To find out more about the restoration measures implemented in Germany’s Biesenthaler Becken site, check out the clarifications by NABU’s peatland expert in the short videos below.

Restoration measure: conversion of mire birch forest

Jonathan Etzold, NABU’s national coordinator for LIFE Peat Restore, explains the need to carry out forest conversion on Germany’s Biesenthaler Becken site, in order to allow rain water to reach peatland soils and subsequently help them recover.

Restoration measure: filling ditches with clay

Jonathan Etzold, NABU’s national coordinator for LIFE Peat Restore, explains the need to fill in ditches on Germany’s Biesenthaler Becken site, in order to stop the drainage and keep the water in the peatland.

Restoration measure: Plötzensee site in Biesenthaler Becken

Jonathan Etzold, NABU’s national coordinator for LIFE Peat Restore, explains the inner workings of peatland restoration in one of the project sites.