19th IMCG Field Congess and Symposium, South Africa

Experience South Africa's unique Mires and Peatlands through a series of 'Digital Fieldtrips'

The International Mire Conservation Group (IMCG) invites you to join on a series of 'digital fieldtrips' to some of South Africa's most fascinating peatlands. The digital fieldtrips are organised in conjunction with our bi-annual Field Symposia and General Assembly, which will be held in the Kingdom of Eswatini (Swaziland) this year during March 2022.

IMCG Main Board election

From 16. March to 22. March 2022, it is possible to vote for the the IMCG Main board members for the periode 2022 to 2024.

 

IMCG General Assembly March 23, 2022, 10:00 - 13:30 (GMT+2)

The programme of the IMCG General Assembly in South Africa on March 23 you will find below. Times are indicated in South African time (GMT+2).

We will use the moodle platform of Greifswald University: https://moodle.uni-greifswald.de/course/view.php?id=11395

You can set the language in the black bar at the top. Scroll down and log in as a guest using the password AG_Moor21

For it to run smoothly, the platform requires a Chromium based internetbrowser, like Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Opera, ...

 

The agenda of the General Assembly, March 23, 2022, 10.00 – 13.30 h (GMT+2) is:

0. Election of the chairperson of the General Assembly

1a. Opening by the chairperson.

1b. Welcome address by Kerryn Morrison (Vice President and Director of Africa of ICF and Senior Conservation Manager Africa of the EWT): ‘Synergies in Africa between the IMCG and the International Crane Foundation / Endangered Wildlife Trust Partnership – beyond peatlands’.

2. Approval of the Minutes of the General Assembly of August 31, 2018 in Utrecht, the Netherlands, see http://www.imcg.net/modules/download_gallery/dlc.php?file=295&id=1552072984

3. Biennial report (2018–2021) on the state of affairs in the IMCG and the tasks of international mire conservation

4. Balance sheet and the statement of profit and loss

5. Announcement and confirmation of the results of the online Main Board elections

6. Nomination of Honorary Life Members

7. Conference resolutions

8. Next venues

9. Any Other Business

10. Closing of the General Assembly

 

Digital fieldtrips

1. Mires on Fire: Vasi Wetlands | Link to Story Map
2. Mires on Fire: Marakele National Park  | Link to Story Map
3. Hot Springs in Kruger Park | Link to Story Map
4. Mires and Mines: Tevreden Pan en Chrissiesmeer | Link to Story Map