Water-based solutions for carbon storage, people and wilderness
Restoring wetland sites across Europe
Funded through the EU Horizon 2020 Green Deal Call 7.1, WaterLANDS will contribute to the restoration of wetland sites across Europe which have been damaged by human activity and is laying the foundations for protection across larger areas.
Wetlands retain and purify water, remove pollutants and excess nutrients, store atmospheric carbon, moderate flooding and coastal storms, support an immense variety of wildlife, and offer recreational, well-being and economic benefits to surrounding communities. When mismanaged, these essential services for landscapes and society are lost. Scaling up the restoration of isolated wetlands can work towards re-establishing former wetland landscapes and realising new opportunities for local communities.
ERINN Innovation leads the communication, dissemination, knowledge management, and exploitation of results for WaterLANDS. This includes leading on the Plan for Exploitation and Dissemination of Results and Data Management Plan as well as cultivating a strong brand identity, communication and dissemination portfolio and supporting partners in outreach activities. ERINN Innovation will also play an important role in knowledge management and the transfer of Key Exploitable Results.
Funding: €23.6 million
Co-ordinator: University College Dublin, Ireland
Our role: Communication, dissemination, knowledge management, and exploitation of results; Knowledge Management and transfer of Key Exploitable Results
Duration: December 2021 – November 2026 (60 months)