Power to the Peatlands brings together policymakers, practitioners and experts from across Europe to share knowledge and drive progress on peatland restoration. As part of the conference, a dedicated political round table side event is taking place. This session is targeted at those interested in the politics of peatlands and peatland policies. It highlights the … Read more
The Rivers Trust and South Kerry Development Partnership CLG are inviting entrepreneurs, innovators, producers, educators, researchers, and organisations to showcase their paludiculture and peatland initiatives at an upcoming “Paludi-Fair.” The image above features BioPuff®, a material made from typha – a renewable wetland plant grown on restored peatland – by Palus Demos partner Ponda. BioPuff®, … Read more
It’s been a huge few months for Ponda, a key Palus Demos partner. The company was named Innovator of the Year at the inaugural UK Pride in Our Planet awards and also secured a €2.76 million (£2.35 million) grant, all within the space of two months. At the heart of Ponda’s approach is typha, a … Read more
Palus Demos is funded by the European Union Horizons programme. The EU has invested €10m in the hope of seeing results: reducing greenhouse gas emissions, improving biodiversity and developing a sustainable economic model for paludiculture – growing crops on rewetted peatland. Ideally, this investment will generate jobs and taxes that provide well in excess of … Read more
Save the date: Paludi4All Stakeholder Workshop on Sphagnum Cultivation Our sister project, Paludi4All, is excited to invite you to their fifth and final in-person workshop of 2026, which is taking place 30 September–1 October in Oldenburg, Germany. Over two days, attendees will explore how sphagnum cultivation combines biomass production with real climate and environmental benefits: … Read more
Peatland restoration and development projects are taking place across Europe – and we are all working together to make a greater impact. In July 2026, Palus Demos, ForPeat and Wetland4Change joined forces with four major EU-funded sister projects — ALFAWetlands, RESTORE4Cs, REWET and WET HORIZONS – to publish a joint white paper on policy recommendations … Read more
What do farmers think of paludiculture? Is it a sustainable alternative for them – or just a nice idea that doesn’t work for them? At the start of June 2026, the Palus Demos team heard from farmers across Lancashire, some of whom are growing paludiculture crops and some of whom are skeptical about wetter farming. … Read more
This is an extract from an article by Niall Ó Brolcháin (main picture, centre) coordinator of the Horizon Europe Palus Demos project and a research fellow at the University of Galway. Palus Demos, a Horizon Europe project demonstrating large‑scale sphagnum farming on rewetted peatlands, recently welcomed a delegation from the International Peatland Society (IPS) to … Read more
This week, the Palus Demos team – farmers, industry partners, researchers and policymakers – are gathered in Manchester this week for our third partner meeting. To coincide with it, we are launching the Palus Demos YouTube channel — and we’ve put together a 10-minute video, introducing just some of our partners across farming, industry, academia … Read more
John O’Sullivan is a west of Ireland farmer who needed new ways to keep his family business, Derreighter Farm, viable. For John, paludiculture is a practical response to real pressure — a potential income stream that works with the land rather than against it. Sinéad Grimes of Forum Connemara sees it as something bigger: a … Read more