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Improving wetland knowledge and developing tools to enhance protection and restoration of Europe’s wetlands. Focused on biodiversity.

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A new webinar series launches this November!

🌿 Wetlands in Action🌿

Join experts from
@alfawetlands.bsky.social
@rewet-he.bsky.social
@restore4cs.bsky.social
& WET HORIZONS (us) to explore the future of wetland science & policy.

Stay tuned for the up coming sessions!
#wetland
Illustrated promotional banner for the webinar series “Wetlands in Action.” The text invites viewers to learn how greenhouse gas measurements, wetland mapping, platforms, and citizen engagement support restoration decisions. The event runs from November 2025 to April 2026 and is organized jointly by Rewet, Restore4Cs, Wet Horizons, and Wetlands International. The right side features a stylized illustration of a wetland scene with blue water, green cattails, and orange and green bushes under a light blue sky with dotted patterns. The European Union logo and funding disclaimer appear at the bottom.
October 22, 2025 at 10:02 AM
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How effective is peatland restoration really?
Peatland restoration works but not everywhere, and not always.

Success depends on embracing complexity, commit to long-term monitoring, and ground actions in real policy contexts!

New #publication alert! 🧪

www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/17...
Slide titled “Issues of Peatland Restoration Across Scales: A Review and Meta-Analysis” by Rinda Kustina, Jessica Canchig Pilicita, and Mateusz Grygoruk. Below the title is a world map showing study locations across different regions, including North and South America, Europe, and Asia. Countries labeled include Peru, Colombia, USA, Canada, UK, Spain, Portugal, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, China, and Indonesia. Colored dots mark restoration types: Blue – Rewetting Red – Water management Green – Revegetation Yellow – Reforestation Orange – Soil removal Purple – Biodiversity Pink – Soil treatment Logo: Wet Horizons at the bottom right.
October 16, 2025 at 10:29 AM
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New #publication alert! 🧪

Rewetting peatland can spike CH₄ emissions but targeted strategies may help.

🔥 Controlled burning before rewetting cuts short-term methane emissions by >95% in lab soils (Denmark). Promising, but needs further trials and risk evaluation!

zenodo.org/records/1677...
Slide titled “Controlled burning of peat before rewetting modifies soil chemistry and microbial dynamics to reduce short-term methane emissions.” Authors: Shihao Cui, Haonan Guo, Lorenzo Pugliese, Claudia Kalla Nielsen, Shubiao Wu. Illustration compares three soil treatments: No rewetting (DOS): drained organic soils, with CO₂ emissions high and CH₄ emissions low. Direct rewetting (ROS): rewetted soils, showing both CO₂ and higher CH₄ emissions. Post-burn rewetting (ROSB): soils burned then rewetted, showing CO₂ emissions with reduced CH₄ release. Logos: Wet Horizons. Slide titled “Greenhouse gas emissions and global warming potential (GWP) across treatments under different temperatures.” Panel of eight charts: (a, b) Line graphs of CO₂ emissions at 10°C and 20°C. (c, d) Line graphs of CH₄ emissions at 10°C and 20°C. (e, f) Bar graphs of CO₂-equivalent values comparing CO₂ and CH₄ contributions. (g, h) Bar charts of global warming potential (GWP), showing highest values in direct rewetting at 20°C and lowest in post-burn treatments. Slide titled “Microbial community composition in different treatments after incubation.” Two stacked bar charts show relative abundance of microbial groups: (e) Bacteria: Different families such as Bacteroidetes, Solibacteraceae, Bacillaceae, Xanthobacteraceae, etc. (f) Archaea: Methanobacteriaceae, Methanosaetaceae, Methanosarcinaceae, and other methanogens. Patterns vary across drained (DOS), rewetted (ROS), and burned + rewetted (ROSB) soils. Logo: Wet Horizons.
October 9, 2025 at 11:30 AM
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Has it 𝗮𝗹𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆 𝗯𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗮 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗲 #𝗥𝗥𝗥𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 in Greifswald?

The conference covered a wide range of topics:
🌍 𝗘𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆
👥 𝗦𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗲𝘁𝘆 & 𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗺𝘆 and
🛠️ 𝗣𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲

Even 𝗮𝗿𝘁 inspired by peatlands!
A big thank you to our partners for contributing to the conference! We return 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗱!
#wetlands #GHG
September 30, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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WET HORIZONS at #RRR2025 today!!

We are excited to be attending the conference and
look forward to contributing to the important dialogue on peatland restoration over the next few days!

#Wetlands #Peatlands #GMC #Paludiculture #Rewetting
September 23, 2025 at 1:19 PM
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𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗱𝗼 𝘄𝗲 𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗻 𝗽𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱?

𝟰𝟬 stakholders 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗚𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘆, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗡𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 came together in a series of 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽 𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻𝘀

📢 Official news release: www.eurekalert.org/news-release...

Photo: Louis Skovsholt
Slide titled “Development of national impact plans for Peatlands.” Subtext: “Learn how 40 stakeholders joined forces to scale up peatland and wetland restoration.” Logos at bottom: SRUC, Wet Horizons, Eurosite, and Global Peatlands Initiative. Wetland photo in background. Slide with text box over a photo of a wetland. Title: “The discussions highlighted areas for joint action:” Bullet points: Strengthen peatland policies Integrate funding & investments Exploring the connection between restoration and carbon markets Coordinate through an EU-wide workshop Slide with wetland background. A large quotation reads: “We would like to maintain momentum and organise follow up meetings with relevant parties to keep important conversations going (…)” Attribution: – Cadwaladr-Rimmer. Slide titled “Ongoing support.” Text: “Will be provided by the WET HORIZONS team at Scotland’s Rural College, UNEP’s Global Peatlands Initiative and Wetlands International.” Logos at bottom: SRUC, Wet Horizons, Eurosite, and Global Peatlands Initiative. Background shows a wetland.
September 19, 2025 at 9:09 AM
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𝗧𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 wetlands 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄𝗹𝗲𝗱𝗴𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗼𝗼𝗹𝘀: Final End User Workshop

🟢𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗪𝗲𝘁𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗠𝗮𝗽: Freely available, multiple data formats: tackling end-user needs!

🟤New tools:
Water table dynamics
H𝗼𝘁𝘀𝗽𝗼𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴
𝗦𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗣𝗲𝗮𝘁 a decision-support tool
𝗪𝗘𝗧 𝗛𝗢𝗥𝗜𝗭𝗢𝗡𝗦 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗮𝗽𝗽

🔵Updates are 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲!
Slide titled “The European Wetland Map (‘EMW’).” Right: Map of Europe showing wetland types, riparian zones, and flood risks in various colors. A legend explains categories: national peatland, inter-tidal flat, tidal flat, estuary, lagoon, salt marsh, saline, actual riparian zone, potential riparian zone, and 100-year flood risk. Left: Project visuals — ALFAwetlands and Wet Horizons project tiles, with text box: “Building the European Peatlands Initiative: a strong alliance for peatland climate protection in Europe.” Logos: Wet Horizons and European Union funding. Slide titled “ServiPeat addresses main stakeholders’ questions.” Text lists five questions: How to rewet peatlands? How much would it cost? What do we get in return? What are the trade-offs? What happens in a larger scale? A note below says: “Useful for policymakers, but results are tailored to individual sites.” On the right, photo of two people in waterproof boots working with logs in a wet peatland. Logos: Wet Horizons (top right) and European Union funding (bottom left).
September 18, 2025 at 1:04 PM
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Which peatlands should we rewet to achieve the greatest climate benefit while minimizing conflicts with agriculture?

New #publicaton alert! 📕

Harnessing the Low-Hanging Fruits: Rewetting Unmanaged Marginal Organic Soils to Achieve Maximal Greenhouse Gas Reduction
Illustrated infographic titled “Harnessing the Low-Hanging Fruits: Rewetting Unmanaged Marginal Organic Soils to Achieve Maximal Greenhouse Gas Reduction.” Authors: Haonan Guo, Shihao Cui, Claudia Kalla Nielsen, Lin Tang, Lorenzo Pugliese, and Shubiao Wu. The graphic shows a curved strip of agricultural peatlands with land uses progressing left to right: unmanaged wetlands (dense vegetation), grassland with grazing cows, grassland harvest, and cropland (corn field with tractor). A green arrow on the left indicates high GHG reduction potential and says “Prioritize,” while a red arrow on the right indicates management intensity and says “Postpone.” Caption below: “Where to prioritize for rewetting?” The WET HORIZONS logo is at the bottom right. Figure with two panels: (a) Bar chart of total greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions (mg CO₂-eq m⁻² d⁻¹) for Grass-cut, Grass-graze, Arable, and Unmanaged soils at depths −8 cm, 0 cm, and +8 cm. Bars show CO₂ (red) and CH₄ (blue). Emissions are highest at −8 cm, lower at 0 cm, and lowest at +8 cm. (b) Box plot of GHG reductions (mg CO₂-eq m⁻² d⁻¹) comparing 0 cm and +8 cm depths across land uses. Positive reductions at +8 cm, strongest under unmanaged soils, weaker under arable and grass systems. Greenhouse gas emissions and reductions in CO2 equivalents. (a) Total greenhouse gas emissions illustrating the overall climate impact. (b) Greenhouse gas reductions in rewetted treatments (0 and 8 cm) compared to drained treatments (−8 cm). Error bars represent means ± 95% confidence interval (n = 9 for total emissions; n = 3 for reductions). Statistically significant differences between land-use types and water-level treatments, analyzed using linear mixed-effect models, are denoted as follows: *P < 0.05, **P < 0.01, and ****P < 0.0001. Figure with four panels: (a) Line plot of cumulative CO₂ emissions vs. incubation time (days). CO₂ rises over time, highest at −8 cm depth, lowest at +8 cm. (b) Line plot of cumulative CH₄ emissions vs. incubation time. CH₄ is lower overall, variable under grass-graze and grass-cut, again depth-dependent. (c) Box plot of cumulative CO₂ emissions by land use (Grass-cut, Grass-graze, Arable, Unmanaged). −8 cm depth shows highest emissions, +8 cm lowest. (d) Box plot of cumulative CH₄ emissions by land use. Patterns similar but values smaller and more variable. Greenhouse gas emissions during incubation. (a, b) Cumulative CO2 and CH4 emissions. The shaded area represents means ± 95% confidence interval of three replicates. (c, d) Statistical analysis of the cumulative CO2 and CH4 emissions. White dots in the middle represent the mean of the maximum cumulative emission observed for each core within the same land use-water level combination (n = 9). Boxes span means ± SE, with whiskers extending to means ± 95% confidence interval. Statistically significant differences between land-use types and water-level treatments, analyzed using mixed-effect models, are indicated above the panel and adjacent to the legend, respectively: *P < 0.05, ****P < 0.0001
September 17, 2025 at 11:57 AM
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Are you involved in protecting and restoring peatlands in the Netherlands? Join our 𝗡𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 p𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽 for a 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗻🌿

📅 Monday 8th September | 14:00–15:30 BST / 15:00–16:30 CEST
📍 Online(Zoom)

👉 📧 To join, contact:
Imogen Cadwaladr-Rimmer

www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
A peatland landscape with clusters of tall grasses growing out of shallow water under a clear blue sky. Overlaid text reads: “Netherlands Impact Plan for Peatlands – Join the Online Workshop.” At the bottom, logos for SRUC, Wet Horizons, Eurosite, and the Global Peatlands Initiative are displayed on a light blue background.
August 18, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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Are you involved in protecting and restoring peatland in Germany?
Join our 𝗚𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗣𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽 for a 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗻🌿

📅 Tuesday 2nd September | 12:00–13:30 BST / 13:00–14:30 CEST
📍 Online via Zoom

👉 📧 To join, contact:
Imogen Cadwaladr-Rimmer

www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
A group of white swans swims on a body of water in a peatland area, surrounded by reeds with leafless trees in the background. Overlaid black text reads: “Germany Impact Plan for Peatlands – Join the Online Workshop.” At the bottom, logos for SRUC, Wet Horizons, Eurosite, and the Global Peatlands Initiative appear on a light blue background.
August 14, 2025 at 8:18 AM
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Zu heiß in der Stadt? Oder noch keine besonderen Sommer-Aktivität? Dann ab ins Grüne und eintauchen in die Welt der Moore 𝗶𝗻 𝗭𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗲𝗸𝗼𝘄, Deutschland🌿

Lernt das Moor interaktiv kennen!

www.wethorizons.eu/citizen-scie... (German and English versions)
Blick auf ein Moor mit goldbraunen Schilfflächen und Wasserläufen unter einem bewölkten Himmel. In einem kleineren Bildausschnitt steht eine Person mit gelben Gummistiefeln vor einer Infotafel und hält ein Smartphone. Großer Text: „Quiz im Moor Zarnekow“. Wet-Horizons-Logo unten rechts. Karte von Norddeutschland mit Markierung von Zarnekow durch einen braunen Pin, der eine Infotafel mit QR-Code zeigt. Umliegende Städte Rostock, Greifswald und Waren (Müritz) sind beschriftet. Karte mit einer markierten Wanderroute von Zarnekow über Levin zu einem Moorgebiet entlang des Darguner Kanals und der Peene. Die Route ist in Blau eingezeichnet, mit einem Fußgänger-Symbol. Wet-Horizons-Logo unten rechts.
August 13, 2025 at 8:13 AM
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🌿 Working on peatland restoration in 🇩🇪 🇳🇱 🇫🇮?

Help shape National Impact Plans for peatland restoration

Join WET HORIZONS’ online workshops (2, 8 & 10 Sept) to turn policy vision into action.

@rewet-he.bsky.social @alfawetlands.bsky.social

www.linkedin.com/company/wet-...
A peatland landscape with green mossy areas and reflective blue water under a bright, partly cloudy sky. Overlaid text reads: "National Impact Plan for Peatlands — Join the Online Workshop." Below are event dates and times: Germany — 2nd September, 12:00–13:30 BST / 13:00–14:30 CEST; Netherlands — 8th September, 14:00–15:30 BST / 15:00–16:30 CEST; Finland — 10th September, 12:00–13:30 BST / 13:00–14:30 CEST / 15:00–16:30 EEST. Logos for SRUC, Wet Horizons, Eurosite, and the Global Peatlands Initiative appear at the bottom.
August 11, 2025 at 12:42 PM
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Wetlands are vanishing and with them, the ecosystems that keep us alive. Protecting wetlands is essential!

The Global wetland Outlook 2025 by @ramsar.org is clear:

🛑 Stop the loss
💰 Fund conservation/restoration
💚 Value wetlands

WET HORIZON is proud to act!
www.global-wetland-outlook.ramsar.org
A close-up of a green frog partially submerged in water, with a dark brown butterfly delicately perched on its head. White text reads: "Read the Global Wetland Outlook 2025." A quote beside the frog highlights the urgent need to value, conserve, restore, and finance wetlands to secure life on Earth. The logo "Wet Horizons" appears at the bottom.
July 29, 2025 at 8:42 AM
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Are you interested in climate change, land use, greenhouse gases and future scenarios?

Then don't miss the Scenarios Forum 2025 🌍

Florian Humpenöder is giving a talk!
👉 scenariosforum.org

#wetlands #CMIP #CMIP7 #ScenariosForum25
July 14, 2025 at 2:23 PM
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🌱 Excited for INTECOL 2025 in Tartu! 💧🌾 🪲 🐸

Wet Horizons & sister projects @restore4cs.bsky.social, @rewet-he.bsky.social and @alfawetlands.bsky.social will share new research!🔬💚

Join us!
🎤 Listen to our j𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁 𝗦𝘆𝗺𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘂𝗺 𝟭𝟯!
🌿See us at our 𝗷𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝘁𝗵!
#Wetlands #ClimateAction #WetHorizons
June 26, 2025 at 8:53 AM
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⏳ Last call to register for INTECOL 2025!

Join us in Tartu, Estonia to talk wetland restoration!

Don’t miss out 👉 https://intecolwetlands2025.ee/
May 26, 2025 at 8:01 AM
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🌿 Today is #Biodiversityday!

Wetlands are biodiversity hotspots. From peatlands to floodplains, these ecosystems are home to countless species of plants, birds, insects, and aquatic life.

🌍 Let’s protect what sustains us.
May 22, 2025 at 10:25 AM
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Brian Sorrell (Aarhus University) from our team joins INTECOL 2025 to talk GHG exchange in Danish salt marshes 🌊

Catch his talk in the “Negative carbon emissions from coastal wetlands” session!

🔗 https://intecolwetlands2025.ee/
May 13, 2025 at 8:02 AM
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Join us in Tartu, Estonia for INTECOL 2025!

Teaming up with other projects, we will host a session on wetland restoration.

We’ll share our work on:
🌱 Carbon sequestration
💨 GHGs
🦋 Biodiversity
🌊 Resilience

Let’s shape the future of Europe’s wetlands together.
 
🔗 https://intecolwetlands2025.ee/
May 5, 2025 at 9:10 AM
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NEW ARTICLE 🗞️
💦 Rewetting drained #peatland for sustainable #farming holds clear climate-wins yet high investment costs, regulatory barriers, and other issues threaten progress. How can #paludiculture players tackle the challenges?🌿

🔗 www.wethorizons.eu/rules-regula...
March 4, 2025 at 10:42 AM
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🌍For World Wetlands Day we’re launching 🚀 the most comprehensive European Wetland Map (EWM) 📅🗺️ yet!

It shines a light on
• types of wetlands such as peatlands, floodplains and coastal peatlands
• their distribution
• areas in risk of flooding
Download here 👉 zenodo.org/records/1474...
February 3, 2025 at 8:09 AM
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The wetlands of Europe 🌍 - where are they? Answers on World Wetlands Day 2nd February! We'll be launching 🚀 the most comprehensive European Wetland Map (EWM) 📅🗺️ yet! Stay tuned!

@greifswaldmoor.bsky.social
January 29, 2025 at 7:43 AM