Our why
When GBNs function well, their positive effects are felt far beyond the water's edge: cleaner rivers, more resilient communities and landscapes that can withstand both drought and flooding. Wetlanders demonstrates what successful restoration looks like and creates the conditions for it to happen again elsewhere.
“By connecting people, partners and landscapes, we’re here to restore what these ecosystems have lost.” - Katrien Wijns, project coordinator
Our role as a Wetlanders project partner
The University of Antwerp will lead the development of a greenblue network tool that will help policy makers and managers in the decision making when it comes to restoration of Greenblue networks.
In addition, the University of Antwerp in collaboration with Stichting Bargerveen will draft ecohydrological studies for 5 pilot sites in 4 different countries, being Belgium, Ireland, the Netherlands, and Germany. A simulation of groundwater and surface water flows based on existing elevation models (Water system maps) developed in the Interreg PROWATER project will be used.
The final goal is to identify the biggest bottlenecks in the project sites and develop best restoration practices for greenblue networks on an ecosystem scale. Finally, this will result in a greenblue network tool that translates these restoration practices to more general practices that can be applied elsewhere.
Updates and results
We will share regular updates, insights and results as the project progresses. You will also find key news and developments on the Wetlanders Interreg NWE website.