Resources

Publication

The article on peatlands in National Reporting on climate in Russian Federation is published now in special issue of “Land”

The citation is: Sirin, A.; Medvedeva, M.; Korotkov, V.; Itkin, V.; Minayeva, T.; Ilyasov, D.; Suvorov, G.; Joosten, H. Addressing Peatland Rewetting in Russian Federation Climate […]

News

Video “Mire must be wet”

A video about the project “Restoring Peatlands in Russia” will be shown at the 26th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention […]

News

Peatland Pavilion at the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference

An exciting initiative will take place at the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference (UNFCCC COP26) – the Peatland Pavilion. This project was initiated by […]

News

The 2021 German Environmental Award Ceremony took place in Darmstadt

President of Germany Frank-Walter Steinmeier presented the German Environmental Award to the leading expert of the Restoring Peatlands in Russia Project

News

Presentation of the Restoring Peatlands in Russia Project at the Conference on Sustainable Tourism

The Conference on “Sustanable Development of Tourism: today and tomorrow” took place in the framework of the Russian-German Cross-Year of the Economy and Sustainable Development […]

News

Workshop on “Restoring ecosystems and ecosystem services for climate change mitigation and adaptation. Experience in the restoration of peatlands and mire ecosystems”

Organized by the Project on ‘Restoring Peatlands in Russia – for fire prevention and climate change mitigation’ and the Project on ‘Enhancing ecosystem services through […]

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.