In mid-July after the bird breeding season, water regime restoration works begun in the Estonian project area in Suursoo. The restoration will reduce the draining effect of ditches that have been built in the area for long time, extending to around 46 km. Mostly, peat dams will be built on the ditches. Two ditches (Kaldemäe … read more
The technical designs of the dam construction in the LIFE Peat Restore project areas in Latvia are completed and agreed with the responsible authorities. In August, after the bird breeding period the earth work to block the drainage ditches will be done in all project areas – Engure, Augstroze and Baltezers Mire. Before starting the … read more
The LIFE Peat Restore experts from University of Latvia have prepared three new, colourful brochures about the project areas – Augstroze Nature Reserve, Baltezers Mire Nature Reserve and Engure Lake Nature Park, all located in Latvia. The brochures will be useful for those who want to get familiar with these prominent peatland areas, to learn … read more
The Covid-19 pandemic has changed our lives and our work in a very short time. Many events had to be cancelled or postponed. The LIFE Peat Restore Project is also not spared from the restrictions. Nevertheless we are not idle and want to continue to share our knowledge and enthusiasm for peatlands with the general … read more
Situated in Estonia, the earlier alkaline fen Läänemaa-Suursoo (over 3400 ha), as autonomous part of the Suursoo-Leidissoo mire complex (over 23 000 ha), was drained in the 1880s. Shallow streams were straightened and cut deeper – becoming ditches – to remove water from the area and allow mowing of hay. During that period milk production … read more
A consortium of 23 organisations have recently published a Policy Brief calling on the preservation and improved management of peatlands in the EU’s post-2020 Common Agricultural Policy (CAP). According to the paper, “To facilitate the new environmental ambitions of the Post-2020 Common Agricultural Policy and to create coherence between agricultural and climate policies, CAP must … read more
“Sachara will be wet” – this is the message of the LIFE Peat Restore peatland expert group in Lithuania. Drained eight decades ago, excavated and damaged by fire this peatland (88 ha) was abandoned for more than forty years. However, spring of 2020 is promising new opportunities. Nature management actions implemented during the winter of … read more
On February 18 and 19, NABU’s LIFE Peat Restore team attended a Peat Reduction Conference, organised by Germany’s Food and Agriculture Ministry (BMEL). The conference focused on the Government’s Strategy to address peat extraction and growing media industry, as well as, showcased several scientific research results conducted across Germany and Europe on peat and alternatives … read more
Every year the Peat Restore team prepares a comprehensive assessment of the project’s overall performance. The Protocol covers all activities conducted within the project in 2019: the restoration, monitoring and communication measures. If you are interested to find out in detail what Peat Restore has been up to in 2019, check out our Protocols. The … read more
Do you know that Madagascar, Switzerland and Sachara are in Lithuania? In fact, the first two sites represent the names of settlements, whereas peatland in North-Eastern Lithuania is named after the biggest desert in the world – Sachara. Unfortunately, these two sites have something in common. Both are suffering from the lack of water. “Peatlands … read more
