‘The start of the healing process’: the vital work to restore Britain’s peatlands

€1.3 billion for peatland rewetting: A major step towards climate action in Europe. But how do these costs compare to the benefits? A recent study by SGGW shows that the value of ecosystem benefits is 10 to 50 times higher than restoration costs. Do not belive it read the study 👇

🤔 Could establishing berry plantations on former peat extraction sites be an effective strategy for lowering greenhouse gas emissions? Watch @alfawetlands.bsky.social first video from Latvia, prepared by partner - Latvian State Forest Research Institute "Silava" ⤵️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=92Uh...

At Ylpässuo, a protected mire in southern Finland, researchers from the University of Eastern Finland and the University of Oulu are studying a protected mire functions as part of the REWET project. ▶️ Discover the Ylpässuo Open Lab 👇 www.youtube.com/watch?v=lmzn...

Who gets a seat at the table in environmental decision making and who is left out? 🧪🌍 The 3i framework: A new approach to stakeholder analysis, beyond traditional methods, considering not only interest and influence, but also impact. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #wetlands #policy

Working together for nature starts with understanding its value. #Publicaton alert! 📕🧪🌎 Systematically describing natural assets and their benefits can help connect different priorities, attract funding, and strengthen collaboration for landscape governance. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Where water flows, equality grows. After #WorldWaterDay, the message remains: wetlands support water, communities, and equality. Continue the discussion with us in our next webinar. www.wethorizons.eu/wetlands-in-...

Peatland restoration is essential for climate mitigation but understanding its costs and benefits is just as important. New #publication alert 📕🧪🌎 Developing marginal abatement cost curves for peatland restoration www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Northern wetlands are among the largest natural sources of methane (CH₄), yet accurately simulating these emissions remains a major challenge. New #Publication www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

💧🌱 𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗪𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗕𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗲 | 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵-𝗪𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗗𝘂𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝗗𝗲𝗹𝘁𝗮 🌱💧 Salt marshes in SW Dutch Delta🇳🇱 aren’t just beautiful, they store carbon, host wildlife & help protect the coast. As a R4Cs Case Pilot, it is testing nature‑based solutions for a safer, more resilient future. 👉🏻 www.lifewatching.tv/video/where-...

Wetlands in Action Webinars - Session 5 "From Policy to practice: Unlocking Wetland restoration through Markets, Regulation and Communities" Date: 21 April 2026 Time: 10:00 – 11:30 CEST Location: Online Registration: www.wethorizons.eu/wetlands-in-... #Policy #WetlandRestoration

Are you a journalist for nature + environment topics, looking for new input? Here's your chance to speak with several experts in the fields of nature-based solutions, soil remediation, wetland rewetting, and drought resilience in just one hour, and gain insights into their current research. 👇

Are expanding northern peatlands cooling or warming the climate? It depends on how they develop🧪 This study combines paleoecology, remote sensing and hydrological modelling to examine peatland expansion and vegetation succession in a subarctic fen margin in Lapland bg.copernicus.org/articles/22/...

Peatlands cover only 3% of Denmark’s land area, yet drained peat soils account for around 25% of agricultural greenhouse gas emissions. Finding viable alternatives is therefore critical. 🧪🌎 www.wethorizons.eu/resources/#s... www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Thank you to the Peat4People project for inviting us from WG Peatland Science to support upcoming GHG measurements in African peatlands. Thanks to externally funded PhD thesis work by Hauke Schmülling and collaboration with @zalf.bsky.social we provide low-cost chambers and knowledge..

#WetlandsWednesday: Save the date for the webinar on the Mediterranean Wetland Outlook 3 and the Mediterranean Wetlands Geoportal. Date: 1️⃣9️⃣ March 2026 Details: ➡️ medwet.org/save-the-dat...

Both management choices and climate change critically shape future methane dynamics, and that their combined effects differ across space and time. New #publiction 🧪 bg.copernicus.org/articles/21/... #wetland #GHG

🚨 #PhD opportunity 🚨 Disturbance Impacts on swamp and forested peatlands in southern Québec This project will quantify how disturbances affect carbon cycling and hydrology in swamp and forested peatlands of southern Québec More info here: wetlandresilienceresearchgroup.com/Opportunitie...

50 consortium members are female at WET HORIZONS project. We highlight this number not because gender is the only thing that matters — but because until equity is normal, visibility is necessary. Women are essential to excellent science! Happy Women in STEM Day! 👩‍🔬🌷 #IDGWS2026 #WomenInScience

Celebrating #WorldWetlandsDay 2026 🌍 Across Europe, ALFAwetlands #LivingLabs unite science, citizens and policy to restore wetlands for climate, biodiversity and resilient communities. 🌱 Learn more about our results and Stay tuned for more events and news in 2026 ⤵️ alfawetlands.eu/celebrating-...

#peatland job environmentjob.co.uk/jobs/108978-...

Wetlands are not just a ecosystems: They are places of knowledge, culture, and life. Citizen science plays a crucial role in safeguarding and restoring wetlands. World Wetlands Day today reminds us of this #WordWetlandDay #CitizenScience

From satellites 🛰️ to land-use decisions 🌿 WET HORIZONS is using tools like ServiPeat and remote sensing to support peatland rewetting in Europe. New article Read more about it here 👇 www.wethorizons.eu/how-technolo... #wetlands #ServiPeat #rewetting

Register for webinar on Co-Creation for Inclusive & Collaborative Wetland Restoration 🌱 Explore how co-creation and Living Labs can strengthen wetland restoration across Europe! 🗓 28 January 2026 ⏰ 14:00–15:00 CET 💻 Online (via registration) alfawetlands.eu/join-co-crea... #HorizonEU

📹 Watch the recording of Session 3 Wetlands in Action webinar series ⤵️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=vEPM... Find out more about the webinar ⬇️ www.linkedin.com/posts/alfawe... @horizoneu.bsky.social @rewet-he.bsky.social @wethorizons.eu @restore4cs.bsky.social @luke.fi @succow-stiftung.de

N₂O emissions are highly sensitive to weather conditions, so they are likely to change as extreme events, such as droughts, increase under climate change. #Publicaton alert! 📕🧪 Read more here zenodo.org/records/1687... #wetlands #NitrousOxide

Registration open! Wetlands in Action Webinars - Session 4 "Remote Sensing of Wetland and Peatland Dynamic: Restoration and Carbon Emissions" www.wethorizons.eu/wetlands-in-...

Recap - Wetland Webinar Session 2 One clear message emerged: In wetland restoration citizen science should be treated as core monitoring infrastructure, not just outreach! What do you think? Looking for more info? Join our next webinar on the 13.01.2025! www.wethorizons.eu/wetlands-in-...

💚 WORLD WETLANDS DAY 💚 2 February 2026 This year’s theme is "Wetlands and traditional knowledge: Celebrating cultural heritage." Be part of the global celebration! worldwetlandsday.org #WorldWetlandsDay #CelebratingWetlands #WorldWetlandsDay2026

A decisive transformation of the global food system could, on its own, limit warming to around 1.85°C by 2050! Just out now! New #publiation alert!🧪📕 Peatland rewetting is one of 23 food system measures analyzed in this study. www.nature.com/articles/s43...

Webinar Session 3 🌿 - Data-Driven Wetland Monitoring: GHG Hotspot and Rewetting Impact Assessment - We continue our webinar next year, but you can already register now! www.wethorizons.eu/wetlands-in-... #wetland #GHG #rewetting #petland #webinar

What is growing in wetlands? A lot of interesting plants! But which species? What about mosses? And can we predict species distributions? New #publication alert! 📕🧪 Developing and Validating Species Distribution Models for Wetland Plants Across Europe Find out there zenodo.org/records/1694...

Please share. Calling all bog lovers and peat aficionados - please drop a thumbs up or comment on this talk, and show TEDx why bogs are the best. My great hope is that we can drum up more bog champions in this world. With love and appreciation. www.youtube.com/watch?v=mWt9...

Here is a very beautiful cranberry flower for you! We reached a 100 Followers :blush: Thank you very much! Also, thank you to our researcher Louis Skovsholt, who shot the gorgeous photo! #wetland #flowers #peatland #100Followers

🌍 Since the Convention on Wetlands was first signed in Ramsar, Iran in 1971, countries around the world have united to protect one of our planet’s most essential ecosystems. 🔹 Today, under the Victoria Falls Declaration and the Fifth Strategic Plan, Parties are advancing accountability.

New #publication alert!🧪 A practical metric for estimating the current climate forcing of natural mires How can we understand if natural mires have a net cooling or warming effect on today’s climate? The paper uses a new metric (ACME) to weigh these effects. #wetland #peatland #GHG #carbon #methan

Missed our Wetlands in Action Webinar Session 1? Want to join the Session 2? www.wethorizons.eu/wetlands-in-... #wetland #peatland #CitizenScience

How do climate drivers like air temperature and rainfall shape methane (CH₄) emissions in Fennoscandia wetland s? 🌍 New #publicaton alert! 📕 Read all about it here! zenodo.org/records/1687...

Peaty people: we're hosting a special issue in the Taylor & Francis journal Sustainable Environment. Do consider submitting to it - the scope is broad and multidisciplinary. think.taylorandfrancis.com/article_coll...

How do citizens across Europe value wetland restoration? Find out at our second webinar! 📣 Wetlands in Action continues with the Session 2: From Perception to Action: Engaging Citizens in Wetland Restoration and Conservation www.wethorizons.eu/wetlands-in-...

Join this insightful #COP30 panel discussion! 🗓️17 November 2025 ⏰Nature Hub Pavilion, Blue Zone 📍14:30–15:30 (Belém) We're bringing together leading voices in peatland science, and global conservation efforts! @silvestrum.bsky.social @wetlandsint.bsky.social @tannebergerf.bsky.social

Looking 👀for advice on #peat pipes🙏 Pipe flow approx. 1.5m below surface, several roof collapses, one large (see photo). The source of water is from a fairly steep slope. Is there anything that can be done to reduce erosion and bring the water to the surface? Any ideas greatly appreciated 😊

The Peatland Breakthrough - that's the Global Call to Unlock the Power of Peatlands for Climate, Nature and People at #COP30 in Brazil 💚 Mo 17th November 2025, 18:30—20:00 (GMT-3) 💚 Side Event Room 1, Blue Zone, UNFCCC COP30, Belém Brazil Participate in person or via lifestream!

🧪New #Publication Alert! How can we monitor peatland carbon emissions at scale? A new study from WET HORIZONS partners proposes a remote-sensing framework to do just that. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

The Wetlands in Action webinar series kicks off 18 Nov 2025 (11:00–12:00 CEST) Session 1: Tracking Carbon & GHG Dynamics in Wetland Restoration — with leading experts and live Q&A. 👉 Register: www.wethorizons.eu/wetlands-in-... #GHG #wetland #Carbon

A new webinar series launches this November! 🌿 Wetlands in Action🌿 Join experts from @alfawetlands.bsky.social @rewet-he.bsky.social @restore4cs.bsky.social & WET HORIZONS (us) to explore the future of wetland science & policy. Stay tuned for the up coming sessions! #wetland

🌿 The latest #ALFAwetlands Newsletter #19 is out 🌊 🔗 Read the full Newsletter and explore related resources here: alfawetlands.eu?na=view&id=34 ‼️ Our important deliverable "Recommendations for wetlands restoration" is also available now: alfawetlands.eu/wp-content/u... #HorizonEurope @luke.fi

Looking for a PhD in environmental science? I will soon have an advert out for a project at @liverpooluni.bsky.social with @ukceh.bsky.social & @nationaltrust.org.uk. "Peatland drainage + rewetting across the UK uplands + lowlands" All about GHG emissions and aquatic carbon. Watch this space!

How effective is peatland restoration really? Peatland restoration works but not everywhere, and not always. Success depends on embracing complexity, commit to long-term monitoring, and ground actions in real policy contexts! New #publication alert! 🧪 www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/17...

New #publication alert! 🧪 Rewetting peatland can spike CH₄ emissions but targeted strategies may help. 🔥 Controlled burning before rewetting cuts short-term methane emissions by >95% in lab soils (Denmark). Promising, but needs further trials and risk evaluation! zenodo.org/records/1677...