Objective:
As part of Tjóðsavnið (the Faroe Islands National Museum), Lendisbati initiative aims to prevent erosion, protect biodiversity and restore wetlands for carbon storage. The first Lendisbati restoration project is funded by the Nordic Council of Ministers programme and will lay the foundation for future restoration initiatives in the Faroe Islands.
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Potential impacts/benefits:
Together with landowners, nature-restoration experts and others Tjóðsavnið will gain knowledge on the natural areas in the Faroes and develop restoration measures appropriate to the Faroese environment. Highschool students will conduct fieldwork annually, and the project will be incorporated into the educational program.
Every step will be transparent so the public can follow the healing process of degraded areas.
Kolbrún í Haraldsstovu, leader of the Lendisbati project, says, that she hopes this will lead to prevention and conservation of degraded landscapes, while educating us all to take better care of the nature that surrounds us.
Organisations:
Tjóðsavnið
Contacts:
Savn@savn.fo
Sustainable Development Goals:
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13. Climate action
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15. Life on land
NBS goals:
- Restoring ecosystems and their functions
- Nature-based solutions and the insurance value of ecosystems
NBS benefits:
- Carbon sequestration and storage
- Restoring ecosystems and their functions
- Increase Biodiversity
- Increase awareness of NBS solution & their effectiveness and co benefits
- Increase communities’ sense of ownership
- Increase social interaction
- Social inclusion
- Social learning about location & importance of NBS