Eesti Teadusinfosüsteem

Tegemist on rahvusvahelise projekti taotlusega Life+ Climate mitigation suunal. Projektis osalevad Saksamaa (juhtpartner), Läti, Leedu, Poola ja Eesti. Projekti eesmärk on Lõuna- ja Ida- Baltikumi regioonis (Põhja-Euroopa madalik) degradeerunud soode taastamisega ja tingimuste loomisega süsiniku sidumiseks (sh. maakasutuse uute vormide loomisega degradeerunud soodes) vähendada CO2 emissiooni. Tegevuste planeerimisel lähtutakse nn. GEST (Greenhouse Gas Emission Site Type e. kasvukohatüüpide kasvuhoonegaaside emissiooni) meetodist. Eestis on taastamisobjektiks Läänemaa-Suursoo idaosa, Kõrtsojast ja Vihterpalu jõest idasse jääv Suursoo-Leidissoo hoiuala pindalaga ca 3340 ha. Selgitatakse olemasolev olukord - taimkate, vereziim, vee- ja turba kemism, süsiniku emissioon. Kraavides vesi paisutatakse maapinnalähedasele tasemele, kuivenduse tulemusel kujunenud sekundaarne mets ja võsa raiutakse. Järgneva seire käigus selgitatakse tegevuste mõju veebilansile, tamkattele, vee- ja tuba kemismile, süsiniku emissioonile.

The overall objective of the LIFE Peat Restore project is to reduce CO2 emissions by restoring degraded peatlands and providing guidelines for decision-makers and conservationists. The project aims to: Restore degraded peatland sites; Measure the change in greenhouse gas emissions from peatlands before and after restoration and model fluxes using the Greenhouse Gas Emission Site Types (GEST) approach; Produce a handbook on how to carry out restoration and best manage the restored peatlands; and Create guidelines with best practice scenarios for peatland use in relation to the EU climate policy and legislation. The restoration of degraded peat deposits will be carried out in five countries in the North European Lowland on the Baltic coast – Estonia, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland. The handbook and guidelines will aim to inform the decision-making process of politicians, authorities and conservation managers responsible for the use of peatlands. The project will contribute to climate change mitigation in the project countries as well as to EU climate policy and mitigation-related goals in the area of land use (LULUCF) by providing robust carbon data from peatlands. Finally, the project aims to transfer the experiences gained to other European and non-European countries with similar peatland formations and climate conditions.