Скачать или смотреть Peatlands Gathering 2021 - Panel Discussion

The Peatlands Gathering event was held online on October 7 & 8th, 2021, and welcomed all who are interested in peatlands to a series of presentations and discussions. Organised by a collective of groups & individuals and hosted by Natural Capital Ireland, the aim of the Gathering was to share knowledge and to cultivate a new beginning for peatlands in Ireland and beyond, promoting dialogue about peatlands and their future, with key messages from the Gathering to be presented at the COP26 meeting on Climate Change in Glasgow in November 2021.

The event rounded off with a panel discussion chaired by journalist Ella McSweeney, (Notes taker: Pat Fitzgerald, Irish Peatland Society) with:

Pippa Hackett, Minister of State for Land Use & Biodiversity, Dept of Agriculture, Food & the Marine

Andy Bleasdale, National Parks and Wildlife Service

Andrew Jackson, University College Dublin

Alan Matthews, Trinity College Dublin

​Geraldine O'Sullivan Irish Farmers’ Association

​Nuala Madigan Irish Peatland Conservation Council

​Farewell & thankyou – Organiser Catherine Farrell, TCD

See www.peatlandsgathering.com & www.naturalcapitalireland.com