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Case study Demonstration of paludiculture and education for low carbon sustainable wetland use
An experimental plot for demonstrating low-carbon wet agriculture opportunities was established on the territory of the Russian State Agrarian University –K.A. Timiryazev Agricultural Academy in Moscow in 2018–2019.
Publication Cultivation and use of reed biomass on cutover peatlands (experimental research materials)
Panov, V.V., E.E. Kukushkina, Yu.N. Zhenikhov, and K.L. Shakhmatov. Cultivation and use of reed biomass on cutover peatlands (experimental research materials). 2016. Tver: Triada Publishers. 160 pp. [In Russian, English summary]
Publication Peatland inventory
One of the key tasks of the ‘Restoring Peatlands in Russia’ Project is to compile an inventory of peatlands
News Round Table Conference on “Climate-Smart Agriculture in Wetlands and Peatlands: Prospects for Russia”
On March 5, 2019 a Round Table Conference on "Climate-Smart Agriculture in Wetlands and Peatlands: Prospects for Russia" was held at the Russian State Agrarian University - Moscow Timiryazev Agricultural Academy.
Case study Rewetting the Ostrovskoye peatland site in the Sobinsky District, Vladimir Region
This site is located in the buffer zone of Meshchera National Park, 1 km south from the village of Bolshiye Ostrova. The site constitutes the […]
Case study Pilot Project “Gorodnoye”: Restoration of Black Alder Mire
The Gorodnoye site covering 910 ha is located in the Pra River valley, the Spassk District of the Ryazan Oblast. Since 1990, this site has been part of the Oksky State Biosphere Reserve.
Case study Rewetting the Bolshoye Ursovo degraded peatland
The Bolshoye Ursovo peatland is situated in the interface area between the Klyazma and Nerl river catchments in the Kameshkovo District of the Vladimir Province, […]
News International conference on “Sustainable development of the peat industry in Russia: problems and prospects”
The international conference on “Sustainable development of the peat industry in Russia: problems and prospects” was held at the Tver State Technical University from 17 to 19 September 2018, with support from the Restoring Peatlands in Russia Project.
Video The short film “Restoring Peatlands in Russia”
The short film about the Project "Restoring Peatlands in Russia" was produced by the UN Climate change secretariat
News The International Investment Bank provided us with the second grant for execution of a project on restoring peatlands in Russia.
On June 4, 2018, Nikolay Kosov, Chairman of the International Investment Bank Board, presented a certificate for 40,000 euros to our colleagues in Russia during […]