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LIFE PeatCarbon — Réhumidification des Tourbières et Standard Carbone Baltique (Lettonie)

Le projet LIFE PeatCarbon (2022–2027) cofinancé par l'UE réhumidifie 5 414 hectares de tourbières drainées en Lettonie et Finlande, développant une méthodologie vérifiée de crédits carbone baltiques censée réduire les émissions de GES de la Lettonie de 37 117 tCO₂e par an.

5,414 ha

Objectif de réhumidification des tourbières

37,117 tCO2e/yr

Réduction annuelle attendue après restauration

LIFE PeatCarbon — Réhumidification des Tourbières et Standard Carbone Baltique (Lettonie)

Details

Maturity: Pilot
Promoter: University of Latvia / Latvian State Forests
Period: 2022–2027
Keywords: research, government, conservation, peatland, carbon standard

Context

Le projet PeatCarbon, financé par le programme LIFE de l'UE (2022–2027), réhumidifie des tourbières drainées en Lettonie et en Finlande et développe une méthodologie vérifiée de crédits carbone pour la Baltique.

Implementation

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

Data sources

Where this practice's information was retrieved from, and when.

C-NAPSE web research — accessed 2026-06-22
University of Latvia / Latvian State Forests — accessed 2026-06-22
LIFE PeatCarbon Project Summary — accessed 2026-06-22
EU LIFE Programme Entry — accessed 2026-06-22
Open Access Government Article — accessed 2026-06-22
Interreg Europe Latvia Peatlands — accessed 2026-06-22

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Quality score: 67/100

How is this calculated?

Evidence: Descriptive / self-reported

Top 8% in this catalogue (335 scored practices)

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Evaluation

Evaluated by C-NAPSE

Score profile — the dimensions behind the score — how it's computed

Carbon — sequestration / storage, evidenced2/3

EU LIFE project design projects 37,117 tCO₂e/year reductions in Latvia; GHG monitoring is ongoing with eddy-covariance and chamber methods, but final market-verified credits are due only on project completion in 2027.

Biodiversity — conservation / improvement, evidenced2/3

Biodiversity monitoring for bog-specialist species is built into the project framework; early results from predecessor LIFE Peat Restore sites confirm species recovery, though the LIFE PeatCarbon sites are mid-implementation.

Water & soil — retention, infiltration, erosion control2/3

Peatland rewetting raises water tables and restores hydrological regulation; the project includes a dedicated hydrology monitoring workpackage with published preliminary data.

Fire resilience — risk reduction, evidenced2/3

Rewetting drained peatlands eliminates the primary precondition for peat fires; Latvian forestry authorities recognise peatland rewetting as a fire-prevention measure, though Latvia's fire risk is moderate.

Governance, certification & transferability2/3

EU LIFE programme oversight, multi-institutional partnership (University of Latvia, Latvian State Forests, Finnish Meteorological Institute), and an explicit mandate to develop a transferable Baltic carbon credit methodology provide strong institutional grounding.

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Evidoria. LIFE PeatCarbon — Réhumidification des Tourbières et Standard Carbone Baltique (Lettonie). Persistent ID: 8f0f1732-fed9-44e9-9080-836adb8fd492.

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