Data and knowledge needs for improving science and policy for peatlands in Canada in a changing world: insights from Global Peatlands Initiative Workshop, June 2023
Knowledge and data on the current function, future threats, and benefits of peatlands in Canada are required to support evidence-based decision-making to ensure they continue to provide critical ecosystem services. This is particularly relevant for Canada, given the large expanse of relatively intac...
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| author | Kara L. Webster Maria Strack Nicole Balliston Marissa A. Davies E. Kathryn Hettinga Miranda Hunter Kimberly Kleinke Megan Schmidt Carlos Barreto Melanie Bird Kristen Blann Kelly Bona Allison Cassidy John Connolly Scott J. Davidson Lee Fedorchuk Michelle Garneau Lorna Harris Hongxing He Sarah Howie Adam Kirkwood Nicholas Pontone Karen Richardson Nicole Sanderson Gilles Seutin Bin Xu Xiangbo Yin |
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| description | Knowledge and data on the current function, future threats, and benefits of peatlands in Canada are required to support evidence-based decision-making to ensure they continue to provide critical ecosystem services. This is particularly relevant for Canada, given the large expanse of relatively intact peatland area. There is a need, not only to standardize protocols, but also to prioritize types of information and knowledge that can best meet conservation and management goals. This was the challenge posed to the participants of the Global Peatlands Initiative workshop in June 2023 in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. Participants were composed of researchers using primarily Western science approaches that use peatland data for carbon accounting, policy or sustainable land use, reclamation/restoration, conservation, wildlife, and water resources applications. For seven peatland data categories (hydrometeorological and environmental sensing; peat coring and depth; greenhouse gas monitoring; biodiversity; vegetation, woody debris, and litter; Traditional Knowledge; water quality), three priority measurements were identified and recommendations for their collection were discussed. The key recommendations from the workshop were to (1) create standardized, yet flexible protocols; (2) coordinate field data collection where possible; (3) weave more Traditional Knowledge into understanding of peatlands; (4) create an atlas of existing peatland information; (5) scope opportunities to create a network of peatland “super sites”. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-c1b242e09b954ebd86ce6fd494d33acc2025-08-20T03:31:46ZengCanadian Science PublishingFACETS2371-16712025-01-011011910.1139/facets-2024-0142Data and knowledge needs for improving science and policy for peatlands in Canada in a changing world: insights from Global Peatlands Initiative Workshop, June 2023Kara L. Webster0Maria Strack1Nicole Balliston2Marissa A. Davies3E. Kathryn Hettinga4Miranda Hunter5Kimberly Kleinke6Megan Schmidt7Carlos Barreto8Melanie Bird9Kristen Blann10Kelly Bona11Allison Cassidy12John Connolly13Scott J. Davidson14Lee Fedorchuk15Michelle Garneau16Lorna Harris17Hongxing He18Sarah Howie19Adam Kirkwood20Nicholas Pontone21Karen Richardson22Nicole Sanderson23Gilles Seutin24Bin Xu25Xiangbo Yin26Natural Resources Canada, Canadian Forest Service, 1219 Queen St. E., Sault Ste. Marie, ON, CanadaDepartment of Geography and Environmental Management, University of Waterloo, 200 University Ave. W., Waterloo, ON, CanadaDepartment of Geography and Environmental Management, University of Waterloo, 200 University Ave. W., Waterloo, ON, CanadaDepartment of Geography and Environmental Management, University of Waterloo, 200 University Ave. W., Waterloo, ON, CanadaDepartment of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Waterloo, 200 University Ave. W., Waterloo, ON, CanadaDepartment of Geography and Environmental Management, University of Waterloo, 200 University Ave. W., Waterloo, ON, CanadaDepartment of Geography and Environmental Management, University of Waterloo, 200 University Ave. W., Waterloo, ON, CanadaDepartment of Geography and Environmental Management, University of Waterloo, 200 University Ave. W., Waterloo, ON, CanadaOntario Ministry of Natural Resources, 1235 Queen St. E., Sault Ste. Marie, ON, CanadaNorthern Alberta Institute of Technology, Centre for Boreal Research, 8102 99 Ave., Peace River, AB, CanadaThe Nature Conservancy, 7163 Bear Rd., Cushing, MN, USAEnvironment and Climate Change Canada, 351 St. Joseph Blvd., Gatineau QC, CanadaParks Canada Agency, 30 Victoria Street, Gatineau, QC, CanadaTrinity College Dublin, The University of Dublin, College Green, Dublin 2, IrelandSchool of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Plymouth, Drake Circus, Plymouth, UKManitoba Government, Box 70-14 Fultz Blvd, Winnipeg, MB, CanadaDépartement de géographie, Université du Québec à Montréal, C.P. 8888, succ. Centre-ville, Montréal, QC, CanadaWildlife Conservation Society (WCS) Canada, 344 Bloor St. W. Suite 204, Toronto, ON, CanadaNatural Resources Canada, Canadian Forest Service, 1219 Queen St. E., Sault Ste. Marie, ON, CanadaClimate Action and Environment, City of Delta, 4500 Clarence Taylor Cres., Delta, BC, CanadaWildlife Conservation Society (WCS) Canada, 344 Bloor St. W. Suite 204, Toronto, ON, CanadaDepartment of Geography and Environmental Studies, Carleton University, 1125 Colonel By Dr., Ottawa, ON, CanadaParks Canada Agency, 105 McGill Street, Montreal, QC, CanadaDépartement de géographie, Université du Québec à Montréal, C.P. 8888, succ. Centre-ville, Montréal, QC, CanadaParks Canada Agency, 30 Victoria Street, Gatineau, QC, CanadaNorthern Alberta Institute of Technology, Centre for Boreal Research, 8102 99 Ave., Peace River, AB, CanadaEau Terre Environnement, Institut national de la recherche scientifique, 490 de la Couronne St., Quebec City, QC, CanadaKnowledge and data on the current function, future threats, and benefits of peatlands in Canada are required to support evidence-based decision-making to ensure they continue to provide critical ecosystem services. This is particularly relevant for Canada, given the large expanse of relatively intact peatland area. There is a need, not only to standardize protocols, but also to prioritize types of information and knowledge that can best meet conservation and management goals. This was the challenge posed to the participants of the Global Peatlands Initiative workshop in June 2023 in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. Participants were composed of researchers using primarily Western science approaches that use peatland data for carbon accounting, policy or sustainable land use, reclamation/restoration, conservation, wildlife, and water resources applications. For seven peatland data categories (hydrometeorological and environmental sensing; peat coring and depth; greenhouse gas monitoring; biodiversity; vegetation, woody debris, and litter; Traditional Knowledge; water quality), three priority measurements were identified and recommendations for their collection were discussed. The key recommendations from the workshop were to (1) create standardized, yet flexible protocols; (2) coordinate field data collection where possible; (3) weave more Traditional Knowledge into understanding of peatlands; (4) create an atlas of existing peatland information; (5) scope opportunities to create a network of peatland “super sites”.https://facetsjournal.com/doi/10.1139/facets-2024-0142peatlandsdataknowledgestandardized collection protocolsbest practicesecosystem services |
| spellingShingle | Kara L. Webster Maria Strack Nicole Balliston Marissa A. Davies E. Kathryn Hettinga Miranda Hunter Kimberly Kleinke Megan Schmidt Carlos Barreto Melanie Bird Kristen Blann Kelly Bona Allison Cassidy John Connolly Scott J. Davidson Lee Fedorchuk Michelle Garneau Lorna Harris Hongxing He Sarah Howie Adam Kirkwood Nicholas Pontone Karen Richardson Nicole Sanderson Gilles Seutin Bin Xu Xiangbo Yin Data and knowledge needs for improving science and policy for peatlands in Canada in a changing world: insights from Global Peatlands Initiative Workshop, June 2023 FACETS peatlands data knowledge standardized collection protocols best practices ecosystem services |
| title | Data and knowledge needs for improving science and policy for peatlands in Canada in a changing world: insights from Global Peatlands Initiative Workshop, June 2023 |
| title_full | Data and knowledge needs for improving science and policy for peatlands in Canada in a changing world: insights from Global Peatlands Initiative Workshop, June 2023 |
| title_fullStr | Data and knowledge needs for improving science and policy for peatlands in Canada in a changing world: insights from Global Peatlands Initiative Workshop, June 2023 |
| title_full_unstemmed | Data and knowledge needs for improving science and policy for peatlands in Canada in a changing world: insights from Global Peatlands Initiative Workshop, June 2023 |
| title_short | Data and knowledge needs for improving science and policy for peatlands in Canada in a changing world: insights from Global Peatlands Initiative Workshop, June 2023 |
| title_sort | data and knowledge needs for improving science and policy for peatlands in canada in a changing world insights from global peatlands initiative workshop june 2023 |
| topic | peatlands data knowledge standardized collection protocols best practices ecosystem services |
| url | https://facetsjournal.com/doi/10.1139/facets-2024-0142 |
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