Objective
The existence and management of permanent grasslands (PG) is key to the delivery of multiple ecosystem services (ES) across Europe. However, PG maintenance and functions are under threat from sub-optimal management of inputs, cultivation in higher output farming systems and abandonment in remote and marginal areas. The overall objective of the SUPER-G project is to co-develop sustainable PG systems and policies with farmers and policy makers that will be effective in optimising productivity, whilst supporting biodiversity and delivering a number of other ES.
SUPER-G will apply a multi-actor approach, working with farmers; land owners/managers and their advisers; third sector and civil society groups; non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and researchers, policy and business communities to achieve: 1) better understanding of the importance and functioning of PG; 2) benchmarking of PG performance across Europe; 3) co-development of integrated approaches for profitable and sustainable PG management; and 4) co-development of tools and policy mechanisms, which are inclusive of stakeholder and citizen priorities, to support the maintenance and sustainable management of PG. The project will last five years to allow time for the establishment of farm networks for data gathering and analysis; and the development of good grassland practices, innovative techniques and farm-level and policy support tools.
Using a responsible research and innovation (RRI) approach, the project will develop a comprehensive European grassland typology and a shared conceptual model of how PG can deliver in terms of productivity, biodiversity and other ES such as climate regulation, water quality, mediation of water flows and erosion control. The potential of PG to deliver multiple ES will be informed by benchmarking and testing, involving a network of farms and experimental platforms in 14 countries covering the Mediterranean, Atlantic, Continental, Alpine, Pannonian and Boreal regions.
Fields of science
- social sciencespolitical sciencespolitical policiescivil societynongovernmental organizations
- natural sciencesearth and related environmental scienceshydrology
- social scienceseconomics and businesseconomicsproduction economicsproductivity
- natural sciencesbiological sciencesecologyecosystems
- agricultural sciencesagriculture, forestry, and fisheriesagriculture
Programme(s)
- H2020-EU.3.2. - SOCIETAL CHALLENGES - Food security, sustainable agriculture and forestry, marine, maritime and inland water research, and the bioeconomy Main Programme
- H2020-EU.3.2.1.1. - Increasing production efficiency and coping with climate change, while ensuring sustainability and resilience
- H2020-EU.3.2.1.3. - Empowerment of rural areas, support to policies and rural innovation
- H2020-EU.3.2.1.2. - Providing ecosystems services and public goods
Funding Scheme
RIA - Research and Innovation actionCoordinator
NE1 7RU Newcastle Upon Tyne
United Kingdom
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Participants (25)
WA6 0AR Cheshire
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AB24 3FX ABERDEEN
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613 00 Brno Sever
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1113 Budapest
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81000 Podgorica
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750 07 Uppsala
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10124 Torino
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6708 PB Wageningen
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8092 Zuerich
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02 787 Warszawa
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37073 Gottingen
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BT9 5PX Belfast
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7800-502 Beja
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14005 Cordoba
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1000 Ljubljana
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14000 Caen
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50000 Saint Lo
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BT26 6DR Hillsborough
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51000 Chalons En Champagne
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54520 Laxou
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88000 Epinal
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57045 Metz
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55005 Bar Le Duc
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6708 PB Wageningen
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5070 Frick
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