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Wetland restoration in protected areas of the Pyrenees and the Alps
Within the framework of the LIFE RESQUE ALPYR project, coordinated by the Center for Advanced Studies of Blanes (CEAB-CSIC), different types of actions are carried out to restore peat bog ecosystems in protected areas of the Pyrenees and the Alps. In Alpine-type mountains, because the physiography is very complex and abrupt, these semi-aquatic ecosystems occupy…
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The summer 2023 field campaign ends successfully!
The summer months are always important for the entire team involved in the LIFE RESQUE ALPYR project, as they mark the beginning of fieldwork. Despite being intense weeks, it’s one of the moments when the whole team enjoys their work the most. The summer field campaign includes monitoring tasks in both high mountain lakes and…
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Field trip to the action sites of the Mont Avic Natural Park
Between July 4th and 7th, 2023, a field trip to the action sites of the Mont Avic Natural Park took place, involving personnel from other Alpine protected areas. The trip gathered experts from different protected alpine regions to explore the action sites within the Mont Avic Natural Park. During these four days, the experts came…
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Presentem les accions de restauració del projecte als participants del Curs d’Evolució del Paisatge
En el marc del Curs d’Evolució del Paisatge que organitza el Refugi del Gerdar, el Grup d’investigació en àrees de muntanya i paisatge (GRAMP) i el Grup d’Arqueologia d’Alta muntanya i que ha tingut lloc els passats 30 de juny i, 1 i 2 de juliol, el Marc Garriga, director del Parc Natural de l’Alt…
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LIFE “Action on Euopean Peatlands – towards restoring peatlands and realizing their multiple benefits across Europe”
We have participated in the LIFE “Action on European Peatlands – towards restoring peatlands and realizing their multiple benefits across Europe”, that took place in Berlin between April 26th to 28th 2023 The researchers of the University of Barcelona Aaron Pérez and Eulàlia Pladevall presented, respectively, the LIFE RESQUE ALPYR project and the LIMNOPIRINEUS project,…
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We have participated in the video report “Trackling restoration in high mountain lakes in the Aigüestortes i Estany de Sant Maurici National Park”
The LIFE RESQUE ALPYR project and also, the previous LIFE LimnoPirineus project, that we lead from the Centre for Advanced Studies in Blanes (CEAB-CSIC), is part of the video report “Abordando la restauración de los lagos de montaña en el Parque Nacional de Aigüestortes i Estany de Sant Maurici” (Tackling restoration in high mountain lakes…
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Somos uno de los protagonistas del nuevo vídeo de la plataforma Patrimonio Natural del CSIC
El proyecto Patrimonio Natural del Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC) ha contado con el proyecto LIFE RESQUE ALPYR para formar parte de un vídeo inspirado en las monitorizaciones a largo plazo (LTER) de los Parques Nacionales de Montaña. La monitorización del patrimonio natural a largo plazo, tanto biótico (microorganismos, animales, plantas, hábitats…) como abiótico…
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We have just published the first newsletter of the project
The LIFE RESQUE ALPYR project aims to restore and improve the conservation of high mountain aquatic habitats, focusing mainly on ponds, alpine and subalpine meadows, peat bogs and carbonated springs. The project is a continuation of two previous LIFE projects, the LIFE LIMNOPIRINEUS in the Pyrenees and the LIFE BIOAQUAE in the Alps. Among the…
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LIFE Multi Peat Monitoring and policy workshop
Last November 30, 2022 we participated in the LIFE Multi Peat Monitoring and policy workshop organized by the LIFE Multi Peat project team. The aim of the workshop was twofold. In the first part, an open webinar took place to connect the LIFE Multi Peat project to different EU-funded restoration projects and to discuss successful ways of…
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Networking week with the Croatian team of the LIFE Dinara Back to life project
From 24 to 28 October the LIFE RESQUE ALPYR team has hosted a delegation of researchers and environmental and natural protected areas managers of Croatia, members of the LIFE DINARA BACK TO LIFE and STILL WATER REVIVAL projects. The aim of this networking week is for the Croatian team to learn about the management and…
