Connecting Europe to protect and restore peatlands
Clients: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage of Ireland; Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine of Ireland Date: 2021 – 2023 Location(s): Europe-wide We worked on behalf of the Irish Government to set up a government-supported European Peatlands Initiative. The EPI aims to strengthen existing ties between countries whose joint aims are to […]
Restoring Europe’s wetlands
Partners: The REWET partnership Date: 2022 – 2026 Locations: Spain, Austria, Netherlands, Finland, Belgium, Estonia, Italy, Germany and Portugal At Bax, we are collaborating with a consortium of 18 partners on the Horizon Europe project REWET. Our shared mission is to advance the sustainable restoration and conservation of terrestrial wetlands – minimising emissions and maximising […]
Kick-starting the Dutch national agrifood innovation ecosystem
Clients: Wageningen University & Research, Brainport Development Eindhoven, Innovation Quarter, FME – Powered by Dutch Technology Date: May – October 2023 Location: The Netherlands The European agrifood sector needs to transition to sustainable, circular, and emission-free production, processing and packaging. To remain globally competitive, further automation, robotising and digitalisation is essential. Key enabling technologies such […]
Co-creating Blue Green Infrastructure through social innovation for more climate-resilient cities
Clients: City of Dordrecht; IHE Delft; Erasmus University of Rotterdam, City of Antwerp; City of Ghent, Agency for Roads Bridges and Waters, Hamburg; Hamburg University of Technology, Construction Industry Research Information Association (CIRIA), City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council, Kent County Council, Aberdeen City Council, City of Bergen, Enfield, Royal College of Arts, University of […]
Protecting and restoring peatlands across Europe for improved carbon sequestration
Clients: Van Hall Larenstein University of Applied Science, European Landowners’ Organisation, Durham City Council Date: 2018 – 2023 Location(s): Northern Europe We supported VHL to reduce the carbon emissions and enhance carbon sequestration of degraded and mismanaged peatlands across Europe. CConnects created a market ecosystem by bringing private actors and landowners together. Challenge 3% of […]
Reverting the degradation of seagrass meadows in the Mediterranean Sea
Clients: Plan Bleu, HCMR, ISPRA, MEDSEA, Institute of Menorca Studies – Socio-Environmental, Observatory of Menorca, Municipality of Monfalcone, ECOACSA, Denkstatt, The Green Tank Date: 2024 – 2026 Location(s): Southern Europe We supported a consortium of 10 partners (public authorities, research institutes, private finance and natural capital experts) in the development of a 3-year collaboration aiming […]