COP29 Side Event - Revealing Global Peatland Hotspots for climate action: bridging science and policy

Published Oct 30ByCaroline

We urgently need climate action in priority areas revealed in the Global Peatland Hotspot Atlas, set to be launched at the event. The Atlas bridges science and policy through thematic maps and visuals, uniting stakeholders to set ambitious targets...

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UK peatlands

Region Europe

Eurosite Annual Meeting 2020: ‘Zooming’ in on European natural site management — from plan to action

18 November, 2020

Theme Restoration

Data shared by the Data Visualization Lab at National Geographic. This National Geographic Society open source technology and datasets will be available via the UN Biodiversity Lab platform

Region Latin America and the Caribbean

Country Argentina

Protecting the crucial peatlands of Argentina’s Peninsula Mitre

28 October, 2020

Theme Conservation

Chilean Peatlands

Region Latin America and the Caribbean

Country Chile

Growing awareness of the value of Chile’s peatlands

28 July, 2020

Theme Conservation

Peat coring

Region Global

Countries preserving the world’s largest terrestrial organic carbon stock with the support of peatland mapping and monitoring

28 June, 2020

Theme Researching peatlands location and status

Pripyat river with its surrounding wetlands in Belarus

Region Europe

Peatland strategies workshop – exchange on existing and planned peatland strategies in European countries

19 November, 2019

Theme Researching peatlands location and status

Rwanda, Gisagara

Region Africa

GLF Accra Side Event: Peatlands restoration, conservation and sustainable management as an effective solution to climate change challenges in Africa with a focus on the Nile Basin

12 November, 2019

Theme Conservation

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Region Asia

The human health benefits of conserving and restoring peatlands

08 November, 2019

Theme Conservation

Lowland Gorilla Congo

Region Africa

Country Congo

The Congo Basin is critical to the health of our planet

15 October, 2019

Theme Hydrology

Region Global

Peatlands as a Nature-Based Solution highlighted at the UN Climate Action Summit

06 October, 2019

Theme Conservation

Region Africa

Country Democratic Republic of Congo

First Peatlands National Workshop in DRC – a major step towards peatlands protection and sustainable management

10 September, 2019

Theme Researching peatlands location and status

Region Global

International Peatlands Workshop: Enhancing Evidence-Based Policy by Developing Core Common Outcomes and Collaborations for Peatland Research and Monitoring

12 July, 2019

Theme Researching peatlands location and status

Thawing Arctic peatlands risk unlocking huge amounts of carbon

29 June, 2019

Theme Researching peatlands location and status