Paludiculture is not just a buzzword, it's an urgently needed sustainable concept of agriculture on formerly drained peatlands in oder to protect the climate. But how to transform conventional agriculture on drained peatland? On a 5-day study tour more than 50 people- farmers, landowners and policy makers - from various European countries visited GMC sites for paludiculture research and implementation
Sources
This film was prepared in the EUKI Project “Carbon capturing by Baltic farmers” www.succow-stiftung.de/en/pea...
Learn more
The paludiculture study tour guide:
www.succow-stiftung.de/filead...
Animated information film on Peatlands, Climate and Paludiculture:
• Peatlands, Climate and...
Credits
Speaker Caitriona Brady Halmschlag
Footage & film design
Lucas Treise - BioFilm 2023 - www.bio-film.org/
Supplementary footage:
Hans von Sonntag - www.vonsonntag.com
Swantje Furtak - www.swantjefurtak.de
Greifswald Mire Centre - www.greifswaldmoor.de
Normunds Stivrins - www.epicentrs.lv
Disclaimer
This film was prepared in the project “Carbon capturing by Baltic peatland farmers” which is financed by the European Climate Initiative (EUKI). EUKI is a project financing instrument by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action. It is the overarching goal of the EUKI to foster climate cooperation within the European Union in order to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions. It does so through strengthening cross-border dialogue and cooperation as well as exchange of knowledge and experience. The authors are fully responsible for the content of this film, the European Climate Initiative (EUKI) and the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action have no liability.
Cofunding
Umwelt Stiftung Michael Otto / toMOORow initiative - www.tomoorow.org
Wetlands international - European Association / EU LIFE - europe.wetlands.org/
Disclaimer
Cofunded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or CINEA. Neither the European Union nor CINEA can be held responsible for them.