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Together for Paludiculture

At PaluWise, we firmly believe that scaling up the sustainable practice of paludiculture demands a unified, collaborative European effort. That is why we are actively committed to building a network of knowledge and are eager to collaborate with all similar initiatives, particularly our sister projects, that share our mission of advancing wet farming and peatland restoration. By fostering these synergies and sharing crucial data and best practices, we can collectively multiply our impact and accelerate Europe’s transition to climate-smart, sustainable agriculture.

Palus Demos project

PALUS DEMOS is a four year, €10m Horizon Europe-funded project investigating paludiculture, the productive use of wet and rewetted peatlands that preserves peat soil and minimises CO2 emissions and subsidence. The goal of PALUS DEMOS research  is to turn rewetted bogs into profitable farms and to develop markets for wetlands crops such as sphagnum moss, typha reed and berries such as blueberries and cranberries. Researchers will test crops and collect data at three large scale (50ha+) demonstrator sites in Ireland, the UK and the Netherlands.

The project team will develop a range of best practices and land uses in these strategic locations in Europe. They will develop long term business plans and their work will be supported by Artificial Intelligence tools to build an evidence-based policy approach to wetlands farming.

This project is led by University of Galway and has 26 partners including; Bórd Na Móna, Manchester Metropolitan University, University of Amsterdam, University of Applied Science Utrecht, Liverpool John Moores University, University College Dublin, Lancashire Wildlife Trust, Forum Connemara and Peatland Finance Ireland. For a full list of our partners visit: https://palusdemos.org/about-us/

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Palus Demos is funded by the European Union

PALUdiculture large Scale DEMOnstrationS Project No. 101182338

HORIZON-CL6-2024-CLIMATE-01-03

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Paludi4All project

Paludi4All is a Horizon Europe project that explores the socio-economic, environmental, and climate aspects of paludiculture. Through an interdisciplinary and innovation-driven approach, the project assesses the potential of paludiculture to mitigate climate change, protect ecosystems, and create new opportunities for jobs and income in rural areas. By bringing together experts, practitioners, and stakeholders across Europe, Paludi4All aims to develop and promote scalable solutions for the upscaling of paludiculture.

Paludi4All aims to support the climate, nature restoration and carbon farming objectives of the EU by facilitating the development of paludiculture via innovative solutions arising from a network of practitioners and researchers.

The project supports the sustainability transition of paludiculture by pursuing the following specific objectives:

  • Enhance understanding of the economic implications of paludiculture for farms and society.
  • Develop a comprehensive market perspective to support viable and competitive paludiculture value chains.
  • Accelerate the upscaling of paludiculture in Europe through socially and stakeholder-driven approaches.
  • Improve knowledge on the environmental impacts and potential of paludiculture for climate change mitigation and ecosystem restoration.

The project consortium consists of University of Greifswald, Thünen Institute, Radboud University, Natural Resources Institute Finland (LUKE), Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC), and Institute of Technology and Life Sciences National Research Institute in Poland (ITP-PIB). The project is coordinated by Agency for Renewable Resources (FNR). A full overview of the project consortium is available at: https://www.paludi4all.eu/about/partners

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Paludi4All is funded by the European Union

Socio-Economic and Climate and Environmental Aspects of Paludiculture Project No. 101181392

HORIZON-CL6-2024-CLIMATE-01-2

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