“Allgäuer Moorallianz” is an initiative which was founded in 2007 aiming to foster moor protection in the Allgäu region. The Allgäu region belongs to the Bavarian Alpine foreland (Germany) and hosts one of the most important hotspots of high wetland with its diversity of moor types existing across the young moraine landscape and at different elevation levels. The conservation of these moor landscapes has a significant effect on reducing climate change impacts and maintain ecosystem services such as climate regulation. The conservation activities of “Allgäuer Moorallianz” help to secure the continued existence of fen and bog habitats part of the mire landscape under changing climate conditions.

The overall aim of this initiative is to counter biodiversity loss by protecting and restoring the Allgäu mire landscape. The options and implemented measures of the Moorallianz provide good examples for synergies between nature conservation, regional development and climate change adaptation.