Germany has embarked on an ambitious endeavor to rewet its 1.8 million hectares of drained peatland. The country recognizes the significance of restoring peatland to achieve its 2045 climate goals. To support this objective, comprehensive strategies and programs have been introduced. However, the impact of rewetting peatland on resident farmers poses one of the most significant challenges to German agriculture.

Bavaria's government, state in southern Germany, launched the Bavarian Biodiversity Strategy, which aims to protect and enhance the state's ecological diversity. One of the key components of this strategy is the Bavarian Program for Contractual Nature Protection (Bayerisches Vertragsnaturschutzprogramm). This program's flexibility and the possibility to combine measures make it accessible to different nature conservation requirements. Projects like A.ckwert and Green Band help farmers and landowners learn about their options and discover how to work more nature-inclusively.