CORDIS · WILDCARD
EFFECTS OF REWILDING IN FORESTS AND AGRICULTURAL LANDS ON CARBON SEQUESTRATION AND DIVERSITY
- Code
WILDCARD- Programme
- HORIZON
- Call
HORIZON-CL5-2022-D1-02-05- Status
- SIGNED
- Period
- 2024-01-01 – 2027-12-31
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Participants
| Organisations | Role | Country | Grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI UDINE | coordinator | IT | 881 610 € |
| FORSTLICHE VERSUCHS- UND FORSCHUNGSANSTALT BADEN-WUERTTEMBERG | participant | DE | 1 140 125 € |
| EUROPEAN FOREST INSTITUTE | participant | FI | 931 788 € |
| VYZKUMNY USTAV PRO KRAJINU, V.V.I. | participant | CZ | 926 562 € |
| STICHTING VU | participant | NL | 779 750 € |
| PROSPEX INSTITUTE | participant | BE | 772 875 € |
| EIGEN VERMOGEN VAN HET INSTITUUT VOOR NATUUR- EN BOSONDERZOEK | participant | BE | 713 438 € |
| STICHTING WAGENINGEN RESEARCH | participant | NL | 556 500 € |
| NORDWESTDEUTSCHE FORSTLICHE VERSUCHSANSTALT | participant | DE | 500 824 € |
| UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI TORINO | participant | IT | 438 825 € |
| UNIVERSITATEA STEFAN CEL MARE DIN SUCEAVA | participant | RO | 304 375 € |
| UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI PADOVA | participant | IT | 297 520 € |
| TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITAET MUENCHEN | participant | DE | 288 246 € |
| JIHOCESKA UNIVERZITA V CESKYCH BUDEJOVICICH | participant | CZ | 227 638 € |
| ИНСТИТУТ ПО БИОРАЗНООБРАЗИЕ И ЕКОСИСТЕМНИ ИЗСЛЕДВАНИЯ | participant | BG | 186 125 € |
| EIDGENOESSISCHE TECHNISCHE HOCHSCHULE ZUERICH | associated partner | CH |
Description
Reaching net zero Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions by 2050 is key to limit global warming to 1.5 °C and achieve the targets set out in the Paris Climate Agreement. Mitigation approaches such as renewable energy sources, improved energy efficiency and forest preservation, need to be combined with active carbon dioxide (CO2) removal (CDR). Low-cost nature-based solutions need to be identified, assessed and promoted on a large scale for both CO2 sequestration and biodiversity conservation. WILDCARD will, for the first time in Europe, assess the overall potential impact of natural rewilding of abandoned agricultural land and proforestation on carbon sequestration and biodiversity at multiple spatial and temporal scales. Combining field observations, remote sensing, and vegetation modelling with economic, societal and political analyses, WILDCARD will inform national and European policy makers on the contribution potential of nature-based solutions to achieve net zero emissions by 2050. The project will investigate the regulatory, cultural and economic barriers to natural rewilding and proforestation, and identify which social innovation mechanisms, models and incentives can better support our CDR approach. WILDCARD will use a dedicated cross-scale analysis, linking site-based in-depth knowledge on rewilding impacts and socio-economic consequences to a European-scale assessment, embedded in the current EU policy context and informed by global scenarios from IAMs and ESMs. The final project’s aim is to offer concrete and realistic policy options aimed at enhanced uptake of rewilding as a significant solution to achieve global climate objectives.
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