The Professorship of Applied Physical Geography intends to promote the connection between university research and teaching with practical elements in order to introduce students to their profession already during their studies.
The discipline focuses on topics from the fields of renaturation, floodplain ecology and flood protection as well as from the field of land use / land cover change. A special focus is on floodplain ecology and floodplain restoration. This also includes managing the Floodplain Institute in Neuburg a. d. Donau.
Restore4Life Call for Associated Regions
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We are pleased to announce that the Call for Associated Regions to participate in the Restore4Life project has just been launched. During the Call, we will be looking for at least 5 Associated Regions that we can provide with technical assistance to use the outcomes and knowledge of Restore4Life to prepare roadmaps, plans, and projects to restore wetland ecosystems in their region. Each associated region can apply for a grant up to € 100,000 to create new opportunities and collaborations that will shape the future. The Call for Associated Regions is specifically designed to engage and collaborate with Local and Regional Authorities. The project will run for 48 months and is led by the University of Bucharest. The consortium consists of a total of 31 organizations including 5 local and national authorities, 21 academic and research institutions, 3 NGOs and 2 SMEs. The Call for Associated Regions will be open until 29th May 2024. Further information about the application process and the reuqirements can be found at the project website.
About the project:
Restore4Life, a Horizon Europe funded project, will address the crises in the European wetland sphere through the development of a“ Restore4Life Wetland Restoration Decision Support System ” at the Danube Basin level. The service will be based on a shared vision forwetland restoration, including co-creation and co-development of tools that will allow local stakeholders and actors to be actively involved inrestoration works and will help local businesses to adopt new activities through nature-based solutions supported by new generation of data analysis tools.
Throughout the duration of the project, we aim to achieve the following goals:
Develop a Restore4Life Wetland Restoration Decision Support System
Empower the community
Support local revenue & business activities in restored ecosystems
Support the implementation of holistic wetland restoration solutions