Call for Papers: Special Issue on Wetland Biogeochemistry 🌿 📝 How to join: 👍 email ([email protected]) your authors’ names, paper title, abstract by November 17, 2025 📅 Full paper deadline: January 19, 2026 💡 Early submissions are encouraged! 🔗 Learn more: link.springer.com/collections/...

New publication on remote sensing and carbon emissions from our sister project @wethorizons.eu ⤵️

The Peatland Breakthrough - that's the Global Call to Unlock the Power of Peatlands for Climate, Nature and People at #COP30 in Brazil 💚 Mo 17th November 2025, 18:30—20:00 (GMT-3) 💚 Side Event Room 1, Blue Zone, UNFCCC COP30, Belém Brazil Participate in person or via lifestream!

#ALFAwetlands resent successful Workshop on Work Package 3 in Barcelona, hosted by @ub.edu focused on: ✅ Progress on ongoing joint publications ✅ Identification of future topics to be addressed ✅ Collaborative planning of next research steps Check out more: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/... #UTARTU

📍 Meet #ALFAwetlands expert Salla Tenhovirta from University of Tartu at the webinar of our sister project @rewet-he.bsky.social Presentation: CO2 and CH4 exchange in two re-wetted #Estonian bogs seven years post-restoration When? 13 November 2025, 10:00–13:00 CET #RestorationForFuture #GHG

On November 3rd, Annika Tienhaara (ALFAwetlands, Natural Resources Institute Finland) presented on the @restore4cs.bsky.social Autumn School, results of the citizens’ survey: 📊 “Valuing Wetland Restoration: A Choice Experiment on Citizens' Preferences Across Six EU Countries.” Article will follow!

Celebrate #SustainabilityDay with #ALFAwetlands! We contribute to a sustainable future by: 💧Empowering communities 💧 Advancing scientific knowledge 💧 Shaping policy for the future #Wetlands store carbon, protect biodiversity, and help us adapt to #ClimateChange! alfawetlands.eu/celebrate-su...

#ALFAwetlands is proud to share #CitizenScience results from our #LivingLab at Sanginjoki, Finland, led by @luke.fi: 418 observations: 94 plants, trees, fungi, berries, birds and 117 people contributing identifications. 🦆 🌲 🌺 👁️ 📸 Check out, how you can also join: alfawetlands.eu/become-alfaw...

💧🌿 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 “𝗪𝗲𝘁𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗔𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻” - 𝗔 𝗦𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘀 𝗪𝗲𝗯𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 🌿💧 ‼️ Session 1 is already on November 18th! 📍 45+ minute expert-led sessions + live Q&A; Find More ⤵️ alfawetlands.eu/joint-expert... @alfawetlands.bsky.social @restore4cs.bsky.social @rewet-he.bsky.social @wethorizons.eu

🌿 The latest #ALFAwetlands Newsletter #19 is out 🌊 🔗 Read the full Newsletter and explore related resources here: alfawetlands.eu?na=view&id=34 ‼️ Our important deliverable "Recommendations for wetlands restoration" is also available now: alfawetlands.eu/wp-content/u... #HorizonEurope @luke.fi

Check out important news from #HorizonEurope!

☘️As a part of #RRR2025 an excursion, led by @succow-stiftung.de with policy makers to #paludiculture sites took place! 🙋‍♀️ 🙋‍♂️ @juttapaulus.bsky.social, Garreth Kratz and Jörn Mothes joint the event! ‼️ The transition to paludiculture is a long-term undertaking and requires innovation and exnovation!

#ALFAwetlands shares a study by Finnish Meteorological Institute: “Air temperature and precipitation constraining the modelled wetland methane emissions in a boreal region in northern Europe”: Check out our website: alfawetlands.eu/the-influenc... or #ZENODO platform: zenodo.org/records/1653...

#alfawetlands partner @iiasa.ac.at celebrates its Birthday! On behalf of the project consortium, we congratulate IIASA team and are grateful for your input to the #Wetlands research! Happy birthday! #restorationforfuture

☘️ News from #ALFAwetlands #LivingLab in #France, led by @cnrs.fr Regional Nature Reserve Garonne-Ariège Confluence celebrates its 10th anniversary! www.francebleu.fr/emissions/l-... #ALFAwetlands #BES #CNRS #RestorationForFuture #LivingLab #France

🌍 Celebrating World Rivers Day with ALFAwetlands Living Labs 🌊: 🌿 Cànoves Stream, Spain 🌿 River Peene, Germany Discover more: alfawetlands.eu/celebrating-... #WorldRiversDay #Wetlands #Biodiversity #RestorationForFuture #LivingLabs #ALFAwetlands #UniversityBarcelona #MichaelSuccowFoundation #Luke

#ALFAwetlands is currently undergoing its second period review by the European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency, CINEA. And we are sharing our progress and key findings ⤵️ www.linkedin.com/pulse/alfawe... #RestorationForFuture #HorizonEU

Meet #ALFAwetlands at the Paludiculture Conference - Renewable Resources from Wet and Rewetted Peatlands #RRR2025🎯 📍 23–26 September 2025 ✅ Co-creation workshop ✅ Excursion for policy-makers ✅ Policy workshop and more! Find more ⤵️ rrr2025.com @succow-stiftung.de @greifswaldmoor.bsky.social

Do you know, where restoration projects were implemented? Those were investigated by @inbo.be and embedded into ALFAwetlands deliverable "Recommendations for Wetland Restoration"! 📊 Full public report is coming soon, but some details could be checked ⤵️ alfawetlands.eu/alfawetlands...

Water resource management improvement efforts should be doubled! #RAMSAR #Wetlands

🌿 New Research from ALFAwetlands 🌿 📖 “The role of relational learning in knowledge co-production“, led by, Carolin Seiferth, Erik Andersson and Maria Tengö,, from Stockholm University/ Stockholm Resilience Centre ⤵️ #ALFAwetlands #CoCreation #HorizonEU #Öland zenodo.org/records/1692...

Meet Maud Raman from @inbo.be at the Ecosystems in a Changing World conference, where on 10 September she will present: ✅ #ALFAwetlands latest Results: Recommendations for Wetland Restoration alfawetlands.eu/alfawetlands... ✅ Results of the #LivingLab in Belgium alfawetlands.eu/living-lab-i...

One of the #ALFAwetlands latest key outputs is the Report on “Recommendations for wetland restoration” – a synthesis of past peatland restoration projects across Europe. Learn more from #ALFAwetlands website: alfawetlands.eu/alfawetlands... #RestorationForFuture #HorizonEU

🌿 From Wetlands to Market 🌿 Wetland restoration holds the potential not only for ecological recovery but also for rebuilding the social fabric! #ALFAwetlands explore how wetland restoration can: ✅ Revive social cohesion and wellbeing ✅ Capture values through the surveys #HorizonEU Lern more ⤵️

🌿 Welcome to the #alfawetlands new Podcast! 🌿 🎧 Join us as we explore the vital role wetlands play in building a sustainable future. Learn more about our Living Labs with @luke.fi ⤵️ alfawetlands.eu/podcast/epis... #RestorationForFuture #HorizonEU #Cocreation #Wetlands

In September #alfawetlands will join 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗻 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽𝘀, organised by our sister project - @wethorizons.eu! We will be glad to meet you there! #restorationforfuture #sisterprojects #wethorizons #peatlands

At the #INTECOL Conference #alfawetlands team joint technical study tours to the Estonian wetlands 🧩We also visited #alfawetlands #livinglab Estonia. Learn more in the post below⤵️ #restorationforfuture #wetlands #HorizonEU #estonia #INTECOL alfawetlands.eu/intecol-2025...

Join #ALFAwetlands #LivingLab Open Day in #Germany! 💦 The event is organised by @succow-stiftung.de and the association Wasserwerk der Zukunft, as part of the projects ALFAwetlands & MOOReturn. 🎫 Admission free, no registration necessary! #RestorationForFuture #OpenDay

On 19 July 2025, #ALFAwetlands was presented by #EuropeanWildernessSociety, during the Final #LIFE Conference in Styria, #Austria. It welcomed around 200 guests and 100 professionals from various LIFE projects across #Europe! A particular focus was on the #LivingLab in Austria! #HorizonEU

🌿 #ALFAwetlands Consortium Met in Tartu, Estonia in June! 🌍 ✅ Highlights: 🔬 Technical sessions on Living Labs & wetland restoration 🌱 Field visits to Living Lab 🗺️ Workshop on European Wetland Map #restorationforfuture #HorizonEU #livinglabs Check out more in our Press Release in 1st comment ⤵️

New Press Release! @alfawetlands.bsky.social, @restore4cs.bsky.social, @wethorizons.eu and @rewet-he.bsky.social joined forces at 𝗜𝗡𝗧𝗘𝗖𝗢𝗟 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 🇪🇪! Check out more in our joint press release: alfawetlands.eu/wp-content/u... #SisterProjects #HorizonEU #INTECOL

🌿 ALFAwetlands partners are making a strong impact at the 12th INTECOL International Wetlands Conference in Estonia: 💦 10+ presentations 💦 Living Lab site demonstration 💦 5 posters #INTECOL2025 #ALFAwetlands #WetlandsResearch #NatureRestoration #RestorationForFuture #HorizonEU

#ALFAwetlands international team visited #LivingLab Estonia sites during Consortium meeting. #ALFAwetlands #RestorationForFuture #HorizonEU #UTARTU

Ecology of Soil Microorganisms 2025 Conference was recently kicked off with field excursions! At Lettosuo, the international participants explored the management options of peatland forests and their impact on greenhouse gas fluxes and carbon pools, hosted by #ALFAwetlands, #Luke and #FMI #ESM2025

Over 100 nature enthusiasts gathered for the #ALFAwetlands #LivingLab Open Day “Together in Sanginjoki” in Finland on June 8, 2025 Find out more ⤵️ www.linkedin.com/feed/update/... #RestorationForFuture #HorizonEU #Birdwatching #LivingLab

🌍 This #WorldEnvironmentDay, let’s protect and restore our planet — starting with wetlands! 🌿 🤝 Join us in celebrating nature and building a greener future through research, collaboration, and real-world impact! 📢 And check out our new #new #LivingLabs brochures alfawetlands.eu/promotional-...

🎉 Great news! Recently several important #ALFAwetlands deliverables were finalised! 🥅 Once approved by the European Commission, we will share more about them! And now learn more about restoration projects in Austria ⤵️ alfawetlands.eu/restoration-... #Restorationforfuture #HorizonEU

🚀 #alfawetlands latest research, titled "Spatially predicting ecosystem service patterns in boreal drained peatlands forests using multisource satellite data" is now online: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #newpublication #ecosystemservices #SatelliteData #HorizonEU

🌍 European Wetland Map Training Materials and Recording Now Freely Available! 📊 🔗 They support continued learning and collaboration as well as decision-making: 👉 alfawetlands.eu/european-wet... #ALFAwetlands #WETHORIZONS #EuropeanWetlandMap #RESTORE4Cs #REWET #Restorationforfuture #HorizonEU

🧐 How can knowledge co-production enable wetland restoration? 🧐 #ALFAWetlands partners from Germany, Sweden, Finland, and Latvia met in Helsinki to discuss key insights: 🚶 Walk together! #walkingworkshops foster understanding. 🎨 Vary formats! Build trust. 🌎 Embrace diversity: Enrich learning. 👉

🌍 Citizen Science in Action: #ALFAwetlands & CNC 2025! 🌿 🔬 From Austria-Hungary to France and Spain, our Living Labs hosted excursions, Open Days, and citizens activities, using the iNaturalist platform to document wetland species🌾🦆 📜 Learn more from our article: alfawetlands.eu/alfawetlands...

ALFAwetlands and our three sister projects — REWET, Restore4Cs, and WET Horizons — will join INTECOL Wetlands Conference, taking place alongside the 20th Annual Meeting of the Society of Wetland Scientists Europe in Tartu, Estonia, from June 29 to July 4, 2025! Find more: intecolwetlands2025.ee

🌿 Only 2 Days to Go! #CityNatureChallenge 2025 Starts Soon! 🌍📸 Get ready to explore, observe, and document biodiversity! ✅ Be prepared! Download the app! 🚶‍♂️ Stay on trails, respect wildlife, and make your observations count! #CNC2025 #ALFAwetlands #CitizenScience #LivingLab

Join #alfawetlands at #CityNatureChallenge from April 25–28! 🌍 This year City Nature Challenge is turning 10! 🎉 📸 Get outside! 🌎 Connect with nature! 🔬 Contribute to science! #CNC2025 #CitizenScience #LivingLab #Biodiversity Learn more, where you can join: alfawetlands.eu/join-citizen...

#ALFAwetlands #LivingLab in Spain: 💦 Tordera: Studying greenhouse gas emissions in flooded forests 💦 Cànoves: Exploring riparian forests as water filters 💦 Rubió & Estanyeres: Assessing peatland recovery 💦 Les Madrigueres: Restoring coastal wetlands Here more ⤵️ alfawetlands.eu/alfawetlands...

🌿 Get ready for #CityNatureChallenge2025! 🌍 Learn how to use iNaturalist and follow key guidelines for a safe, responsible visit! Download the app, make observations, and contribute to science. Join us April 25–28, 2025! 📲🔍 Detailed instruction⤵️ www.linkedin.com/feed/update/... #ALFAwetlands

🌿 #ALFAwetlands Joins #CityNatureChallenge 2025! 🌍 📅 Book the dates: April 25–28 ✅Neusiedler See, Austria-Hungary www.inaturalist.org/projects/cit... ✅ Rampillon, France www.inaturalist.org/projects/cit... ✅ Tarragona, Spain www.inaturalist.org/projects/cit... #CitizenScience Join us too! ⤵️

📢 Join ALFAwetlands Training for policy-makers and practitioners on May, 13! 🌿🗺️ Save the date for our free online training "Unlocking the Power of Wetland Mapping for Restoration"! 🔗 Register now – spots are limited! us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

🌍🔬 ALFAwetlands will present exciting research updates at #EGU25 ! 🌱💧 🟢 meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU25/EGU25-... 🟢 meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU25/EGU25-... 🟢 meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU25/EGU25-... 🟢 meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU25/EGU25-... #EGU25 #HorizonEurope

Celebrate World Water Day on 22 of March! Recognise importance and value of water and wetlands! #WorldWaterDay #Wetland #RestorationForFuture #ALFAwetlands