27/10/2025  Peatlands play a key role in climate protection, but their rewetting often fails or is complicated due to legal hurdles and regulatory frameworks. A new opinion paper entitled “Legal recommendations and interpretation of water law for peatland-friendly water management in Germany” prepared by Prof. Dr. Sabine Schlacke, analyzes how water law in Germany needs to be adapted, particularly for sustainable peatland use. The key message: peatland-friendly water management is essential for the preservation of peatlands as CO₂ reservoirs and for adaptation to climate change, and must therefore be promoted – especially in the federal states of Brandenburg and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. The report contains recommendations for action by politicians and administrators to create legal certainty for land users and nature conservation.

The recommendations in the report are particularly relevant for Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, as the Ministry of Agriculture has presented a draft amendment to the state water law, which is currently being discussed by the committees of the state parliament. This presents an opportunity to include provisions to facilitate procedures for peatland rewetting.

The report is aimed at decision-makers in politics, administration, and agriculture and shows concrete ways in which water law can better support peatland conservation measures. It is a publication of the GMC proceedings, developed in the MoKKA project by the University of Greifswald the Succow Foundation.

13/10/2025  InAWi and 1000Moore are two funding guidelines with which the Federal Environment Ministry supports projects for the rewetting of peatland soils.

Applicants can find out more in two online training courses:
InAWi: 10 November 2025, 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. (registration until 7 November)
1,000 Moors: 18 November 2025, 9:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.  (registration until 7 November)

The events are also aimed at participants who already attended an applicant training course in autumn 2024. The team at the project management agency Zukunft – Umwelt – Gesellschaft (ZUG) gGmbH will share their experiences and helpful tips from the first year of the funding programmes.

3/10/2025  “More peatlands! But how?” – Futurium, the Joachim Herz Foundation, and the Greifswald Mire Centre are hosting an event under this title on October 9 in the heart of Berlin.  Peatlands are key CO₂ reservoirs and, at the same time, controversial interests concerning land use. How can climate protection, agriculture, and local interests be reconciled? This question will be the focus of the expert discussion with visitor participation. from 19:30 p.m.
Moderator Katie Gallus will talk to:
•    Lucas Gerrits, co-founder and managing director of Zukunft Moor GmbH
•    Juliane Petri, farmer and agricultural consultant from Rhinluch/Kremmen
•    Dr. Franziska Tanneberger, Director of the Greifswald Mire Centre
•    René Seltmann, Agricultural Consultant for Peatland Protection at the Brandenburg State Office for the Environment (LfU)

The event at Futurium, Alexanderufer 2 in Berlin, is free of charge, but registration is required.