Author: Susann Warnecke
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IPS Response to Russian Aggression in Ukraine
Statement by the Executive Board To download the statement as PDF file: https://peatlands.org/document/eb-statement-ukraine The International Peatland Society is deeply...
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Executive Board Elections 2022
Wanted: Five New Executive Board members! IPS National Committees are kindly asked to submit their nominations for the IPS...
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More exciting facts on Peat and Peatlands
The IPS offers further resources on its website, via its publications, events, commissions and expert groups. Do not hesitate...
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Peatland Restoration and Rehabilitation
Degraded peatlands are being restored in many parts of the world. These include areas impacted by humans, as well...
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Peat and Peatlands in relation to Economy and Society
Peatlands are important for the environment and climate, but their role with regard to the economy and society is...
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Open document database
Since 2019, the IPS has had its own fully-open document database. The database contains articles from IPS conference proceedings,...
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Peatlands International Mag
The IPS publishes its own magazine four times a year. The 40-60 page publication consists of reports written by...
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Mires and Peat Journal
Mires and Peat is the joint peer-reviewed journal of the International Peatland Society (IPS) and the International Mire Conservation...
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Peatlands and Climate Change – 2008 and 2021
Peatlands interact with climate through the uptake and release of greenhouse gases (GHGs). These are carbon dioxide (CO2), methane...
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Wise Use of Mires and Peatlands – Backgrounds and Principles
Wise Use of Peatlands can be described as the uses of peatlands for which reasonable people now and in...