Imagine planting 44,000 trees. 🌳 This is the equivalent impact of Zukunftmoor's sphagnum moss farm in Lower Saxony, with the carbon it can capture—plus they are cultivating spagnum moss that can be used as biomass to improve soil health. This is true regeneration, and it is a regenerative business that is leading the way in how regenerative agriculture can be impactful, scalable, and have a product that drives more regeneration. Generation-Re invested in this catalytic business at a time that could drive progress to this farm and support their mission to scale regenerative practices and create a healthier planet. #regenerativeagriculture #climatechange #impactinvesting #sustainablebusiness #generationre Niko Marcel Waesche Julia Kasper
We create impact by cultivating sphagnum moss! 🌱 Over the past weeks, we have set up the polders for construction phase one of our sphagnum moss farm in the North German region of Lower Saxony. This is the prerequisite for rewetting the drained peatland. Currently, we are sowing seeding material, which will cover our rewetted pilot plot over the next few years. Our anticipated results: 📌 Climate protection: On our first pilot plot of 13.4 hectares, we are saving around 550 tons of CO2 equivalents per year. The same amount would require planting around 44,000 trees every year! 🪶 Biodiversity: We are creating a habitat for typical peatland plants and animals. Analyses have shown that we are increasing the area for migratory birds such as white storks and greylag geese. The soil also benefits from the absence of manure and mineral fertilizatizer or liming. 🚜 Regional economy: With our sphagnum moss, we provide a peat substitute for the soil industry. In this way, we create new economic prospects for the peatland region we operate in. Climate protection also is a lot of manual work: A big reach out to all the helpers who supported us with the sowing, despite a lot of mud, rain and cold! #sphagnummoss #climateprotection #zukunftmoor #peatland #agriculture