Peatland ECR Action Team

Infographic titled “Site-dependent carbon and greenhouse gas balances of five fen and bog soils after rewetting and establishment of Phalaris arundinacea paludiculture.” The graphic compares carbon balance results from five Danish peatlands during the first year after rewetting and reed canary grass cultivation. On the left, fens are shown as greenhouse gas sinks with a negative global warming potential (−4.7 ± 1.9 t CO₂-eq ha⁻¹ yr⁻¹). On the right, bogs are shown as greenhouse gas sources with a positive global warming potential (5.3 ± 1.3 t CO₂-eq ha⁻¹ yr⁻¹). Supporting diagrams highlight soil properties (TN, bulk density, pH) influencing biomass growth, with a small bar chart indicating higher biomass production in fens than in bogs. Background image shows a peatland landscape with pools and low vegetation.

Peatlands cover only 3% of Denmark’s land area, yet drained peat soils account for around 25% of agricultural greenhouse gas emissions.

Finding viable alternatives is therefore critical. 🧪🌎

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🎉 On February 18, 2026, 105 participants gathered at Université Laval for the Peatland Science Symposium, co‑organized by PERG and Can‑Peat under the leadership of Line Rochefort and Maria Strack.

🏆 Congratulations to all the students who received awards!

💡 Abstract booklet: url-shortener.me/F8KC

Peatland lakes in the Congo Basin release carbon that is thousands of years old Over thousands of years, the swamps and peatlands in the Congo Basin have accumulated and stored huge amounts of carbon. A research team led by ETH Zurich has now shown that large lakes in this ecosys...

The Congo Basin is emitting large volumes of CO2 via peatland lakes. Over thousands of years, the swamps and peatlands have accumulated and stored huge amounts of carbon, which they are now releasing with long-term impacts on the global climate. 
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#emissions #wetlands #Congo

Thank you to the Peat4People project for inviting us from WG Peatland Science to support upcoming GHG measurements in African peatlands. Thanks to externally funded PhD thesis work by Hauke Schmülling and collaboration with @zalf.bsky.social we provide low-cost chambers and knowledge..

Only 6️⃣ days left! ⌛ Join us for the virtual launch of “Wetlands in a Changing Climate: Restoring Coasts and Floodplains”, a new Special Issue in Pensoft Publishers’ open-access journal Nature Conservation.
✍️ Register here: events.hifis.net/event/3409

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Photo of young person working on wetland

Join us on March 11th
1–4pm CET / 2–5pm EET !

A hands-on webinar for youth workers, youth and environmental organizations, & youth leaders!

Discover how to engage young people in nature restoration, get practical tips, and connect with a supportive community.

Registration:

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Restored Peatlands Could Become Carbon Sinks Within Decades - Eos That’s much faster than what most scientists thought.

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Nitrogen Storage Change and δ15N Transitions of Peat Columns in Undrained and Forestry-drained Boreal Mires - Wetlands Wetlands - Peatland drying, driven by global warming and human impact alters nitrogen (N) cycling, potentially affecting gaseous and fluvial N fluxes, N stores in peat and in the underlying mineral...

Check out our just published peatland nitrogen work!

Nitrogen Storage Change and δ15N Transitions of Peat Columns in Undrained and Forestry-drained Boreal Mires

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Effective, efficient, and fair peer reviewing 2026 Effective, efficient, and fair peer reviewing Ben Bond-Lamberty Based on a presentation at the AGU Early Career Scientist Workshop, 2019 1

Made some revisions to my "Effective, Efficient, and Fair Peer Reviewing" presentation in advance of a seminar at U-Toledo today docs.google.com/presentation...

We have several open positions in the field of soil C cycling in #permafrost ecosystems @uni-hamburg.de

Technician/research associate (fate of permafrost C):
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Postdoc (land-surface modeling & C-climate feedbacks):
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PhD (microbial GHG turnover):
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Neuer Termin: 09. März! Leider musste der ursprüngliche Termin aufgrund von Schnee- und Eischaos abgesagt werden. Nun wird er nachgeholt! Wir freuen uns auf euch.

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🚨Funded #PhD opp🚨 in my lab, co supervised by Vincent Maire at Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières

Linking above-and belowground plant #phenology to carbon cycling in #peatlands

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RSPB: PeacePlus Nature Peatland Conservation Scientist advertised with CJS Salary: £39,205.00 - £41,856.00 Per Annum Terms: Fixed-Term, until 31st July 2029, Full-Time, 37.5 hours per week Location: Flexible in Northern Ireland We are looking for a peatland scientist to…

@rspb.bsky.social is also seeking a PeacePlus Nature Peatland Conservation Scientist. Fixed-term, until 31st July 2029, full-time, 37.5 hours per week. Location: Flexible in Northern Ireland @rspbni.bsky.social c-js.uk/4agNMwf

Warming enhances soil carbon accumulation in boreal Sphagnum peatlands Friedlingstein, P. et al. Global carbon budget 2020. Earth Syst. Sci. Data 12, 3269–3340 (2020). Tarnocai, C. et al. Soil organic carbon pools in the northern circumpolar permafrost region. Glob. Biogeochem. Cycles 23, GB2023 (2009). Schuur, E. et al. Climate change and the permafrost carbon feedback. Nature 520, 171–179 (2015). Rantanen, M. et al. The Arctic has warmed nearly four times faster than the globe since 1979. Commun. Earth Environ. 3, 168 (2022). Crowther, T. et al. Quantifying global soil carbon losses in response to warming. Nature 540, 104–108 (2016). Miner, K. R. et al. Permafrost carbon emissions in a changing Arctic. Nat. Rev. Earth Environ. 3, 55–67 (2022). IPCC. Climate Change 2023: Synthesis Report (eds Core Writing Team, Lee, H. & Romero, J.) (Cambridge Univ. Press, 2023). Maes, S. L. et al. Environmental drivers of increased ecosystem respiration in a warming tundra. Nature 629, 105–113 (2024). Pan, Y. et al. The enduring world forest carbon sink. Nature 631, 563–569 (2024). Pan, Y. et al. A large and persistent carbon sink in the world’s forests. Science 333, 988–993 (2011). Yu, Z., Loisel, J., Brosseau, D. P., Beilman, D. W. & Hunt, S. J. Global peatland dynamics since the Last Glacial...

Warming enhances soil carbon accumulation in boreal Sphagnum peatlands
->Nature | More on "Peatland carbon storage and warming" at BigEarthData.ai | #Peatland #Soil

📣 Get hands-on with conservation this spring! 🌾

We’re recruiting 2 Great Fen Monitoring Trainees to support exciting peatland restoration projects as part of the EU-funded PaluWise programme.

📆 Apply by Mon 2 March 2026, 9am
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1/2 On the 23-24/02, YPP will be hosting a Sphagnum planting day at Castle Bolton. We are looking for local volunteers who might be interested in joining for the day - no previous experience required, just an enthusiasm to play a hands-on role in peatland restoration and climate action!

Residential volunteering opportunity! Can you help to restore peatlands in the Cairngorms?

RSPB Abernethy are looking for someone to join their peatland team - find out more here: volunteer.rspb.org.uk/opportunitie...

Senior peatland field officer holding yellow canes and looking at a Trimble device in their left hand. They are wearing a green woolly hat and backpack. They are standing on a North Pennines peatland.

Smiling senior peatland field officer in a high-vis jacket, blue coat and orange and black gloves. They are standing on a North Pennines peatland.

📢 International Day of Women and Girls in Science

Enjoy reading this interview with our senior peatland field officers Lisa and Becka, so you can find out about their inspiring careers in science.
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#February11 #womeninstem #womeninscience #northpenninespeatlands #peatlandsmatter

Humans of CIRES: Jesse Rush PhD student, peatland scientist, and Zumba teacher

🌱 Jesse Rush @lifesjustpeaty.bsky.social is a PhD student at CIRES and @colorado.edu studying carbon cycling in northern peatland ecosystems — and she teaches Zumba.
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Future methane fluxes of peatlands are controlled by management practices and fluctuations in hydrological conditions due to climatic variability,” followed by a list of authors. Below, a diagram labeled “experiment timeline” shows peatland development from spin-up to pristine wetland (1900), forest growth (1950–2020), and future management scenarios to 2100, including rotational forestry, continuous cover forestry, and restoration (clearcut, rewetting, and reintroduction of wetland vegetation), alongside model components (only carbon processes, JSBACH-PEAT, JSBACH-FOM)

Both management choices and climate change critically shape future methane dynamics, and that their combined effects differ across space and time.

New #publiction 🧪

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#wetland #GHG

Permafrost thaw and 'shrubification' have tipped Alaska's North Slope into a wildfire regime not seen for 3,000 years An analysis of peatland soil samples and satellite images has found that wildfires on Alaska's North Slope are more frequent and severe now than they were at any point over the past 3,000 years.

'Wildfires in N Alaska are the worst they’ve been in 3,000 years.

An analysis of peatland soil samples and satellite images has found that wildfires on Alaska’s North Slope are more frequent and severe now than they were at any point over the past 3,000 years.'

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Talk on Nature Conservation along the Upper Barle - From Water Vole Habitat to Peatland Restoration

Tuesday 24 February 3.30pm -5pm

Drop in to White Rock Cottage, Ashcombe, Simonsbath, for tea and cake from 3:30pm with a presentation from our ecologists at 4pm

Want a Carbon Fix? It’s Closer than You Think | The Tyee While Canada bets big on engineered tech, experts say nature still offers our best climate solutions.

As natural climate solutions, peatland can be remarkably cost-effective at reducing greenhouse gasses, offering lower costs and much higher benefits than engineered alternatives. #carbonmitigation

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Photo peatlands of Chapada dos Veadeiros National Park, Brazil

Suelma Silva researching biodiversity in peatland areas of Chapada dos Veadeiros, Brazil

Long-term study research area located in Chapada dos Veadeiros, Brazil

Open letter: Brazil at a crossroads—Protecting #peatlands is essential for post-#COP30 climate leadership

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#OpenLetter by Silva et al.

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Natural Resources Wales are advertising for a Peatland Restoration Specialist. Closing date 1 March 2026. Info here: swyddi.cyfoethnaturiol.cymru/VacancyInfor... #restorationjobs #generationrestoration

Global distribution of cropland emissions from rice paddy, drained peatland and crop residue in-field burning.

[5/8] Les intensités moyennes atteignent 2 MgCO2e par hectare. Les plus fortes se situent en Asie et en Europe, où la productivité calorique est élevée. Les régions qui produisent beaucoup émettent aussi beaucoup. Un lien spatial apparaît entre rendement et émissions.

@zalf.bsky.social a lab's strength is its shared toolkit - and we mean more than hardware.

Our open-source ECR skill development session series (zenodo.org/records/1862...) now contains 10 first sessions, including scientific writing and thesis brackets preparation.....317 Downloads and counting!

🎧Jetzt reinhören bei Deutschlandfunk Kultur: @tannebergerf.bsky.social erklärt, wie Moor-, Klimaschutz und Landwirtschaft sich verbinden lassen.

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We're thrilled to announce the 4th edition of our summer school on Blue-Green Biodiversity, a joint effort by @eawag.bsky.social & @wslresearch.bsky.social.
Join us in Davos to learn more about aquatic & terrestrial ecosystems from an interdisciplinary lens.
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