Peatlands and climate change: an analysis of the costs of peatland restoration measures in Austria

The restoration of peatlands is increasingly perceived as a cost-effective and efficient way of reducing greenhouse gas emissions. It is therefore expected that the restoration of peatland soils can make a significant contribution to achieving national emission targets. Cultivated and drained organic soils also represent a potentially significant source of emissions in Austria. However, there is currently a lack of information and analysis on the cost-effectiveness of peatland restoration measures in Austria, taking into account different restoration measures and analyzing the reasons for the differences and ranges in costs and effectiveness. Efforts must therefore be made to systematically collect data on costs and assess the factors that explain cost differences, including spatial factors. The Money4Moor research project aims to collect detailed data on restoration costs to enable a more nuanced analysis of cost differences between different spatial scales and restoration measures.