Overview

• Finland’s environment ministry says pilot projects are planned to rewet moorlands to store more CO₂ and, in a crisis, slow Russian vehicles.
• Polish conservation advisers report Defense Ministry support for restoring wetlands along the eastern border, with some reporting linking the effort to the East Shield program.
• Officials and experts present the concept as a peacetime deterrent that prepares natural obstacles in advance.
• The approach is inspired by the Moschun episode near Kyiv, where a destroyed weir created mud that stalled Russian forces.
• Reporting emphasizes that large-scale implementation is not in place and highlights open questions over feasibility, land rights, hydrology and coordination with NATO defense plans.