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
GLF Bonn 2020: Food in the time of climate crisis
4 – 8 June 2020 GLF Broadcast Center, Bonn and Online #thinklandscape #GLFBonn2020 How to feed the world without eating the planet? The 2020 theme of GLF is “Food and Livelihoods.” Today, food production and agricultural systems are one…
IPS Annual Assembly of National Representatives 2020
Jyväskylä, Finland & email meeting 10 – 18 June 2020 Participants: Representatives of the 17 National Committees authorized by proxy; and observers. If you are an IPS member and would like to be an observer, please email susann.warnecke@peatlands.org, subject…
Postponed: 2nd Global Peatland and Peat Industry Summit
Postponed due to coronavirus. The industry summit is organised for practitioners and top executives of peatland and peat companies that rely upon peatland and/or peat products for a significant part of their business. The focus is on discussing, changing…
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Join us and you’ll get:
Lower registration fees for our symposia, workshops and other events.
Face-to-face networking with major players from science and industry.
Immediate access to the Peatlands International Magazine – four times a year.
Receive the Peatland Snippets newsletter and other ad hoc updates each month.
Quick support from the IPS Secretariat and IPS volunteers, five days a week.
Attend National Committee activities in 16 countries – close to you and in your language.
10% discount on all publications in the IPS online shop.