The project is a preparation, advisory, and communication project, which identifies former peat production areas suitable for restoration and prepares preliminary studies for some of them for the actual restoration measures. The goal is to promote suitable restoration targets through preliminary studies and advice into projects that proceed to implementation and monitoring through other actors. The project promotes indicators RCO38 and NO07, i.e., the area targets for rehabilitated and re-used, and for peat production relinquished and restored areas, in Central Finland, Satakunta, and Pirkanmaa (Parkano, Kihniö, Virrat, and Punkalaidun). According to the Regional Just Transition Plans for Finland in Central Finland, the aim is to sustainably re-use and restore 400 hectares, in Satakunta 1000 hectares, and in Pirkanmaa 150 hectares. This project aims to produce 10-20 preliminary studies for peat production areas and/or downstream water bodies, which can be used to initiate their restoration implementation projects. In addition, the project informs and guides potential project planners and implementers on essential issues related to restoration, such as permits, protected species or otherwise valuable areas, and opportunities for improving water status or water management, e.g., catchment-level impacts. The focus is on nature-based restoration methods, but may also include actions related to water body restoration. The project is divided between three provinces: 46 % Central Finland, 46 % Satakunta, and 8 % Pirkanmaa. The project works closely with landowners of peat production areas in the project area provinces and stakeholders and actors involved in restoration planning. The project carries out preliminary studies on the restoration possibilities of peat production areas or their parts and aims to find project actors for the implementation phase. Preliminary studies can include more detailed plans, catchment-level or narrower impact assessments, modeling, species surveys, or other investigations, if they are deemed particularly important for the feasibility of restoration measures during the preparation phase. Preliminary study areas or targets are selected in collaboration with other actors and projects, taking into account the priorities of provincial transition plans and avoiding overlapping planning. The project supports provincial transition plans in accordance with the law, as well as provincial strategies and goals to make provinces carbon negative. The project is in line with strategies, for example, by promoting a vibrant and sustainable natural and living environment, climate-smart and sustainable actions in the land use sector, and climate change mitigation and adaptation. The project measures follow the "Do No Significant Harm" (DNSH) principle, i.e., they do not weaken climate change mitigation, the transition to a circular economy, or biodiversity protection. In addition, the project supports the LULUCF regulation concerning land use, land use change, and forestry, increasing carbon sinks in the land use sector.