Students of the University of Greifswald are organizing the second peatland conference in 2026. The event is once again sponsored by the Joachim Herz Foundation. This year’s theme is “MooreMotion – connect, protect, rewet.” We want to raise awareness about peatlands by connecting people with and without experience related to peatlands, so that we can work together on peatland conservation and learn more about rewetting. To achieve this, we initiated the MooreMotion last year, as peatlands are not only an essential part of our ecosystems in Greifswald but also play a major role globally in the fight against climate change as the most effective CO₂ sinks!

From Thursday 24th September 2026 to Sunday 27th September 2026

University of Greifswald, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern & in nearby peatlands

Talks, excursions, poster sessions, workshops, pub quiz, party and much more with a peatland theme → more coming soon – check out the programme

Bachelor's, Master's and PhD students from all disciplines, apprentices, and anyone aged between 18 and 35 who is interested in peatlands – no matter how much or how little you already know about them!

We will likely be charging a contribution towards the cost of catering, accommodation and transport for excursions. This will be around €25. Further details will be provided with the registration.

To make sure you don’t miss a thing, check out our social media channels (Instagram and LinkedIn).

Are you living in Greifswald and interested in helping to organise the event and getting to know lots of other peatland enthusiasts beforehand? If so, please get in touch with us (via Instagram or by email: mooremotion@uni-greifswald.de) and come along to one of our meetings.