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Snæfellsnes Peatland Restoration

Restoration of drained peatlands in western Iceland through ditch blocking, water retention and rewetting to recover wetland function.

Problem
Wetland and peatland loss, Climate risk and extreme weather
Place
Snæfellsnes peninsula, Iceland
Organisations
Soil Conservation Service of Iceland
Method
Peatland rewetting
Review state
SOURCE-CHECKED

What the sources establish

  1. The Hub profile reports 100 hectares under restoration and a 2030 restoration goal of 1,000 hectares.

    source checked · source reported · reported not independently verified — UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration — Ecosystem Restoration Hub — Snæfellsnes Peatland Restoration

    Limitation: Initiative information and metrics are self-reported on the Ecosystem Restoration Hub.

    Limitation: Hub publication does not mean UNEP monitors the implementer or independently verifies ecological outcomes.

    Limitation: 4PLANET treats reported scale and impact statements as source-reported unless independent evidence is separately linked.

  2. The Ecosystem Restoration Hub publishes Snæfellsnes Peatland Restoration as a restoration initiative in Snæfellsnes peninsula, Iceland.

    source checked · strong · source record — UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration — Ecosystem Restoration Hub — Snæfellsnes Peatland Restoration

    Limitation: Initiative information and metrics are self-reported on the Ecosystem Restoration Hub.

    Limitation: Hub publication does not mean UNEP monitors the implementer or independently verifies ecological outcomes.

    Limitation: 4PLANET treats reported scale and impact statements as source-reported unless independent evidence is separately linked.

What this record does not establish

4PLANET has not reviewed this project under its own method. No 4PLANET partnership, funding or verified ecological outcome is recorded.

Sources

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Official programme information: hub.decadeonrestoration.org. This is an information link, not a 4PLANET contribution or partnership.

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