COP26 | Canada’s Peatlands as a Nature-based Solution to Climate Change

This session is coordinated by Interdisciplinary Centre on Climate Change and Water Institute (University of Waterloo), UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Global Peatlands initiative (GPI)

This session will discuss outcomes of a national, multi-stakeholder workshop series convened to explore development of a peatlands assessment, including a proposed Canadian research agenda to i) reduce uncertainty in estimating GHG emission reductions from peatland management actions and ii) evaluate the costs and benefits of policy instruments to support implementation of such actions.

Topics and Speakers:

Context, anthropogenic disturbances, research agenda
Dr Maria Strack, Professor & Canada Research Chair in Ecosystems and Climate, University of Waterloo

Biogeochemical processes, research agenda
Dr Fereidoun Rezanezhad, Research Associate Professor, University of Waterloo

Indigenous perspective
Steve Nitah,Senior Advisor,Indigenous Leadership Initiative;Lead for Conservation through Reconciliation Partnership;former Chief of Lutselk’e Dene First Nation, former chief negotiator for Thaidene Nene,Łutsël K’é Dene First Nation

Understanding emissions and removals of GHG’s from peatlands across Canada’s managed forest
Kara Webster,Research Scientist,Natural Resources Canada

Private sector perspective
Stéphanie Boudreau, Industry Science Coordinator,Canadian Sphagnum Peat Moss Association

Civil society perspective
Kevin Smith, Ducks Unlimited Canada Nature United