Inventory of peatlands in the Caribbean and first description of priority areas

The objectives of the project were 1) to map Caribbean peatlands using methods developed by the Global Peatlands Database at the Greifswald Mire Centre; 2) to initiate expert round table dialogues in key peatlands countries in the region (Costa Rica, Cuba, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama); 3) to prioritise sites; and 4) to assess potentials and priorities for peatland conservation, restoration and alternative, wet use (paludiculture) of degraded areas for following steps. In this report, we briefly summarise the results of the mapping and dialogues before we present identified priority peatland sites in the assessed countries Costa Rica, Cuba, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama.