

ALFAwetlands project details

Project programme:HORIZON-CL5-2021-D1-01
Project budget:7,967,115.00 €
Start date: 01.06.2022
End date:30.11.2026
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