The Power of Nature‐Based Solutions: How Peatlands Can Help Us to Achieve Key EU Sustainability Objectives
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Abstract Peatlands are lands with a peat layer at the surface, containing a large proportion of organic carbon. Such lands cover ≈1 000 000 km2 in Europe, which is almost 10% of the total surface area. In many countries, peatlands have been artificially drained over centuries, leading to not only enormous emissions of CO2 but also soil subsidence, mobilization of nutrients, higher flood risks, and loss of biodiversity. These problems can largely be solved by stopping drainage and rewetting the land. Wet peatlands do not release CO2, can potentially sequester carbon, help to improve water quality, provide habitat for rare and threatened biodiversity, and can still be used for production of biomass (“paludiculture”). Wisely adjusted land use on peatlands can substantially contribute to low‐emission goals and further benefits for farmers, the economy, society, and the environment.
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OpenAlex topics: Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology · Botany and Plant Ecology Studies
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Institute of Botany and Landscape Ecology Greifswald University, Partner in the Greifswald Mire Centre Soldmannstr. 15 17489 Greifswald Germany
Wetlands International European Association Brussels 1040 Belgium
Institute of Geography and Geology Interdisciplinary Centre for Baltic Sea Region Research (IFZO) Greifswald University, Partner in the Greifswald Mire Centre 17489 Greifswald Germany
Rostock University, Agricultural and Environmental Faculty 18059 Rostock Germany
National University of Ireland, Galway Galway H91 TK33 Ireland
Michael Succow Foundation, Partner in the Greifswald Mire Centre 17489 Greifswald Germany
DUENE, Partner in the Greifswald Mire Centre 17489 Greifswald Germany
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