EU24086 RESTORE4CS-modelling restoration of wetlands for carbon pathways, climate change mitigating and adaptation, ecosystem services and biodiversity co-benefits (KB-50-002-019)

RESTORE4Cs aims to assess the role of restoration action on wetlands climate change mitigation capacity and a wide range of ecosystem services using an integrative socio-ecological systems approach. Focusing on coastal wetlands across Europe , RESTORE4Cs will deliver standardised methodologies and approaches for the prioritisation of restoration promoting carbon-storage and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions abatement, whilst improving the ecological status and the provision of additional ecosystem services such as flood regulation and coastal erosion protection. Project results will support the implementation of Climate and Biodiversity policies in the context of the European Green Deal. Effectiveness data on restoration and land use management actions on climate services and other ecosystem and socio-economic services will both be gathered from six Case Pilot sites across European coastal areas (Southwest Delta in the Netherlands), including well-preserved, altered, and restored wetlands, and from meta-analysis. The results will be integrated into a digital platform to serve as a Decision Support System (DSS) for stakeholders that will steer project efforts as part of a newly created Community of Practice (ECoP) around wetland restoration.