Peatland Breakthrough: From Evidence to Action

This session will introduce the Peatland Breakthrough, a global collaborative effort to accelerate action towards the conservation, restoration, and sustainable, wise use of peatlands- one of Earth’s most carbon-dense ecosystem. Drawing on findings from the Global Peatlands Assessment (GPA), the event will demonstrate the urgency for coordinated global action and showcase practical, nature-positive solutions such as paludiculture and enabling policy and finance frameworks. The discussion will set the stage for the official evening side event: PEATLAND BREAKTHROUGH: A Global Call to Unlock the Power of Peatlands, where the Science-Based Framework for Global Peatland Targets and Guiding Principles will be formally announced, and the endorsement process opened.

Objectives:

• Demonstrate the urgency for coordinated global action to halt peatland degradation and unlock their potential for climate, biodiversity, and sustainable development.
• Present the Peatland Breakthrough’s collaborative vision and approach to scaling peatland action globally.
• Highlight “wise use” solutions, including paludiculture (productive land use of wet and rewetted peatlands) as a nature-positive approach that reconciles livelihoods with restoration.