Peatlands, Climate and Paludiculture

What's a peatland? Why are peatlands dry but should be rewetted? Why is this important to us and the global climate? How can we protect and simultanously use wet peatlands - especially in the Batlics? All answered and beautifully animated in this film.

Sources
This film was prepared in the EUKI Project “Carbon capturing by Baltic farmers”
https://www.succow-stiftung.de/en/pea...
Information on impact of peatland drainage and conventional agricultural peatland use, rewetting and paludiculture - Greifswald Mire Centre (GMC) authors collective - www.greifswaldmoor.de
Data of GHG emission from drained peatland under agricultural use in the EU and the Baltic countries: National Inventory Report (NIR) 2019, GMC 2019
https://www.greifswaldmoor.de/files/d...

Credits
Graphics by Sarah Heuzeroth - www.sarah-heuzeroth.de
Speaker Christopher Gray
Animation and film design by BioFilm - www.bio-film.org
Photos:
A.Haberl - Michael Succow Foundation, partner in the Greifswald Mire Centre (GMC)
R.Hurding - ZELFO® Technology GmbH
C.Lühr - Leibniz-Institut für Agrartechnik und Bioökonomie e.V. (ATB)
S.Manzel - Greifswald Mire Centre (GMC)
A.Nordt - Greifswald Mire Centre (GMC)
P.Schroeder - www.lensescape.org
J.Schulz - www.PALUDiMED.eu

Disclaimer
This film was prepared in the frame of the project “Carbon capturing by Baltic peatland farmers” which is financed by the European Climate Initiative (EUKI). EUKI is a project financing instrument by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action. It is the overarching goal of the EUKI to foster climate cooperation within the European Union in order to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions. It does so through strengthening cross-border dialogue and cooperation as well as exchange of knowledge and experience. The authors are fully responsible for the content of this film, the European Climate Initiative (EUKI) and the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action have no liability.