SpongeBoost Project
@spongeboost.eu
Upscaling the natural sponge functions of freshwater ecosystems to deliver multi-benefit Green Deal solutions. Project funded by
@HorizonEU (GA:101112906).
🔗 https://www.spongeboost.eu
@HorizonEU (GA:101112906).
🔗 https://www.spongeboost.eu
Panoramic view of the Veiga do Rial peatlands in Serra do Xistral 🌄
📸 Photo credit: Aniela Stachnik
📸 Photo credit: Aniela Stachnik
November 21, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Panoramic view of the Veiga do Rial peatlands in Serra do Xistral 🌄
📸 Photo credit: Aniela Stachnik
📸 Photo credit: Aniela Stachnik
💚 This week in our #PreviousResearchofSpongeBoosters campaign, we’re highlighting a study that explores how small municipalities tackle flood risk management and the important role of mayors in shaping these strategies.
📚 Read the full paper here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....
📚 Read the full paper here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....
November 21, 2025 at 9:31 AM
💚 This week in our #PreviousResearchofSpongeBoosters campaign, we’re highlighting a study that explores how small municipalities tackle flood risk management and the important role of mayors in shaping these strategies.
📚 Read the full paper here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....
📚 Read the full paper here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....
Do you have a project that restores Europe's sponge landscapes? 💚 Learn how you can become our next SpongeBooster of the year.
👉 Apply until 30 November: events.pensoft.net/events/spong...
🔎 Learn more about the award: www.spongeboost.eu/spongebooste...
📸 Photos: Carina Darmstadt, Aniela Stachnik
👉 Apply until 30 November: events.pensoft.net/events/spong...
🔎 Learn more about the award: www.spongeboost.eu/spongebooste...
📸 Photos: Carina Darmstadt, Aniela Stachnik
November 20, 2025 at 6:56 AM
Do you have a project that restores Europe's sponge landscapes? 💚 Learn how you can become our next SpongeBooster of the year.
👉 Apply until 30 November: events.pensoft.net/events/spong...
🔎 Learn more about the award: www.spongeboost.eu/spongebooste...
📸 Photos: Carina Darmstadt, Aniela Stachnik
👉 Apply until 30 November: events.pensoft.net/events/spong...
🔎 Learn more about the award: www.spongeboost.eu/spongebooste...
📸 Photos: Carina Darmstadt, Aniela Stachnik
🎥 This week in #SpongeBoostFaces: Jan Macháč (UJEP) explains that their team screened thousands of papers and curated a library of selected publications on the sponge potential of soils and wetlands to support researchers and decision-makers.
👉 Watch and subscribe: youtu.be/F_TQQYYMznA
👉 Watch and subscribe: youtu.be/F_TQQYYMznA
November 19, 2025 at 2:47 PM
🎥 This week in #SpongeBoostFaces: Jan Macháč (UJEP) explains that their team screened thousands of papers and curated a library of selected publications on the sponge potential of soils and wetlands to support researchers and decision-makers.
👉 Watch and subscribe: youtu.be/F_TQQYYMznA
👉 Watch and subscribe: youtu.be/F_TQQYYMznA
💚 This week in #PreviousResearchofSpongeBoosters: This study examines how climate, nitrogen deposition, water levels, and plant competition shape the growth of different Sphagnum moss species and influence peatlands’ ability to store carbon.
📚 besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
📚 besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
November 14, 2025 at 8:14 AM
💚 This week in #PreviousResearchofSpongeBoosters: This study examines how climate, nitrogen deposition, water levels, and plant competition shape the growth of different Sphagnum moss species and influence peatlands’ ability to store carbon.
📚 besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
📚 besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
Become our next SpongeBooster of the year! 🏆 What's in it for you?
💬 Online workshop with experts
📸 A field visit to your project site & on-site footage
🤝 Support in networking with local stakeholders
🌍 Visibility across our network
👉 Apply until 30 November: events.pensoft.net/events/spong...
💬 Online workshop with experts
📸 A field visit to your project site & on-site footage
🤝 Support in networking with local stakeholders
🌍 Visibility across our network
👉 Apply until 30 November: events.pensoft.net/events/spong...
November 13, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Become our next SpongeBooster of the year! 🏆 What's in it for you?
💬 Online workshop with experts
📸 A field visit to your project site & on-site footage
🤝 Support in networking with local stakeholders
🌍 Visibility across our network
👉 Apply until 30 November: events.pensoft.net/events/spong...
💬 Online workshop with experts
📸 A field visit to your project site & on-site footage
🤝 Support in networking with local stakeholders
🌍 Visibility across our network
👉 Apply until 30 November: events.pensoft.net/events/spong...
🎥 This week in #SpongeBoostFaces: Jos de Bijl (Bureau Stroming) discusses the creation of a European database as part of the SpongeBoost project.
🔎 Learn more and explore S.P.O.N.G.E here: www.spongeboost.eu/sponge
👉 Watch and subscribe for future episodes: youtu.be/vFQGKViQJK4
🔎 Learn more and explore S.P.O.N.G.E here: www.spongeboost.eu/sponge
👉 Watch and subscribe for future episodes: youtu.be/vFQGKViQJK4
November 12, 2025 at 2:51 PM
🎥 This week in #SpongeBoostFaces: Jos de Bijl (Bureau Stroming) discusses the creation of a European database as part of the SpongeBoost project.
🔎 Learn more and explore S.P.O.N.G.E here: www.spongeboost.eu/sponge
👉 Watch and subscribe for future episodes: youtu.be/vFQGKViQJK4
🔎 Learn more and explore S.P.O.N.G.E here: www.spongeboost.eu/sponge
👉 Watch and subscribe for future episodes: youtu.be/vFQGKViQJK4
💚 Today, we’re taking you to Veiga do Rial, where we’re measuring water flow from the Eume River.
In the last picture, you can see wild ponies grazing freely, a beautiful reminder of this unique peatland. 🐴
📸 Photo credit: Aniela Stachnik Pérez
In the last picture, you can see wild ponies grazing freely, a beautiful reminder of this unique peatland. 🐴
📸 Photo credit: Aniela Stachnik Pérez
November 11, 2025 at 2:30 PM
💚 Today, we’re taking you to Veiga do Rial, where we’re measuring water flow from the Eume River.
In the last picture, you can see wild ponies grazing freely, a beautiful reminder of this unique peatland. 🐴
📸 Photo credit: Aniela Stachnik Pérez
In the last picture, you can see wild ponies grazing freely, a beautiful reminder of this unique peatland. 🐴
📸 Photo credit: Aniela Stachnik Pérez
💚 This week in our #PreviousResearchofSpongeBoosters campaign, we’re highlighting a study that explores how Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) can revolutionise the way we observe and manage our environment.
📚 Read the full paper here: www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/10...
📚 Read the full paper here: www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/10...
November 7, 2025 at 8:33 AM
💚 This week in our #PreviousResearchofSpongeBoosters campaign, we’re highlighting a study that explores how Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) can revolutionise the way we observe and manage our environment.
📚 Read the full paper here: www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/10...
📚 Read the full paper here: www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/10...
🎥 This week in #SpongeBoostFaces: Anneleen Geurts (Bureau Stroming) talks about the creation of S.P.O.N.G.E - the online navigation guide for European sponge projects.
🔎 Learn more: www.spongeboost.eu/sponge
👉 Watch and subscribe for future episodes: youtu.be/e_de1wjaJV0
🔎 Learn more: www.spongeboost.eu/sponge
👉 Watch and subscribe for future episodes: youtu.be/e_de1wjaJV0
November 5, 2025 at 12:59 PM
🎥 This week in #SpongeBoostFaces: Anneleen Geurts (Bureau Stroming) talks about the creation of S.P.O.N.G.E - the online navigation guide for European sponge projects.
🔎 Learn more: www.spongeboost.eu/sponge
👉 Watch and subscribe for future episodes: youtu.be/e_de1wjaJV0
🔎 Learn more: www.spongeboost.eu/sponge
👉 Watch and subscribe for future episodes: youtu.be/e_de1wjaJV0
🏆 The "SpongeBooster of the year" award not only celebrates success, it helps make great projects visible, inspiring others to take action. Does your project have what it takes to be next?
🗓️ Applications open until 30 November 2025
👉 Apply now: events.pensoft.net/events/spong...
#SpongeBooster2026
🗓️ Applications open until 30 November 2025
👉 Apply now: events.pensoft.net/events/spong...
#SpongeBooster2026
November 3, 2025 at 10:13 AM
🏆 The "SpongeBooster of the year" award not only celebrates success, it helps make great projects visible, inspiring others to take action. Does your project have what it takes to be next?
🗓️ Applications open until 30 November 2025
👉 Apply now: events.pensoft.net/events/spong...
#SpongeBooster2026
🗓️ Applications open until 30 November 2025
👉 Apply now: events.pensoft.net/events/spong...
#SpongeBooster2026
💚 This week in our #PreviousResearchofSpongeBoosters campaign, we explore how innovative aerial technologies are transforming environmental observation.
📚 Read the full paper here: www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/10...
📚 Read the full paper here: www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/10...
October 31, 2025 at 6:40 AM
💚 This week in our #PreviousResearchofSpongeBoosters campaign, we explore how innovative aerial technologies are transforming environmental observation.
📚 Read the full paper here: www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/10...
📚 Read the full paper here: www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/10...
🎥 This week in #SpongeBoostFaces: Philip Meier explains how our project brings together researchers, students, and practitioners to apply scientific knowledge to real-world interventions.
👉 Watch and subscribe for future episodes: www.youtube.com/watch?v=hyNv...
👉 Watch and subscribe for future episodes: www.youtube.com/watch?v=hyNv...
October 29, 2025 at 2:12 PM
🎥 This week in #SpongeBoostFaces: Philip Meier explains how our project brings together researchers, students, and practitioners to apply scientific knowledge to real-world interventions.
👉 Watch and subscribe for future episodes: www.youtube.com/watch?v=hyNv...
👉 Watch and subscribe for future episodes: www.youtube.com/watch?v=hyNv...
📫Our fourth newsletter is out! Learn how to become our next SpongeBooster of the year, explore S.P.O.N.G.E., one of our key results, get insights from events, and catch up on the latest updates from our sister projects SpongeScapes and SpongeWorks.
👉Full issue: preview.mailerlite.io/preview/1004...
👉Full issue: preview.mailerlite.io/preview/1004...
October 29, 2025 at 12:18 PM
📫Our fourth newsletter is out! Learn how to become our next SpongeBooster of the year, explore S.P.O.N.G.E., one of our key results, get insights from events, and catch up on the latest updates from our sister projects SpongeScapes and SpongeWorks.
👉Full issue: preview.mailerlite.io/preview/1004...
👉Full issue: preview.mailerlite.io/preview/1004...
🌿 Do you have, or do you know of, a project that restores our sponge landscapes?
The SpongeBooster of the Year 2026 award is here to celebrate those who make a real impact on the ground.
🗓️ Applications open: 27 October – 30 November 2025
👉 Apply now: events.pensoft.net/events/spong...
The SpongeBooster of the Year 2026 award is here to celebrate those who make a real impact on the ground.
🗓️ Applications open: 27 October – 30 November 2025
👉 Apply now: events.pensoft.net/events/spong...
October 28, 2025 at 6:31 AM
🌿 Do you have, or do you know of, a project that restores our sponge landscapes?
The SpongeBooster of the Year 2026 award is here to celebrate those who make a real impact on the ground.
🗓️ Applications open: 27 October – 30 November 2025
👉 Apply now: events.pensoft.net/events/spong...
The SpongeBooster of the Year 2026 award is here to celebrate those who make a real impact on the ground.
🗓️ Applications open: 27 October – 30 November 2025
👉 Apply now: events.pensoft.net/events/spong...
SpongeBoost's next newsletter is coming soon. 😊
✍🏻 Make sure to subscribe to join our community and stay on track with the latest updates and insights: dashboard.mailerlite.com/forms/100477...
✍🏻 Make sure to subscribe to join our community and stay on track with the latest updates and insights: dashboard.mailerlite.com/forms/100477...
October 27, 2025 at 11:56 AM
SpongeBoost's next newsletter is coming soon. 😊
✍🏻 Make sure to subscribe to join our community and stay on track with the latest updates and insights: dashboard.mailerlite.com/forms/100477...
✍🏻 Make sure to subscribe to join our community and stay on track with the latest updates and insights: dashboard.mailerlite.com/forms/100477...
💚 This week in #PreviousResearchofSpongeBoosters: This study highlights that mixed developments combining both nature and property-based solutions can enhance resilience, while flood-prone buildings should be retrofitted with robust protection measures.
📚 Read: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
📚 Read: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
October 24, 2025 at 2:11 PM
💚 This week in #PreviousResearchofSpongeBoosters: This study highlights that mixed developments combining both nature and property-based solutions can enhance resilience, while flood-prone buildings should be retrofitted with robust protection measures.
📚 Read: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
📚 Read: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Come with us to the Xistral Mountains in Galicia! 🌄 SpongeBoost partners explored Atlantic peatlands during our first Annual General Meeting.
🎥 Watch the highlights: youtu.be/v1YM9rUoln4?...
🔎 Learn more: www.spongeboost.eu/news/explore...
🎥 Watch the highlights: youtu.be/v1YM9rUoln4?...
🔎 Learn more: www.spongeboost.eu/news/explore...
October 23, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Come with us to the Xistral Mountains in Galicia! 🌄 SpongeBoost partners explored Atlantic peatlands during our first Annual General Meeting.
🎥 Watch the highlights: youtu.be/v1YM9rUoln4?...
🔎 Learn more: www.spongeboost.eu/news/explore...
🎥 Watch the highlights: youtu.be/v1YM9rUoln4?...
🔎 Learn more: www.spongeboost.eu/news/explore...
SpongeBoost partner Lenka Zaňková (UJEP) presented on evaluating the economic benefits of wetlands to support informed decision-making and innovative financing at the 16th CzWA Conference, that took place from 17–19 September in Litomyšl.
🔎 Learn more: www.spongeboost.eu/news/spongeb...
🔎 Learn more: www.spongeboost.eu/news/spongeb...
October 22, 2025 at 2:35 PM
SpongeBoost partner Lenka Zaňková (UJEP) presented on evaluating the economic benefits of wetlands to support informed decision-making and innovative financing at the 16th CzWA Conference, that took place from 17–19 September in Litomyšl.
🔎 Learn more: www.spongeboost.eu/news/spongeb...
🔎 Learn more: www.spongeboost.eu/news/spongeb...
🎥This week in #SpongeBoostFaces: Carina Darmstadt (DUH) talks about creating our first comic book – an innovative communication tool now reaching audiences across Europe.
👉Watch and subscribe: www.youtube.com/watch?v=-oUd...
📖Read the first part of our comic book series: zenodo.org/records/1481...
👉Watch and subscribe: www.youtube.com/watch?v=-oUd...
📖Read the first part of our comic book series: zenodo.org/records/1481...
October 21, 2025 at 2:43 PM
🎥This week in #SpongeBoostFaces: Carina Darmstadt (DUH) talks about creating our first comic book – an innovative communication tool now reaching audiences across Europe.
👉Watch and subscribe: www.youtube.com/watch?v=-oUd...
📖Read the first part of our comic book series: zenodo.org/records/1481...
👉Watch and subscribe: www.youtube.com/watch?v=-oUd...
📖Read the first part of our comic book series: zenodo.org/records/1481...
💚 This week in our #PreviousResearchofSpongeBoosters campaign, we focus on a study that explores how natural water retention measures can influence catchment-scale hydrology and water quality.
📚 Read the full paper here: www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/16...
📚 Read the full paper here: www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/16...
October 17, 2025 at 6:45 AM
💚 This week in our #PreviousResearchofSpongeBoosters campaign, we focus on a study that explores how natural water retention measures can influence catchment-scale hydrology and water quality.
📚 Read the full paper here: www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/16...
📚 Read the full paper here: www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/16...
🎥 This week in #SpongeBoostFaces: Aniela Stachnik (CIREF) shares what makes her work meaningful – from the excitement of discovering one of our case study areas to transforming research into real-world solutions.
👉 Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=cq01...
👉 Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=cq01...
October 16, 2025 at 9:56 AM
🎥 This week in #SpongeBoostFaces: Aniela Stachnik (CIREF) shares what makes her work meaningful – from the excitement of discovering one of our case study areas to transforming research into real-world solutions.
👉 Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=cq01...
👉 Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=cq01...
💚 This week in our #PreviousResearchofSpongeBoosters campaign, we explore how reactivating floodplains in river restorations can influence the long-term mobility of fine sediment deposits.
📚 Read the full paper here: doi.org/10.1029/2019...
📚 Read the full paper here: doi.org/10.1029/2019...
October 10, 2025 at 8:22 AM
💚 This week in our #PreviousResearchofSpongeBoosters campaign, we explore how reactivating floodplains in river restorations can influence the long-term mobility of fine sediment deposits.
📚 Read the full paper here: doi.org/10.1029/2019...
📚 Read the full paper here: doi.org/10.1029/2019...
SpongeBoost, along with our sister projects, SpongeScapes and SpongeWorks, has been featured in a recent publication by the European Research Executive Agency (REA) 🌿
🔎 Learn more: europa.eu/!N9XXgJ
🔎 Learn more: europa.eu/!N9XXgJ
October 10, 2025 at 7:48 AM
SpongeBoost, along with our sister projects, SpongeScapes and SpongeWorks, has been featured in a recent publication by the European Research Executive Agency (REA) 🌿
🔎 Learn more: europa.eu/!N9XXgJ
🔎 Learn more: europa.eu/!N9XXgJ
Welcome to S.P.O.N.G.E – the online navigation guide for European sponge projects! 🌍💧
💡 It brings together European sponge projects from existing databases and provides a geographical overview of them.
👉 Explore: media.stroming.nl/sponge
🔎 Learn more: www.spongeboost.eu/news/sponge-...
💡 It brings together European sponge projects from existing databases and provides a geographical overview of them.
👉 Explore: media.stroming.nl/sponge
🔎 Learn more: www.spongeboost.eu/news/sponge-...
October 8, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Welcome to S.P.O.N.G.E – the online navigation guide for European sponge projects! 🌍💧
💡 It brings together European sponge projects from existing databases and provides a geographical overview of them.
👉 Explore: media.stroming.nl/sponge
🔎 Learn more: www.spongeboost.eu/news/sponge-...
💡 It brings together European sponge projects from existing databases and provides a geographical overview of them.
👉 Explore: media.stroming.nl/sponge
🔎 Learn more: www.spongeboost.eu/news/sponge-...