Raising water levels on drained peat so it stops losing carbon and can start to recover.
Context
Drained peat slowly releases the carbon it has stored for thousands of years; keeping it wet can halt that loss.
Step 0101
Map peat depth, drainage ditches and how water moves across the site.
Step 0202
Block ditches and reshape channels so water stays in the peat for longer.
Step 0303
Watch water levels, vegetation and wildlife as the bog surface recovers over years.
Considerations
Effects on neighbouring farmland and access routes.
How long recovery takes before carbon loss slows.
Measuring outcomes consistently over many years.
How projects are sourced and reviewed is set out in our methodology.
Solutions and systems
Solution
Bringing water back to drained peat and coastal land so these habitats can recover and hold carbon again.
Drains are blocked or sea defences realigned, and the land is left to return to bog, fen or saltmarsh.
System
Forests, wetlands, oceans and soils: the living systems that store carbon, regulate climate and support life.
Ecosystems, forests and biodiversity
System
Capturing carbon dioxide at the source or from the air, and the methods for storing it durably.
Carbon removal, capture and storage
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The context, the work step by step, what it has to weigh up, and the solutions and systems it connects.
To show how approaches come together in practice across different systems, from restoring land to electrifying transport.
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