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Ada Palmer

German farmers are transforming peatlands into carbon-capturing marshes. A series of new initiatives in Germany are not only 'rewetting' peatlands but also creating markets for the native grasses, reeds, and sedges they support. Following a successful pilot project on a ten hectare site, they've teamed up with German retailer Otto Group, to promote a form of marsh farming called “paludiculture.” Yale360 buff.ly/41oPUyK

Yale E360Turning Farmland Back to Peatland: Can It Slow CO2 Emissions?Farmers have long drained peatlands for agriculture, but the dried-out soils release vast quantities of CO2. To halt this process, new initiatives in Germany are not only rewetting peatlands but also creating markets for the native grasses, reeds, and sedges they support.

@adapalmer Innnnnnteresting. Sort of the anti-polder? (A polder is a Dutch term for a section of land that has been drained and reclaimed - not necessarily for agriculture, though; the third runway north-south runway at Schiphol, built to accommodate long-range aircraft, is called het Polderbaan, because, well, that land was a small lake once... )

Oooooh. Making paper! We've really gotta quit making our paper from trees; this is a step in the right direction...