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Raising the bio-based industrial feedstock capacity of Marginal Lands

Descrizione del progetto

Salviamo i terreni europei

In Europa, i terreni risultano insalubri nel 70 % circa dei casi. Ciò è in parte dovuto a pratiche non sostenibili, alla crescente pressione demografica, ai cambiamenti nei modelli di consumo, alle cattive pratiche di gestione e ai cambiamenti climatici. La situazione è ulteriormente aggravata dal fatto che il 25 % dei terreni è ad alto rischio di desertificazione nella maggior parte dell’Europa. In questo contesto, il progetto MarginUp, finanziato dall’UE, elaborerà una strategia per garantire l’uso e la redditività dei terreni marginali, introducendo colture non alimentari resistenti al clima e rispettose della biodiversità. Producendo biomassa da utilizzare come materia prima per la produzione di bioprodotti e biocarburanti, il progetto creerà una catena del valore sostenibile e circolare, aumentando la resilienza del sistema agricolo nelle aree rurali.

Obiettivo

At the present, 60-70% of all soils in Europe are in unhealthy conditions, mainly because of poor land management practices, pollution of soils, intensive agriculture, and the constant effects of climate change. This situation is further aggravated given that 25% of land is at a high or very high risk of suffering desertification in most parts of Europe.
MarginUp! proposes a strategy to secure use and return profitability on marginal lands. Its main objective is to introduce climate-resilient and biodiversity-friendly non-food crops for sustainable industrial feedstock in marginalised and low-productivity lands. The project will focus on producing biomass to be used as raw material for the production of bioproducts and biofuels, which in turn, will create a sustainable and circular value chain, increasing the farming system resilience in rural areas. To further enhance the biodiversity beneficial impact, MarginUp! is focusing on understanding which marginal lands are suitable for low ILUC biomass production.
The knowledge gathered in this project will be put into practice in 5 different use cases located in 5 different regions across Europe:
- Mediterranean Lands (Spain)
- Mine Lands (Greece)
- Boreal Lands (Sweden)
- Wetlands (Germany)
- Central Europe (Hungary)
Moreover, international cooperation has been considered and examination and identification of marginal lands will extend to non-European countries such as Argentina and South Africa.
To ensure the success of the project, MarginUp! will have a replication network to address the needs and requirements of relevant stakeholders, including, policymakers, land managers, farmers, the bio-based industry, environmental authorities, the academia and the civil society.
MarginUp! is directly contributing to European policies such as the European Green Deal, the Circular Economy action plan and the Bioeconomy and Biodiversity strategies.

Meccanismo di finanziamento

HORIZON-IA - HORIZON Innovation Actions

Coordinatore

LEIBNIZ-INSTITUT FUR AGRARTECHNIK UND BIOOKONOMIE EV
Contribution nette de l'UE
€ 1 091 250,00
Indirizzo
MAX EYTH ALLEE 100
14469 Potsdam
Germania

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Regione
Brandenburg Brandenburg Potsdam
Tipo di attività
Research Organisations
Collegamenti
Costo totale
€ 1 091 250,00

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