ABOUT US
Foundation for Peatlands Restoration and Conservation is a non-profit nature protection organization that protects, restores and takes care of sustainable use and education of peatlands and other ecosystems.
The founders and members of the organization are peatland scientists and restoration specialists with many years of experience in various nature management projects in the field of biodiversity conservation, habitat restoration, climate change, agricultural policy, and innovative solutions.
The organization is assisted by an advisory council consisting of Lithuanian and EU experts in the field of peatland restoration and conservation.
Pelkių atkūrimo ir apsaugos fondo įstatai, 2026
MISSION
Restoration and protection of antropogenically damaged drained peatlands and other ecosystems solving the biodiversity and climate crisis, finding new pathways in the usage of peatlands in sustainable agriculture and forestry.
VISION
Healthy peatland ecosystems for Planet and Biodiversity!
OUR INSPIRATION
Prof. Dr. ROMAS PAKALNIS
A researcher who has dedicated more than 40 years to research in the Institute of Botany, expert in landscape ecology, wetland ecological restoration, forester, a public figure. For the past 15 years, the professor has focused on the ecological restoration of wetlands.
2005 he initiated research on the vegetation and ecological conditions of the Aukštumala upland bog and restoration activities of the hydrological regime. Since 2010 worked in the system of the State Service for Protected Areas, actively participated in the activities of the wetlands restoration projects implemented by the Lithuanian Fund for Nature.
TEAM
NERIJUS ZABLECKIS
DIRECTOR, ECOLOGIST,
NATURE MANAGEMENT SPECIALIST
Nerijus has many years of experience as a head of organization, leading national and international projects in the fields of biodiversity and habitat restoration. Since 2012, he has focused on the protection of peatlands, climate change effects of the land use and forestry sectors.
Member of the International Peatland Society (IPS).
E-mail: nerijus @ pelkiufondas.lt
Dr JŪRATĖ SENDŽIKAITĖ
BOTANIST, PEATLAND RESTORATION AND NATURE CONSERVATION SPECIALIST
PhD studies and research of mires and meadows at the Institute of Botany, as well as in non-governmental nature protection organizations. Highly experienced in ecological restoration, paludiculture in Lithuania, protection of biodiversity and public education.
Member of the International Society for Ecological Restoration (SER).
E-mail: jurate @ pelkiufondas.lt
Dr LEONAS JARAŠIUS
ENVIRONMENTAL EXPERT
ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION SPECIALIST
From the beginning of his studies at the Faculty of Natural Sciences at Vilnius University, he was involved in the fields of nature protection and restoration. Continuing his studies at the Nature Research Centre, he focused on peatland restoration issues and in 2015 defended a doctoral dissertation on peatland restoration. His areas of activity include monitoring hydrological changes in wetlands and shifts in plant communities, ecological restoration of peatlands, and the promotion of paludiculture.
E-mail: leonas @ pelkiufondas.lt
KRISTINA DAPKŪNIENĖ
ECOLOGIST,
ENVIRONMENTAL SPECIALIST
Since completing her studies at the Faculty of Natural Sciences of Vilnius University, she has worked in the field of environmental protection in both the non-governmental sector and state institutions. She has extensive experience in water body management and protection, sustainable consumption, project management, and public environmental education.
E-mail: kristina @ pelkiufondas.lt
MORGANA DANIELĖ
ADVOCACY AND COMMUNICATIONS SPECIALIST
I am part of this team because I care deeply about nature conservation and the fight against climate change. For most of my life, I have worked in non-governmental organizations, standing up for those who are most vulnerable. Today, nature itself is becoming increasingly fragile, and peatlands — with their plants and wildlife — have been among the most heavily damaged ecosystems, drained and degraded for decades. That is why I am here: to help restore and protect them.
E-mail: morgana @ pelkiufondas.lt
DARIUS KAVŠINAS
BOTANIST, NATURE CONSERVATION SPECIALIST
I have been working in the field of ecosystem restoration and environmental protection for more than a decade. I am a hands-on farmer restoring abandoned meadows and peatlands, applying various methods aimed at nature conservation, biodiversity enhancement, and the restoration of habitats of EU importance. Within the Foundation, I focus primarily on the potential of paludiculture in Lithuania, the monitoring of hydrological processes and vegetation dynamics, and the restoration of degraded peatland habitats for sustainable farming use. I also actively contribute to the development of paludiculture, promoting sustainable peatland management that aligns nature conservation, climate change mitigation, and economic activity.
E-mail: darius @ pelkiufondas.lt
PELKIŲ AMBASADORIAI
OLESIA LES
DIZAINERĖ, TVARIOS MADOS KŪRĖJA
GIEDRIUS ŠIRKA
MUZIKANTAS, GAMTININKAS
IGNAS JUOZAS TUBUTIS
GAMTOS FOTOGRAFAS, DAUGKARTINIS KONKURSŲ NUGALĖTOJAS
IEVA TOLEIKYTĖ
RAŠYTOJA, VERTĖJA
Protect the climate by restoring peatlands, 2022
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