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IPS member webinar: Soilless Growing Media 2050: Projected Demand and Raw Material Availability
Speaker Van Nguyen 2 June 2026, 15-16 EEST 14-16 CEST The link will be sent to IPS members by email. The global shift from traditional soil-based culture to soilless systems represents a significant advancement in horticulture. This transition enables...
IPS member webinar: Paludiculture 2 – Challenges in practical implementation of paludiculture in European Project Consortia
14:00 EEST 13:00 CEST Speaker: Andreas Haberl – Michael Succow Foundation, partner in the Greifswald Mire Centre Paludiculture is currently researched on European level within an EU Horizon programme in three projects, that were kicked off in February 2025....
IPS member webinar: Paludiculture 1 – Concepts, Implementation Challenges, and Solutions – Insights from Germany
14:00 EEST 13:00 CEST Speakers: Dr. Merten Minke, Thuenen-Institute of Climate-Smart Agriculture, Germany Susanne Abel, University of Greifswald, partner in the Greifswald Mire Centre, Germany This webinar introduces the concept of paludiculture and explores its role in sustainable peatland...
IPS member webinar: Plant Biodiversity of Peatland Pools: An Endeavour Towards Ecological Restoration
Speaker: Laura Catalina Riaño Peña Peatland Ecology Research Group, Université Laval, Québec, Canada 9 September 2026 (new date!) 15:00 EET 14:00 CET The Teams link willl be sent to IPS members via Snippets/Peatlands International. Peatland pools are bodies of...
IPS member webinar: IPS Scientific Advisory Board – what it is, what it does, and why it matters
Speaker: Anna-Helena Purre Welcome to the March IPS webinar! Mark the date and join us 🙂 The link will be shared by email to members. Join us for an in‑depth webinar exploring the vital role of the Scientific Advisory...
ISHS-IPS III International Symposium on Growing Media, Compost Utilization and Substrate Analysis for Soilless Cultivation
Athens, Greece 27 – 30 September 2027 Mark the dates! The symposium is organised by the International Society for Horticultural Science (ISHS) together with the Agricultural University of Athens, and continues the long-standing cooperation between ISHS and IPS. IPS...
IPS member webinar: Harvest of Peat for the Manufacture of Value-Added Products for Agriculture, Water Treatment and other Industries
25 February, 15:00-16:00 hrs EET, 14:00-15:00 hrs CET The link will be provided to IPS members via Peatland Snippets 2.2026. Speaker: Peggy Jones American Peat Technology (APT), located in Minnesota, USA, has been manufacturing granular products from peat since...
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....
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...
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...