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 https://buff.ly/41oPUyK
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@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...