Identifying Marginal Lands in Europe and strengthening their contribution potentialities in a CO2 sequestration strategy

Project description

Exploring the sustainability potential of marginal lands

Marginal land (ML) has little or no agricultural or industrial value. Experts believe, however, that such lands could constitute suitable carbon sinks via afforestation/reforestation projects. The EU-funded MAIL project aims to trigger the utilisation of MLs as carbon sinks by fostering activities related to forestry and agriculture. The project aims to detect and classify mountainous and semi-mountainous MLs in order to deliver a web-based regional platform containing data, methodology and applications that can prove valuable to experts and policy makers. MAIL is a multidisciplinary consortium comprising six experienced partners whose collaboration will lead to new skills and knowledge concerning sustainable ML management.

Fields of science

• natural sciences › earth and related environmental sciences › soil science › land-based treatment

Programme(s)

• H2020-EU.1.3.3. - Stimulating innovation by means of cross-fertilisation of knowledge

Topic(s)

• MSCA-RISE-2018 - Research and Innovation Staff Exchange

Call for proposal

H2020-MSCA-RISE-2018
See other projects for this call

Funding Scheme

MSCA-RISE - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Research and Innovation Staff Exchange (RISE)

Coordinator

ARISTOTELIO PANEPISTIMIO THESSALONIKIS

Address

Kedea Building, Tritis Septemvriou, Aristotle Univ Campus
54636 Thessaloniki
Greece

Activity type

Higher or Secondary Education Establishments

EU contribution

€ 165 600

Participants (5)

GOUNARIS N. - KONTOS K. OE

Greece

EU contribution

€ 147 200

Address

​102 Egeou Street Kalamaria
55133 Kalamaria Thessaloniki

Activity type

Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)

UNIVERSITAT POLITECNICA DE VALENCIA

Spain

EU contribution

€ 110 400

Address

Camino De Vera Sn Edificio 3A
46022 Valencia

Activity type

Higher or Secondary Education Establishments

INDUSTRIEANLAGEN BETRIEBSGESELLSCHAFT MBH

Germany

EU contribution

€ 147 200

Address

Einsteinstrasse 20
85521 Ottobrunn

Activity type

Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)

CENTRUM BADAN KOSMICZNYCH POLSKIEJ AKADEMII NAUK

Poland

EU contribution

€ 96 600

Address

Bartycka 18 A
00 716 Warszawa

Activity type

Research Organisations

FUNDACION CENTRO DE SERVICIOS Y PROMOCION FORESTAL Y DE SU INDUSTRIA DE CASTILLA Y LEON

Spain

EU contribution

€ 133 400

Address

Poligono Industrial Las Casas Calle C Parcela 4
40005 Soria

Activity type

Research Organisations