Estonia’s wild heart: why its bogs, wetlands and forests matter

Estonia’s wild heart: why its bogs, wetlands and forests matter

Estonia still has what much of Europe has lost: vast bogs, wetlands and forests that store carbon, shelter rare species and shape a nation’s identity; but if this wild heart is to keep beating, it will need not only protection, but restoration, political will and the courage to value long-term resilience over short-term gain. If you walk into an Estonian bog at sunrise, you can feel the land breathing. Mist rises over dark pools, cranberries gli…