Bâlbâitoarea Lake (Prahova County)

Bâlbâitoarea Lake (Prahova County)

Bâlbâitoarea Lake (Prahova County) Status The Bâlbâitoarea Lake is an active peat bog with carnivorous plants(Drosera rotundifolia) and other rare species. It covers an area of 1.5 hectares (of which the lake occupies almost a quarter). The maximum depth in the peat...
Interviews with the local community

Interviews with the local community

Interviews with the local community Status Date: 25.07.2023Location: Mlaștina de la Iaz, Plopiș (Sălaj) More often, peatlands, known as marshes or peat bogs, are perceived as abandoned/unused sites. Exceptions are those peatlands that record tourist functions. This is...
Public perception of peatland ecosystems

Public perception of peatland ecosystems

Public perception of peatland ecosystems As part of the NWPEAT project, which aims to restore 10 peatlands in the North-West Region, the project team developed a questionnaire to identify the public’s perception of the benefits of peatlands. All responses will...
Field tript at Tinovul Mare

Field tript at Tinovul Mare

Field tript at Tinovul Mare Status Date: 14.12.2022Location: Tinovul Mare, Poiana Stampei (Suceava) Together with colleagues from the Bucharest Institute of Biology of the Romanian Academy, which is currently implementing the PeatRO2 projects...
Field trip at Tinovul Pilugani

Field trip at Tinovul Pilugani

Field trip at Tinovul Pilugani Status Date: 14.12.2022Location: Tinovul Pilugani, Poiana Stampei (Suceava) Another peat bog, exploited by Turbamin, is the Pilugani peat bog. The mid-December 2022 field visit put us in front of one of the largest peat mines in the...