Restoration of Wetlands and Peatlands in the Northwest Region
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
Talking about restoring nature
StatusDate: 16.11.2022Location: Online During an online event, organized by UP Famnit and Norwegian Institute for Nature Research (NINA), Dagmar Hagen, a senior scientific researcher with more than 20 years of experience with ecological restoration research and...
Testimonials from Onceasa peatland
StatusDate: 24.05.2022Location: Bihor - Onceasa During the field trip organized in May 2022, together with the Norwegian partners, Dagmar Hagen and Duncan Halley captured some of the characteristics of the Onceasa peatland. MultimediaField observations from the...
NWPEAT project status presentation
StatusDate: 19.10.2022Locația: Cluj-Napoca, Hotel Belvedere 1-3 Călărașilor Street At the invitation of the Programme Operator, the Ministry of Environment, Water and Forests, the project manager of the NWPEAT project, together with two other team members, attended...
Field trip with the Programme Operator
StatusDate: 18.10.2022Location: Cluj - La Poduri On 18.10.2022, part of the NWPEAT project team had a field trip with the Programme Operator, the Ministry of Environment, Water and Forests. The field visit took place in La Poduri peatland. The purpose of the visit was...
About peatlands …. with the general public
StatusDate: 30.09.2022, 13.00-24.00Location: Cluj-Napoca, Cluj Arena area The open-air event 2022 European Researchers' Night was celebrated in Cluj-Napoca on September 30th, 2022. During the event, the participants, mainly children, and young people...
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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.
