Almut Mrotzek Peatland Agency LIFE OrgBalt

Presentation for the LIFE OrgBalt national workshop in Finland.

1. PeatlandAgency Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Supportingtherewettingand climate-friendlyuseoforganicsoils
Dr. Almut Mrotzek
MoorAgenturMV
in Greifswald
https://www.lgmv.de/natur-und-
klimaschutz/MoorAgentur-MV
contact: [email protected]

2. Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
•fensin rivervalleys
•otherfenlands
•coastalmires
•(bogs)
31.000 ha rewetted
200.000 ha grassland
half ofall grassland
35.000 ha arableland

3. Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
sewage/waste
industry
households
energy
traffic
agriculture
organicsoils
Climate neutrality2040
Peatlandrewetting

4. Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
•Rewettingprocessesinvolvea diversityofpeopleand institutions:
•landowners, landusers
•communitiesand counties
•waterbodiesmanagement(incl. WaterFramework Directive)
•natureconservation(incl. Natura 2000)
•landmanagement, exchange, marketPermits and authorisation–planningand implementation
•Ideafora servicecentre, tosupport peopleinterestedin rewetting
and wetuseofpeatland

5. PaludiMV
•10 yrspilotproject
aimtoinstallseveral100 ha paludiculturefieldsin 2 polderareas
productionofpaludi-biomass
developproductionchains
fundedbytheGerman MinisteryforEnvironment, Nature
Conservation, NuclearSafetyand Consumer protection
•Department forSoilProtection
•including2 yrsfunding
“Establishment of the first specialisedauthority for peatland
protection at federal state level”

6. MoorAgenturMV –Start in Jan 2024

Supporting and promoting peatland protection
Pooling knowledge and information and making it available
Testingan organisational model-transfertootherfederalstates
Funding: mostlystaff
PR-work
financesforplanningservicesforclients

7. MoorAgenturMV
Company since1991 (historicalcompanybeforeSecond World War)
•managinglandpropertyofthefederalstate
•promoting improvement of agricultural structures and regional
development
•partner for the public sector, farmers, local authorities and
entrepreneurs

8. OurTeam
Co-Leadership
Katharina Burmeister:
Environmental consultant-projectplanning,
managementand implementation
Dr.AlmutMrotzek:
Landscape ecologist-peatlandresearchat
Greifswald University (GMC)
Lena Isenberg:
PR-coordinatorand assistant
Communication management

9. Subject-relatedstaffmembers:
fromdifferent departmentsofLandgesellschaft MV:
•Peatlandprotectionand compensation
2 persons(PaludiMV-Project)
•Agrarculturalstructurepromotion
5 personsat 4 locationsin MV
•Urban and regional development
1 person
•Flurneuordnung -Land reparcelling/reorganisation
asrequired
•Grundstücksverkehr -Real estatetransactions
asrequired

10. MoorAgenturMV
Internal and external coordination
Promotingacceptance
Initial counselling
Networking
Exchange
Public relations
Project initiation
Support with
financing, planning,
authorisation,
implementation,
monitoring
Wetuse/paludiculture
Knowledge transfer,
development of
utilisationchains and
marketing structures
potential
stakeholders
existing and new
project holder
farmers,
companies

11. MoorAgenturMV
Internal and external coordination
Promotingacceptance
Initial counselling
Networking
Exchange
Public relations
Project initiation
Support with
financing, planning,
authorisation,
implementation,
monitoring
Wetuse/paludiculture
Knowledge transfer,
development of
utilisationchains and
marketing structures
potential
stakeholders
existing and new
project holder
farmers,
companies

12. Communication objectives
•Creating acceptance within the groups of people are dealing with peatlands
-especially land users and owners (not necessarily aimed at the general
public)
-Acceptance for wet peatland management -paludiculture
-Acceptance for peatland protection as an important climate
protection measure
•Informing about soil protection, climate protection, biodiversity protection,
flood protection (also resulting in acceptance)
•Networking with various stakeholders and organisations

13. Targetgroupsand cooperationpartners
•farmers(and farmers‘ associations)
•private landowners
•otherlandowners
State, federalstate, citiesand communities,
churches, foundations, universities
•Waterand soilassociations
•Peatlandand climatecommissionerin municipalities
•otherpeatlandorganisations(e.g. Greifswald Mire Centre, agenciesin other
federalstates)

14. Public relations
•Website of MoorAgenturMV in progress
•Creation of communication concepts for specific target groups
•Print materials, social media, press work
•Networking with various stakeholders
•Planning of events: Trade fairs, field days
•Internal workshops on peatland topics within the Landgesellschaft

15. MoorAgenturMV
Internal and external coordination
Promotingacceptance
Initial counselling
Networking
Exchange
Public relations
Project initiation
Support with
financing, planning,
authorisation,
implementation,
monitoring
Wetuse/paludiculture
Knowledge transfer,
development of
utilisationchains and
marketing structures
potential
stakeholders
existing and new
project holder
farmers,
companies

16. Project initiation
•
Registration ofexistinginquiries(24)
•
Initial discussionswith:
•Land owners
•Water and soil associations
•Project organisers
•Planners
•Farmers' association,...
•
Preparatoryplanning:
•fundingfor8 preliminaryplannings
•fundingfor4 authorisationplannings
•Making landavailable

17. MoorAgenturMV
Internal and external coordination
Promotingacceptance
Initial counselling
Networking
Exchange
Public relations
Project initiation
Support with
financing, planning,
authorisation,
implementation,
monitoring
Wetuse/paludiculture
Knowledge transfer,
development of
utilisationchains and
marketing structures
potential
stakeholders
existing and new
project holder
farmers,
companies

18. Obstaclestorealisation
Obstacles to the realisationof peatland protection projects
•Land availability
•Planning and procedure
•Conflicting objectives
•Financing
•Capacities and specialisedknowledge

19. Thankyou!

20. Kontakt: MoorAgenturMV
E-Mail: [email protected]
Telefon: [phone]
Landgesellschaft Mecklenburg Vorpommern
Walther-Rathenau-Straße 8a
17489 Greifswald
Webseite:
https://www.lgmv.de/natur-und-klimaschutz/MoorAgentur-MV/