Avoiding Greenhouse Gas Emissions through the Restoration and Sustainable Management of Peatlands in the Ukrai

General

Through its plans for reflooding drained wetlands and sustainable management of degraded swamps, the project contributes to reducing greenhouse gas emissions and promoting the biodiversity of wetlands in the Ukraine. It supports efforts to develop the future system of conservation areas and improves the living conditions of the local inhabitants. The project follows up and builds on the currently ongoing predecessor project of the BMU’s International Climate Protection Initiative ‘08_II_026_BLR_K_RSPB Torfmoore’ (peat bogs).