Rewetting drained land could help in the fight against climate change but the EU's agricultural subsidies scheme currently favours the use of drained land.
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The carbon footprint of Estonia's drained landscapes is comparable to that of our whole transport industry. Nevertheless, Estonian forestry and agriculture today are mainly dependent on drainage systems built over the past century. Restoring peatlands and reconstructing drainage systems is difficult to reconcile, experts say.