Wetland restoration for the future

Project Information

ALFAwetlands

Grant agreement ID: 101056844

DOI

10.3030/101056844

EC signature date 4 May 2022

Start date 1 June 2022

End date 30 November 2026

Funded under

• Climate, Energy and Mobility

Total cost

€ 7 967 118,75

EU contribution

€ 7 967 115,00

Coordinated by

LUONNONVARAKESKUS
Finland

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Deliverables

Data sets, microdata, etc (1)

GIS dataset of past wetland restoration projects across Europe

Based on the meta-study of D1.5 and the European wetland map of D1.1, EV INBO will inventory past wetland restoration projects across Europe.

Documents, reports (2)

Harmonised methodologies to be used in further analyses & data gathering

The report will harmonise and enhance field methods to be used in further analyses & data gathering

Recommendations for wetland restoration

Based on a meta-study of restoration measures and approaches in wetlands during the past 40 years in Europe, including citizen science initiatives, we will evaluate restoration success at different scales, identify factors that lead to (un)successful restoration projects and select data of best practice examples. This is input for D6.6

Publications

Conference proceedings (9)

Mapping peat layer thickness using machine learning and aerial laser scanning data

Author(s): Janis Ivanovs and Andis Lazdiņš
Published in: EGU General Assembly, 2023
Publisher: EGU General Assembly
DOI: 10.5194/egusphere-egu23-17242

Wetland restoration for the future - ALFAwetlands

Author(s): Larmola, Tuula; Aalto, Tuula; Andersson, Erik; Balkovic, Juraj; Barthelmes, Alexandra; Decleer, Kris; Emmi Haltia; Soosaar, Kaido; Ladzins, Andis; Peñuelas,Josep; Peters, Jan; Raman, Maud; Rossberg, Max; Sabater, Francesc; Sánchez Pérez, José Miguel; Shchoka, Iryna; Tournebize, Julien; Vitali, Elise; Ukonmaanaho, Liisa
Published in: Crossref, 2025
Publisher: Natural Resources Institute Finland
DOI: 10.5281/ZENODO.8429918

Data and resolution requirements in mapping biodiversity and ecosystem services in boreal drained peatland forests

Author(s): Parvez Rana, Anwarul Islam Chowdhury, Kaapro Keränen, Andras Balazs
Published in: 2025
Publisher: Copernicus GmbH
DOI: 10.5194/EGUSPHERE-EGU25-9599

Nitrous oxide (N2O) and methane (CH4) fluxes from tree stems in birch and black alder stands – a case study in forests with deep peat soils

Author(s): Jaymin-Vrajlal Sanchaniya, Sai-Pavan Kanukuntla, Apsal Shereef, Janis Kaneps
Published in: Engineering for Rural Development, 2022, ISSN 1691-5976
Publisher: Latvian University of Life Sciences and Technologies
DOI: 10.22616/ERDev.2022.21.TF229

Application of fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy for quantification of chemical parameters in peat samples

Author(s): Zaiga Anna Zvaigzne, Aldis Butlers
Published in: Engineering for Rural Development, 2023, ISSN 1691-5976
Publisher: Latvian University of Life Sciences and Technologies
DOI: 10.22616/ERDev.2023.22.TF097

Review of climate change mitigation measures applicable in degraded peatlands in Latvia

Author(s): Santa Kaleja, Arta Bardule
Published in: Research for rural development, 2022, ISSN 2255-923X
Publisher: Latvian University of Life Sciences and Technologies
DOI: 10.22616/rrd.28.2022.008

Application of fourier infrared spectroscopy method for quantification of foliar litter composition

Author(s): Ilona Skranda, Aldis Butlers
Published in: Engineering for Rural Development, 2023, ISSN 1691-5976
Publisher: Latvian University of Life Sciences and Technologies
DOI: 10.22616/ERDev.2023.22.TF100

Evaluation of peat layer thickness effect on soil GHG fluxes

Author(s): Dana Purvina, Ieva Licite, Aldis Butlers, Andis Lazdins, Guntis Saule, Andris Turks, Larysa Prysiazhniuk
Published in: Engineering for Rural Development, 2023, ISSN 1691-5976
Publisher: Latvian University of Life Sciences and Technologies
DOI: 10.22616/ERDev.2023.22.TF096

Wetland restoration for the future - ALFAwetlands

Author(s): Ukomaanaho, Liisa; Larmola, Tuula; Aalto, Tuula; Anttila, Jari; Aurela, Mika; Haltia, Emmi; Jauhiainen, Jyrki; Jokinen, Mikko; Kangas, Katja; Laiho, Raija; Leinonen, Ilkka; Nieminen, Tiina M.; Parvez, Rana; Räsänen, Aleksi; Tarvainen, Oili; Tienhaara, Annika; Tuulentie, Seija
Published in: 2023
Publisher: Zenodo
DOI: 10.5281/ZENODO.7625045

Peer reviewed articles (23)

Designing for collective action: a knowledge co-production process to address water governance challenges on the island of Öland, Sweden

Author(s): Seiferth, Carolin; Tengo, Maria; Andersson, Erik
Published in: Sustainability Science, 2024, ISSN 0000-0000
Publisher: Springer
DOI: 10.1007/S11625-024-01531-4

Carbon Dioxide, Methane and Nitrous Oxide Fluxes from Tree Stems in Silver Birch and Black Alder Stands with Drained and Naturally Wet Peat Soils

Author(s): Guna Petaja ,Ritvars Ancāns,Arta Bārdule,Gints Spalva,Raitis Normunds Meļņiks,Dana Purviņa andAndis Lazdiņš
Published in: Forest, 2023, ISSN 1999-4907
Publisher: MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/f14030521

Carbon Losses from Topsoil in Abandoned Peat Extraction Sites Due to Ground Subsidence and Erosion

Author(s): Raitis Normunds Meļņiks, Arta Bārdule,Aldis Butlers,Jordane Champion,Santa Kalēja,Ilona Skranda,Guna Petaja andAndis Lazdiņš
Published in: Land, 2023, ISSN 2073-445X
Publisher: MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/land12122153

Nutrient-Rich Organic Soil Management Patterns in Light of Climate Change Policy

Author(s): eva Līcīte, Dina Popluga, Pēteris Rivža, Andis Lazdiņš, Raitis Meļņiks
Published in: Civil Engineering Journal, 2022, ISSN 2476-3055
Publisher: Salehan Institute of Higher Education
DOI: 10.28991/CEJ-2022-08-10-017

The Surface-to-Atmosphere GHG Fluxes in Rewetted and Permanently Flooded Former Peat Extraction Areas Compared to Pristine Peatland in Hemiboreal Latvia

Author(s): Arta Bārdule,Aldis Butlers,Gints Spalva,Jānis Ivanovs,Raitis Normunds Meļņiks,Ieva Līcīte,Andis Lazdiņš
Published in: Water, 2023, ISSN 2073-4441
Publisher: MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/w15101954

Future methane fluxes of peatlands are controlled by management practices and fluctuations in hydrological conditions due to climatic variability

Author(s): V. Tyystjärvi; T. Markkanen; L. Backman; M. Raivonen; A. Leppänen; X. Li; P. Ojanen; P. Ojanen; K. Minkkinen; R. Hautala; M. Peltoniemi; J. Anttila; R. Laiho; A. Lohila; R. Mäkipää; T. Aalto
Published in: Biogeosciences, 2024, ISSN 0000-0000
Publisher: EGU
DOI: 10.5194/BG-21-5745-2024

A Novel Method to Simultaneously Measure Leaf Gas Exchange and Water Content

Author(s): Samuli Junttila; Teemu Hölttä; Yann Salmon; Iolanda Filella; Josep Peñuelas
Published in: Remote Sensing, 2022, ISSN 0000-0000
Publisher: MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/RS14153693

Mapping and monitoring peatland conditions from global to field scale

Author(s): Budiman Minasny, Diana Vigah Adetsu, Matt Aitkenhead, Rebekka R. E. Artz, Nikki Baggaley, Alexandra Barthelmes, Amélie Beucher, Jean Caron, Giulia Conchedda, John Connolly, Raphaël Deragon, Chris Evans, Kjetil Fadnes, Dian Fiantis, Zisis Gagkas, et.al.
Published in: Biogeochemistry, 2023, ISSN 0168-2563
Publisher: Kluwer Academic Publishers
DOI: 10.1007/s10533-023-01084-1

GHG Emissions from Drainage Ditches in Peat Extraction Sites and Peatland Forests in Hemiboreal Latvia

Author(s): Mārtiņš Vanags-Duka,Arta Bārdule, Aldis Butlers,Emīls Mārtiņš Upenieks,Andis Lazdiņš,Dana Purviņa,Ieva Līcīte
Published in: Land, 2022, ISSN 2073-445X
Publisher: MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/land11122233

Leveraging place-based identities and senses of belonging to mobilize for action-oriented research in UNESCO sites

Author(s): Katja Malmborg, Jacqueline Hamilton, Carolin Seiferth
Published in: Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability, Issue 74, 2025, ISSN 1877-3435
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/J.COSUST.2025.101536

Spatially predicting ecosystem service patterns in boreal drained peatlands forests using multisource satellite data

Author(s): Kaapro Keränen; Anwarul Islam Chowdhury; Parvez Rana
Published in: International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation, 2025, ISSN 0000-0000
Publisher: Elsevier
DOI: 10.1016/J.JAG.2025.104545

Reviews and syntheses: Greenhouse gas emissions from drained organic forest soils – synthesizing data for site-specific emission factors for boreal and cool temperate regions

Author(s): Jyrki Jauhiainen, Juha Heikkinen, Nicholas Clarke, Hongxing He, Lise Dalsgaard, Kari Minkkinen, Paavo Ojanen, Lars Vesterdal, Jukka Alm, Aldis Butlers, Ingeborg Callesen, Sabine Jordan, Annalea Lohila, Ülo Mander, Hlynur Óskarsson, Bjarni D. Sigurdsson
Published in: Biogeosciences, Issue 20:4819-4839, 2023, ISSN 0000-0000
Publisher: European Geosciences Union
DOI: 10.5194/BG-20-4819-2023

Peatlands in Focus at the 14th European Conference on Ecological Restoration

Author(s): Larmola, Tuula
Published in: Peatlands International, 2024, ISSN 0000-0000
Publisher: International Peatland Society
DOI: 10.5281/ZENODO.14229750

Air temperature and precipitation constraining the modelled wetland methane emissions in a boreal region in Northern Europe

Author(s): T. Aalto; A. Tsuruta; J. Mäkelä; J. Müller; J. Müller; M. Tenkanen; E. Burke; S. Chadburn; Y. Gao; V. Mannisenaho; T. Kleinen; H. Lee; H. Lee; A. Leppänen; T. Markkanen; S. Materia; P. A. Miller; D. Peano; O. Peltola; B. Poulter; M. Raivonen; M. Saunois; D. Wårlind; S. Zaehle
Published in: Biogeosciences, 2025, ISSN 0000-0000
Publisher: EGU
DOI: 10.5194/BG-22-323-2025

Designing for collective action: a knowledge co-production process to address water governance challenges on the island of Öland, Sweden

Author(s): Carolin Seiferth, Maria Tengö, Erik Andersson
Published in: Sustainability Science, Issue 19, 2024, ISSN 1862-4065
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
DOI: 10.1007/s11625-024-01531-4

Impact of a WWTP effluent overland flow on the properties of a mediterranean riparian soil

Author(s): Laura Escarmena, Núria Roca, Joan L. Riera, Teresa Sauras-Yera, Santi Sabaté, Francesc Sabater
Published in: Journal of Environmental Management, Issue 366, 2025, ISSN 0301-4797
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/J.JENVMAN.2024.121778

Wetscapes provide the physical basis to sustainable peatland livelihoods

Author(s): Ralph J. M. Temmink, Bjorn J. M. Robroek, Gijs van Dijk, Adam H. W. Koks, Sannimari A. Käärmelahti, Alexandra Barthelmes, Martin J. Wassen, Rafael Ziegler, Magdalena N. Steele, Wim Giesen, Hans Joosten, Christian Fritz, Leon P. M. Lamers & Alfons, et.al.
Published in: Ambio, 2023, ISSN 1654-7209
Publisher: Springer
DOI: 10.1007/s13280-023-01967-5

Eddy covariance fluxes of CO₂, CH₄ and N₂O on a drained peatland forest after clearcutting

Author(s): Olli-Pekka Tikkasalo; Olli Peltola; Pavel Alekseychik; Juha Heikkinen; Samuli Launiainen; Aleksi Lehtonen; Qian Li; Eduardo Martínez-García; Mikko Peltoniemi; Petri Salovaara; Ville Tuominen; Raisa Mäkipää
Published in: Biogeosciences, 2024, ISSN 0000-0000
Publisher: EGU
DOI: 10.5194/BG-22-1277-2025

Using Atmospheric Inverse Modelling of Methane Budgets with Copernicus Land Water and Wetness Data to Detect Land Use-Related Emissions

Author(s): Maria K. Tenkanen; Aki Tsuruta; Vilna Tyystjärvi; Markus Törmä; Iida Autio; Markus Haakana; Tarja Tuomainen; Antti Leppänen; Tiina Markkanen; Maarit Raivonen; Sini Niinistö; Ali Nadir Arslan; Tuula Aalto
Published in: Remote Sensing, 2023, ISSN 0000-0000
Publisher: MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/RS16010124

Benthic macroinvertebrate diversity and function in an agricultural constructed wetland affected by agrochemical pressure (Seine-et-Marne, France)

Author(s): Alexandre Michel; Jérémie D. Lebrun; Cédric Chaumont; Mathieu Girondin; Julien Tournebize; Virginie Archaimbault; Alienor Jeliazkov
Published in: Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2025, ISSN 0000-0000
Publisher: Springer Nature
DOI: 10.1007/S11356-024-35722-4

Bridging constructed wetlands and riparian buffer zones: A hybrid subsurface flow system for wastewater treatment

Author(s): Laura Escarmena, Núria Roca, Núria García-Paino, Josep-Anton Morguí, Sílvia Poblador, Joan Lluís Riera, Santi Sabaté, Teresa Sauras-Yera, Jenny Solis-Llerena, Francesc Sabater
Published in: Journal of Water Process Engineering, Issue 71, 2025, ISSN 2214-7144
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/J.JWPE.2025.107435

Impacts of forestry drainage on surface peat stoichiometry and physical properties in boreal peatlands in Finland

Author(s): Jukka Turunen; Jani Anttila; Anna M. Laine; Juha Ovaskainen; Matti Laatikainen; Jukka Alm; Tuula Larmola
Published in: Biogeochemistry, 2024, ISSN 0000-0000
Publisher: Springer nature
DOI: 10.1007/S10533-023-01115-X

Fine root morphological traits and production in coniferous- and deciduous-tree forests with drained and naturally wet nutrient-rich organic soils in hemiboreal Latvia

Author(s): Arta Bardule, Kaspars Polmanis, Linards Ludis Krumšteds, Andis Bardulis, Andis Lazdinš
Published in: iForest, 2023, ISSN 1971-7458
Publisher: The Italian Society of Silviculture and Forest Ecology (SISEF)
DOI: 10.3832/ifor4186-016

Other (2)

Reviews and syntheses: Greenhouse gas emissions from drained organic forest soils – synthesizing data for site-specific emission factors for boreal and cool temperate regions

Author(s): J. Jauhiainen; J. Heikkinen; N. Clarke; H. He; L. Dalsgaard; K. Minkkinen; P. Ojanen; P. Ojanen; L. Vesterdal; J. Alm; A. Butlers; I. Callesen; S. Jordan; A. Lohila; A. Lohila; Ü. Mander; H. Óskarsson; B. D. Sigurdsson; G. Søgaard; K. Soosaar; Å. Kasimir; B. Bjarnadottir; A. Lazdins; R. Laiho
Published in: Biogeosciences, 2023, ISSN 0000-0000
Publisher: EGU
DOI: 10.5194/BG-2023-89

Wetscapes provide the physical basis to sustainable peatland livelihoods

Author(s): Temmink, Ralph J. M.; Robroek, Bjorn J. M.; van Dijk, Gijs; Koks, Adam H. W.; Käärmelahti, Sannimari A.; Barthelmes, Alexandra; Wassen, Martin J.; Ziegler, Rafael; Steele, Magdalena N.; Giesen, Wim; Joosten, Hans; Fritz, Christian; Lamers, Leon P. M.; Smolders, Alfons J. P.
Published in: Ambio, 2023, ISSN 0000-0000
Publisher: ...
DOI: 10.1007/S13280-023-01967-5