CANAPE

CANAPE: Relive the Sustainable Peatlands Conference

04 January 2022 - Published by Harry Mach
The CANAPE & C-Connects Sustainable Peatlands Conference was a brilliant coming together of people across the field. To ensure the event has a lasting legacy, we are sharing the recordings and outcomes of the event.

Our event took place in Leeuwarden on the 13th to 15th of October 2021, with 6 sessions over 2 days, with over 40 speakers.  Fortuitous timing with Covid levels allowed us to have an in-person event, with some of us meeting for the first time in nearly 2 years. However, aware that not everyone would want to travel, we held it as a hybrid event, with large numbers joining online. Over 70 people came together in person, with another 100 joining online. 

We had two days of talks, which can be viewed at our YouTube Channel - followed by a day of site visits. For the full list of recorded talks, please scroll to the bottom of the page. 

The full conference report is available to be read here. 

A group of people on a viewing platform, looking out over a wetland landscape in the sun.

Our event concluded with a Day of Field visits, with groups going to Alde Feanen and Die Wieden to see practical restoration efforts on the grounds. 

Main Outcomes 

The conference covered the full range of wetland restoration and management, from the design and set-up of a project, capturing the benefits, and securing the funding needed to make the change. 

Building from the widely accepted premise that there must be significant wetland rewetting for the world to meet its climate targets, we explored the challenges of monitoring and how to ensure consistent & affordable reporting for wetland sites. Another key area of focus was affording the rewetting, whether this is through Paludiculture, or through alternative business models such as carbon credits and other Payments for Ecosystem Services. 

The recorded talks, covering these topics and more, are listed below. 

Speaker Presentation Title Video Link
Dr Hans Joosten The age of rewetting (Keynote Presentation)  https://youtu.be/xyLQJQNuRQU
Jasper van Belle Does spatial variation in a shallow peat lake offer opportunities for restoration?  https://youtu.be/vccAlRETZfk
Emiel Galetzka  Zuidlaardermeer Works  https://youtu.be/G4X5IOZDu5I
Dr Dan Hoare  Hickling Broad Restoration  https://youtu.be/1USG3d41hIU
Sarian Kosten  Greenhouse gas emissions from inland waters: quantification and potential mitigation measures  https://youtu.be/tF0ylk2CMGg
Dr Mark McCorry Bord na Mona on new approaches to peatland rehabilitation https://youtu.be/kH6zxPWNV28 
Dr Ivan Metrop  Typha cultivation: do's and don'ts  https://youtu.be/emknOBftVTM
Andrea Kelly   Horsey Wetland  https://youtu.be/MEWVx__cPkE
Peter Hahn  Store Vildmose  https://youtu.be/tF0ylk2CMGg
Jasper van Belle User-friendly GEST and IPCC-based modelling to calculate Carbon credits  https://youtu.be/58PoQWQ_TFA
Dr Laurent André Emissions of GHG from peatlands : a tool for managing scenarios of restoration  https://youtu.be/XsZesuJi4zo
Dr Amey Tilak Water movement processes with the drained blanket peatland located in Ireland  https://youtu.be/Szw0BV6y7YA
Dr Annieke Borst Products from Peatlands  https://youtu.be/KHrehVaEupo
Andrea Kelly Charcoal from Waste wood  https://youtu.be/ZRM1Uq04eIc
Peter Nailon Upland Peatland Business Models  https://youtu.be/Iz64b19AMG8
Patrick Crushell Ecosystem services business model on Irish peatlands  https://youtu.be/xBBmGkHKNv8
Harry Mach Presentation of Pocket Guide  https://youtu.be/uXwSms2Ahgc
Dr Rob Collins Restoration and Monitoring of a UK Coastal Fen  https://youtu.be/OPyoXyp_2LA
Niall O'Brochlain   C-credit scheme in peatland  https://youtu.be/_U7wVRVTPZk
Dr. Nina Röhrig Transitioning to new business models: rewetting  https://youtu.be/xws6aL4slNI
Wilfried Heijnan  Valthermond Peatland Vision  https://youtu.be/xws6aL4slNI
Bert van de Wiel  Common Ground: resistance and support in the Frisian peat meadow landscape transition  https://youtu.be/-qV3V09E3QQ
Job van de Crommert Towards sustainable agriculture peatland management: a policy analysis on the Frisian Veenweidegebied  https://youtu.be/k04XUrPPQOg
Dr Laura Herzog  Design for a Transformation Process in the Context of Climate Policy  https://youtu.be/Kjv_5giT4m0