A Coordinated Conservation Effort Across Finland, the Canadian Arctic, and the United States is Working to Protect and Restore Peatlands in Europe and North America.

A Coordinated Conservation Effort Across Finland, the Canadian Arctic, and the United States is Working to Protect and Restore Peatlands in Europe and North America.
Kunnijänkkä intact peatland facing Northeast, the Pallas-Ounas National Park visible on the horizon. Image courtesy of Mika Honkalinna / Snowchange Cooperative.

Through grassroots mapping, community monitoring, and restoration projects rooted in traditional land use and knowledge, indigenous and local groups in Finland, Canada, and the United States are collaborating on a collaborative biodiversity replenishment model to protect and restore peatlands and surrounding forests.

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Posted: February 28, 2026