What is the case?

Due to climate change, dewatering and agriculture (among other things) peat is slowly but surely disappearing and releasing large amounts of CO2. To stop or slow this down, we need knowledge about the peat system and landscape but also how it can be exploited, including socio-economic development.

What does the project do about this?

The project has several key pillars: peat water quality, agriculture and nature. In addition, a comprehensive eco-hydrological analysis will be made of the Frisian lakes and water quality. To this end, innovative research using transmitters, underwater drones and computer models will be used. But process-oriented innovative concepts such as citizen science will also be applied.

What will the project deliver?

These things should be combined climate-proof to reduce the contribution to CO2 emissions, improve nature quality and make socio-economic use of the landscape more sustainable.

Project details

Professor: Peter van der Maas, Sustainable Water Systems
Duration: 2017 - 2021
Project partner: Interreg North Sea Region