Landscape rewetting for biodiversity and climate: Promises and challenges
Session 1
Rewetting to restore wetland habitats is high on the political agenda as a tool to solve multiple societal goals, where the two currently most prioritized are climate mitigation and biodiversity conservation. Both EU and the Swedish Government are developing action plans aiming to rewet substantial areas. The problem, however, is a lack of information on how rewetting should be done most efficiently, and if different goals can be met simultaneously. Rewetting to reduce carbon emissions or to restore habitats for wetland organisms are not necessarily met with the same actions. Part of the problem is that we lack information on the demands by wetland organisms, but also how ecological processes interact in shaping the wetland habitats. For this purpose, we researchers covering different wetland aspects (hydrology, biogeochemistry, ecology and biodiversity conservation) need to be integrated for developing better tools for biodiversity conservation in rewetting projects.
Further information about the session
Open for Abstract submission: Yes, oral and poster
Keywords: Wetland biodiversity, Restoration
Language: English
Time and venue: 15:30-17:00 in Wallenbergsalen.
Organisers:
- Peter Hambäck, Stockholm University
- Gustaf Granath, Uppsala University
- Nils Cronberg, Lund University
- Johannes Edvardsson, Lund University