Power to the Peatlands

Antwerp, Belgium
19.09.2023
Open for all
Antwerpen, Belgium

A European Peatland Conference
Antwerp, Belgium
19 – 21 September 2023

The conference celebrates the end of an era with a last gathering of the Interreg North-West Europe project Care-Peat, but also the continuation and beginning of new cooperative peatland projects throughout Europe.

Effective conservation and restoration requires the development and sharing of knowledge. Although significant progress has been made in recent years, there are still many questions to be answered. These cannot be tackled in isolation, but require scientists, managers and decision-makers to work together. After all, only large-scale mobilisation and cooperation will ensure that we can put peatlands back at the heart of our society.

During the conference we will jointly discuss questions and solutions through lectures, workshops and field visits in Belgium and The Netherlands. We will learn from each other how to strengthen, restore, monitor and promote our precious peatlands.

The event is organised by Natuurpunt, University of Antwerp and the partners of Interreg Care-Peat and ADMIRE, in cooperation with the European chapter of the Society for Ecological Restoration, International Mire Conservation Group and Wetlands International.