Paludi4All Stakeholder Workshop on Sphagnum Cultivation: Oldenberg, Germany, September 30 – October 1

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European wetlands

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

Pan‑European Peatland Partnership: Policy, Practice, and Prosperity

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Aerial view of a Palus Demos in Burkmeer, The Netherlands

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

From Peat Extraction to Sphagnum Farming: Palus Demos Steps Up in Offaly

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Palus Demos coordinator Niall Ó Brolcháin at Ballaghurt in County Offaly with expert advisory board members Line Rochefort from the Peatland Ecology Research Group at Laval University in Canada and Ilze Ozola the vice president of the International Peatland Society from Latvia.

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

Watch: from peatlands to markets — and the people making it happen

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The Palus Demos pictured at Wright Farm, Lancashire, the United Kingdom

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

Another successful typha harvest for Palus Demos

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Typha being harvested in Manchester

Typha at Burkmeer: Harvesting a Paludiculture Pioneer Typha, also known as bulrush or cattail, is one of the main paludiculture crops being trialled by Palus Demos. A versatile and sustainable plant, typha has significant potential as a material for both construction and textiles. At Burkmeer, just outside Amsterdam, one of our project partners is growing … Read more

CAP 2023–2027: More support for paludiculture – but challenges remain

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A paludiculture site with machinery in background

Paludi4All project publishes new report on EU CAP 2023-2027 support for peatland and paludiculture The Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) is the European Union’s main framework for planning agriculture and rural development. For the 2023–2027 period, around €387 billion is being channelled through national CAP Strategic Plans across the Member States. The current CAP 2023–2027 creates … Read more

Palus Demos is hiring! We’re looking for an independent ethics advisor

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The Palus Demos team at Derreighter Farm in Galway, one of our key trial sites

Palus Demos is hiring: Independent Ethics Advisor – Freelance/Consultancy Role Palus Demos, a four-year Horizon Europe project investigating the commercial viability of wetlands farming, is seeking an Independent Ethics Advisor on a consultancy basis to support its 26-partner consortium across Ireland, the UK and the Netherlands. About Palus Demos Palus Demos investigates paludiculture, or wetlands … Read more