Modelling RESTORation of wEtlands for Carbon pathways,
Climate Change mitigation and adaptation, ecosystem services,
and biodiversity, Co-benefits
Addressing climate change, biodiversity loss and habitat degradation towards a sustainable management of European wetlands
Healthy wetlands have a remarkable capacity to store carbon, being the most effective carbon sinks on our planet. However, human-impacted wetlands represent a major source of greenhouse gases. There is a need to assess the role of restoration action on wetlands’ climate change mitigation capacity using an integrative socio-ecological systems approach.
The EU-funded RESTORE4Cs project will assess how the restoration of degraded wetlands can help halt greenhouse gas emissions and even reverse them while improving the condition of its habitats and species and the provision of ecosystem services, in addition to providing co-benefits to stakeholders in and around the wetlands. Bringing together 16 partners from across Europe, the project will design standardised methodologies and approaches for the prioritisation of wetland restoration.
36 months | January 2023 – December 2025
HORIZON-CL5-2021-D1-01
€ 6.644.842,50
RESTORE4CS is a consortium of 15 project partners, including SUBMARINER Network’s members, from 9 countries.
Klaipeda University, SUBMARINER Network member
