20th Peatland Ecology Research Group Symposium on the Responsible Management of Peatlands: Involvement of the Industrial Sectorl

摘要

Academics, government officials, and industry representatives all met for a two day conference in Quebec, Canada this past February. All sides have diverging agendas and a vested interest in peatlands. Could these representatives come together and participate in a dialogue to discuss win-win solutions? In a discussion with another European colleague we wondered if this spirit of working together to create a common solutions is something uniquely Canadian or whether this model could be adapted elsewhere? Is the pressure on the land in Canada so low that there is more room for compromise? I sincerely hope that this model could be adapted in places where there is more pressure on the land. I have learned from this conference that when different groups are willing to enter into a dialogue, common solutions are possible.