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1 14 th International Peat Congress Stockholm, June 3 8, 2012 presentation ti vid konferensen Vägar till ett hållbart torvbruk Kungliga Skogs- och Lantbruksakademien 31 augusti 2011 Sweden host for IPS World Congress 2012 Björn Hånell

2 Quebec City rd International a Peat Congress and, in addition: the International Peat Society was established!

3 Mission: The IPS is dedicated to fostering the advancement, exchange and communication of scientific, technical and social knowledge and understanding for the wise use of peatlands and peat

4 Vision: Peatlands are managed for the benefit of mankind, now and in the future

5 Canada Czech Republic Estonia Finland France Hungary Germany Latvia Lithuania Malaysia Indonesia Ireland the Netherlands Norway Poland Russia Sweden the United Kingdom the USA Belarus Belgium Burundi Chile Denmark Italy Japan Romania Slovenia Spain

6 What is the IPS doing?? Working hard!! in 9 Commissions

7 Commission I Survey, Stratigraphy, Classification and Conservation of peatlands 06/09/2011 Jyväskylä, Finland 7

8 Commission II - Industrial Utilisation of Peat and Peatlands, for Energy, Horticulture, Environmental Protection and other Purposes 06/09/2011 Jyväskylä, Finland 8

9 Commission III - Utilization of Peat and Peatlands in Agriculture 9

10 Commission IV - Chemical, Physical and Biological Characteristics ti of Peat 06/09/2011 Jyväskylä, Finland 10

11 Commission V - After-use of Cut-over and Disturbed Peatlands 06/09/2011 Jyväskylä, Finland 11

12 Commission i VI - Peat Balneology, l Medicine i and Therapeutics

13 Commission VII - Ecology and Management on Forested Peatlands 06/09/2011 Jyväskylä, Finland 13

14 Commission VIII Cultural ural aspects of peat and peatlands

15 Commission o IX Tropical peatlands a 15

16 Organisation NEW: Comm IX Tropical Peatlands NEW: Malaysia 16

17 Executive Board President Ordinary Board members Donal Clarke, Ireland 1st Vice President Jutta Zeitz, Germany Björn Hånell, Sweden Satu Helynen, Finland Erki Niitlaan, Estonia 2nd Vice President Paul Short, Canada Lech Szajdak, Poland Valerijs Kozlovs, Latvia Honorary President R. A. Robertson, United Kingdom 17

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19 14 th International Peat Congress Stockholm, June 3 8, 2012 Sweden host for IPS World Congress 2012

20 Organizing bodies of the 14 th International ti Peat Congress

21 We have also contracted the global event management company financial administration abstract management registration and hotel reservation services Marie Kofod-Hansen Congress General

22 The venue: Registration, June 3

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26 The core of the 14 th IPC Peatlands in Balance: Parallel oral and poster sessions! June 4 June 5 p p June 7 June 8 I. Inventory, stratigraphy and conservation of mires and peatlands I.1) Mire ecology and biodiversity I.2) Mire hydrology and hydrochemistry I.3) Peatlands as historical archives I.4) Mire conservation and wetlands for landscape functionality I.5) Peatland ecosystem services II. Peat for horticulture, energy and other uses II.1) Peat for horticulture II.2) Peat for energy c) Peat harvesting and processing technology III. Agricultural use of peat and peatlands III.1 Special session: MYRKLIMA IV. Chemical, physical and biological characteristics of peat V. Restoration, rehabilitation and after-use of disturbed peatlands V.1. Sphagnum farming V.2 Special session: Mountain Peatlands VI. Balneological, medicinal and therapeutical use of peat VII. Ecology and management on forested peatlands VII.1) Peatland forestry and surface water quality VII.2) Management methods for peatland forestry VIII. Cultural Aspects of Peat and Peatlands VIII.1) Peatlands and ecotourism VIII.2) Cultural and socio-economic aspects IX. Tropical peatlands IX.1) Sustainability of tropical peatlands. Assessments of the present and prognosis for the future IX.2) Carbon balance ad GHG fluxes in tropical peatlands X. Peatland carbon budgets and greenhouse gas (GHG) fluxes X.1) Carbon balance and GHG fluxes in natural/seminatural peatlands X.2) Carbon balance and GHG fluxes in disturbed and cut-over peatlands X.3) Carbon balance and GHG fluxes politics and carbon financing

27 Nobel City Hall Reception and welcome ceremony (June 4)

28 Excursions June 8: Field field trips! trips! (June 6) Field trips Lars Lundin SLU SLU Lars Lundin Dag Fredriksson Geological Dag Fredriksson Survey Swedish of Geological Sweden Survey

29 Excursion 1: Von Post Peat geological history in Lennart von Post trails

30 Excursion 2: Peat in the Archipelago of Stockholm

31 Other excursions in the planning: Uppsala wetlands and peat culture Sapropel p Gyttja Swedish organic soils Wetland and Peatland biodiversity Energy peat production Peat, peatland drainage and climate change Swedish landscape peatlands, rewetting and after-use Peat as growing g media and peat-cutting at Stormuren Agriculture peat; Bälinge peatlands, Ryggmossen, Nolmyra Peatland forestry; Jägarmossen/Skyttorp alternative forestry Fen wetlands; Flororna and rewetting in NE Uppland Peatland rehabilitation and natural bog; Linné trail, rewetting

32 Social and Cultural Activities Get together party (June 3) Claes Bohlin Hasselfors Garden Opening ceremony (June 4) Reception (June 4) Congress dinner (June 7) Closing ceremony (June 8)

33 Congress dinner at Solliden, Skansen

34 Accompanying persons programme

35 Dinner cruise in the archipelago (June 5)

36 Pre-tour for students t workshop, op, indoors, outdoors, peat sampling etc.

37 Pre-tour for peat producers focus on both basics (Sphagnum species) and advanced (quality of peat etc.)

38 Post-tour by helicopter Pals mires, Midnight sun Cultual aspects, Peat harvesting After use

39 Välkommen till IPS torvkongress i Stockholm 2012!