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Climate protection in the Osnabrück district: New moor land register starts!
The Osnabrück district is launching a moorland register to better record and protect moorland landscapes by 2027.
Climate protection in the Osnabrück district: New moor land register starts!
Something is happening in the Osnabrück district, and that is a real reason to be happy! The comprehensive peatland cadastre launched today is the launch of an important project that aims to carry out comprehensive soil investigations in the region by spring 2027. Loud regionalupdate.de This new cadastre will provide a detailed picture of the moorlands and act as a basis for future conservation measures. And the advantages should not be underestimated: bogs are important carbon stores and make a decisive contribution to climate protection. Unfortunately, drained peatlands release gases that are harmful to the climate, which makes the urgency of this initiative clear.
District Administrator Anna Kebschull emphasizes how important the moor cadastre is for the long-term preservation and protection of moor areas. In order to realize this, a specialized office was commissioned to carry out the drilling campaigns. This survey includes the examination of peat layers, the water balance and the rewetting potential of the moors. The Osnabrück district has been intensively committed to preserving these valuable areas in recent years, for example through the renaturation of the Venner Moor, which is already showing tangible success. A moor protection coordinator has been working on new concepts since 2022 to protect the valuable moor landscapes even better.
Cooperation and strategy
The cooperation with the Vechta district in the Großes Moor/Campemoor working group shows that regional cooperation can also lead to the goal. This network is intended to help effectively protect the moor areas. It is important that the current mapping of the moors, which is often based on data from the 1970s, is updated and becomes more reliable. The aim of the new cadastre is to record ecological values and derive sustainable action strategies that should provide a reliable data basis for administration, politics and land use planning.
Moors are also a focus of nature conservation in other federal states, such as Baden-Württemberg, where there are over 45,000 hectares of moorland. Peatlands only make up just under 1.3 percent of the country's area. Here too, emphasis is placed on preserving these ecosystems, as intact moors have been proven to contribute to the preservation of biological diversity and improve the quality of groundwater. It is also important that damaged moors are restored through various renaturation projects. For example, in the Pfrunger-Burgweiler Ried and Federsee nature reserves, where rewetting is being actively pursued.
Long-term planning and success
In summary, it can be seen that the preservation of moors has become a central concern not only in the Osnabrück district, but throughout Germany. Continued efforts to repair historical damage and protect remaining moorlands are essential for our future. “The protection of the moors is not only of ecological importance, but also of cultural and landscape-historical importance,” emphasizes the state government, which only underlines the urgency of these projects.
Whether you are personally committed to moor protection or simply follow developments in nature conservation - it will be exciting to see how these projects will progress in the coming years!