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Creating A New Approach to Peatland Ecosystems
CANAPE is a project co-funded by the North Sea Region Programme 2014 - 2020.
Fenlands and Bogs used to be a major part of the landscape in the low lying areas around the North Sea. Over time these flat landscapes covered in moss, grasses, reeds and sedges, broken up by shallow lakes and rivers, have lain down layer after layer of partially decomposed organic matter called peat.
For centuries peat has been an important resource, as people have drained the fens and bogs for land to produce food, and used the dried peat as a fuel. This leads to releases of CO2 from the dried peat, and a reduction in capacity of the land to store water leading to reduced protection from floods.
The project Creating a New Approach to Peatland Ecosystems responds to these issues by restoring wetland areas to reduce their CO2 emissions and improve their capacity to store water, and by aiming to develop the markets for products produced from wetland ecosystems - a type of farming known as Paludiculture.
Latest Project News
CANAPE: Six months of learning and growing at Sphagnum Farm Barver
24 November 2020Six months ago we presented the construction of Sphagnum Farm Barver, in Lower Saxony, Germany. This project in the Deipholz district is breaking grou…
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CANAPE photograph wins North Sea Region award
10 November 2020Working as we do in some of the most beautiful landscapes in Europe, as well as some of the most important for our climate, the CANAPE project has bee…
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CANAPE: Biochar to save a historic tree
27 August 2020William Kett was without doubt an impressive orator. When in 1549 a riotous mob arrived on his doorstep, he not only persuaded them not to burn down h…
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CANAPE: A new farm in Store Vildmose
29 June 2020For centuries peat has been an important resource, as people have drained the fens and bogs for land to produce food, and used the dried peat as a fue…
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For a perfect sustainable sizzle, you need Broads Charcoal
11 June 2020How a unique charcoal burner in the Broads National Park is helping people switch to a more sustainable BBQ.
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