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Highly successful International Peatland Congress - what can still be improved? Overall, the IPC 2024 in Taizhou was deemed highly successful, with attendees praising the organization, content, and networking opportunities. The congress provided a valuable platform for knowledge exchange and collaboration in the field of peatland research and industry. However, there are clear areas for enhancement in future events, particularly in pre-event communication, poster session organization, and efforts to increase global participation. The feedback also indicates a strong desire for IPS to evolve and expand its activities to meet the...

We are happy to inform you that we have launched the BETA version of the IPS new online shop at https://peatland.shop You are welcome to try and order our main publications now. Note that not all payment options are available yet. Orders are real, so enter your payment information only if you intend to order. Please let us know in case you detect any other bugs. The new IPS member code will be available via the next Snippets, after activation the shopping basket applies a discount of 20%. Publications are...

PRESS RELEASE Jyväskylä, 15 August 2024 #ipc2024 #peatlands #peat #climate #biodiversity #horticulture #peatlandsmatter #internationalcooperation  The 2024 International Peatland Congress (IPC) was held on 4 - 9 August in the city of Taizhou, Zhejiang province, which is situated in eastern coastal China, with about 350 participants from 22 countries attending. The event was the 17th in the 56-year history of the International Peatland Society and once again attracted scientists, company representatives, engineers and students from all sectors of peat and peatland management. [caption id="attachment_8643" align="alignleft" width="1024"] Congress delegates during one of...

The IPS General Assembly and the Annual Assembly of National Representatives will be held at the 17th International Peatland Congress in China on 8 August at 15:40 local time. Only those National Committees, that have submitted a proxy and paid their 2023 membership fees can vote. Proxy holders are as follows, the deadlines were 25 June and 4 July but single proxies can be accepted later on. Canada: Gerald Schmilewski China: Meng Wang Estonia: Elar Abram Finland: Sakari Sarkkola Germany: Bernd Hofer Ireland: Paddy Rowland Lithuania: Anna-Helena Purre Malaysia: Lulie...

We have closed our online shop and all business at Holvi today as they do not allow non-ETA members on the board of associations and companies, even though IPS is registered in Finland, has a special permission for foreigners, and normal bank accounts at other institutes. This is outraging, especially as they did not even reply to our letter to the CEO. Five days left to their deadline, with midsummer coming, so of course we had to react first. We will inform you once our new shop is up and...

Dear IPS members and partners, With the current funding model, the IPS is able to finance its current activities until 2026 only. We therefore ask you to participate in a survey to possibly change the funding model of the society. Please answer by 19 May at the latest so that we can analyse the results at the next Board meeting. In case you have answered already, just ignore this email. If you leave your mobile number you can win a copy of the brand new 414-page Peatlands and Climate Change...

The IPS will move to a new location as our current office building is being changed to a supermarket. Our new address as of 2 April is thus: Susann Warnecke International Peatland Society (or Kansainvälinen Suoyhdistys ry) Suuruspääntie 11 C 9 40520 Jyväskylä Finland All other contact information stay the same. Please update your records. I will be busy packing and moving during the next 3-4 weeks, including our archives, so there might be some delays in replying. We kindly ask for your understanding. Susann Warnecke IPS Secretary General

Statement of the IPS to the Declaration of the “Power to the Peatlands” conference 19th to 21st September 2023, Antwerp, Belgium The Power to the Peatlands conference took place in Antwerp on September 19-21, 2023. It had 547 attendants on site, and around 140 online. Participants joined from 29 European countries, and additionally 17 from countries outside of Europe. At the end of this conference, a declaration to Empower nature, climate and future now! was agreed by 80 of the participants calling for joint urgent action to safeguard peatlands in...

Updated 19 April 2024 STATUS President: Hannu Salo (for two years) nominated by Finland 1st Vice President (legally important, deputy to above): Ilze Ozola nominated by Latvia 2nd Vice President (responsible for Scientific Advisory Board): Anna-Helena Purre nominated by Estonia Ordinary members (4-5 seats) in alphabetical order Asha Hingorani nominated by Canada Lulie Melling nominated by Malaysia Ilze Ozola nominated by Latvia Päivi Peronius nominated by Finland Paddy Rowland nominated by Ireland Guus van Berckel nominated by the Netherlands If Dr Ozola is elected 1st Vice President, her nomination for...

PRESS RELEASE On the occasion of World Wetlands Day 2023 Örjan Berglund First Scientific Officer for the International Peatland Society Dr Örjan Berglund from Sweden has been appointed as first Scientific Officer (SO) of the International Peatland Society (IPS). He will support the Scientific Advisory Board, Executive Board and Secretariat by gathering and communicating data and knowledge on peatlands and peat from the global and regional perspectives. Dr Berglund will start on 1 March 2023, based in Uppsala, Sweden, where he will continue to work also for the Swedish University...