PEAT NEWS
Newsletter for members and friends of the International Peat Society
No 9/2013, 3 October 2013
The IPS is an organisation of corporate and individual members dedicated to the responsible management and Wise Use of peatlands and peat. It
promotes the gathering, exchange and communication of knowledge and experience. The Society serves all those interested in peat and peatlands
including the scientific, industrial and commercial, and regulatory communities. It respects the economic, social and environmental values of the
peatland resource. Currently the IPS has more than 1,400 individual and institutional members from 42 countries.
Help us to Develop and Promote the SRPM
The IPS is currently investigating how to further promote and implement the Strategy for Responsible Peatland
Management (SRPM) which is offering peatland management options from a global perspective, but under different
local conditions. Therefore we would like to know how peatlands are managed in your country or region, how your
work is related to them and how you personally would like to see the SRPM being used and further improved. Please
visit https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1NztygM2T7bKDD5SyKjThZ9od0vmvF7qtSUS1wtpCQJI/viewform and reply by
6 October at the latest. The results of the survey will be analyzed and discussed at the next IPS Executive Board
Meeting in Tallinn, 28 - 30 October. The link can also be freely forwarded and shared to your colleagues and friends.
LINKS
Download the current SRPM: www.peatsociety.org/sites/default/files/files/srpmwebversion.pdf
Background: www.peatsociety.org/peatlands-and-peat/strategy-responsible-peatland-management
To order a printed copy of the SRPM for free: sandra.lubinaite (at) peatsociety.org
Peatlands International 2.2013 Digitally
Peatlands International is published this autumn as a digital magazine, starting with two trial issues in October and
December 2013. You will be able to read the magazine as PDF file or directly online, by email, via the IPS website or on
your mobile device. The concept of the magazine will stay very similar: the magazine consists of about 30-40 pages
with background reports and news, reviews of conferences and books; it publishes research findings and business
reports on all matters related to peat and peatlands, as well as internal information on the IPS and its sister
organisations. However, information will be shorter, more to the point and more visual.
Your benefits are:
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New issue every two months (6 annually), and fast delivery –> contents will be more up to date.
Increased interactivity –> articles can be complemented with videos, pictures galleries, background
information, website links etc.
Corporate and university members will be able to forward and share the magazine with colleagues within their
own organisation.
Online storage –> Peatlands International will be accessible in any place with an Internet connection
Advertisers will enjoy increased visibility and interactivity.
Last but not least the digital edition will save printing + mailing costs (~20,000 €/year) and the environment.
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The decision to try a new format is based on the feedback we received from the IPS members in our communications
survey in spring 2013. As society, research and businesses are rapidly moving forward, we also have to keep up and be
accessible to the wider audience. We look forward to an exciting new magazine and are keen to have you as readers
and possibly even authors for one of the next issues. Any feedback is very welcome.
Topics of the coming issue are, with possible changes and additions:
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Viewpoint: Why going digital?
Fens after drainage - a workshop in Poland
Peat production season and statistics 2013
The Baltic Peat Producers Forum 2013
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