The conference will focus on the following topics:
- role of peatlands in climate change mitigation,
- greenhouse gas measurements and indirect assessment methods and their development, with special emphasis on GEST approach,
- peatland restoration for climate and biodiversity – experiences from different countries,
- monitoring of restoration success.
The oral presentations will be provided by invited speakers (see the preliminary programme). Poster presentations are welcome (including 2-3 min oral presentations).
The conference programme includes one full conference day with presentations and two field excursion days when peatland restoration areas in Latvia will be visited, including the intact parts of magnificent raised bog areas.
If you are interested to participate please register until 16 March 2020 using the electronic form. Abstracts should be submitted until 16 March 2020 (see the details in the circular).
During the conference, it will be possible to attend the travelling photo exhibition “Restoring peatlands for climate” which will shortly stop in Riga.
The conference circular, including broader information on registration, abstract submission, excursion, participation fees etc. is available here.
The preliminary programme is available here (can slightly change until the conference).
