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

Published May 7ByCaroline

Uganda is experiencing irregular rainfall patterns causing floods and droughts in some parts of the country. Recognizing the vital role of peatlands in flood retention, water buffering, among other ecological services and functions, Uganda has made...

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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

Region Global

GLF Digital Conference – Why peatlands Matter for Food Security

10 June, 2020

Theme Livelihoods

Agreement signed between FAO and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency

Region Global

Agreement signed between FAO and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency

30 January, 2020

Theme Other

Working on Fire

Region Global

Smart management of wildfires can help curb global heating

16 December, 2019

Theme Fires

UNFCCC COP24 Event: Towards a joint peatland declaration: Synergies of MEAs to reverse the trend on peatland degradation

08 December, 2019

UK peat fire

Region Global

UNFCCC COP24 Side Event: The trace of haze: Peat fires as local and global challenges

07 December, 2019

Theme Fires

Peru Peatlands

Country Indonesia

GLF Bonn Side Event: Lessons learned and best practices for the management of tropical peatlands: an inter-tropical dialogue

02 December, 2019

Region Global

GLF Bonn Side Event: High level South South Cooperation in action – Protecting Tropical Peatlands Together – a Triple win for the Climate, People and the Planet

02 December, 2019

Theme Climate and GHG

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