Conference week - RRR2017
Renewable resources from wet and rewetted peatlands
Welcome message
In the light of the great potential of peatland rewetting for climate change mitigation, innovative land use concepts for wet peatlands are crucial. The first RRR conference on the utilisation of wetland plants (paludiculture) was hold in 2013 in Greifswald. The partners in the Greifswald Mire Centre invited 2017 to continue this dialogue and to use RRR conference week as a platform for exchange.
Concluding statement of the RRR2017 conference
This final statement is an outcome of the second international conference on the utilisation of wetland plants “Renewable resources from wet and rewetted peatlands” (RRR2017).
Concluding statement of the RRR2017 conference (pdf | 0.5 MB)
Organizing Committee
Susanne Abel, Tobias Dahms, Greta Gaudig, Anke Nordt,
Sabine Wichmann, Dr. Franziska Tanneberger & Dr. Wendelin Wichtmann
Organizing Institution
Organizing Institution of the conference week is the University of Greifswald.
RRR2017 - Conference week
In September 2017, the Greifswald Mire Centre was hosting a conference week on paludiculture. It did include a national conference “Paludiculture in Germany”, excursions, an international conference on paludiculture and an international workshop on Sphagnum farming.
Topic: Rewetted peatlands and biomass use
Venue: Norddeutschland
Language: German and English
Supporting programm
Evening programme
The conference week did include a diverse evening programme. In addition to the conference dinners there were a vernissage, a "mire theater", as well as a presentation and other events.
Poster exhibition
Additional to the talks the conference did host a poster exhibition.
Conference dinner
The highlight of the evening events was the conference dinner.
Networking evening
At the networking evening the participants did have the opportunity to make new contacts and intensify existing ones.
Exhibition
The RRR2017 did provide space for contractors, manufacturers and any other stakeholders to present their relevant products and projects at an indoor and outdoor exhibition.
Details
Conference venue
The main conference venue was the Hanseatic city of Greifswald. Details about the city, the region, accommodation and arrival can be found here.
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Funding
The organisation of the conference week is supported by:




