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2nd Samarkand Summer School 2025: Driving Innovation and Cooperation in Central Asia

The Summer School “Innovations for sustainable land use and nature conservation in Central Asia” successfully concluded.

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Pressrealse image – Launch of the PaluWise project

PaluWise project launches to advance solutions for productive use of rewetted degraded peatlands

A new EU-funded project, PaluWise, is dedicated to the sustainable use of rewetted degraded peatland ecosystems. Through four large-scale…

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Successful completion of project to strengthen protected areas in the Aral Sea Region

At the end of May, the Succow Foundation's assignment within the GIZ regional project “Ecologically oriented regional development in the Aral Sea…

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Study tour of Armenian Delegation into German Biosphere Reserves

From 19 to 23 May 2025, a study tour of an Armenian delegation to two UNESCO Biosphere Reserves in Germany – Rhön and Thüringer Wald – was organized…

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A Video Message for World Peatlands Day 2025

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

To mark World Peatlands Day 2025, we celebrate the rich diversity of those who safeguard these vital ecosystems with a collective reading of the…

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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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