Several members of the 27-nation bloc are taking the drastic measures in anticipation of an invasion by Russian President Vladimir Putin, who could turn his sights towards conquering European countries after proving triumphant in Ukraine.
The defence ministries of Finland and Poland are calling for the restoral of their nation's bogs and marshes, making it impossible for Russian tanks to attack as any advance would be prevented by their heavy vehicles sinking into swampland.
It comes as German Chancellor Friedrich Merz issued a warning on Monday that Putin's 'imperialist plan wouldn't end with the conquest of Ukraine but would rather be just the start'.
Meanwhile, Brussels has launched a 'stockpiling strategy' to ensure the continuity of key goods across Europe in the face of potential crises such as energy blackouts, pandemics, climate change and World War.
The EU is also pushing for every household to have a three-day survival kit, including matches, ID documents in a waterproof punch, bottled water, energy bars and a flashlight.
And France's government has told its health bodies to expect for a 'major engagement' by March 2026 by asking hospitals to prepare for a potential flood of military patients from home and abroad.
It follows Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's warning that Putin could attack a NATO country within the next five years, as he criticised the alliance for a slow spending ramp up in June.
There is a precedent in Ukraine for using the natural capability of viscous wetlands to ward off deadly Russian onslaughts.
As Russian soldiers marched towards Kyiv in February 2022, Ukraine took a desperate measure. To repel Putin's advance, the armed forces blew a hole in the soviet-era Kozarovychi Dam on the Irpin river north of Kyiv, flooding 2,800 hectares of land.
The last-ditch attempt to shield the city paid off. As the land transformed into an impenetrable, black swamp, advancing Russian tanks found themselves 'stuck in the mud' as US President Donald Trump claimed last month.
Now, there are mounting calls in Europe to accelerate the restoration of bogs and marshes as a measure to combat climate change and to bolster defense.
Peatlands are unique ecosystems that naturally store large amounts of carbon dioxide. But if drained, they exude centuries' worth of carbon into the atmosphere, contributing towards global warming.
After World War II, huge quantities of wetland were converted into profitable farmland. Nearly half of all peatlands in Europe are degraded, mostly due to artificial drainage - causing a toll on the environment.
EU countries reported 124 million tons of greenhouse gas pollution from drained peatlands in 2022, close to the annual emissions of the Netherlands. Some scientists say even this is an underestimate.
That's why the bloc is prioritising restoring 30 percent of degraded peatlands over the next five years, and 50% by 2050 - to slow climate change, promote biodiversity, and now, ready border nations for potential war.