1.
4th Meeting of the
Global Peatlands Initiative Partners
Ministerial Dialogue
Dianna Kopansky,
Global Peatlands Coordinator, UNEP
5th of July 2021

2.
2nd Meeting of the GPI Partners & Peatlands Matter Forum, Indonesia 2017

3.
3rd Meeting of the GPI partners & Brazzaville Declaration, 2018

4.
South South Exchange Visit, 2018

5.
South South Collaboration in Action & ITPC Launch, 2018

6.
South South Collaboration in Action

7.
Knowledge sharing & exchanging

8.
Influencing Policy

9.
Conservation and sustainable
management of peatlands

10.
Ministerial segment of the 4th Meeting of the GPI Partners

11.
Summary & Key Messages
 international collaboration is essential – action on MEAs & peatlands mapping
 learn from indigenous people & local communities & work together
 integrate peatlands into policies & regulations
 valuation & adequate financing needed for peatlands conservation
 importance of transboundary collaboration
 institutional strengthening is important to advance peatlands knowledge
 continue to share best practices & support south-south collaboration

12.
Peatlands Mapping, Monitoring & GHG Estimates

13.
Peatlands Research Collaboration

14.
Global Peatlands Assessment – the State of the World’s Peatlands
 Organized by regions and
biomes
 Including case studies and
an interactive map
 Expected to be available
publicly in 2 years, in 3
languages
Greifswald Mire Center

15.
Nature is in crisis

16.
YOU ARE PART OF THE SOLUTION!
#PeatlandsMatter
www.globalpeatlands.org