The project proposes specific actions involving both relevant cross-sectional actors and the general public to raise awareness of the need to change winemaking practices in order to preserve vineyards threatened by future climate change:

- as goals for recovery,

- as places that combine centuries-old craftsmanship with modern techniques,

- as a culture deeply rooted in the regions and therefore an important factor for the regional identity of the residents.

The planned project aims to implement innovative, resource-saving and biodiversity-friendly viticulture to adapt to climate change and formulates the following goals

- Innovative greening of understory vegetation and separate greening practices in vineyard interrows to reduce erosion, improve water retention, introduce/enhance conservation biological control and maximize other biodiversity benefits

- Resource-saving methods for reducing stress on vine plants, including demand-oriented drip irrigation and site-adapted fertilization

- Reducing greenhouse gas emissions by reducing fertilizer use and machine passes in vineyards

- Changing management practices of understory vegetation to substitute herbicides

- Vineyards as a habitat and springboard for endangered species at risk of decline due to land use intensification and climate change -

Wild bees as important indicator species for biodiversity-friendly viticulture.

Further links

 Life Vine Adapt - Sustainable viticulture to adapt to climate change