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Restoration of Wetlands and Peatlands in the Northwest Region

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About the Project

The Faculty of Geography at Babeș-Bolyai University (Project Promoter), in partnership with the Norwegian Institute for Nature Research (Partner 1), is carrying out the project “Restoration of wetlands and peatlands in the North-West Region”(NWPEAT).

The project is funded by a grant from Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway, The RO – Environment – “Environment, adaptation to climate change and ecosystems” Programme, “Restoration of wetlands and peatlands” call for proposals. The RO-Environment Programme is implemented by the Ministry of Environment, Waters and Forests as Programme Operator.

Events

When fun turns into a contest of ideas

StatusPublication date: 2.02.2023Location: Faculty of Geography, 5-7 Clinicilor Street, Cluj-Napoca Beyond peatland restoration, educating local communities and tourists about peatland ecosystems is extremely important. For this reason, one of the project outcomes...

NWPEAT project – member of the World Wetland Network

StatusDeployment date: 6.01.2023Location: Faculty of Geography, 5-7 Clinicilor Street, Cluj-Napoca The Faculty of Geography within the Babeș-Bolyai University of Cluj-Napoca, through the NWPEAT project, is affiliated with the international World Wetland Network. The...

Sustainable Development Gala 2022

Deployment date: 2.01.2023 Location: TVR1We are glad that Babeș-Bolyai University, Faculty of Geography from Cluj-Napoca, through the NWPEAT project, received recognition of their results from the Romanian Government - Department for Sustainable Development in the...

World Wetlands Day 2023

StatusDate: 2-3.02.2023Location: Cluj-Napoca, Faculty of Geography, 5-7 Clinicilor Street / Online (via Zoom)   The Faculty of Geography within Babeș-Bolyai University, together with the Norwegian Institute for Nature Research, will celebrate World Wetlands Day...

Field tript at Tinovul Mare

StatusDate: 14.12.2022Location: Tinovul Mare, Poiana Stampei (Suceava) Together with colleagues from the Bucharest Institute of Biology of the Romanian Academy, which is currently implementing the PeatRO2 projects (https://www.ibiol.ro/peatro2/sites.html), part of the...

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Teams

The project is being carried out by a team of professionals from Babeș-Bolyai University and Norwegian Institute for Nature Research. Follow us to learn more about each project member. Visit the Team page to find out more about each member.