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Building a bridge between industry and nature conservation
Good Reasons for RPP Certification
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Five years RPP
• What was the reason to start RPP?
• What has RPP achieved so far?
• What is the planning for the future?
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Five years RPP
• Develop + administrate certification scheme for responsible and transparent production of peat
• Ensure responsible peat production is recognizable for the market and society
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• Broad support in Europe and mainstream application.
• Mainstream application will result in responsible managing of peatlands to reach a healthy balance between conservation and utilization of peatlands.
Five years RPP
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Reasons to develop RPP
Dutch Government:
Environmental impact Peat production??
Project incl. WUR:
How can this be improved??
Initiative Industry :
Further develop Principles and Criteria
1. Peat is an important raw material for growing media
2. Peat can be produced responsibly
3. Time to look into alternatives
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What has RPP achieved so far?
2012• Principles and Criteria by Temporary Technical Committee• Invited stakeholders to give their input
2013• August: Foundation established• September: Board installed, P&C 1.0 accepted for testing
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What has RPP achieved so far?
2014-2015
• Testing of certification scheme
• First applications for certification
2016 -2017
• First RPP certifications!
• Further development P&C
1. Legality
2. Governance
3. Site selection
4. (Prepare) production
5. After use
6. Chain of Custody
No Natural peatlands with HCVs
Preference restoration
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RPP today
2018• 41 certified locations (12.000 ha)
• RPP certification scheme version 2.0
+ implementation Chain of Custody
• First companies to use RPP label
• Cooperation LIFE Peat Restore and NABU (next presentation)
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What is the future planning?
Key aspect of RPP is to become mainstream
➢ in order to have impact and,
➢ to achieve acceptance of the standard and recognition
41 locations10%
150-200 locations30%
(>50% of volume peat for GM)
Now Required
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What is the future planning?
• In practice, certification appears to be more complex than thought initially, this may create reluctance.
➢Analyse how to reduce obstacles to take the step to certification + take action (RPP+GME)
➢ VPN in the Netherlands has set a target to 50% of RPP-certified peat in 2020
➢Meetings/workshops with Peat Producers (Associations) and GM companies
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What is the future planning?
• Other general activities to achieve goals
➢ Develop additional positive relationships with NGOs [Peat Dialogue].
➢ Develop strategy to market RPP-peat in growing media products.
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• RPP is a tool for communication especially when RPP
becomes the recognizable standard throughout Europe
• License to produce (acceptance society)
• Reputation building
• Sustainable company policy
Good reasons for RPP certificationIndustry
Don’t underestimate the impact Public opinion that
influences the political arena
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Good reasons for RPP certificationNGOs
• RPP scheme supports existing regulations (e.g. Natura 2000 regulations)
• Insight in level of responsibility taken by companies(on European level)
• Continuous dialogue stakeholders = input possible(adjustments scheme when necessary)
• New experiences will lead to insights and improved
results in restoration methods/rewetting
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Building a bridge between industry and nature conservation
By Multi-stakeholder involvement
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www.responsiblyproducedpeat.org
Thank you For your interest!