Project value: 35 943 586.95 €, European Commission's share: 21 566 152.17 € NFOŚiGW share: 12 580 255.00 €
Project duration: December 1, 2022 - November 30, 2032
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The Wetlands Green Life project implements comprehensive actions for the protection and restoration of peatlands, marshes and wetlands in Natura 2000 and Green Infrastructure areas. It implements the Priority Action Framework (PAF) for 17 types of natural habitats, covering over 240,000 hectares of wetland areas.
As part of the project, field teams conduct detailed habitat inventories using mobile and web applications (mMonitoring, WebMonitoring) developed by BULiGL programmers, which revolutionize the way data on natural resources is collected and verified. By the end of 2025, over 100,000 hectares were verified, identifying over 25,000 natural habitat sites.
The project implements active protection measures - from blocking drainage ditches, through removing invasive species, to mowing meadows and renaturalizing degraded peatlands.
Peatlands are the fastest disappearing ecosystems in the world. Assessment of wetland condition is generally poor or unsatisfactory. The main threat to their existence are changes in hydrological conditions caused by improper land melioration. In order to fulfill its function and to last, the swamp must stay wet. Peat exploitation has an equally devastating impact on wetlands.
Meadows and other grasslands are the quintessence of the Polish landscape. Their condition depends on our farming practices. Abandonment of mowing most often leads to secondary natural succession and the emergence of invasive plant species. The transformation of meadows into arable fields or intensively used pastures and their drainage are the most common causes of their degradation.
Swamp forests and riparian forests are inextricably linked with the rivers along which they grow. The condition of these habitats mostly depends on the state of rivers and inland reservoirs. River regulations, disturbance of the rhythm of floods and development of river valleys are just some of the water management practices that contribute to the development of invasive species and the deteriorating condition of these unique ecosystems.
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