Drained peatlands cover 2% of EU farmland but produce 80% of agricultural GHG emissions. At the #ALFAwetlands #REWET Final Conference, a new policy brief showed why rewetting can cut emissions, restore biodiversity and store water! đź”— Link below.

Drained peatlands cover 2% of EU farmland but produce 80% of agricultural GHG emissions. At the #ALFAwetlands #REWET Final Conference, a new policy brief showed why rewetting can cut emissions, restore biodiversity and store water! đź”— Link below.
➡️ Avoid #maladaptation. Think about the future climate before restoring just for the present.
And that’s it for this thread – thanks for reading to the end!
1/ Yesterday, the “Wetlands Solutions for the Future” conference took place in Brussels, as part of the European AlfaWetlands and REWET projects, of which FIC is a member of the consortium.
#Wetlands #REWET #AlfaWetlands #ClimateChange
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