Peat Extraction

Alhassan Ibrahim; Jianyu CHEN; Kirsty Blackstock; Anna-Helena Purre; Maureen Kaenen

doi:10.5281/zenodo.17132227

Peat Extraction

Alhassan Ibrahim
, Jianyu CHEN
, Kirsty Blackstock
, Anna-Helena Purre
, Maureen Kaenen

Tallinn University
International Peatland Society
Foundation Responsibly Produced Peat

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Abstract

This chapter introduces how rewetting, and where appropriate, revegetation, are being presented as a value proposition for peat extraction businesses supplying horticultural sector through certification processes that link site restoration to the final product and how it is marketed to consumers. This section is a shortened version of a full working paper (Ibrahim, 2024) which is available on request.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Value chain analysis in key economic sectors
Subtitle of host publication	EU H2020 research and innovation project MERLIN Deliverable D4.4
Editors	Chen Jianyu, Kirsty Blackstock, Alhassan Ibrahim, Levin Scholl, Lea Ilgeroth-Hiadzi, Audrey Vion-Loisel, Fanni Nyírő, Purre Anna-Helena, Viviane Malveira Cavalcanti, Sebastian Birk, Eva Hernández Herrero
Publisher	EU H2020 MERLIN project
Chapter	3
Pages	20-27
Number of pages	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17132227
Publication status	Published - 30 Apr 2025

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 6 Clean Water and Sanitation
SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production
SDG 13 Climate Action
SDG 15 Life on Land

Keywords

Peat Extraction Sector
Nature-based solutions
Freshwater ecosystem restoration
value chain

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Value Chain Analysis in Key Economic Sectors: MERLIN D 4.4
CHEN, J., Blackstock, K., Ibrahim, A., Scholl, L., Ilgeroth-Hiadzi, L., Loisel, A., Nyírő, F., Purre, A.-H., Maureen, K., Cavalcanti, V., Birk, S., Herrero, E. & Vion-Loisel, A., 25 Sept 2024
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Ibrahim, A., CHEN, J., Blackstock, K., Purre, A.-H., & Kaenen, M. (2025). Peat Extraction. In C. Jianyu, K. Blackstock, A. Ibrahim, L. Scholl, L. Ilgeroth-Hiadzi, A. Vion-Loisel, F. Nyírő, P. Anna-Helena, V. Malveira Cavalcanti, S. Birk, & E. Hernández Herrero (Eds.), Value chain analysis in key economic sectors: EU H2020 research and innovation project MERLIN Deliverable D4.4 (pp. 20-27). EU H2020 MERLIN project. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17132227

Ibrahim, Alhassan ; CHEN, Jianyu ; Blackstock, Kirsty et al. / Peat Extraction. Value chain analysis in key economic sectors: EU H2020 research and innovation project MERLIN Deliverable D4.4. editor / Chen Jianyu ; Kirsty Blackstock ; Alhassan Ibrahim ; Levin Scholl ; Lea Ilgeroth-Hiadzi ; Audrey Vion-Loisel ; Fanni Nyírő ; Purre Anna-Helena ; Viviane Malveira Cavalcanti ; Sebastian Birk ; Eva Hernández Herrero. EU H2020 MERLIN project, 2025. pp. 20-27

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Value Chain Analysis in Key Economic Sectors: MERLIN D 4.4

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