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project info
Start date: 1 January 2016
End date: 31 December 2023
funding
Fund: Cohesion Fund (CF)
Total budget: 3 262 985,00 €
EU contribution: 2 773 537,25 € (85%)
programme
Programming period: 2014-2021
Managing authority: Riigi Tugiteenuste Keskus, toetuste arendamise osakond

Restoration of drained, exhausted and abandoned peatlands

The project envisages the restoration of a total of 2000 ha of abandoned excavated peatlands, i.e. icefish. To this end, the following activities shall be carried out: — drawing up restoration projects necessary to restore the water regime; — carrying out environmental impact assessments; — if necessary, restoring the water regime with sowing of peat moss diaspora and organising and publicising monitoring to support the efficiency of restoration. The result of the project is a reconstituted residual marsh.

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