Descrizione del progetto
Ripristinare le zone umide per contrastare i cambiamenti climatici
Le zone umide catturano CO2 dall’atmosfera, stoccando più carbonio di qualsiasi altro ecosistema terrestre. Il progetto REWET, finanziato dall’UE, accelererà il recupero e la conservazione sostenibili di zone umide ad acqua dolce, torbiere e pianure alluvionali, contribuendo così a mitigare i cambiamenti climatici. Produrrà infatti un inventario delle zone umide che possono fungere da pozzi di carbonio e svilupperà modelli delle emissioni e del sequestro di gas a effetto serra di tali zone in diversi scenari, compresi quelli dei cambiamenti climatici. Il progetto fornirà inoltre raccomandazioni strategiche per il ripristino delle zone umide, modelli aziendali e un piano d’azione per la replicazione dei risultati. L’obiettivo è ampliare la base di conoscenze sullo stato delle zone umide europee e offrire sostegno a programmi di ripristino e monitoraggio convenienti, che siano ecocompatibili, adatti al clima del futuro e in grado di fornire numerosi servizi ecosistemici.
Obiettivo
The REWET project will facilitate the sustainable restoration and conservation of terrestrial wetlands – freshwater wetlands, peatlands, and floodplains. To do so, REWET draws upon the network of carefully selected seven demonstrators (Open Labs ≥ 2400 ha in total) that cover a range of local conditions, geographic characteristics, governance structures and social/cultural settings to fully understand the wetlands-carbon-climate nexus and provide an replication plan to boost successful wetlands restoration throughout Europe and internationally. In the Open Labs, the most fit-for-purpose technologies will be applied for the monitoring of GHG (Eddy Covariance towers, satellite imagery, field measurements), biodiversity, and meteorological events. Furthermore, the social aspect will be analysed, by evaluating gender differences, locals, and key stakeholders acceptance. REWET has two additional strong scientific pillars: the assessment of EU wetlands status in Europe and modelling. Together with the Open Labs, they will fill out the gaps on wetlands science and provide guidance for cost-effective restoration and monitoring practices that are environmentally friendly, compatible with the future climate and provide a wide range of ecosystem services. As main outcomes, REWET will deliver a wetlands inventory with carbon sink potential, models for wetlands GHG emissions/sequestration under different scenarios including climate change, policy recommendations for wetlands restoration, sound business models and a roadmap for replication. The REWET consortium is a transdisciplinary partnership between researchers, industry partners (SME), non-profit entities, responsible agencies at the local and watershed/regional level and one international organisation, dedicated to achieving the desired outcomes of the project.
Campo scientifico
- social sciencessociologygovernance
- engineering and technologymechanical engineeringvehicle engineeringaerospace engineeringsatellite technology
- social scienceseconomics and businessbusiness and managementbusiness models
- natural sciencesbiological sciencesecologyecosystems
- natural sciencesearth and related environmental sciencesatmospheric sciencesclimatologyclimatic changes
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