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Our October newsletter is swirling in the mists! Catch it here: repeatearth.substack.com/p/scary-stor...

How can we connect to the ways people lived alongside peatlands in the past? How can those deep cultural connections help us restore them today? Our latest podcast brings together the complementary perspectives of an archaeologist and sound artist: open.spotify.com/episode/2nMt...

lnkd.in/p/eKQvJcb8 Here’s something to celebrate: a court victory that has saved an Estonian peatbog! Thanks to Dutch group turf Vrij / Peat Free for highlighting this.

Want to build the peatland research environment at the University of Greifswald with us? We are looking for an Engineer/Technician with Eddy Covariance experience interested in help building and maintaining our growing tower network. Check out: stellen.angebote.uni-greifswald.de/jobposting/4... 1/ 2

youtube.com/watch?v=X9_h... How can legislation be help save bogs? In this podcast we talk to two experts about different aspects of peatland policy and legal accountability: Niall O’Brolchain (ASPECT Unit, University of Galway) and Ketan Jha (University of Brighton; Lawyers for Nature).

open.spotify.com/episode/3wlA... Latest Podcast Episode: Interview with artist Venus Jasper who moves between live performance, salmon-skin clothes, ceramics, and vocal explorations, to reclaim the bog as a vital site of ritual, rage, and eco-spiritual grounding.

Our September newsletter has news and information about RE-PEAT’s recent and upcoming events: substack.com/app-link/pos...

What happens when serious-future thinking meets the ancient, deeply human history of Irish bogs? Take time to listen to this philosophical and emotional podcast, where RE-PEAT members dive into the Peat Hub project with guests Dr Kate Flood and Dr Matt Finch. open.spotify.com/episode/4uv4...

open.spotify.com/episode/0LW9... A new episode in our Podcast series: a special focus on Dutch contexts. Enjoy the listen!

🌿 On this #WorldPeatlandsDay, peatland custodians, scientists, artists and Indigenous leaders from 16 countries gather in #Kisumu, Kenya, for the #VeniceAgreement on Peatlands workshop. Together, they're building a global movement to protect and restore peatlands. 💚Stay tuned! shorturl.at/mzi8T

Beneath our feet, peatlands are doing extraordinary things. 🌍 Bogs, fens & marshes lock away carbon and support unique wildlife like these species here. But peat extraction destroys this balance, and the wildlife too.

www.wetlands.org/research-que... A priority list for peatland research community, funding agencies, research institutions, and policymakers to guide international collaboration, investment and future research!

A special symposium coming up on May 18th - 19th! Young People Old Peat A RE-PEAT event with the Biosintrum in Friesland, NL: Sign up here (in Dutch): docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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Turf Vrij’s (Peat Free’s) aim’s to halt use of peat in Dutch horticulture. It’s deeply frustrating to learn this pressure group decided, reluctantly, to leave a voluntary agreement involving industry and government. Info here: www.linkedin.com/posts/turfvr... Roll on, grassroots pressure!

Latest RE-PEAT podcast! From a youth perspective, we ask how do global climate agreements and wetland conventions translate into real conservation and restoration projects? We discuss specific projects with team-members of @wetlandsint.bsky.social @unep.org open.spotify.com/episode/5KLN...

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: linktr.ee/repeatearth

This #worldwetlandsday we are proud to begin a collaboration with Ponda - with an ambition to listen to the past and carry that knowledge forward with intention. Look out for a programme of talks, blogposts, podcasts and more! 
Check out Ponda’s interview with RE-PEAT members: www.ponda.bio/blog

Fascinating visit yesterday to Durston's on the #Somerset Levels, investing heavily in developing new #peatfree range - but ongoing demand for peat means they need legislation to #endpeatsales to succeed. Peat petition now 8000 signatures+, sign here actnow.peatfreepartnership.org.uk/end-peat-sal...

🌿 Youth Rangers of the Fens 🌿 Free conservation skills workshop for ages 11–17 at The Great Fen, Ramsey. 🪚 Tool use 🌳 Tree management 🦋 Fenland wildlife ID 📅 Sat 24 Jan | 10am–1pm 🔗 wildlifebcn.org/events

Let’s get #peat out of #gardening, once and for all. 🚫 Sign the petition to end #PeatSales & protect vital #peatland habitats. Alongside the @peatfree.bsky.social, we’re calling on Government to #EndPeatSales by 2026. 🤚 SIGN the petition here actnow.peatfreepartnership.org.uk/end-peat-sales.

As we begin work in 2026, here is a resume of RE-PEAT’s activities over the last six months: substack.com/inbox/post/1...

We’re joining together to demand an end to peat sales once and for all. Add your voice to the nationwide call to #EndPeatSales once and for all, to level the playing field and protect our peatlands. actnow.peatfreepartnership.org.uk/end-peat-sales #Gardening #Horticulture #Nature

Join this insightful #COP30 panel discussion! 🗓️17 November 2025 ⏰Nature Hub Pavilion, Blue Zone 📍14:30–15:30 (Belém) We're bringing together leading voices in peatland science, and global conservation efforts! @silvestrum.bsky.social @wetlandsint.bsky.social @tannebergerf.bsky.social

Listen to our new podcast focussed on youth involvement with Finnish peatland restoration! repeatearth.substack.com/p/restoratio...

Limbo: Stories from the Peatlands Our first collective exhibition tells the stories of peatlands not as empty or forgotten lands, but as living archives of culture, carbon, and care. Please help us with the next steps to share the work! Donations via www.voordekunst.nl/projecten/20...

RE-PEAT five years on! With reflections framed by the qualities of peatlands themselves. Read our article published in Transformational Governance Universe here: medium.com/transformati...

A good plan! This article sets out the many reasons to re-wet Dutch peatlands, that have been drained over centuries. Includes a contribution from RE-PEAT (in Dutch): decorrespondent.nl/15953/goed-p...

Join us at this training session focussing on young people and wild connections! Members of RE-PEAT are taking part in this online event on 7 October, 11.30 -13.00 BST: https//www.artandenergy.org/events/wild-connections-reaching-hearts-and-minds-of-young-people-online-training-session

Have a look at the highlights – final RRR2025 programme is now online! Discover paludiculture from many perspectives: in 2 key notes, 82 oral and 66 poster presentations

This bog asphodel plant is tucked into a damp, sheltered area behind a coir log, which was previously bare #peat 😍 It's the only one at the moment, but the cottongrass and sphagnum are spreading and creating conditions suitable for other bog species to become established 😊🌿

An extreme risk warning for wildfires has been issued by @scottishfirerescue.bsky.social . Wildfires have the potential to burn for days, devastate vast areas of land and wildlife, and threaten nearby communities. Please do not have campfires or discard flammable material in the countryside.

On #WorldPeatlandsDay, we celebrate the rich diversity of those who safeguard these vital ecosystems with a collective reading of the Venice Agreement poem—offered in many languages, by many voices. theveniceagreement.net #peatlands #wecareforpeatlands #wetlands #theVA #VeniceAgreement