Germany joins the Peatland Breakthrough as a Champion Country

Published Nov 20By

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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Region Global

Standardising what we measure in peatlands research

01 September, 2022

Theme Global Policy

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Country Democratic Republic of Congo

Mapping peat thickness and carbon stocks of the central Congo Basin using field data

27 August, 2022

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Region Europe

Country France

How countries can tackle devastating peatland wildfires

15 August, 2022

Theme Fires

Danau Sentarum lake, Indonesia

FAO launches webinar series on peatland monitoring

18 July, 2022

Theme Researching peatlands location and status

Aguaje palms in Peru

Region Latin America and the Caribbean

Country Peru

Sustainable harvesting of Aguaje fruit offers multiple benefits in Peru’s Amazonian peatlands

22 April, 2022

Theme Livelihoods

Mossy Depression

Region Europe

Country Argentina

LIFE Peat Restore publishes Handbook for Assessment of GHG emissions from peatlands

22 April, 2022

Theme Restoration

Region Global

Financial Times releases video on peatlands in agriculture

22 April, 2022

Theme Livelihoods

The Hudson Bay Lowland courtesy

Region North America

Country Canada

Canada’s Emissions Reduction Plan confirms commitment to peatlands

06 April, 2022

Theme Climate and GHG

Region Africa

Country Democratic Republic of Congo

DRC updates their NDC to include peatlands

04 April, 2022

Theme Climate and GHG

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Region Global

UNFCCC COP26 Global Peatlands Pavilion Summary Report

29 March, 2022

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Region Global

A Tale of Two Peatland Papers…

11 February, 2022

Theme Climate and GHG

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Region Global

Virtual Peatland Pavilion at COP26: A Window to the Peatland World

02 February, 2022

Theme Climate and GHG