European Peatland Conference

Power to the Peatlands

Attitudes to peatlands are changing. They are no longer seen as valueless wastelands, but are now appreciated as precious habitats that deliver significant ecosystem services. Peatlands have become key components in national and international strategies on biodiversity, climate change mitigation and water retention. 

This 3-day conference celebrates the end of an era with a last gathering of the Interreg North-West Europe project Care-Peat, but also the continuation and beginning of new cooperative peatland projects throughout Europe.

Expect a thorough insight into the latest science, the best available techniques to make peatland restoration a success and the most pressing policies to move towards a climate- and nature-robust Europe (through peatland restoration). The programme is based on 4 major themes:

• Carbon and water

• Biodiversity conservation

• Restoration

• Land use and policy

We will jointly discuss questions and solutions through lectures, workshops and field visits in Belgium and The Netherlands. We will learn from each other how to strengthen, restore, monitor and promote our precious peatlands. Have a look a the key-note speakers and the full programme.

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