Technology · Ecology & restoration / Ecosystem restoration

Peatland & wetland rewetting restoration

Raising the water table of drained peatland to restore ecosystem functions, cut greenhouse-gas emissions and restart peat accumulation — from a 7.5-year pilot in Sumatra reported in 2024 to scaling programmes in Europe for 2025–2030.

Maturity 7/9 Risk: medium Ecosystem Restoration & Rewilding Services Carbon removal EU verified 2026-10-16 · 5 Sources

1 · What it gives

Peatland rewetting raises the water table in previously drained peatland to restore ecosystem functions, reduce greenhouse-gas emissions and promote peat accumulation. It is a restorative alternative to drainage-based agriculture, commercial forestry and peat extraction. Restoration has moved from long-term pilots, such as a 7.5-year trial in Sumatra reported in 2024, to scaling-up programmes in Europe for 2025–2030.

2 · What it replaces 6

D2	Disease-resistant crop varieties (marker-assisted breeding, stacked resistance genes, cisgenesis) instead of routine fungicide spray programmes Replaces: Season-long protective fungicide programmes on susceptible varieties — e.g. 10–20 sprays of mancozeb/chlorothalonil/metalaxyl against potato …	SEED
D3	Peat-free and peat-reduced growing media (coir, wood fibre, composted bark, green-waste compost, sphagnum farming) instead of extracted peat Replaces: Peat (sphagnum moss peat) as the main constituent of potting soils and professional horticultural substrates	AGROCHEM
D3	Augmentative biological control in greenhouse vegetables instead of insecticide and acaricide programmes Replaces: Calendar sprays of insecticides and acaricides (organophosphates, neonicotinoids, pyrethroids, abamectin) against whitefly, thrips, aphids, …	MACRO
D2	Composting and anaerobic digestion of separately collected biowaste instead of landfill Replaces: Landfilling of food and garden waste (methane emissions, leachate) and its incineration with mixed waste	SERV
D2	Copper (and nickel/cobalt) recovery from low-grade and secondary sulfide ores by heap and dump bioleaching + SX-EW — instead of concentration and smelting Replaces: Pyrometallurgical smelting of sulfide concentrates (SO2, arsenic, heavy-metal emissions) for low-grade ores that would otherwise be …	SERV
D2	Crop disease forecasting models, spore traps, pheromone and smart pest traps and field diagnostics — spray when risk is real instead of calendar-based fungicide and insecticide programmes Replaces: Fixed-interval ("calendar") protective fungicide sprays and routine insecticide applications regardless of pest pressure	EAC

3 · How to implement 3 steps

1
Block canals
Rewet step by step by blocking canals with dams.
2
Clear vegetation
Clear non-native vegetation.
3
Enrichment planting
Plant native species where needed.

4 · Who delivers

Matched suppliers (matched automatically)

Bio Substrates	Sri Lanka	Research / RTO	active
Sriram Cocopeat Products	India	Producer	active
Biomas	Brazil	Not classified	active
Mombak	Brazil	Not classified	active
Birufinery	Indonesia	Producer	active
CoirPlus by Premier Coir Products	India	Producer	active
JALA	Indonesia	Producer	active
Value Network Ventures (VNV)	Singapore	Services / consulting	active
re.green	Brazil	Producer	active
Galuku Lanka exports pvt Ltd	Sri Lanka	Producer	active
Meadow	India	Producer	active
SGTech - Zero Carbon, Sustainable Farming	Israel	Research / RTO	active

Leading companies and institutes (from the brief)

Natuurpunt Beheer, NABU and various restoration funds are named as delivering and coordinating projects. Others are matched by the portal under Ecosystem Restoration and Carbon removal.

5 · Rules & route to market

Route into Russia / EAEU: SEED · Ministry of Agriculture (State Register) / State Variety Commission (Gossortkomissia, trials)
2-3 seasons of state variety trials
Information, not legal advice — confirm the procedure for your product. (2026-10-06)

United States

The sources reviewed on 2026-10-16 identified no the US regulator or standard specific to this technology. Treat the route as case-by-case and ask for a check.

European Union

Frameworks named in the sources: the EU Nature Restoration Law, the UK Peatland Code and the Global Peatlands Initiative.

China

The sources reviewed on 2026-10-16 identified no China regulator or standard specific to this technology. Treat the route as case-by-case and ask for a check.

6 · Money: tenders & grants

Grant	Automated Scientific Discovery – Food (RAISE pilot) European Commission · EU	Feb 2, 2027 109 days
Grant	Circular innovative advanced materials: facilitating the transition from design to markets (RIA) (Innovative … European Commission · EU	Feb 2, 2027 109 days
Grant	Innovative biotechnologies to restore soil health and improve agricultural competitiveness and resilience European Commission · EU	Apr 8, 2027 174 days
Grant	Resilient economy and security through ecosystem transitions grants UKRI · United Kingdom	Oct 22, 2026 6 days
Grant	Technical innovation to protect ecosystems and to scale up their restoration European Commission · EU	Sep 22, 2027 341 days

7 · Tech stack & innovations

Main risks from the sources: technical coordination gaps, variable ecological response, and economic risk from market immaturity and insecure long-term funding.

Sources 5

Pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov — pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov 2026-10-16
Nature.com — nature.com 2026-10-16
Socialcarbon.org — www.socialcarbon.org 2026-10-16
Webgate.ec.europa.eu — webgate.ec.europa.eu 2026-10-16
Mdpi.com — www.mdpi.com 2026-10-16