World Peatlands Day 2025: A Global Reading of the Venice Agreement

The poem was co-written by peatland guardians from across the globe, giving voice to the deep meanings these wetlands hold in their communities—and for all life on Earth. 

With this shared reading, members of the Venice Agreement community also launch newly completed translations of the Venice Agreement for Peatlands, a living document shaped through relational care and multilingual collaboration. These versions have been lovingly translated by peatland communities in Africa, Europe, and South America, and are now available in German, Kiswahili, Luo, Norwegian, Portuguese, Selk’nam, and Spanish. 

To learn more about the Venice Agreement and explore the translations, visit: https://theveniceagreement.net/ 

This video was co-initiated by WCS Chile in collaboration with the Venice Agreement Organising Committee. 

Featuring: Bobbi, Christy Gast, Mercy Apiyo Omungo, Francis Odhiambo, Karolin Tampere, Jane da Mosto, Hema’ny Molina, Svetlana, Flavie, Miguel Geraldes, Jūratė Sendžikaitė, Ella Kankaanranta, Suza Husse, Antonieta Eguren, Caitlin Franzman, Camila Marambio, Fernanda Olivares, Alejandra Marambio, Bárbara Saavedra, Carolina León, Melissa Carmody, Nicole Püschel, Nancy Fernández, Dianna Kopansky, Susanne Abel, Rev. Houston R. Cypress, pantea, Carla Macchiavello, Swantje Furtak, and Rodrigo Munzenmayer. 

Edited by: Dominique Arcos | WCS Chile 

The collective translations were led by Nicole Püschel, Antonieta Eguren (WCS Chile) and Camila Marambio (Ensayos) for the Spanish, Hema’ny Molina, Fernanda Olivares (Hach Saye) for the Selk’nam, Leonard Akwany, Francis Odhiambo (Ecofinder) for Kiswahili, Mercy Apiyo Mungo (Ecofinder) for Luo, Miguel Geraldes (Double-U-Replay) for Portuguese, Karolin Tampere (Down in the Bog) for Norwegian, Swantje Furtak, Franziska Bax and Suza Husse (Michael Succow Foundation) versions. The Lithuanian translation is happening on World Peatlands Day. The translations were co-initated by Sensing Peat at Michael Succow Foundation, partner in the Greifswald Mire Center in collaboration with the Venice Agreement Organising Committee, supported by Andrea von Braun Foundation.