WCC 2016 Res 043 - Progress Report

BMU Germany has elaborated a target agreement for peatland protection between the German national state and the federal states (by the end of 2019); important aspects of this agreement were introduced into a climate protection law (spring 2019). Elaboration of a national peatland protection strategy and a peat protection strategy within the running legislation period is expected by the end of 2020. More broadly, a report has been produced by the CEM specialist group/IUCN UK Peatlands Programme to catalogue the baseline status of existing peatland strategies globally. Strategies were identified through a combination of research and questionnaires which were distributed via the IUCN National Committees and global peatland networks. The CEM Peatland Specialist Group (led by the IUCN UK Peatland Programme) has been engaging with other nations on strategic development and will continue to showcase existing examples and support the development of new strategies. Promotion of the IUCN Resolution continues through our engagement with other international partners in the United Nations, Ramsar, Wetlands International and the Global Peatlands Initiative. Baseline monitoring has highlighted the existence of at least 27 strategies for peatland conservation, restoration and sustainable management globally, with a further 5 strategies in development.