About IMCG

The International Mire Conservation Group (IMCG) is an international network of specialists who

• internationally promote, encourage and, where appropriate, co-ordinate the conservation of mires and related ecosystems; and
• internationally enhance the exchange of information and experience relating to mires and factors affecting them.

The network encompasses a wide spectrum of expertise and interests, from research scientists to consultants, government agency specialists to peatland site managers. The network currently has over 550 contacts in almost 60 countries.

The International Mire Conservation Group was established 1984, in Klagenfürt, Austria, to promote the conservation of mires and their complete range of natural diversity throughout the world. Its organisational structure was formalized in 2000 by adopting a constitution and electing a Main Board and an Executive Commitee. On July 7th 2001 the IMCG was officially registered in France as an association under the law of 1901.

The International Mire Conservation Group hosted in 2012 its 15th International Field Symposium in the Andes, South America (Ecuador and Colombia). The IMCG General Assembly elected a new board, adopted a resolution on the mires of the Andes and initiated a preparation phase for a Global High Mountain Mire Research and Conservation Program.