Responsible View On Peat Using Lithuanian Peat Producers Association
Agenda 1. Our organization 2. Facts about peat resources and peat deposits utilization in Lithuania 3. Activities on responsible peat harvesting and peatlands renaturalisation 4. Discussion & Closing
1. Our organization
LITHUANIAN PEAT PRODUCERS ASSOCIATION Founded in 1994 20 members (14 producers, 5 suppliers, 1 scientific) Member of International Peat Society (IPS), The European Peat and Growing Media Association (EPAGMA), Energy Peat Europe (EPE), Lithuanian Confederation of Industrialists Partnership with Litbioma (member of AEBIOM), Kaunas University Technology, Association of Transport Companies (Linava), Nature research center and Lithuanian Nature Fund
2. Facts about peat resources and peat deposits utilization in Lithuania
Peat deposits resources, M cbm Peat deposits in Lithuania 68 2063 1234 398 709 121 3 50 Preparatory explored Detailed explored White peat Preparatory explored Fully depleted Detailed explored Peat deposits for use Source: State subsurface resources accounting and research registry (Lithuanian Geology Survey, 2016)
100000 90000 80000 70000 60000 50000 40000 30000 20000 10000 0 Peat deposits by area, ha Detailed explored peat deposits area consist 0.9% of country territory 92491 59451 13926 Preparatory explored Detailed explored Plot in use for harvesting Preparatory explored peat deposits area consist 1.4% of country territory Plot in use for peat extraction consist 0.2% of country territory or about 2.16% of all Lithuanian peatlands area Source: State subsurface resources accounting and research registry (Lithuanian Geology Survey, 2016)
25.00 Peat harvesting in Lithuania, M cbm 20.00 15.00 10.00 5.00 0.00 18.69 20.85 16.26 14.81 5.16 3.10 3.16 2.43 2.41 2.80 1.71 1.69 1.68 2.15 2.90 2.92 3.18 2.00 Every year approximately 90% of peat harvesting in Lithuania is done by our association members Source: State subsurface resources accounting and research registry (Lithuanian Geology Survey, 2016)
Not used detailed explored peat deposits resources by land type, M cbm 62.30, 9% 81.43, 12% 50.75, 8% Forest or urbanised territory Protected areas Raised Bog in forest Potential resources for use? 480.65, 71% Source: State subsurface resources accounting and research registry (Lithuanian Geology Survey, 2015)
3. Activities on responsible peat harvesting and peatlands renaturalisation
RESPONSIBLE PEAT PRODUCING CERTIFICATION SYSTEM Responsibly Produced Peat aims at achieving the following benefits: Maximizing peat production from degraded peatlands, leaving natural peatlands with high ecological biodiversity untouched Securing the best possible development after completion of peat production, with preference for restoration Assuring the long-term availability of a highly valuable growing media constituent One of our association member Klasmann-Deilmann group in Lithuania are certificated by this system. Source: http://www.responsiblyproducedpeat.org/
COOPERATION IN PROJECTS Tyruliai - LIFE The main project objective is to ensure the favorable conservation status of the priority bird species Didysis Tyrulis Ltd (project partner) is working locally in one area, which has no natural values including species and habitats The peat extraction area is restricted to the 200 ha only, which is small part of the whole bog (about 4000 ha) After the finish of the peat extraction, the company should restore damaged area through the implementation different actions including rewetting Source: http://www.tyruliai-life.lt/
COOPERATION IN PROJECTS Aukštumala LIFE Project partner - Klasmann- Deilmann Šilutė Ltd Project goal to preserve and restore the Aukštumala Telmological Reserve. To maintain or achieve a favorable conservation status of the habitat of European importance Active raised bogs Source: http://www.aukstumala.lt/en/about-project/
COOPERATION IN PROJECTS Lithuanian Peat Producers Association partner in project Reduction of CO2 emissions by restoring degraded peatlands in Northern European Lowland
PEAT MOSS CULTIVATION PROJECTS (Sphagnum farming) Since 2011 in Aukštumalos peat deposit by Klasmann-Deilmann Šilutė Ltd
PEAT MOSS CULTIVATION PROJECTS (Sphagnum farming) Since 2014 in Rėkyva peat deposit by Rėkyva Jsc
Thank you for your attention! Giedrius.Giparas@asocdurpes.lt