Workshop - Rewetting Peat Soils
Rewetting Peat Soils
EJP Soil Regional Forum on “Peatland rewetting in agriculture – why and how?” gathered policy makers at EU and national levels, Farmer representatives, NGOs, and researchers from 12 European Countries with significant areas of organic soils.
This workshop was jointly organized by EJP SOIL WP8 Science to Policy, and the internal project entitled Indicators for successful carbon sequestration and greenhouse gas mitigation by rewetting cultivated peat soils (INSURE). This interactive workshop aimed at linking scientists to policy stakeholders. The INSURE project focuses on improving the understanding of controls of element cycling in rewetted ecosystems and to find robust indicators for the trade-offs of wet management.
Session 1 - 4 Keynote Speakers
PDF versions of their presentations:
Indicators for successful carbon sequestration and greenhouse gas mitigation by rewetting cultivated peat soils (INSURE) project
- Kristiina Lång
Sustainable Carbon Cycles
- Christian Holzleitner
Presentation from Denmark case study
- Martin Thorsøe
Peatland Rewetting and Paludiculture – Prospects of EU CAP and Carbon Farming Initiative
- Jan Peters
Session 2 - Country perspectives:
Nine representatives made short presentations in the second session of the workshop, on the status of rewetting peat soils in each of their countires, answering the following questions:
- What is the current status of rewetting peatlands in your country as it pertains to climate change or biodiversity?
- What are the country targets that have been / will be set?
- What supports or incentives are in place to help the achievement of these targets?
- Is there any other relevant information on this topic specific to your country?
Click your way to the PDF versions of the presentations made by the following countries:
Peatland rewetting in agriculture
- Perspectives of Sweden
Rewetting of peatlands to mitigate GHG emissions
- Perspective of Lithuania
Peatland rewetting in agriculture - why and how?
- Perspective of Switzerland
Rewetting peat soils - why and how?
- Perspective of Ireland
Introduction to Peatland policy in The Netherlands
Rewetting peat soils - why and how?
- Perspective of Norway