Demo regions GREENHOOD

About the GREENHOOD Demo Regions

The GREENHOOD project pioneers a comprehensive approach to address the global challenge of unbalanced nutrient flows in regional ecosystems. Through real-world demonstrations, the project will co-develop and implement solutions that restore balance to regional nutrient flows.

The project operates in four demonstration sites across five countries — Spain, the Netherlands and Belgium, Norway, and Finland — each selected to represent different cases of nutrient imbalance. These regions focus on key nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) emission hotspots, addressing unique environmental and socioeconomic challenges.

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Objects

GREENHOOD's demo regions are designed to test, validate, and scale up innovative solutions for sustainable nutrient management. The project follows six key objectives to ensure impactful and long-lasting results:

Collaborate

Collaborate with regional actors to develop multi-actor transition pathways, test governance models, implement new technologies, and raise awareness.

Testing

Evaluate soil and nutrient management strategies in real-world conditions, including bio-based fertilisers (BBF) and sustainable farming techniques.

Governance

Evaluate soil and nutrient management strategies in real-world conditions, including bio-based fertilisers (BBF) and sustainable farming techniques.

Analysis

Analyse nutrient flows and pollution hotspots to define safe nutrient input levels and improve regional nutrient budgets.

Sustainability

Assess the environmental, social, and economic impact of tested solutions to ensure they are scalable and beneficial for all stakeholders.

Upscaling

Disseminate results, foster knowledge exchange, and prepare strategies for large-scale adoption of nutrient management practices.

GREENHOOD in practice

The potential of innovative nutrient management strategies will be showcased in the following 4 unbalanced regions:

These demonstrators will contribute to the development of regionally tailored, scalable solutions for nutrient management, ensuring that each solution can be adapted to specific local needs and conditions.

Demo regions