Programme structure
Tuesday 11 September
Location: Queens Lounge ss Rotterdam
Facilitator: Dr. Reinier de Man
Time | Speaker | Topic | |
8.30 | Registration, coffee and poster presentation | ||
10.00 | Guus van Berckel | Chair Organising Committee | Welcome |
10.00 | Gerald Schmilewski | President of IPS | Welcome |
10.00 | Juhani Päivänen | Honary President of IPS | Welcome |
10.10 | Pieter van Geel | National Climate and Energy Agreement | Welcome and official opening |
10.20 | Bernard Bélanger | CEO Premier Tech | Welcome |
MORNING PRESENTATIONS | |||
10.30 | Prof. dr. ir. Theo Spek | University of Groningen, The Netherlands | Landscape history of the Netherlands; the result of 1.000 years of peatland drainage, agriculture use and peat cutting |
10.55 | Jens Leifeld | Research Division Agroecology and Environment Zurich | Global Peatlands in the Light of the Paris Agreement and the 4 ‰ Initiative – Do they play a Role? Read more > |
11.15 | Prof. Supiandi Sabiham | Bogor Agricultural University |
Managing the Indonesian Tropical Peatlands: Past, Present and Future |
11.30 | Dr. Alue Dohong | Badan Restorasi Gambut Republik Indonesia | Implementing Peatland Restoration in Indonesia: technical policy and current progress Read more > |
11.45 | Dr. Maria Strack | University of Waterloo, Canada | Peatland restoration in Canada: returning carbon sink function |
12.05 | Ir. Jan van den Akker | Wageningen University & Research, The Netherlands | Perspective of agricultural use of peatlands Read more > |
12.25 | Lunch | ||
AFTERNOON PROGRAMME PART I: SUBSIDENCE (MORNING PRESENTATIONS CONTINUED) | |||
13.45 | Rik Janssen | Regional Minister Province of Zuid-Holland | Subsidence of peat soils in the Netherlands; from recognising the problem to agreeing on solutions Read more > |
AFTERNOON PROGRAMME PART II: PEAT FOR FOOD AND QUALITY OF LIFE | |||
14.10 | Dr. Reinier de Man | Consultant for sustainable supply chains, The Netherlands | Introduction to the subject |
14.20 | Ir. Chris Blok | Wageningen University & Research, The Netherlands |
Peat demand |
14.40 | Dipl. Ing. Bernd Hofer | Hofer & Pautz GbR, Germany | Available world wide peat resources to cover the demand |
15.00 |
Coffee Break |
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15.30 | Facilitation: Dr. Reinier de Man | Panel discussion and closing of the day | |
16.00 | Plenary discussion | ||
16.30 | Dr. Reinier de Man | Chairman's summary | |
16.45 | END OF SESSION | ||
18.00 | Departure busses parking area ss Rotterdam | ||
18.30 | Reception in City Hall Rotterdam, Coolsingel 40 in Rotterdam | ||
20.00 | Gala dinner in Brasserie Zalmhuis, Schaardijk 396 in Rotterdam | ||
19.00 | Gala evening with afterparty |
Wednesday 12 September
The busses will leave from the parking area ss Rotterdam. Please be there at least 15 minutes before departure of your fieldtrip.
In four field trips we offer further knowledge of peat in South-Holland, with main topics are related to CO2 emissions, soil subsidence, paludiculture, submerged drains, landscape history and high tech horticulture.
Provisional programma, to be updated in de coming period.
08.00 | Start fieldtrip 2 |
09.00 | Start fieldtrip 1,3 and 4 |
17.00 | IPS National Committee Round Table in the Sun Room |
18.30 | Closing |
Fieldtrip 1. Back to the past: the Dutch and their history with peat
Starts at 9.00 AM
Nowadays peat is scarce in the provinces of Zuid- en Noord-Holland but around the year 800 both provinces were almost completely covered with a massive layer of peat. Between 800 and 1900 the peat disappeared due to human interference. The history of the west part of the Netherlands is the history of the Dutch and their relationship with peat. The influence of (the disappeard) peat is still recognizable in the landscape of today. In this excursion we show how the Dutch shaped their land, first by peat reclamation and when the soil became too wet for agriculture, how they dredged the peat for fuel. Read more >
Fieldtrip 2. Peat village Boskoop: peat and tree culture
Starts at 8.00 AM
Boskoop is since the nineteenth century known for its excellent tree nurseries. The village of Boskoop, originally known as Buckescop, dates back to circa 1210. It was first mentioned in 1222, when Count Willem I donated land and possessions to the abbey of Rijnsburg. The abbess of Rijnsburg decided to use the land to expand the orchards of the abbey. She considered correctly the peatland surrounding the village ideal for trees and plants. In the nineteenth century the demand of Boskoops´ trees increased, and the international export started growing. Read more >
Fieldtrip 3. Rural peat & cruising down the peat river Rotte
Starts at 9.00 AM
The peat river the Rotte starts at Moerkapelle (near the mill ´De Oorsprong´) and flows via the Rottemeren, past Bleiswijk and Bergschenhoek (residential core De Rotte) to the City Triangle of Rotterdam where the Rotte turns into the Stokviswater. In 1270, a 400-meter-long dam was laid in the Rotte to keep the Meuse water out. The Rottewater could flow freely through locks in the dam. The dam, which was built almost immediately after, forms the origin of Rotterdam. This excursion follows the Rotte downstreams by boat. Read more >
Fieldtrip 4. Research Centre Zegveld and city of Gouda: future for the Green Heart
Starts at 9.00 AM
The western peat meadow area is called the Green Heart because it is a green area in the middle between all major Dutch cities. It is considered as a very valuable cultural and historic area. One of the main issues of the peat meadows is subsidence and GHG emissions. The subsidence in the western peat meadow area is 5 to 10 mm per year and is mainly caused by peat oxidation. The resulting CO2 emissions are 10 - 25 t/ha/year. In the worst case scenario subsidence rates and CO2 emissions might be doubled! In the Peat meadow Innovation Centre Zegveld new innovative methods are developed and tested to minimize peat oxidation to conserve the peat meadow area. Read more >
Thursday 13 September
Scientific sessions
For a total overview of speakers and tittles, click here.
For the Book of Abstracts, click here.
For an overview of the poster presentation, click here.
08.00 | Poster presentation and gathering in La Fontaine |
09.00 |
Starts parallel sessions and sub-sessions All sessions have a coffee break from 10.30 -11.00 Session Peatlands and Environment: Chair: Bernd Hofer Session Peatlands and Economy: Chair: Ingrida Krigere, Session Peatlands and Society: Chair: Marie Kofod-Hansen, |
12.40 | Closing ceremony |
12.50 | Lunch and poster presentation |
14.00 | Annual Assembly of the IPS with representatives of National Committees |
16.30 | Closing Annual Assembly of the IPS |
For the Global Summit programme for CEO’s and senior managers of peatland and peat related companies on Monday 10 September, click here.
IPS jubilee Symposium
Sjef Enthoventeam@ipsjubileesymposium.nl
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2018-09-11
2018-09-13
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