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LIFE for MIRES — Trans-boundary Peatland Restoration in Šumava & Bavarian Forest (Czech Republic–Germany)

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The EU LIFE for MIRES project (2018–2024, €5.85M) rewetted ~2,200 ha of bogs and fens across Czechia's Šumava and Germany's Bavarian Forest parks, blocking 212 km of drains and raising water tables, with ~125 t CO2/yr avoided and 165 ha of black-grouse habitat improved.

2,200 hectares
Wetlands restored
1,511 hectares
Natura 2000 habitat restored
212 km
Drainage ditches blocked
35 km
Streams restored to natural course
170,000 m³
Additional water retained
125 tonnes/yr
CO2 emissions avoided
165+ hectares
Black grouse habitat improved
5,845,002 EUR
Project budget
LIFE for MIRES — Trans-boundary Peatland Restoration in Šumava & Bavarian Forest (Czech Republic–Germany)

Details

Promoter
Správa Národního parku Šumava (Šumava National Park Administration) / Bavarian Forest National Park / BUND Naturschutz in Bayern
Period
2018–2024
Region (NUTS)
CZ03
Keywords
peatland restoration, mire rewetting, EU LIFE programme, cross-border conservation, Natura 2000

Context

The EU-co-financed LIFE for MIRES project (August 2018-December 2024, total budget EUR 5,845,002) restored roughly 2,200 hectares of wetlands across 65 sites in Czechia's Šumava National Park and Germany's Bavarian Forest National Park, blocking around 212 km of drainage ditches with about 12,000 dams and restoring 35 km of streams to their natural courses.

Results

Project monitoring reported water tables rising and stabilising after restoration, an estimated 170,000 m³ of additional water retained, about 125 tonnes of CO2 emissions avoided per year from re-wetted peat (a self-reported estimate, not third-party verified), and over 165 hectares of black grouse habitat improved.

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