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Joint British Ecological Society and
IUCN UK Peatland Programme Symposium 2012
Investing in Peatlands - Demonstrating Success
Bangor University
26 - 28 June 2012
Scientific Programme
We are pleased to announce the programme for our forthcoming symposium.
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Tuesday 26 June
09.30 - 13.00 Field trip, includes lunch
Llyn Peninsula (CCW)
13.00 - 18.00 Registration
13.30 Welcome and Introduction
Rob Stoneman, chair IUCN UK Peatland Programme
13.40 Peatlands in Wales delivering multiple benefits
Welsh Government
13.50 The UK's Peatlands in an international context
TBC
14.00 Welsh peatlands in a global context
Peter Jones, Countryside Council for Wales
14.20 IUCN UK Peatland Programme - Taking stock & moving forward
Clifton Bain, Aletta Bonn, Ian Crosher, Susan Davies, Pete Jones & Howard Platt
IUCN UK Peatland Programme, Natural England, Scottish Natural Heritage, Countryside Council for Wales, Department of Environment Northern Ireland
Restoration for biodiversity and ecosystem services
14.40 Peatlands across the world: a global asset
Prof Hans Joosten
University of Greifswald, Germany, secretary-general International Mire Conservation Group
15.10 Peatlands and carbon: science, policy and markets
John Couwenberg, Hans Joosten & Pete Smith
University of Greifswald, Germany, University of Aberdeen, UK
15.30 Peatland GHG budgets and effects of restoration - a UK perspective
Chris Evans, CEH Bangor, UK
15.50 Discussion & Outlook
16.00 - 16.30 Tea & coffee
16.30 Peatland restoration for biodiversity
Tatiana Minaeva et al
Ministry of Natural Resources of Russian Federation / Wetlands International Russia Programme, Moscow, Russia
16.50 Peatland restoration for water regulation
Prof Jonathan Price
University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
17.10 Peatland restoration for safeguarding knowledge archives
Ben Geary, Robert van de Noort & Ralph Fyfe
University of Birmingham, University of Exeter, University of Plymouth, UK
17.30 Peatlands and climate change
Angela Gallego-Sala, Dan Charman, Colin Prentice, Robert K Booth, Zicheng Yu & Sharon A Cowling
University of Bristol, UK, University of Lund, Sweden, University of Exeter, UK, Macquarie University, Australia, Lehigh University, USA, University of Toronto, Canada
17.50 - 18.00 Discussion & Outlook
18.30 - 19.30 Dinner
Open Event
20.00 Welcome
Welsh Government
20.10 Welcome lecture
Celebration of UK peatland restoration
21.00 Welcome Mixer & free drinks
IUCN UK PP patron address
Opportunity to look at exhibition
21.30 - late Bar
Wednesday 27 June
07.00 - 08.30 Breakfast
09.00 Introduction and review of day 1
Chair: Country Council for Wales
09.10 Partnerships make peatland action happen
Tim Thom, Paul Leadbitter, David Smith, Chris Dean, Norrie Russell, Justin Hanson et al
North Pennines AONB, Mires on the Moors, Moors for the Future, Flow Country RSPB project, Anglesey & Llyn LIFE project
Demonstrating success in peatland restoration: taking an ecosystem approach
09.40 Restoration of blanket bogs across the UK
Prof Joseph Holden et al
University of Leeds. UK
10.00 Restoration of blanket bogs in Wales - Lake Vyrnwy LIFE project & Migneint restoration
Trystan Edwards & Mike Morris
Food & Farming Advisor, National Trust Wales; RSPB
10.20 - 10.50 Tea & coffee
11.00 Restoration of fens - Anglesey and Llyn LIFE project & Kalkmoore Brandenburg LIFE project
Justin Hanson & Holger Roessling
Countryside Council for Wales, UK, Naturschutzfonds, Germany
11.20 Peatland restoration in Ireland - success and learning points
Catherine Farrell, Bord na Mona, Ireland
11.40 Restoration of peatlands after peat extraction
Prof Line Rochefort
University of Quebec, Canada
12.00 - 12.10 Discussion & Outlook
12.10 - 13.50 Buffet lunch and Poster Exhibition
13.50 Introduction
Stuart Brooks, chief executive, John Muir Trust, chair
13.55 Restoration of afforested peatlands - ecosystem service gains and losses
Russell Anderson, Harri Vasander, Neville Geddes, Anna Laine, Anne Tolvanen, Aileen O'Sullivan& Kaisu Aapala
Forest Research, UK, University of Helsinki, Finland, Forestry Commission, UK,University of Oulu, Finland, Coillte Teoranta, Ireland, Finnish Environment Institute, Finland
14.15 Restoration of high altitude peatlands in Tibet
Xiaohong Zhang, Martin Schumann, Yongheng Gao, Marc Foggin, Shengzhong Wang & Hans Joosten
Wetlands International China Programme, China, University of Greifswald, Germany, Institute of Mountain Hazards and Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China, Plateau Perspectives, Canada, Qinghai Normal University, China, Northeast Normal University, China
14.35 Restoration of South East Asian peatlands
Shashi Kumaran et al
Global Environment Centre, Indonesia
14.50 Tea & coffee
15.15 - 17.30
6 Parallel Sessions Interactive Sessions
Restoring blanket bog peatlands - evidence based conservation
Chair: Katherine Hearn, National Trust
Restoring fen peatlands - links with sustainable rural development
Chair: Pete Jones, Countryside Council for Wales
Restoring Asian peatlands - biofuels, wildfires and other threats
Chair: Sue Page, University of Leicester
Can the Water Framework Directive be a driver for peatland restoration?
Chair: Harriet Orr, Environment Agency
Restoration for carbon benefits: science, policy and markets
Chair: Mark Reed, University of Aberdeen
Connecting with people - Raising awareness of the importance of peatlands
Chair: Pat Thompson, Royal Society for the Protection of Birds
17.30 - 18.00 Plenum Summary
19.00 - 21.00 Conference dinner
21.00 - 24.00 Twmpath (barn dance)
23.00 - late Bar
Thursday 28 June
07.00 - 08.30 Breakfast
09.00 Introduction and review of day 2
Chris Mills, Director of Environment Agency Wales, chair
09.10 Financing peatland restoration across Europe - Success, lessons learnt and way forward
Angelo Salsi, Head of LIFE Nature Unit, DG Environment, European Commission
Policy and business solutions for peatland restoration
09.30 European strategies for biodiversity conservation and integration into agricultural policy
David Baldock, Director, Institute for European Environmental Policy (IEEP)
09.50 UK Agri-environment schemes accounting for peatland biodiversity and carbon
James Skates, Welsh Government
10.10 Peatland catchment management for drinking water provision
Philippa Pearson, Welsh Water
10.30 - 11.00 Tea & coffee
11.00 Valuing Peatlands - advances in carbon financing for peatlands
Mark Reed, Aletta Bonn, Klaus Glenk, Chris Evans & Clifton Bain
University of Aberdeen, IUCN UK Peatland Programme, SAC Edinburgh, CEH Bangor
11.20 Integration of peatland science into policy
Peter Costigan, Science Co-ordinator, Environment and Rural Group, Defra
11.40 Plenum Summary
Rob Stoneman, chair IUCN UK Peatland Programme
12.10 Farewell
Depart
12.15 Field trips, cost includes lunch (onsite burger van/packed lunch)
LIFE project Anglesey choice 1 (CCW)
LIFE project Anglesey choice 2 (CCW)
CEH/ NT/ RSPB Migneint sites (CEH, NT, RSPB)
15.45 Arrive back in Bangor in time to catch 16.02 train
