CANAPE/C-Connects Joint Conference
This 3-day conference brings together European stakeholders, managers and policy makers to discuss their visions on restoring and protecting peatlands. The event focuses on innovative techniques, business models and policy options developed over 4 years of work by the Interreg projects CANAPE and Carbon Connects.
Day 1 13/10/2021 9.30 - 17.30 CET
- Ecosystem restoration - protecting today’s environment
- Utilising rewetted and restored Peatlands
Day 2 14/10/2021 9.30 - 16.30 CET
- Business models - creating business opportunities
- Policy for a better future
Day 3 15/10/2021 TBC
- Field Trip!
For a more detailed agenda, please follow this link. (opens in new window).
Our full list of speakers is available here
During this symposium we invite stakeholders from various backgrounds and expertise to share their knowledge and insights through parallel working sessions to give participants the chance to follow and join interactive expert discussions on topics of their interest.
We are excited to offer this symposium in a hybrid format; welcoming participants for the main sessions in both a virtual room and at Van Hall Larenstein University of Applied Sciences in Leeuwarden (Netherlands).
Due to COVID-19 measures, we are bound to a maximum number of participants in the room.
Reserve your (online/in-person) seat HERE.
All information on the conference and latest updates can be found on the conference website HERE.
I hope to see you online or at VHL in October!
Full Schedule
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CANAPE |
CConnects |
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Day 1 - Wednesday October 13th.
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Opening: Niek de Boer - VHL Research Director Valentina Sechi & Harry Mach - Project Leaders |
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10.00 - 10.30 |
Key Note Speaker: Hans Joosten |
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Session I Ecosystem Restoration - Protecting Today’s Environment (Challenges & Wins) |
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Lakes |
Fens |
Bogs |
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10.30 - 10.45 |
Spatial variation in the aquatic ecosystem of De Leijen - Jasper/Joop/Tsjippie |
Restoration and rewetting activities Flemish pilot sites - Edgard Daemen (VLM) |
De Nol Restoration (Frederik Naedts |
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10.45 - 11.00 |
Zuidlaardermeer Works - Emiel Galetzka |
Dutch restoration efforts and experience - (RU) |
Sphagnum Inoculation of UK Upland Peatlands - Kate Cartmell-Done (NP) |
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11.00 - 11.15 |
Hickling Broad Restoration - Dan Hoare |
Lowland pilot sites - Gert-Jan van Duinen (RU) |
Lille Vildmose Restoration - Peter Hahn |
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11.15 - 11.30 |
Care-Peat |
Care-Peat |
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11.30 - 12.00 |
Discussion |
Discussion |
Discussion |
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12.00 - 13.00 |
Lunch: Poster Gallery |
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13.00 - 13.20 |
Plenary: Conclusions from the first session |
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13.20 - 13.50 |
Key Note Speaker: Dr. Mark McCorry - Bord na Mona |
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Session II (a) Utilising Rewetting Peatlands |
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Fen Farming |
GHGs in Rewetted Peatlands |
Sphagnum Farming |
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13.50 - 14.20 |
Typha and Sphagnum growing in Better Wetter - Ivan Mettrop |
Carbon: a key to maintain livestocks in peatlands - Veronique Chauvin, Catherine Bausson (AC3A) |
Barver Moor - Jens-Uwe Holthuis |
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14.20 - 14.50 |
Horsey wetland - Andrea Kelly |
Monitoring activities on Flemish pilot sites - Peter Maenhout (ILVO) |
Lowland sphagnum farming - Christian Fritz (RU) |
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14.50 - 15.00 |
Coffee Break |
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Session II (b) Utilising Restored Peatlands |
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Fen Farming |
Biomass Valorisation |
Sphagnum Farming |
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15.00 - 15.15 |
Store Vlidmose - Peter Hahn |
Biomass valorisation of rewetted land - Maarten De Boever (ILVO) |
Upland Peatland Restoration Challenges - Paul Leadbitter (DCC) |
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15.15 -15.30 |
Alternatives for potting soil based on (fossil) peat - Gert-Jan van Duinen (RU) |
Irish Peatland Conservation Council (IPCC) for Spagnum Restoration Transfer Technique |
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15.30 - 15.45 |
Discussion |
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15.45 - 16.00 |
Coffee Break |
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16.00 - 16.20 |
Conclusions from each session: Presentation of the “ideal” landscape based on today’s discussions |
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Session III Quantifying Ecosystem Services in Peatlands |
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16.20 - 16.35 |
Site Emission Tool - Jasper van Belle (VHL) |
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16.50 - 17.05 |
Care Peat - French Geological Survey - Laurent André (BRGM) |
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17.05 - 17.20 |
Irish Pilot Site and Water Retention HYDRUS 1-D Modelling |
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17.20 - 17.30 |
Closing Remarks |
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Day 2 - Thursday October 14th
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9.30 -10.00 |
Key Note Speaker: Douwe Hoogland Frisian - Perspective on Rewetting Peatlands and Meadows |
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Session IV Business Models - Creating Business Opportunities |
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Marketing Products |
Payments for Ecosystem Services |
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10.00 - 10.15 |
Products from Peatlands - Gert-Jan van Duinen (RU) |
Ecosystem services business model on Irish peatlands - Patrick Crushell |
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10.15 - 10.30 |
Charcoal from Waste wood - Andrea Kelly |
Presentation of Pocket Guide |
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10.30 - 10.50 |
Coffee Break |
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10.50 - 11.05 |
Upland Peatland Business Models - Peter Nailon (WRT) |
Restoration and Monitoring of a UK Coastal Fen - Rob Collins (RT) |
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11.05 - 11.20 |
Value chain of Typha for insulation - Peter v.d. Maas (VHL) |
C-credit scheme in peatland - Valentina Sechi (VHL) & Niall Ó Brolcháin (NUI Galway) |
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11.20 - 11.45 |
Discussion |
Discussion |
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12.00 - 13.00 |
Lunch: Poster Gallery |
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13.00 - 13.20 |
Plenary: Conclusions from the session |
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Session V Policy for a Better Future |
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13.20 - 13.35 |
Design for a Transformation Process in the Context of Climate Policy - Dr. Laura Herzog |
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13.35 - 13.50 |
EU Policy on Carbon Farming - Niall O Brolcháin (NUIG) |
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13.50 - 14.05 |
Peatlands Across Europe: Policy Recommendations - Cisca Devereux (BaxCo) |
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14.05 - 14.30 |
Plenary Discussion: Future of Carbon Farming - Jasper Van Belle (VHL) |
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14.30 - 15.00 |
Coffee Break |
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Session VI What’s Next? Future Project Development |
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15.00 - 15.30 |
Workshop and Matchmaking: Ideas for Future Collaborations - Cisca Devereux (BaxCo) |
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15.30 - 16.00 |
EU Interreg Policy - Dr. Marta Jacuniak-Suda |
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16.00 - 16.30 |
Closing Plenary: Summary of the day’s presentations, looking forward & Conference Statement on Future Peatland Policy |
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