On 18 July 2025, SpongeScapes hosted an online collaborative workshop with partners from both the SpongeScapes and SpongeWorks Horizon Europe projects. The aim is to develop a comprehensive catalogue of sponge measures to help water and land managers better understand, identify, compare and implement the wide range of available solutions to enhance the sponge functioning of landscapes.
Can reviving traditional water management techniques boost biodiversity in drought-prone landscapes? The Greek case study from the SpongeScapes project is helping us find out.
Brdo pri Kranju, SL - February 4-5 2025
Lèze basin, FR - 23 January 2025
On 23 and 24 January 2025, the first SpongeLab workshop was held in the Lèze pilot basin, more precisely in the Rosé sub-basin. Participants included farmers, local councilors, the Agriculture Chamber of Ariège, the Ariège Conservatoire d'Espaces Naturels, the Syndicat Mixte Interdépartemental de la Vallée de la Lèze and the Syndicat Départemental des Eaux et de l'Assainissement.
Loosbroek, NL - November 21 2024
On November 21, 2024, the SpongeScapes project hosted its second SpongeLab workshop in Loosbroek, Netherlands. Organised by Leibniz Universität Hannover in collaboration with Deltares and the Water Authority Aa en Maas, the event is part of an ongoing effort to enhance climate resilience in the Aa-dal Noord case study area.
Addressing Key Challenges