Project aim: implementation of Climate Change Mitigation (CCM) measures in peatlands, adaptation and demonstration of innovative tools and applicable methods for GHG monitoring
Participating nations: Latvia, Finland, Denmark, Germany
Project objectives:
- Implementation of CCM measures in peatlands to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in Latvia and Finland, thus contributing to the specific objectives of LIFE Climate Action.
- Testing innovative monitoring methods for the comprehensive assessment of GHG emissions in Latvia and Finland, thus contributing to the identification, verification and demonstration of innovative CCM technologies, methods and instruments that are suitable for being replicated and transferred for management of peatlands in the Baltic Sea region and EU in general. Monitoring will be carried out for the implemented management measures in the project sites established within the proposed Project as well as previous LIFE project sites, thus ensuring the verification, uptake, replication and transferability of the results achieved under LIFE Climate Action programme, and upscaling the results of previous LIFE projects.
- Monitoring of the CCM measures in 2 peatland restoration sites in Latvia – Lielais Pelečāre Mire Nature Reserve, Cena Mire Nature Reserve and 2 in Finland – Välisuo Mire, Matorova Mire in Finland as well as 3 LIFE Project sites where peatland restoration was carried out previously in Latvia: Cena Mire Nature Reserve (“LIFE Mires,” LIFE04 NAT/LV/000196), Melnais Lake Mire Nature Reserve (“LIFE Raised bogs,” LIFE08 NAT/LV/000449) and Sudas-Zviedru Mire in Gauja National Park (“LIFE Wetlands,” LIFE13 NAT/LV/000578), thus ensuring the verification, uptake, replication, and transferability of the results achieved under LIFE Climate Action programme.
- Development of Tool for application of replicable and transferable remote sensing (RS) based monitoring and modeling tools for GHG assessments and inventories as well as for applying replicable and transferable indicators for the evaluation of peatland restoration success.
- Carrying out innovative dissemination, awareness raising and training activities to improve the knowledge base for the development, assessment, monitoring, evaluation and implementation of effective CCM actions and measures for degraded peatlands and to enhance the capacity of national and local authorities to apply the knowledge in practice.
- Harmonise peatland communication efforts, inside and outside LIFE PeatCarbon.