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
PERG & Can-Peat Peatland Science Symposium 2026
The Peatland Science Symposium 2026 takes place on 18 February 2026 at Université Laval, Québec City, Canada. It is organised by the Peatland Ecology Research Group and Can-Peat. The one-day symposium brings together researchers and practitioners working on peatland…
IPS member webinar: Harvest of Peat for the Manufacture of Value-Added Products for Agriculture, Water Treatment and other Industries
25 February, 15:00-16:00 hrs EET, 14:00-15:00 hrs CET The link will be provided to IPS members via Peatland Snippets 2.2026. Speaker: Peggy Jones American Peat Technology (APT), located in Minnesota, USA, has been manufacturing granular products from peat since…
Merlin Final Project Meeting
Ghent, Belgium 9 – 13 March 2026 The EU H2020 MERLIN – Mainstreaming Ecological Restoration of Freshwater-related Ecosystems in a Landscape Context – Final Project Meeting will bring together partners and stakeholders from across Europe to present the outcomes…
