Project number: CB1000689
Project implementation period: 01/04/2026 – 31/03/2029
Lead partner: University of Turku (Finland)
Project partners:
- Latvia University of Life Sciences and Technologies (Latvia),
- University of Latvia (Latvia),
- Turku University of Applied Sciences (Finland),
- Latvian State Forest Research Institute "Silava" (Latvia).
Project budget:
Total project budget: EUR 1 415 157,32, of which ERDF funding: EUR 1 132 125,85.
University of Latvia project budget: EUR 301 937,92 of which ERDF funding: EUR 241 550,33.
Project manager: University of Turku, Veijo Pönni (veijo.ponni@utu.fi)
Project coordinator at the University of Latvia: Researcher at the Faculty of Medicine and Life Sciences, University of Latvia — Jūlija Karasa (julija.karasa@lu.lv)
Project objective:
Nutrient runoff, particularly phosphorus leakage from both agricultural and forest areas, is a common environmental challenge across Central Baltic countries. In forestry, phosphorus losses occur mainly on fertile, organic soils, where clear-cuts have taken place. In agriculture, nutrient-rich soils under intensive use also contribute to phosphorus runoff, especially where drainage and fertilization practices are not aligned with circular economy principles. The Nutri2Forest project pilots a nature-based, circular solution that recovers phosphorus from drainage water from agriculture and forestry before it enters natural water bodies. Modular filter systems with mineral-based sorbents will be installed in existing drainage systems, e.g., ditches and sedimentation basins, targeting to decreasing of both agricultural runoff and runoff from fertile, organic forest soils.
The project is funded by the EU’s Interreg Central Baltic Programme 2021–2027.
More about the project:https://centralbaltic.eu/project/nutri2forest/