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Peat mining fields, archeological site in ancestral birch forest, Aukštumala, WETBEINGS research trip, April 2025. Photos: Suza Husse

WETBEINGS: Peatland Organisms, Stories and Troubles

On April 26, 2025, the online event TRANS-LOCAL WET CULTURES AND BOG KNOWLEDGE inaugurated the transdisciplinary project WETBEINGS: Peatland…

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[Translate to EN:] Grace Nono – „Bring the Waters Home“ (Cover) Foto: Clocknock GmbH

“Bring the Waters Home” by Grace Nono – A powerful outcome of the Climate Action Artist Residency

The Michael Succow Foundation, partner in the Greifswald Mire Centre, is pleased to share the release of “Bring the Waters Home”, a compelling new…

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Cover: Paludiculture – EU Experience and Prospects for Implementation in Ukraine, 2024. © UNDP

Now Available in English: UNDP Compendium on Paludiculture in Ukraine Featuring Greifswald Expertise

In northern Ukraine, a pioneering project is currently underway that brings together peatland rewetting, climate protection, and sustainable…

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Project launch “Peat4People” at the Uganda Water and Environment Week 2025. Photo: Michael Succow Foundation / Samer Elshehawi

Michael Succow Foundation Strengthens Global Peatland Protection – Launch of the “Peat4People” Project in Uganda and Rwanda

The Michael Succow Foundation (MSF), partner in the Greifswald Mire Centre, is expanding its international efforts to protect peatlands. Together with…

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Sommer School 2024 Photo: O. Abdurasulov

Call for Applications: 2nd International Samarkand Summer School 2025

Following the great success of the last Summer School in Samarkand, Master’s students and Young Professionals from Central Asia can now apply for one…

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Draft Zoning Map of the planned Dilijan Biosphere Reserve

Local Stakeholders Meet in Dilijan to Shape Armenia’s First UNESCO Biosphere Reserve

The meeting marked a pivotal moment on the path toward international recognition of the area as Armenia’s first UNESCO Biosphere Reserve (BR) – a…

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SMART Partnership

SMART Partnership

SMART Central Asia Workgroup founded

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Vast landscapes of the Great Gobi. © J. Wunderlich / Michael Succow Foundation

CCCC Mongolian Gobi! A Milestone Achieved!

With the successful Complete, Correct, and Comprehensive (CCCC) submission of the Mongolian Gobi as a World Heritage Site to UNESCO in Paris, our…

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IBEX not only Wild Goat

New IUCN tool IBEX to assess management effectiveness applied in two protected areas in Uzbekistan

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Regional conference developed recommendations for human-wildlife conflicts in Central Asia

The conference addressed resource-use conflicts between humans and wild animals in Central Asia and developed recommendations for mitigation measures.

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