This session is coordinated by Greifswald Mire Centre, UN Environment Programme (UNEP), Food and Agriculture Organization, UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre

The session will present the efforts being made by the Global Peatlands Initiative (GPI) to bring the best available science together in the context of peatland mapping and assessment. The Global Peatlands Assessment (GPA) currently underway will be presented as a collaborative effort to assess the state of the world’s peatlands showing where peatlands are, their values, the threats they are facing and cases of success of their wise use and management. Also, the Global Peatland Map 2.0 will be launched to improve the knowledge base on the location and extent of peatlands worldwide. The session will elaborate on the need of high-resolution peatland data to prevent their drainage and degradation and thus, tackle societal challenges including climate change mitigation and adaptation.

Speakers:
Jan Peters, CEO, Michael Succow Foundation & Greifswald Mire Centre
Lera Miles, Principal Technical Specialist – Climate Change and Biodiversity team, UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre
Hans Joosten, Professor of Peatland Studies and Palaeoecology, Greifswald Mire Centre
Alexandra Barthelmes, Senior Researcher, Greifswald Mire Centre
Jean-Jacques Bambuta, Peatland management unit coordinator, Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)

Q&A to follow session moderated by Jan Peters.

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