Measurements of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from peatlands have started on all the project sites, in Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland and Germany. This summer, NABU’s national coordinator visited Estonia and Latvia, to supervise and assist with the instalment of the GHG monitoring plots. Testing of the instrumental measurement system was successful. Valuable data on GHG … read more
In August 2018, establishment of vegetation monitoring plots is completed in all Latvian project areas – Lake Engure, Augstroze and Baltezers Mire. The vegetation monitoring is necessary to assess the vegetation condition before and after the peatland restoration proposed within LIFE Peat Restore project. Along with monitoring of groundwater table, instrumental greenhouse gas (GHG) measurements … read more
In August 2018, in the Latvian project areas – Engures ezers, Baltezera purvs and Augstroze – the greenhouse gas (GHG) monitoring plots were installed and the first instrumental measurements started. GHG monitoring is necessary to measure the amount of emissions before peatland restoration in drained conditions and after blocking of ditches to assess the impact … read more
Restoration of damaged mire habitats is one of the most important objectives of the LIFE Peat Restore project. With such an objective, several preparatory actions must be carried out before implementing active nature management; chief among them is the preparation and approval of technical and management plans. Currently, almost all nature management and technical plans … read more
The LIFE Peat Restore partners – Lithuanian Fund for Nature, University of Latvia, Tallinn University, NABU and Naturalists Club – have developed a brief analysis of the regulatory framework of peatland use in their respective countries – Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Germany and Poland. The analyses describe the key legislations that address peatland use and protection … read more
Estonian team started fieldwork at Suursoo restoration site in the early spring of 2018. In April and May, detailed descriptions of ditches were made and borders between GEST types specified. In the months of May and June measurement technology was established: 56 water level divers were installed close to 10 x 10 m vegetation plots; … read more
In Latvia, within the LIFE Peat Restore project, blocking of ditches is proposed in three areas. In all these sites, prior to restoration actions careful surveys and hydrological and hydrogeological modelling was done. It means that a hydrogeologist has assessed the current situation and potential impacts of ditch blocking. As the next step, the appropriate … read more
On May 24 2018, the Latvian team of LIFE Peat Restore met with their Swedish peers, from the Kristianstad Vattenrike Biosphere Reserve and Krinova Incubator & Science Park. During the meeting, the group visited one of the LIFE Peat Restore project sites in Engure Lake Nature Park, where there are plans in place to block … read more
As part of the LIFE Peat Restore project, NABU starts GHG measurements in degraded peatlands Berlin, April 25, 2018 – Degraded peatlands globally emit a significant amount of nitrous oxide: The negative effect on climate change is thus worse than anticipated. This was confirmed in the Nature Journal by an international team of scientists led … read more
On 12 February 2018, the second steering group meeting was held for the site management plan of the Baltezers Mire Nature Reserve. The development of the plan is funded by the LIFE Peat Restore project. During the stakeholder meeting, the participants were introduced to the progress of the plan, as well as the contents and … read more
