Life Vine Adapt - Sustainable viticulture to adapt to climate change

The LIFE project VineAdapt contributes to preserving European vineyards as cultural landscapes of great socio-economic value such as recreation, tradition and identity. The vineyards, which have often been cultivated for decades, have to adapt quickly to changing climatic conditions. The resilience of ecosystems should be improved by increasing biological diversity and adapting land management. The project topic areas deal with the implementation of innovative, resource-saving and biodiversity-friendly viticulture to adapt to climate change.

Established mix from previous attempt

Established mix from previous attempt

 HBLFA Raumberg-Gumpenstein

 

A change in the management practices of understory vegetation to replace herbicides and innovative greening of the lanes to reduce erosion, improve water retention and maximize space for biological diversity are being researched in collaboration with the Silberberg Technical School for Viticulture and Fruit Growing. Vineyards serve as a habitat and springboard for endangered species that are at risk of decline due to intensification of land use and climate change - wild bees and other beneficial insects are viewed as indicator species for biodiversity-friendly viticulture.

Further links

https://www.fachschulen.steiermark.at/cms/ziel/103352994/DE

 

 

 

Fig 1: Germinating spring sowing 2021

Fig 2: Greening with phacelia, vetch and cereal cover crop before new planting in 2022

 

Fig 3: Vetch

 

 

 

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