Conference week RRR2017 - Renewable resources from wet and rewetted peatlands
Welcome message
In the light of the great potential of peatland rewetting for climate change mitigation, innovative land use concepts for wet peatlands are crucial. The first RRR conference on the utilisation of wetland plants (paludiculture) was hold in 2013 in Greifswald. The partners in the Greifswald Mire Centre invited 2017 to continue this dialogue and to use RRR conference week as a platform for exchange.
Concluding statement of the RRR2017 conference
This finale statement is an outcome of the second international conference on the utilisation of wetland plants “Renewable resources from wet and rewetted peatlands” (RRR2017).
Concluding statement of the RRR2017 conference (pdf | 0.5 MB)
RRR2017 - conference week
In September 2017, the Greifswald Mire Centre was hosting a conference week on paludiculture. It did include a national conference “Paludiculture in Germany”, excursions, an international conference on paludiculture and an international workshop on Sphagnum farming.
Sept. 29th-30th 2017
Sphagnum workshop
Topic: Sphagnum farming
Venue: Northern Germany
Language: English
Supporting programme
Evening programme
The conference week did include a diverse evening programme. In addition to the conference dinners there were a vernissage, a "mire theater", as well as a presentation and other events.
Poster exhibition
Additional to the talks the conference did host a poster exhibition.
Conference dinner
The highlight of the evening events was the conference dinner.
Networking evening
At the networking evening the participants did have the opportunity to make new contacts and intensify existing ones.
Exhibition
The RRR2017 did provide space for contractors, manufacturers and any other stakeholders to present their relevant products and projects at an indoor and outdoor exhibition.
Details
Venue
Greifswald is surrounded by reeds. Along the Baltic coast, the inland lake shores and the streams in ice marginal valleys, thick peat deposits illustrate the lasting relation of reeds with the land of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. Therefore, also peatland studies have a history of 200 years in Greifswald. Over the last 20 years research focussed i.a. on peatland restoration and sustainable peatland utilisation.
Organisation
Susanne Abel, Tobias Dahms, Greta Gaudig, Anke Nordt, Sabine Wichmann, Dr. Franziska Tanneberger & Dr. Wendelin Wichtmann
Host institution
The Greifswald Mire Centre is the interface between science, policy and practice in all peatland related questions – locally and globally. It unites some 50 peatland experts in one place. Partners in the Greifswald Mire Centre are the University of Greifwald, the Michael Succow Foundation and DUENE e.V. The Greifswald Mire Centre offers science-based solutions for social challenges related to peatlands such as climate protection, biodiversity conservation and sustainable use.
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