Projects
Identifying hotspots of soil erosion and propose targeted catchment restoration using an evidence-based approach (Lake Tana Basin, Ethiopia) Ghent University
Soil erosion is a serious problem for economy and environment in the Lake Tana Basin – a global hotspot for soil erosion. Through the innovative method of sediment fingerprinting and hydrological modelling, Tirusew will identify erosion hotspots, enabling an improved and evidence-based catchment restoration. In doing so, she will be a pioneer at her university, and in Africa.
Intraneuronal resource allocation: a key for functional circuit restoration in the central nervous system KU Leuven
Rock dust as a restoration measure for acidified forests: from mineral to helicopter application KU Leuven
PhRACTALS – Post-Hazard power system Restoration And Control Through Advanced Learning Systems KU Leuven
REstoration of WETlands to minimise emissions and maximise carbon uptake – a strategy for long term climate mitigation KU Leuven
The REWET project will facilitate the sustainable restoration and conservation of terrestrial wetlands – freshwater wetlands, peatlands, and floodplains. To do so, REWET draws upon the network of carefully selected seven demonstrators (Open Labs ≥ 2400 ha in total) that cover a range of local conditions, geographic characteristics, governance structures and social/cultural settings to fully understand the wetlands-carbon-climate nexus and ...
Interactive effects of local and landscape scale restoration of semi-natural grasslands and agricultural fields on species interactions and ecosystem functions in different social-ecological systems KU Leuven
This project will investigate species interactions across different trophic levels including (1) plant-soil, (2) plant-pollinator and (3) bird-food resource interactions, in restored and degraded calcareous grasslands that are embedded in different socio-ecological and landscape contexts in three countries (Germany, Spain and Estonia). Additionally, it will measure ecosystem functions including soil functions, pollination and predation. ...
DEEP REST : Conservation & restoration of deep-sea ecosystems in the context of deep-sea mining Ghent University
DEEP REST will investigate two remarkable deep-sea ecosystems namely polymetallic nodule fields and hydrothermal vents, including their extended peripheries. Four major areas will be investigated: the Clarion-Clipperton Zone (CCZ) and the DISCOL Experimental Area (DEA) in the Pacific Ocean for nodule fields and the northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge (nMAR), and the Arctic Mid-Ocean Ridge (AMOR) for active and inactive hydrothermal vents. These ...
Soil health in European forests under restoration KU Leuven
This four-year project is conducted by a consortium of 36 science and practice partners from all over Europe, and led by European Forest Institute. SUPERB will build on the vast but scattered practical knowledge and lessons learned of successful and non-successful forest restoration and adaptation activities and synthesise it for action. At the core of SUPERB, concrete restoration actions will be carried out in 12 large-scale demonstration ...
Monitoring mobile dune restoration in Westhoek and Ter Yde dune reserves Research Institute for Nature and Forest
The aim of this project is to scientifically monitor the restoration of mobile dunes by ANB in the coastal dune areas De Westhoek and Ter Yde. ANB has ...