Scaling up peatland restoration: an introduction to the WaterLANDS project

摘要

Dublin, May 2022. The energy was palpable as partners of the WaterLANDS project from 14 countries gathered for the first time. After over six months of meeting virtually due to Covid-19, the researchers were keen for in-person collaboration at long last. WaterLANDS (water-based solutions for carbon storage, people, and wilderness), is an ambitious Horizon 2020-funded project1 that will undertake hands-on restoration of wetlands across Europe. Led by University College Dublin, the project aims to restore wetland sites which have been damaged by human activity, thus laying the foundations for upscaling protection across a much wider area.