Aeco is a start-up working to become one of the leading private, collaborative developers and financiers of peatland restoration projects across Europe and beyond.
Peatlands cover just 3% of land but store nearly 30% of global soil carbon. When drained, they release ~5% of global greenhouse gas emissions. Restoring them is one of the most powerful climate solutions—while also protecting biodiversity and water systems.
In a sector dominated by subsidies and slow public processes, aeco brings private-sector speed and collaboration. Aeco accelerates peatland restoration by combining restoration expertise, private finance, and digital tools. We build a platform where:
1. Land stewards get long-term payments for climate protection—at no cost and with continued cultivation options.
2. Corporates access local, transparent, high-quality carbon and potentially biodiversity credits.
3. Investors tap into a verified green asset class.
4. Restoration partners scale their impact through joint development, funding, and monitoring.
With first projects implemented and plenty more in the pipeline we deliver projects from sourcing to financing, certification, and monitoring— in a standardized, digital-first, and third-party validated way. Our objective is to restore at least 50.000 ha by 2030, scaling further in the 2030s.
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Aeco ist ein Climate-Tech-Start-up, das Europas führender privater Entwickler und Finanzierer von Moorrestaurrierungs-Projekten werden will. Wir verbinden ökologische Wirkung mit marktwirtschaftlicher Skalierung – indem wir Restaurierung, Finanzierung und digitale Tools vereinen.
Warum? Weil Moore nur 3 % der Landfläche bedecken, aber fast 30 % des globalen Bodenkohlenstoffs speichern. Und weil die entwässerten und degradierten Moore 5 % der weltweiten Treibhausgasemissionen verursachen. Ihre Restaurierung ist eine der effektivsten Klimaschutzmaßnahmen überhaupt.
Mit ersten Projekten im Feld, starken Partnern in mehreren Ländern und einer klaren Wachstumsstrategie wollen wir bis 2030 über 50.000 ha wiedervernässen – und weit darüber hinaus skalieren.
Senior Hydrologe*in