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The benefits of peatland restoration for Europe
Top peatlands experts and representatives of LIFE projects working on peatlands are meeting in Berlin at 26 April to present best practices and policy developments for peatlands restoration. You are welcome to watch the live stream here.
Top peatlands experts and representatives of LIFE projects working on peatlands are meeting in Berlin at 26 April to present best practices and policy developments for peatlands restoration. You are welcome to watch the live stream here.
WHEN: Wednesday 26 April 2023, 09:00 CEST – Wednesday 26 April 2023, 15:40 CEST
LANGUAGE: English
AGENDA:
/ Morning session: Plenary keynotes on Policy and Technical Advances
09:00: Organization, program and rules / Lynne Barratt (NEEMO)
09:05: Welcome NABU / Thomas Tennhardt (Director of International Department at NABU)
09:20: A video message from the European Parliament – Peatlands and the European Restoration Law / Jutta Paulus (Member of the European Parliament) (pre-recorded)
09:30: Keynote 1: EU nature legislation, the Restoration Law, Peatland restoration and biodiversity / Angelika Rubin (European Commission, DG.ENV.D3 – Nature Conservation)
09:45: Keynote 2: EU climate change goals & peatlands restoration, GHG mitigation and C-removals / Valeria Forlin (European Commission, DG. CLIMA.C.3 – Land Economy & Carbon Removals)
10:00: Keynote 3: What would CINEA like to achieve? Objectives and expected outcomes of the Platform meeting / Sylvia Barova and Hana Mandelikova (CINEA)
10:15: Keynote 4: An International Perspective on Peatlands: Meeting our international, European and national targets / Dianna Kopanksy (Global Peatlands Coordinator, Global Peatlands Initiative, UN Environment Program)
10:35: Q&A session
10:45 am: Coffee break
11:15 am: Keynote 5: European peatlands and current challenges for peatland conservation in the EU / Franziska Tanneberger (Greifswald Mire Centre, DE)
11:30 am: Keynote 6: Peatlands and land use – mission impossible? / Hans Joosten (International Mire Conservation Group)
11:45: Keynote 7: Peatland restoration for climate change mitigation / Gerald Jurasinski (University of Greifswald, DE)
12:00: Keynote 8: Financing peatland restoration – models and legal structures for nature-based investments / Dan Hird (Nature Based Investments Consultancy, UK) (pre-recorded)
12:15 p.m.: Keynote 9: LIFE and peatlands – past, present and future / Jan Sliva (NEEMO)
12:30: Q&A session
13:00 p.m.: Lunch break
/ Afternoon session: LIFE and peatlands
14:00: 'Elevator Pitch' presentation session to get a brief insight into as wide a range of projects as possible
– 5' short intro from each presenter
– Estimated 20 projects presenting
– Presentations will be targeted towards one of the 4 themes
15:40 p.m.: End of the live stream
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