Peatland restoration and development projects are taking place across Europe – and we are all working together to make a greater impact.
In July 2026, Palus Demos, ForPeat and Wetland4Change joined forces with four major EU-funded sister projects — ALFAWetlands, RESTORE4Cs, REWET and WET HORIZONS – to publish a joint white paper on policy recommendations for European conservation and restoration.
The paper, led by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Netherlands, highlights barriers to ecosystem restoration and how they can be overcome through prioritising four policy areas at both EU level and within individual member states and their regions:
- Improving policy coherence across sectors
- Mobilising public and private financing
- Enabling landscape-scale implementation
- Strengthening monitoring systems and stakeholder participation
Wetland restoration is an opportunity for Europe to meet climate targets, support biodiversity and water objectives and, in the case of paludiculture, generate income for farmers and industry.
The report itself is very accessible and concise, and you can find it over on the IUCN website.