This is the IPS
Constituted in 1968, in Québec, Canada. Today we are registered as non-profit NGO in Finland, supported by 16 national committees.
Individual, institutional and corporate members dedicated to the responsible management and Wise Use of peatlands and peat.
We serve as a forum to bring together experts from all fields of peat and peatland management, worldwide and equally.
We organize events, publish peat and peatland knowledge, share data and provide facts and opinions for decision-making.
Publications
Our Conferences and Related Events
World Peatlands Day 2025
Share the word of our peatlands online and in your country! #worldpeatlandsday World Peatlands Day is a global event celebrated annually on 2 June to raise awareness about the importance of peatlands and their responsible management. Peatlands are wetlands…
IPS Annual Convention 2025
Annual Meetings, Seminar and Excursion Peatlands for Environment, Economy and Society 9-12 June 2025 Gysinge, Sweden Enjoy the week before bright Midsummer in Sweden, together with professionals, scientists and students from all peatland and peat related disciplines, e.g. forestry,…
UNFCCC SB62 in Bonn
The sixty-second sessions of the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice and the Subsidiary Body for Implementation (SB 62) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) will take place at the World Conference Center Bonn…
