Every year the Peat Restore team prepares a comprehensive assessment of the project’s overall performance. The Protocol covers all project activities conducted in 2020. Among other things, this includes the methodology applied for the greenhouse gas (GHG) measurements using chambers, mapping of the sites for the application of the GEST technique to estimate GHG emissions … read more
At the end of February, the last steps of the rewetting measures at the largest of the three project sites in the Biesenthaler Becken, at the Pfauenfließ, were successfully completed. Already at the end of October, drainage ditches could be closed at the two smaller peatland areas between Plötzensee and Hellsee in order to improve … read more
To stabilize water level and restore environment for mire vegetation development, dam building was completed in November 2020 in all three Latvian project sites. Within the framework of LIFE Peat Restore project, 36 dams were built. As a result peatland hydrology will be stabilized in the total area of 274.4 ha in three mires – … read more
Traditionally, the International Scientific Conference of the University of Latvia is held at the beginning of year, now already for the 79th time. Topics from all scientific fields are discussed during 130 sessions from January until March. In 2021 two presentations were given by the LIFE “Peat Restore” project Latvian team. On February 4, at … read more
LIFE Peat Restore’s 2020 The year of 2020 has finally ended. Like everyone else, the LIFE Peat Restore team had to endure the challenges presented to us by these unprecedented circumstances. National borders were closed, events postponed indefinitely, as well as the interruption of services crucial for the project implementation; not to mention the difficulties … read more
In November 2020, water regime stabilization was carried out in Engure Lake Nature Park. Two plastic dams were installed to prevent quick runoff of water, thus supporting waterlogged conditions in the fens.The shores of Engure Lake are rich in alkaline fens that have developed in wet depressions after water lowering in the lake. As part … read more
After a long planning and approval phase, finally on October 12th the peatland restoration measures in the German project site Biesenthaler Becken started. The contracted company started on the smallest of the three peatland sites to be restored – the kettlehole mire “Moor birch forest” which covers only 0.6 ha. Across this small peatland runs … read more
In order to acquaint the interested parties with the peatland restoration technique used by LIFE Peat Restore in the project areas in Latvia, the project team organized a demonstration seminar on 9 October 2020. The seminar took place in Madiešēni Mire in Augstroze Nature Reserve (Latvia) and gathered 25 participants, mainly peatland experts and practitioners. … read more
We mourn the loss of Prof. Dr Romas Pakalnis on the 20th of September, 2020. Lithuanian society, science, nature conservation and cultural heritage communities, as well as a small family of peatland restoration practitioners and international team of the project LIFE Peat Restore lost Prof. Dr Romas Pakalnis, an outstanding person, whose whole life was … read more
The international youth organization Re-Peat, a youth-led collective, is putting pressure on EU politicians to pay more attention to the protection and restoration of peatlands in the new agricultural strategy. To this effect, a collection of essays entitled Peat Anthology was compiled. It reflects young people’s vision and concern for their future living environment. They … read more
