Botanica – Margiai Peatland Paludiculture Pilot (Lithuania)

paludiculture/peatland-restoration · Margiai peatland, eastern Lithuania

Botanica – Margiai peatland pilot site, Lithuania — From the partner-submitted source "Botanica: Paludiculture and microplastics filtering in (former) peat meadows and other restored peatlands" (rights as submitted; not independently license-verified) · Provided by ABC Interreg partner submissionAuto-sourced: Image auto-sourced from a license-clean library; pending curator review

Client

Foundation for Peatland Restoration and Conservation (Pelkių atkūrimo ir apsaugos fondas)

~100 ha rewetting and reed canary grass paludiculture pilot in Margiai peatland, eastern Lithuania. Target: reduce GHG emissions by 420 t CO2-eq/yr from current 950 t CO2-eq/yr; biomass used as fodder, bedding and compost.