Palus Demos partner in association with The Rivers Trust, in association with South Kerry Development Partnership CLG, invite you to a free event showcasing paludiculture. Paludiculture is expanding across Europe, with pilots showing potential for diversified farm income from species such as sphagnum moss, Typha, berries and food crops, carbon credits and adapted grazing systems. … Read more
This summer, UK biomaterials company Ponda and Dutch agriculture firm De Struunhoeve Agri completed their first joint harvest of typha seedheads from the Burkmeer polder, a Palus Demos site just outside Amsterdam. This collaboration, which grew directly out of Palus Demos, turns a Horizon Europe research plot into a working link between farmer and processor. … Read more
PRESS RELEASE The case for paludiculture: new study shows mounting evidence for wetlands farming €10m Horizon Europe consortium Palus Demos researching ‘dual solution’ for emission reduction and farming incomes There is growing evidence that paludiculture, or farming on wet or rewetted peatlands, may offer a dual solution for preserving carbon and creating farming income. This … Read more
Peatlands drained for farming create an estimated 4-5% of global human-caused greenhouse gas emissions. Rewetting these soils cuts emissions and improves biodiversity, but it takes valuable land out of production. There is a third way. Paludiculture – growing crops on wet or rewetted peatlands – can preserve peat and generate an income for landowners. Crops … Read more
Next week, three Horizon Europe paludiculture research projects – Palus Demos, Paluwise and Paludi4all – will join forces at the Power to the Peatlands Conference 2026 in s-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands. The theme for this year’s conference is Back to the Future: imagining tomorrow, acting today. On Wednesday, September 2 and Thursday, September 3, you can chat to … Read more
This article was written by Fintan Burke of the European Science Communication Institute, on the subject of the recent white paper ‘Prioritising Wetland Conservation and Restoration in Europe,’ to which Palus Demos contributed. Europe’s wetlands are devastated. Research indicates that within the last century over 80 per cent of them have been drained to make … Read more
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