The Executive Board of IPS has decided to confer the first Wim Tonnis Peat Award to Donal Clarke of IPS and Hans Joosten of IMCG.
The awards, consisting of a framed scroll and a cash price of each € 1,000, are presented in recognition of the commitment to peatlands and peat, efforts in advancing and spreading knowledge about their value, benefits and use, and, in particular, the work on the Wise Use of Mires and Peatlands.
The award ceremony will be held in Hanover on 6 May 2006.