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Executive Board meeting 153
MS Teams 10 February 2025 15 – 17 hrs EET EB members and invited guests The 153rd Executive Board Meeting of the International Peatland Society brings together the Board to discuss strategic, organisational and operational matters of the Society....
UNFCCC COP31 Antalya
The 31st session of the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP31) will be held in Antalya, Türkiye from 9 to 20 November 2026 under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). COP31 brings together governments, international organisations,...
64th Sessions of the UNFCCC Subsidiary Bodies
The 64th Sessions of the UNFCCC Subsidiary Bodies will be held from 8 to 18 June 2026 in Bonn, Germany under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change process. This mid-year climate meeting brings together the Subsidiary Body...
World Peatlands Day 2026
World Peatlands Day is celebrated every year on 2 June to raise global awareness of peatlands and peat in all their aspects. Initiated by the International Peatland Society, the date marks the approval of the first IPS statutes and...
World Wetlands Day 2026
2 February 2026 World Wetlands Day is observed every year on 2 February to raise global awareness of the importance of wetlands. It marks the anniversary of the adoption of the Convention on Wetlands in 1971. Wetlands are defined...
International Plant Fair Essen (IPM)
IPM ESSEN is the world’s leading international trade fair for horticulture, held from 27 to 30 January 2026 at Messe Essen, Germany. The event covers the entire horticultural value chain, bringing together growers, suppliers, researchers and buyers from around...
Managing carbon and water in lowland landscapes
Managing Carbon and Water in Lowland Landscapes is a one-day conference bringing together researchers, land managers, policymakers, and practitioners. It focuses on practical and integrated ways to manage carbon and water in lowland landscapes, including peatlands and floodplains. The...
Webinar on NRL impact in Germany and the Netherlands
The Board of the Dutch National Committee of IPS invites you to an online webinar on Tuesday, 20 January 2026, 14:00 – 15:30 CET, on the implications of the EU Nature Restoration Law for the use and management of...
IPS member webinar: Toward a Professional Bibliographic Database on Mitigation Options for Anthropogenic Stressors in Boreal Peatlands and Wetlands
12 January 15-16 hrs EET (Helsinki) Daniel Campbell, Birchbark Environmental Research, Sudbury, Canada Line Rochefort, Peatland Ecology Research Group, Université Laval, Québec, Canada In the coming decades, climate change and development projects in the Boreal biome will increasingly impact...
IVG Soils & Substrates Industry Day
19 November 2026 Cuijk, the Netherlands Each autumn, the German substrate industry meets in Bad Zwischenahn for the IVG Soils & Substrates Industry Day (formerly the German Peat and Humus Day, DTHT) – one of the sector’s key platforms....