Belarus is now one of the world’s leaders in peatlands restoration, and work on ecological rehabilitation of peatlands continues.
And APB has worked hand-in-hand with the government to support that work. The numbers speak for themselves – more than 17,200 hectares of drained peatlands have been re-wetted. APB funded work to increase the area of the priceless Almany Mires Nature Reserve, an Important Bird and Biodiversity area (IBA), by 10,000 hectares, bringing it to a total of almost 104,000 hectares, one of the largest mire complexes in Europe and home to 25 pairs of iconic Spotted Eagles.
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