Author: Gilbert Ludwig

The highs of boggy flows in 2020
As we say goodbye to 2020, to what has been an incredibly and unpredictably challenging year in many ways...

Indonesia planning new Mega Rice Project
When President Habibie of Indonesia in 1999 closed down, as a complete failure, the Mega Rice Project (MRP) in...

Peatlands and Agriculture EG has started its work
The re-established IPS Expert Group (EG) on Peatlands and Agriculture has started its work. Two priority actions identified by...

Marko Pomerants new President of IPS
The Annual Assembly of National Representatives has elected Marko Pomerants from Estonia new IPS President for the period 2020-2024....

European Peatland Strategies
International Workshop, Bonn, Germany, 28 – 29 October 2019 The German Federal Agency for Nature Conservation (BfN), Ramsar, Succow...

Consequences of Peatland Management in SE Asia
As I grow older, I see some things repeating themselves. It is as if human society never learns from...

Sphagnum farming in Guizhou
I had the unique opportunity to visit Sphagnum moss farming sites in Guizhou, China, and to learn about Sphagnum farming...