Acronym: WILDCARD

Title: Effects of rewilding in forests and agricultural lands on carbon sequestration and diversity

Call: RIA - HORIZON-CL5-2022-D1-02

Duration: 48 months

Coordinator: Università di Udine

Total EU Contribution: € 8.946.199,75

TESAF Budget: € 297.520,00

Responsible Scientific Officer/Investigator: Mauro Masiero

Research Team: Mauro Masiero, Davide Pettenella, Elena Pisani

GA: 101081177

Brief description: The WILDCARD project is unveiling the contribution of two major rewilding approaches to solving the climate and biodiversity crises. We also work hand-in-hand with local stakeholders from Europe’s main rewilding hotspots to sow the seeds of social transformation through rewilding.WILDCARD is funded by the European Commission’s Horizon Europe Research and Innovation Programme and by the Swiss government and is implemented by 16 partners in 9 European countries.

Website: https://www.wildcard-project.eu