Top 8%
in this catalogue (335 scored practices)
Scores cluster high, so position within the catalogue is often more telling than the number alone.
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.
Evidoria. LIFE PeatCarbon — Reumidificação de Turfeiras e Norma de Carbono Báltico (Letónia). Persistent ID: 8f0f1732-fed9-44e9-9080-836adb8fd492.