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LIFE Peat Restore — Fen Rewetting in Słowiński National Park (Poland)

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The EU-funded LIFE Peat Restore project rewetted about 1,350 ha of degraded fen in Poland (part of 5,300 ha across five countries) by building 214 dams, using the GEST method to model a 30% cut in global warming potential at restored sites.

1,350 hectares
Area rewetted, Poland
5,300 hectares
Area rewetted, all five countries
214 dams
Dams constructed
30 %
Estimated reduction in global warming potential
5.94 EUR million
Total project budget
LIFE Peat Restore — Fen Rewetting in Słowiński National Park (Poland)

Details

Promoter
Klub Przyrodników (Naturalists' Club) / NABU e.V., EU LIFE Programme
Period
2016–2021
Region (NUTS)
PL63
Keywords
peatland rewetting, fen restoration, EU LIFE programme, GHG monitoring

Context

LIFE Peat Restore (LIFE15 CCM/DE/000138, 2016-2021/22) was an EU LIFE Climate Action project coordinated by the German NGO NABU e.V., working across five countries - Germany, Poland, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia - to rewet degraded bogs and fens as a climate-mitigation measure. The Polish component was led by Klub Przyrodników (Naturalists' Club) in and around Słowiński National Park.

Objectives

The project aimed to rewet degraded peatlands to mitigate climate change and to allow characteristic fen vegetation to regenerate.

Activities

Across all five countries the project rewetted roughly 5,300 hectares over 11 sites, including about 1,350 hectares in Poland, by constructing 214 dams from natural, locally available materials and removing encroaching trees and shrubs. The consortium applied the GEST (Greenhouse Gas Emission Site Types) method to estimate greenhouse-gas impacts and published a 'Best Practice Book' for other EU peatland projects to follow.

Results

The GEST modelling method estimated a 30% reduction in global warming potential at restored sites. The total project budget was approximately €5.94 million, of which €3.55 million was an EU contribution.

Conclusions

The project's results are consortium-level, EU co-funded modelling rather than independently third-party-certified carbon credits, and the Polish component is one part of a five-country project rather than a stand-alone national programme.

Implementation

Implementation detail (cost, timeline, staffing, conditions for success) is not yet available for this practice.

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LIFE Programme National / regional programmes

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