Ecosystem services, such as water purification, water storage, and water retention can potentially be combined with Carbon credits to create Eco credits. Developed during the Carbon Connects project, the concept arises from the idea that wet agriculture provides additional services beyond CO2 emission reduction, including water storage, water retention and water purification. These other ecosystem services have so far not been accounted for as added value to the carbon benefits. The creation of a credit system for these services, and thus recognition at the institutional level, should make these additional ecological values visible and stimulate sustainable peatland management. These funding mechanisms could also reward farmers and managers of natural sites with intact, undrained peatlands for their climate benefits.
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In some countries, there is historical and cultural significance to the practice of turf (peat) cutting and burning by private citizens. While restoring peatlands requires phasing this out, it is key to give those with traditional turbary rights (the right to cut away and burn peat as fuel for the home) a viable alternative.