Research project
Contact
Projektleitung
Prof. Dr. Christian KlingenfußProfessur für Vegetationskunde und Angewandte Pflanzenökologie
General contact
Silke Finn WachtelDeputy Project Manager 'MoorFutures'
Scientific Support for MoorFutures Certification
01/2025 - 12/2026
Project volume:47.095 EURO
Competence field:Ecology, Corporate responsibility, corporate development and management
Cooperation:Practical partnership
MoorFutures are regional climate protection certificates for the voluntary offsetting of greenhouse gas emissions, generated through local peatland rewetting projects. To establish a portfolio of project areas in Brandenburg that meets the strict requirements of the MoorFutures standard, comprehensive preliminary investigations are required. These investigations are carried out in close collaboration between the Brandenburg Land Agency and the Moor – Grassland – Monitoring working group at HNEE.
The project comprises several phases:
since 2025:
Project leader: Prof. Dr Christian Klingenfuß
Duration and project budget: 01/2025 – 12/2026: 47,095 euros
2021–2024:
Project leader: Prof. Dr Vera Luthardt
Duration and project budget: September 2021 – December 2024: 51,259 euros
Recognised as a Top 10 Project of the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration
This exemplary project for the restoration, conservation, and management of ecosystems was selected among the top 10 projects in its round of the UN Decade Project Competition and received this recognition in August 2023.
Project staff working in the peatland area.
Documenting the results of fieldwork.
As a general principle, every peatland that is (re)wetted makes an important contribution to the protection of peatlands and their unique flora and fauna. Moreover, every wet peatland actively contributes to climate protection.
Ministry for Climate Protection, Agriculture, Rural Areas and the Environment
Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
Funding partner
Partnerships
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