Our post-COP30 peatland series

28/11/2025  In our short post-COP30 peatland series we’ve asked FranziskaTanneberger for commenting with experiences from the ground as a member of the German delegation in Belém.

High on the agenda: the “Peatland Breakthrough” at the 17th November – a global call to action by a strong peatland partnership, including Greifswald Mire Centre. Why it wasn’t the breakthrough itself yet, but rather a pre-launch publishing the Science-based Framework for Global Peatland Targets & Guiding Principles, Franziska explains in this video: COP30 Series – Part 6: #Peatland Breakthrough – not yet, but... .
  Nevertheless, the side event was a considerable success: Germany joined Peru and Uganda in being a Champion Country for the Peatland Breakthrough, which is  a collaborative effort to accelerate and mobilize action to conserve, rewet and restore, and enable the sustainable, wise use of the world’s peatlands.

Also, Franziska Tanneberger stresses that science-based targets for peatlands Included of the official Outcome Report of the Global Climate Action Agenda at COP 30 | UNFCCC of COP30 is an encouraging outcome. Find peatland content there on p. 18 and hear more about it in this video: COP30 Series - Part 4: COP 30 Outcome

There is peatland perspective for the upcoming COPs: the next global climate summit (UNCCC) will take place in Antalya/Turkey – under Australian leadership. Of course, the country doesn’t sport as much peatlands as Brazil – the tropical country with the largest area of peatlands – but there is a lot of activity on these ecosystems especially in neighbouring Caucasian countries. And also the next meeting of the Convention on Combatting Desertification (UNCCD) in Ulan Bataar/Mongolia is likely to have a focus on peatlands. More details in:COP30 Series - Part 5: #COP30 Preview next COP

More details about peatland events on COP30 with involvement of Greifswald Mire Centre in this media information of Greifswald University.