The journey to a more climate-resilient Europe is underway with LandShift, a Horizon Europe- funded project dedicated to transforming land-use management across Europe. With a duration of 36 months and a total budget of approximately €6 million, LandShift supports climate neutrality in the land-use sector by 2035 through innovative, evidence based strategies that promote balanced trade-offs in land use with objectives such as climate change mitigation and adaptation, food and biomass production, and biodiversity protection (HORIZON-CL6-2024- CLIMATE-01).
WESBITE LAUNCH
Six months into the project, it is time to share an important milestone of the project: our website is now live at www.landshift.eu.
The project website serves as the first port of entry for any information related to the project. Not only do we learn about the objectives of the project and the prospective outcomes, but also about the partners, the deliverables, and the wider implications of the project. It also serves as a repository for publications and outputs, as well as a way to access the project’s social media accounts and other forms of online presence.
The project website serves as the first port of entry for any information related to the project. Not only do we learn about the objectives of the project and the prospective outcomes, but also about the partners, the deliverables, and the wider implications of the project. It also serves as a repository for publications and outputs, as well as a way to access the project’s social media accounts and other forms of online presence. Here, it is important to highlight the living nature of the website: it is not static. It is living.
The website will be updated matching the progress of the project: when a major milestone happens, the website will be updated. When there is a new deliverable and/or publication, the website gets updated. When a new video is made, it goes on the website.
This way, the website serves as the information hub for the project for the wider public. Any important information will be presented, and will also offer ways for more interested audience members to learn more about the topic and reach out to the project for further information. The content for the website is tailored to all the project’s stakeholder groups, with content for the general public, members of the scientific community, policy-makers, and industry representatives.
IN MORE DETAIL
The next steps of the project are to move into the implementation phase, focusing on gradually testing solutions in its Living Spaces as well as engaging in local communities through workshops and co-creation activities.
At the same time, the online presence of the project will continuously be updated, either on the project website or on social media, or both, informing audience members about project updates and outputs, as well as any information related to the topic of the sustainable land management as a whole.
OUTCOMES
LandShift’s added value lies in its integrated approach to tackling land-use challenges.
A key innovation of the project is the development of Data Cubes—advanced tools that integrate diverse datasets to support monitoring, reporting, and decision-making processes. These Data Cubes will enable regional authorities, policymakers, and stakeholders to access and analyse critical land-use data, facilitating evidence-based decision-making.
Furthermore, LandShift aims to become a leading example of climate-resilient land-use management, showing how to balance nature protection with human development. By creating a network of ‘Lighthouses for Climate-Resilient Land-Use Management’, the project will demonstrate how land can be used efficiently, ecosystems restored and protected, and communities strengthened to face climate change.
MORE ABOUT LANDSHIFT
The alarming decline in net removals within the LULUCF (Land Use, Land Use Change, and Forestry) sector presents a significant challenge to advancing climate mitigation efforts. However, the sector offers considerable untapped potential for driving climate action through integrated strategies. By harnessing the diverse dimensions of land use and management, co- created solutions can be developed to enhance carbon sequestration and strengthen ecosystem resilience.
To address these challenges, LandShift introduces a comprehensive framework aimed at supporting the co-development of regional strategic roadmaps that effectively balance socio- economic and environmental objectives. Through a synergistic and cohesive approach, LandShift aligns with all relevant European Union key policies, such as the European Green Deal and New European Bauhaus (NEB), working to achieve climate neutrality and assist in the EU’s goal of removing 310 million tons of CO2 by 2030 through land-based actions and community collaboration.
PRESS CONTACTS
For more information, press materials, or interview requests, please contact:
Nikolaos Sotiriou
Dissemination & Communication Manager, White Research nsotiriou@white-research.eu
Community-Led Creation of Living Spaces in Shifting Landscapes for Climate-Resilient Land Use Management and Supporting the New European Bauhaus, or LandShift, is a research project funded by the European Union’s Horizon Europe Research and Innovation programme under Grant Agreement number 101132007. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union. Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them
