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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
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.
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 […]
News A regional training workshop on peatland restoration methodology and project cycle was held in the Kaliningrad Province from 28–30 May, 2018
The workshop was organized by Michael Succow Foundation (Germany) and supported by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment of the Kaliningrad Province, the Vishtynetsky […]
News Peatland restoration project launched in Kaliningrad Province
A joint action plan on the implementation of Project “Restoring peatlands in Russia – for fire prevention and climate change mitigation” in the Kaliningrad Province […]
News Workshop on Paludiculture at Drained Peatlands after Restoration of Water Regime was heldon the 28th of March 2018 in Kaluga
Workshop on Paludiculture at Drained Peatlands after Restoration of Water Regime was held on the 28th of March 2018 at the Ugra National Park’s visitor […]