We're Destroying this Field to Save it

We’re restoring lost peatlands in Belgium. 🌱 Join us to rewild the planet: https://planetwild.com/join/m35 Peatlands are unique wetland ecosystems that store water, prevent floods, and absorb carbon. In fact, even though they cover just 3% of the world’s land, peatlands store more carbon than all the world’s forests combined. But then we drained them. Across Europe, wetlands were cut up and drained with long, straight drainage ditches to turn them into farmland. More than 80% of Europe’s wetlands disappeared. In our 35th mission, we went to Belgium and teamed up with EcoTree to restore this important wetland ecosystem. But this mission was different! For the first time ever, we brought members of the Planet Wild community into the field. Together with them, we launched a huge wetland restoration mission. Make sure to follow EcoTree: IG: https://www.instagram.com/ecotree_international/ Website: https://ecotree.green/en Special thanks to Natuurpunt for providing us with additional footage. #peatlands #wetlandrestoration #carbonsinks Chapters _______________________ What is Planet Wild? We’re a global community of people who care deeply about nature and want to help our planet bounce back – one mission at a time. EVERY MONTH, we work with wildlife pioneers worldwide to 🦁 bring back endangered species 🌊 support oceans and aquatic life 🌳 revive forests and rewild landscapes EVERY MEMBER can vote on how we spend the money, connect with us on our Discord, and collect unique badges for each mission they support. EVERY MISSION is documented in videos like this. 100% transparency. EVERYONE can join. The bigger the community grows, the bigger these missions will get! 👉 Become a Planet Wild member: https://planetwild.com/join/m35 👉 Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/planetwild.official/ 👉 Follow on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/planetwild-official/ Find all sources here: https://planetwild.notion.site/Mission-35-Peatland-Sources-2e769e032b19807688bef0298bb1c344