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Reducing GHG emissions by restoring and rewetting peatlands Mercan-Ellen Nielsen, Chief Negotiator, Denmark Presidency of the Nordic Council of Ministers 2015 - Introduction Christopher Briggs, Secretary General, Ramsar Convention, Switzerland - Opportunities for international collaboration among multilateral environmental conventions. Hans Joosten, Professor, Greifswald University, Germany - The role of drained peatlands in GHG emissions and opportunities for accounting under the new activity ”Wetland Drainage and Rewetting” under the Kyoto Protocol. Marcel Silvius, Programme Head Climate Smart Land Use, Wetlands International, Netherlands - Peatlands and GHG emissions a global overview. Andrey Sirin, Director, Institute of Forest Science RAS, Russia - Russia the largest peatland country in the world – challenges and opportunities. Martial Bernoux, FAO, Rome – The role of paludiculture in drained peatlands and climate change mitigation. Lars Dinesen, Chair, Nordic Baltic Wetlands Initiative, Denmark - Regional assessment of emissions proportions from drained peatlands in the Nordic and Baltic region. Jenny Lonnstad, Vice-Chair NorBalWet, Sweden - Country case: Nordic Pavilion Hall 2B, Room 65, Blue Zone 2 December 2015 at 12.15 – 13:45 pm Sandwiches and cold drinks will be served nvitation to side event
