Germany joins the Peatland Breakthrough as a Champion Country

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This week at COP30, Germany joined Peru and Uganda in becoming a Champion Country for the Peatland Breakthrough. In Germany, more than 90 percent of peatlands have been drained and are now used for agriculture and forestry or as land for settlements...
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IPSC 2024 Bavaria

Region Global

IPSC 2024: “The significance of peatlands is no longer confined to the scientific domain”

03 December, 2024

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Padang Sugihan Wildlife Reserve - Sebokor, Indonesia (Faizal Abdul Aziz-CIFOR).jpg

Region Asia

Spotlight on Asian Peatlands at the 17th International Peatland Congress (IPC) in China 

03 December, 2024

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Peatlands in Northern Ireland by Ben Hall

Region Global

Peatlands can make or break global climate goals: official launch of the Global Peatland Hotspot Atlas at COP29, Baku.

21 November, 2024

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Region Global

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

30 October, 2024

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Region Africa

ATBC 2024 Conference: Global Peatlands Assessment highlights the ecology, threats, and conservation status of tropical peatlands

15 October, 2024

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Theme Adaptation

Region Africa

Country Congo

The best of peatland science for the Congo Basin: GPI presents Global Peatlands Assessment at forest partnership conference in Kinshasa

15 October, 2024

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Theme Climate and GHG

NEW Online Global Peatland Map & Asian Peatlands Story Map: Presenting the best in peatlands mapping

17 July, 2024

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PRESS RELEASE: Venice Agreement annual gathering to take place in Torres Vedras, Portugal from June 1-3, 2024

27 May, 2024

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Theme Conservation

Congo Peatlands IKI Project mission to Congo launches a peatlands data campaign and research capacity building

22 May, 2024

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Country Uganda

Peatlands at the 7th Uganda Water and Environment Week (UWEWK24) in Kampala, Uganda

07 May, 2024

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IWD 2024: Inspiring women who volunteer for the UN, including the GPI!

19 March, 2024

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