Explore LIFE Peat Restore’s key outputs here The LIFE Peat Restore (LPR) team, composed of 9 partners across 5 countries (Germany, Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia), have successfully concluded their goals. The most relevant aim of all has been achieved, and that is none other, than the restoration of over 5,300 hectares of degraded peatlands. … read more
Prior to raising the water level, the levels were studied at 61 measuring stations during the three years in the Suursoo-Leidissoo restoration area on the eastern edge of the Läänemaa Suursoo peatland complex. Automatic water level loggers recorded water levels every hour. The obtained data have now been analysed. Based on this, the picture of … read more
The worldwide wetlands platform Living Lakes are organising a global event about dissemination of lakes, wetlands and other water ecosystems’ importance, conservation and projects. The event is going to be a 24 hour Global Lake Marathon, celebrated on November the 26th, 2021, coordinated by Global Nature Fund and divided among continents and subcontinents. The main … read more
LIFE Peat Restore’s Final Conference surpassed our expectations! The online event reached over 700 people. Such a high interest reflects the growing visibility and recognition of peatland ecosystems. This autumn there have been numerous events exploring peatlands’ climate mitigation role and promoting discussions on the upscaling of peatland restoration. In case you missed our Final … read more
Register now to participate in our online Conference. The first day will be dedicated to presentations from experts in the field of peatland restoration, monitoring, financing and policy. These presentations will be accompanied by Q&A from the audience. At the end of the first day, from 17:30 (CET) onwards, the LIFE Peat Restore team from … read more
20 to 21 October, 2021, Online Conference We are pleased to invite you to take part in our international conference on peatlands and climate. The conference is co-organised by the University of Latvia and NABU within the frame of the EU project “Reduction of CO2 emissions by restoring degraded peatlands in Northern European Lowland” (LIFE … read more
A round-table discussion with the peat industry
UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration: LIFE Peat Restore together with 4 EU funded projects publish a guide for the next steps of peatland restoration
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 … read more
In March 2021, the restoration of the water regime, which lasted 8 months, was completed in Suursoo-Leidissoo in Estonia. The Suursoo restoration area (approx. 3 300 ha) is one of the largest wetland restoration areas and the largest fen restoration area in Estonia. Up to four excavators worked at the same time. Although the conditions … read more
