Peatland Restoration and Biogeochemistry Workshop

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Posted on 25 March 2013

Dr Sami Ullah, School of Physical and Geographical Sciences and EPSAM, co-ordinated a workshop on 'Peatland Restoration and Biogeochemistry' as part of the regional workshop series funded by the British Society of Soil Science.

The workshop was attended by delegates from different universities, government agencies, NGOs and environmental consultancies across the country.

The workshop involved a guided tour of the restored Fenns-Whixall peatland (Shropshire) where the participants were briefed on the techniques of restoration.

The tour was followed by invited seminars in the afternoon at the Sustainability Hub at Keele.

The role of peatlands in atmospheric carbon sequestration, climate change and greenhouse gas emissions were the key topics presented and discussed in the workshop with an aim of how these critical biogeochemical functions could be recovered in restored peatlands.

The workshop was also useful for the participants in forging multidisciplinary research collaborations.

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