WaterLANDS will be in attendance at Power to the Peatlands 2026, this 2-4 September in ‘s-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands. Power to the Peatlands 2026 connects science, policy, and practice through lectures, interactive workshops, and field visits.

We have collated all of the sessions where you can find WaterLANDS presentations below.

Day 1: Wednesday 2 September

Morning Sessions 11:00-12:30

From Sites to Systems: putting landscape thinking into practice for peatland restoration (Room: Limousin 2)

This session is organised by Agata Klimkowska, Wetlands International.

• 'Using landscape analysis and landscape approach as a framework to integrate ecology, economy and stakeholders interests, for achieving peatland restoration' with Agata Klimkowska from Wetlands International
• 'Tools and methods to integrate landscapes approaches into Wetland Restoration Strategies ‒ the decision support system DSS-AWERE' with Luis Santamaría from CSIC
• 'A Safe Operating Space for European Peatlands: balancing between anthropogenic pressures and climate stress' with Enahu Tahitu from Wageningen University & Research
• 'Developing financial mechanisms in landscapes: case studies from the EU WaterLANDS Project' with Rolf Hogan from Landscape Finance Lab

Navigating Public Narratives in Peatland Restoration (Room: Dexter 11-14)

• 'Telling stories of people and landscape - exploring methods of creative, place-based engagement for peatland restoration' with Laoise Dillon from ERINN Innovation and Caitriona Devery from University College Dublin

Afternoon sessions 13:30 – 15:00

Back to the Future: Translating the EU Nature Restoration Law into Peatland Action (Political roundtable by invitation only)

• Chaired by Niall Ó Brolcháin of the University of Galway

Day 2: Thursday 3 September

Morning Sessions 11:00-12:30

Co-Creation and Engagement in Peatland Restoration (Room: Dexter 11-14)

This session is organised by Agata Klimkowska, Wetlands International and chaired by Sonia Mena from Wetlands International and Mari Palolill from ELF (Estonian Fund for Nature).

• 'Co-creation framework in wetlands restoration: concept, challenges, and tools ‒ why it is crucial and how it can become a game changer for upscaling restoration' with Sonia Mena from Wetlands International
• 'Monitoring and learning from engagement challenges in WaterLANDS, a multi-country restoration project' with Joshua B Cohen from University of Leeds and James Cosier from Prospex Institute
• 'Co-Creation in Practice: Lessons from Three Peatland Restoration Case Studies in Estonia' with Piret Pungas-Kohv from ELF (Estonian Fund for Nature)
• 'Assessing how outdoor environmental education influences children’s visions of nature' with Milena Holmgren from Wageningen University & Research

National Plans for the Nature Restoration Regulation: Approach, Dilemmas and Demands for Peatland Restoration [Roundtable] (Room: Galloway)

• 'From targets to implementation: Four levers to scale peatland and wetland restoration under the EU Nature Restoration Regulation' with Jan Peters from the Michael Succow Foundation

Afternoon Sessions 13:30-15:00

Peatland Finance in Practice: Building Investment Pathways for Restoration [Workshop] (Room: Galloway)

• Keynote presentation: Landscape Finance Lab (Matt Robinson, Senior Landscape Finance Advisor, and Rolf Hogan, Landscape Lead and Wetlands Programme Manager) will outline practical pathways for mobilising private and blended finance for nature restoration, drawing on applied experience across landscapes and insights from the European Peatland Finance Roadmap.
• Keynote presentation: IUCN UK Peatland Programme (Dr. Renée Kerkvliet-Hermans, Peatland Code Manager) will ground the discussion in the UK and European peatland finance landscape, highlighting policy alignment, standards, and emerging mechanisms that build investor confidence and delivery credibility.
• WaterLANDS contributions include Liisa Maanavilja from Geological Survey of Finland and Kate Flood from University College Dublin, in addition to contributions from Peatland Finance Ireland, Wilderway, and Rabobank.

You can access the full programme of events here.

The event is organised by Natuurmonumenten, Radboud University, Natuurpunt and the project partners of Interreg ADMIRE and LIFE Multi Peat.

This is done in coalition with the European chapter of the Society for Ecological Restoration, Greifswald Mire Centre and Michael Succow Foundation, Wetlands International, NABU, International Mire Conservation Group and Eurosite.