Projects & Practice

Future-proof peat meadow polder ‘Lange Weide’

Keywords:: Animal husbandry, Irrigation, Producer groups, Sustainability, Water management
Countries:: The Netherlands

The future-proof peat meadow polder ‘Lange Weide’, is unique bottom-up initiative and the largest submerged drainage project in the Netherlands.

Water management for nature reserve in Western Langstraat

Keywords:: Biodiversity, Climate, GHG & ammonia emissions, Nature conservation, Protected areas, Water management
Countries:: The Netherlands

Adjustments to water management and remedial measures help to preserve protected areas and conserve the landscape of the Western Langstraat.

Qualification of land users in nature conservation

Keywords:: Advisory services, Agriculture, Information & promotion activities, Knowledge transfer, Nature conservation, Vocational training & skills acquisition
Countries:: Germany

Ensuring the preservation and restoration of species and habitats in Saxony, by offering free advice and relevant qualifications to land users.

FAKT - Catch crops for agriculture and horticulture

Keywords:: Agriculture, Environmental protection, Nature conservation, RDPs
Countries:: Germany

Catch crops supported by the AEC measure in Baden-Württemberg play a key role in reducing the nitrate level in the region.

Green Well Westland

Keywords:: Cooperation, Producer groups, Renewable energy
Countries:: The Netherlands

This multi-million Euro project helped harness geothermal energy to produce heat and power by drilling wells into reservoirs of hot water that are found deep underneath the earth’s surface.

Reconstruction of the Averlosche Leide canal

Keywords:: Biodiversity, Environmental protection, Water management
Countries:: The Netherlands

A canal stream was reconstructed to get extra water storage capacity and to improve the water quality and biodiversity in the surrounding area.