BUFFER carbon + water in peatlands: landscape-based solutions for climate adaptation

Programme 2021 - 2027 Interreg VI-B North West Europe

Date of latest update: 2024-12-11

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Description (EN):

Wet and healthy peatlands have a strong natural potential to save carbon and, due to their water buffering capacity, play an important role in managing periods of excessive rains or droughts. Yet, in NWE regions large areas of peatlands are drained for peat mining, agriculture or forestry, which makes them CO2 emission sources rather than sinks. By restoring the capacity to buffer carbon and water, BUFFER+ partners aim at climate change adaptation and mitigation in NWE regions, while at the same time restore biodiversity and create new revenue streams. BUFFER+ involves 21 partners and 7 Associated Organisations from regions which represent all peatland types across NWE. Knowledge-based organisations, land management authorities, private companies, network facilitators and public authorities join their capacities and expertise, when building on previous projects’ results. Jointly they will work on: 1) Sustainably rewetting, restoring and preserving peatlands and shaping new landscapes to create buffers for carbon and water and increased biodiversity. 2) Developing new or scaling up existing business models, to boost sustainability transitions in order to mitigate and adapt to climate change, while stimulating a sustainable local economy. 3) Improving governance of peatlands by involving and engaging stakeholders from industry, academia, public authorities and citizens in decision-making processes and in taking responsibility for co-creation and scaling up of new found solutions. To realise this, partners apply and test new approaches like water farming, payments for ecosystem services, nature-based solutions to rewet and improve water quality and forming new peat. Ahead of a sales ban on peat-based potting soil, peat-free substrates will be developed. Biomolecular and biodiversity monitoring and testing digital twinning will be part of the new approaches as well, while also sharing expertise on cooperatives, and applying bottom-up community approaches.

Expected Achievements (EN):

Sustainably rewet, restore or preserve peatlands and build new healthy peat landscapes to create buffers for carbon and water with increased biodiversity, resulting in 6 areas with restored peatlands, and in addition 4 detailed plans for restoration. Develop new or scale up existing business models for farmers and other landowners/-users in peatland areas , to boost sustainability transitions in order to mitigate and adapt to climate change, while stimulating a sustainable local economy. Improve governance: create new or enhance existing cooperation structures involving all quadruple helix actors and enabling them to collectively shape, and take responsibility for, sustainable land management and ecosystem rehabilitation.

Website: http://bufferplus.nweurope.eu

Thematic information

Sustainable management of natural resources Climate change and biodiversity

Priority: (VI-B_NWE_1) Smart climate and environmental resilience for NWE territories

Priority specific objective: RSO2.4. Promoting climate change adaptation and disaster risk prevention and resilience, taking into account eco-system based approaches

Priority policy objective (Interreg specific objective): PO2 A greener, low-carbon transitioning towards a net zero carbon economy and resilient Europe by promoting clean and fair energy transition, green and blue investment, the circular economy, climate change mitigation and adaptation, risk prevention and management, and sustainable urban mobility

Type of intervention: 064 Water management and water resource conservation (including river basin management, specific climate change adaptation measures, reuse, leakage reduction)

Partners (21)

Lead Partner: Provincie Groningen

PIC (Participant Identification Code): 984320111

Partner’s ID if not PIC: NL0019.32.822.B01

Department: Nature

Address: Martinikerkhof, 9712 JG Groningen, Netherlands

Department address: Sint Jansstraat, 9712 JN Groningen, Netherlands

Legal status: public

Organisation type: Regional public authority

Website: https://www.provinciegroningen.nl/

Total budget: EUR 921 502.23

Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 552 901.33

Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 60.00%

Partner contribution: EUR 368 600.90

Contractors:

Name: Reeleaf B.V
VAT registration or tax identification number: NL8526.23.409.B01
Name: Flextender
VAT registration or tax identification number: NL8500.13.148.B01

Hochschule Emden/Leer

Name: Hochschule Emden/Leer

Department: Faculty of Technology, Department Life Sciences

PIC (Participant Identification Code): 986039921

Partner’s ID if not PIC: DE266112800

Address: Constantiaplatz, 26723 Emden, Germany

Department address: Constantiaplatz , 26723 Emden, Germany

Legal status: public

Organisation type: Higher education and research organisations

Website: https://www.hs-emden-leer.de

Total budget: EUR 274 760.60

Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 164 856.36

Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 60.00%

Partner contribution: EUR 109 904.24

HTCL-Innovationsgesellschaft mbH

Name: HTCL-Innovationsgesellschaft mbH

Partner’s ID if not PIC: 61/207/04993

Address: Hessenweg, 49809 Lingen, Germany

Legal status: private

Organisation type: SME

Total budget: EUR 192 338.75

Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 115 403.25

Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 60.00%

Partner contribution: EUR 76 935.50

GBER schemes / de minimis: GBER Article 20

Stiftung Ökowerk Emden

Name: Stiftung Ökowerk Emden

PIC (Participant Identification Code): 884145010

Partner’s ID if not PIC: DE258670045

Address: Kaierweg , D-26721 Emden, Germany

Legal status: private

Organisation type: Interest groups including NGOs

Website: https://www.oekowerk-emden.de

Total budget: EUR 541 037.15

Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 324 622.29

Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 60.00%

Partner contribution: EUR 216 414.86

Universität Vechta

Name: Universität Vechta

Department: Start-up Service TrENDi

PIC (Participant Identification Code): 999882112

Partner’s ID if not PIC: DE811339936

Address: Driverstraße, 49377 Vechta, Germany

Department address: Driverstrasse , 49377 Vechta, Germany

Legal status: public

Organisation type: Higher education and research organisations

Website: https://www.uni-vechta.de

Total budget: EUR 562 296.80

Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 337 378.08

Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 60.00%

Partner contribution: EUR 224 918.72

Provincie West-Vlaanderen

Name: Provincie West-Vlaanderen

Department: Spatial planning

PIC (Participant Identification Code): 934771541

Partner’s ID if not PIC: BE0207725696

Address: Koning Leopold III-laan, 8200 Sint-Andries (Brugge), Belgium

Department address: Koning Leopold III-laan , 8200 Sint-Andries (Brugge), Belgium

Legal status: public

Organisation type: Regional public authority

Website: http://www.west-vlaanderen.be

Total budget: EUR 774 122.60

Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 464 473.56

Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 60.00%

Partner contribution: EUR 309 649.04

Contractors:

Name: Verhegge Marc BV
VAT registration or tax identification number: BE0416189782

BeeOdiversity

Name: BeeOdiversity

PIC (Participant Identification Code): 905865638

Partner’s ID if not PIC: BE0848.557.582

Address: Avenue des Ajoncs, 1150 Brussel, Belgium

Legal status: private

Organisation type: SME

Website: http://www.beeodiversity.com

Total budget: EUR 274 332.20

Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 164 599.32

Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 60.00%

Partner contribution: EUR 109 732.88

GBER schemes / de minimis: GBER Article 20

HAEDES BV

Name: HAEDES BV

PIC (Participant Identification Code): 893660904

Partner’s ID if not PIC: 0741.412.075

Address: Houtstraat , 9070 Destelbergen, Belgium

Legal status: private

Organisation type: SME

Website: http://www.haedes.eu

Total budget: EUR 647 446.11

Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 388 467.66

Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 60.00%

Partner contribution: EUR 258 978.45

GBER schemes / de minimis: GBER Article 20

Vlaamse Landmaatschappij

Name: Vlaamse Landmaatschappij

PIC (Participant Identification Code): 954725702

Partner’s ID if not PIC: 0236.506.685

Address: Koning Albert II – laan , 1210 Brussel, Belgium

Legal status: public

Organisation type: Regional public authority

Website: http://www.vlm.be

Total budget: EUR 383 545.09

Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 230 127.05

Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 60.00%

Partner contribution: EUR 153 418.04

Natuurpunt Beheer vzw

Name: Natuurpunt Beheer vzw

Department: Dienst Planning & Projecten

PIC (Participant Identification Code): 935368091

Partner’s ID if not PIC: BE 0409423736

Address: Coxiestraat, 2800 Mechelen, Belgium

Department address: Coxiestraat, 2800 Mechelen, Belgium

Legal status: private

Organisation type: Interest groups including NGOs

Website: http://www.natuurpunt.be

Total budget: EUR 1 179 433.90

Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 707 660.34

Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 60.00%

Partner contribution: EUR 471 773.56

La Chambre d’agriculture des Pays de la Loire

Name: La Chambre d’agriculture des Pays de la Loire

Department: Innovation, biodiversity and water

PIC (Participant Identification Code): 939499903

Partner’s ID if not PIC: FR 76 184 401 354

Address: Rue André-Brouard CS 70510, 49105 ANGERS CEDEX 01, France

Department address: Rue André-Brouard CS 70510, 49105 ANGERS CEDEX 01, France

Legal status: public

Organisation type: Regional public authority

Website: http://www.pays-de-la-loire.chambres-agriculture.fr

Total budget: EUR 229 047.80

Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 137 428.68

Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 60.00%

Partner contribution: EUR 91 619.12

La Chambre d’agriculture de Bretagne

Name: La Chambre d’agriculture de Bretagne

Department: Innovation, research & development

PIC (Participant Identification Code): 921164963

Partner’s ID if not PIC: FR 34 183 500 016

Address: Rue Maurice le Lannou, 35000 Rennes, France

Department address: Rue Maurice le Lannou, 35000 Rennes, France

Legal status: public

Organisation type: Regional public authority

Website: http://www.chambres-agriculture-bretagne.fr/

Total budget: EUR 197 633.08

Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 118 579.84

Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 60.00%

Partner contribution: EUR 79 053.24

La Chambre d’agriculture de Normandie

Name: La Chambre d’agriculture de Normandie

Department: Innovation, Research and Development

PIC (Participant Identification Code): 942969884

Partner’s ID if not PIC: FR 01 181 400 052

Address: Rue des Roquemonts CS 45346, 14053 CAEN Cedex 4, France

Department address: Rue des Roquemonts CS 45346, 14053 CAEN Cedex 4, France

Legal status: public

Organisation type: Regional public authority

Website: https://normandie.chambres-agriculture.fr/

Total budget: EUR 181 928.00

Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 109 156.80

Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 60.00%

Partner contribution: EUR 72 771.20

Association des Chambres d'Agriculture de l'Arc Atlantique

Name: Association des Chambres d'Agriculture de l'Arc Atlantique

PIC (Participant Identification Code): 948663008

Partner’s ID if not PIC: N.a.

Address: Rue P.A. Bobierre - La Géraudière, 44939 NANTES, France

Legal status: private

Organisation type: Interest groups including NGOs

Website: https://ac3a.fr

Total budget: EUR 378 278.00

Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 226 966.80

Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 60.00%

Partner contribution: EUR 151 311.20

Patchview Designated Activity Company

Name: Patchview Designated Activity Company

Department: Ireland team

Partner’s ID if not PIC: N.a.

Address: Somerton , K36 R578 Donabate, Ireland

Department address: Somerton, K36 R578 Donabate, Ireland

Legal status: public

Organisation type: SME

Website: https://theriverstrust.org

Total budget: EUR 780 288.89

Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 468 173.33

Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 60.00%

Partner contribution: EUR 312 115.56

South Kerry Development Partnership CLG

Name: South Kerry Development Partnership CLG

PIC (Participant Identification Code): 935440065

Partner’s ID if not PIC: 5895100R

Address: West Main Street, V23 P981 Cahersiveen, Ireland

Legal status: private

Organisation type: Interest groups including NGOs

Website: https://www.southkerry.ie/

Total budget: EUR 312 240.00

Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 187 344.00

Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 60.00%

Partner contribution: EUR 124 896.00

Philipps-Universität Marburg

Name: Philipps-Universität Marburg

Department: Geography

PIC (Participant Identification Code): 999848938

Partner’s ID if not PIC: DE112590692

Address: Deutschhausstraße, 35032 Marburg, Germany

Department address: Deutschhausstraße, 35032 Marburg, Germany

Legal status: public

Organisation type: Higher education and research organisations

Website: https://www.uni-marburg.de

Total budget: EUR 575 334.08

Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 345 200.44

Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 60.00%

Partner contribution: EUR 230 133.64

Hanzehogeschool Groningen

Name: Hanzehogeschool Groningen

Department: Research Group Sustainable Cooperative Entrepreneurship (SCE)

PIC (Participant Identification Code): 996747848

Partner’s ID if not PIC: 801441213B01

Address: Zernikeplein, 9747 AS Groningen, Netherlands

Department address: Zernikeplein, 9747 AS Groningen, Netherlands

Legal status: public

Organisation type: Higher education and research organisations

Website: http://www.hanze.nl/ondernemen

Total budget: EUR 188 496.80

Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 113 098.08

Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 60.00%

Partner contribution: EUR 75 398.72

Gemeente Midden-Groningen

Name: Gemeente Midden-Groningen

Partner’s ID if not PIC: NL 8255 61 383 B.01

Address: Gorecht-Oost, 9603 AE Hoogezand, Netherlands

Legal status: public

Organisation type: Local public authority

Website: https://www.midden-groningen.nl/

Total budget: EUR 351 574.40

Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 210 944.64

Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 60.00%

Partner contribution: EUR 140 629.76

Gemeente Westerkwartier

Name: Gemeente Westerkwartier

Department: Physical Space Domain

Partner’s ID if not PIC: NL825779315B01

Address: Tolberterstraat, 9351 BJ Leek, Netherlands

Department address: Tolberterstraat, 9351 BJ Leek, Netherlands

Legal status: public

Organisation type: Local public authority

Website: https://www.westerkwartier.nl/

Total budget: EUR 336 021.80

Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 201 613.08

Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 60.00%

Partner contribution: EUR 134 408.72

Bioclear earth B.V.

Name: Bioclear earth B.V.

PIC (Participant Identification Code): 996843490

Partner’s ID if not PIC: NL009498497B01

Address: Rozenburglaan, 9727 DL Groningen, Netherlands

Legal status: private

Organisation type: SME

Website: https://bioclearearth.nl/

Total budget: EUR 461 303.60

Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 276 782.16

Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 60.00%

Partner contribution: EUR 184 521.44

GBER schemes / de minimis: GBER Article 20

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University of Applied Sciences Emden/Leer

BUFFER carbon + water in peatlands: landscape-based solutions for climate adaptation

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HTCL-Innovationsgesellschaft mbH

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Foundation Ökowerk Emden

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Hochschule Vechta

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Province of West-Flanders

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BeeOdiversity

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HAEDES BV

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Vlaamse Landmaatschappij (VLM)

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Natuurpunt Beheer vzw

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Chamber of Agriculture of Pays de la Loire

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Chamber of Agriculture of Brittany

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Chamber of Agriculture of Normandy

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Association of Chambers of Agriculture of the Atlantic Arc

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Patchview Designated Activity Company

BUFFER carbon + water in peatlands: landscape-based solutions for climate adaptation

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South Kerry Development Partnership CLG

BUFFER carbon + water in peatlands: landscape-based solutions for climate adaptation

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Philipps-Universität Marburg

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Hanze University of Applied Sciences Groningen

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Municipality of Midden-Groningen

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Municipality of Westerkwartier

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Bioclear earth

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Province of Groningen

BUFFER carbon + water in peatlands: landscape-based solutions for climate adaptation

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Project name (EN): BUFFER carbon + water in peatlands: landscape-based solutions for climate adaptation

Project acronym: BUFFER+

Project ID: NWE0100014

Project start date: 2023-07-01

Project end date: 2027-09-30

Project status: ongoing

Total budget/expenditure: EUR 9 742 961.88

Total EU funding (amount): EUR 5 845 777.09

Total EU funding (co-financing rate): 60.00%

Co-financing sources:

ERDF: Amount, EUR 5 845 777.09. Co-financing rate, 60.00%.

Investments, deliverables, policy contributions

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Deliverables:

Joint plan of approach
Interactive data base of natural specifications and measures chosen
Draft manual for measurement, data management and digital twinning for peatland restoration
Preparation for the implementation of restoration measures
Monitoring and evaluation restoration measures
Realisation of concrete peat restoration/forming measures in Grote Netewoud, BE
Realisation of peat restoration and removal of unnatural drainage Kevie, BE
Realisation of peat restoration through changing the water management of the Oudlandpolder, BE
Realisation of peat restoration through re-wetting and Natural Flood Management in Ineshowen, IE
Realisation of peat restoration through measures in Romboutswerve, BE
Realisation of peat restoration through peat growth measures in Beverhoutsveld, BE
Manual for measurement, data management and digital twinning for peatland restoration
A strategy for a new long-term management plan for peatlands
Five detailed restoration plans
Small scale pilot projects
Joint monitoring agreement of natural conditions
Soil and microbial analysis and monitoring at 4 pilot sites by Bioclear earth.
Biodiversity monitoring details of 4 pilot sites by
BeeOdiversity.
WP1 communication plan
WP1 communication activities and tools
Community approaches and innovation methods
Report on results and findings and launching the
replication of the approach
Targeted training for site managers
Planned uptake of approaches in 5 other sites of
NWE region
Joint plan of approach
Joint feasibility study for new value chains
Prototype of a peatland business modelling process
2 German test locations trialled
Outroll of modelling process (Train the trainer)
Roadshow
Suitable plant materials
HTC set-up and experiments
Plant growth experiments
Market study report
Safety and regulations assessment report
Catalogue with alternative wet crops
Harvesting methodologies of successfully grown wet crops
Catalogue of alternative cattle breeding in peatland
Strategic set-up and action plan
PES implementation methodology
WP2 communication plan
WP2 communication activities and tools
Upscaling pilots
Joint approach paper
A stakeholder analysis report
Governance and policy guideline
Regional stakeholder workshops
Improved governance models
Inspiration events for young farmers, entrepreneurs
and students
BUFFER+ Communication strategy
BUFFER+ Communication Toolkit
WP3 Communication Plan
BUFFER+ Kick Off Conference
Partner meetings
Dissemination of progress of results to a broad
audience
Communication tools
BUFFER+ final conference
Upscaled or uptake of pilots
Contribute to European Peatlands Initiative (and
other EU networks)

Delivered output indicator(s):

(2.4.O.1) Strategies and action plans jointly developed: 4.0
(2.4.O.3) Jointly developed solutions: 5.0

Delivered result indicator(s):

(2.4.O.1) Joint strategies and action plans taken up by organisations: 4.0
(2.4.O.2) Solutions taken up or up-scaled by organisations: 5.0
(2.4.O.3) Solutions taken up or up-scaled by organisations: 5.0
(null) Organisations with increased institutional capacity due to their participation in cooperation activities across borders: 63.0

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2021 - 2027 Interreg VI-B North West Europe

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46 / 46 (100%)

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444 / 444 (100%)

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BUFFER carbon + water in peatlands: landscape-based solutions for climate adaptation

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