加拿大泥炭行业协会概况
加拿大泥炭和泥炭地 (Peat and Peatlands) 是加拿大泥炭行业权威信息平台, 围绕加拿大泥炭藓苔协会 (Canadian Sphagnum Peat Moss Association, CSPMA) 与加拿大 9 个泥炭生产省份的产业实践, 系统展示泥炭资源、湿地生态、可持续开采与生态修复成果. 平台在加拿大泥炭行业 90 余年发展基础上, 整合行业数据、技术标准与认证体系, 持续推动负责任泥炭地管理 (Responsible Peatland Management) 与泥炭资源的科学利用, 是面向北美园艺、农业与生态保护领域的关键产业门户.
近百年发展沿革与协会创立
加拿大泥炭行业 100 年前起步于园艺用泥炭的商业化开采, 早期泥炭主要从欧洲斯堪的纳维亚国家、荷兰与德国进口. 第二次世界大战后, 欧洲传统供应中断, 加拿大艾伯塔、曼尼托巴、魁北克与新不伦瑞克率先开启现代泥炭开采, 并逐步扩展到萨斯喀彻温、安大略、新斯科舍、爱德华王子岛与纽芬兰共 9 个省份. 1960 年代末至 1970 年代初, 行业从传统切块法转向真空抽吸法, 同时推出预拌盆栽土和混合介质, 推动北美园艺市场快速扩张.
加拿大泥炭资源与可持续开采
加拿大拥有 1.19 亿公顷泥炭地, 占国土面积约 13%, 占全球泥炭地 27%, 储碳量超过全球任何陆地生态系统. 行业足迹仅 36,032 公顷, 占全部泥炭地不足 0.03%, 其中 60% 在产、11% 待修复、22% 已修复、7% 转为他用. 行业每年开采约 1,130 万立方米泥炭, 主要用于专业栽培介质和盆栽土壤, 同时通过行业-学术伙伴关系 (始于 1992 年新不伦瑞克泥炭研究中心) 持续推进负责任泥炭地管理原则.
Veriflora 认证与 CanRePeat 修复项目
Veriflora 负责任泥炭地管理认证 (Responsibly Managed Peatlands Certification) 是由 SCS 全球服务公司颁发的国际权威认证, 确保泥炭开采遵循最佳管理实践 (BMPs), 涵盖生态保护、生物多样性、水资源、工人安全与社区关系. 截至 2026 年, 加拿大约 80% 的年度泥炭开采量通过 Veriflora 认证. 2022-2025 年, 协会与加拿大环境与气候变化部 (ECCC) 合作实施 CanRePeat 项目, 累计完成 6,000 多公顷历史开采泥炭地勘测, 修复 227 公顷, 并通过土地信托与保护协议锁定 55 公顷修复区.
行业数据与未来发展方向
协会现任主席为 Asha Hingorani, 总部位于加拿大安大略省汉密尔顿. 协会 1988 年由加拿大主要泥炭生产企业共同发起, 首届主席 Gerry Hood 任职 20 年, 奠定了行业-学术伙伴关系的核心方向. 加拿大泥炭行业通过负责任开采、严格法规遵循、Veriflora 第三方认证与 CanRePeat 等生态修复项目, 持续为北美园艺与生态保护提供可信赖的泥炭基栽培介质, 推动代际可持续发展.
Overview of the Canadian Peat Industry
Peat and Peatlands is the authoritative information platform of the Canadian Peat industry, built around the Canadian Sphagnum Peat Moss Association (CSPMA) and the practical operations of peat producers across nine Canadian provinces. Building on more than 90 years of Canadian peat industry development, the platform integrates industry data, technical standards, and certification systems to advance Responsible Peatland Management and the science-based use of peat resources. It serves as a key industry portal for North American horticulture, agriculture, and ecological conservation stakeholders.
Nearly a Century of Development and Association Founding
The Canadian Peat industry began commercializing horticultural peat nearly a century ago, with most peat historically imported from Scandinavian countries, the Netherlands, and Germany. After traditional European supply was interrupted by the Second World War, the modern era of Canadian peat extraction began in Alberta, Manitoba, Quebec, and New Brunswick. Over the following decades, operations expanded to Saskatchewan, Ontario, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, and Newfoundland, covering nine provinces in total. The late 1960s and early 1970s brought three major changes: the shift from block cutting to vacuum harvesting, the introduction of ready-to-use potting soils and growing mixes, and increased automation of plant operations and bale handling.
Canadian Peat Resources and Sustainable Extraction
Canada holds 119 million hectares of peatlands, representing roughly 13% of the country’s land area and 27% of the world’s peatlands, storing more carbon than any other land-based ecosystem. The industry’s total footprint covers only 36,032 hectares, less than 0.03% of all Canadian peatlands. Within that footprint, 60% is currently in production, 11% is awaiting restoration, 22% has been restored, and 7% has been reclaimed for other uses. Each year, approximately 11.3 million cubic metres of peat is extracted, primarily for professional growing mixes and potting soils, supported by an industry-academic partnership that began in 1992 at the Peat Research Centre in New Brunswick.
Veriflora Certification and CanRePeat Restoration Project
The Veriflora Responsibly Managed Peatlands certification, issued by SCS Global Services, is the leading international standard for responsible peat production. It ensures best management practices across ecological protection, biodiversity, water resources, worker safety, and community relations. As of 2026, approximately 80% of total Canadian peat extracted annually is certified under the Veriflora program. From 2022 to 2025, CSPMA partnered with Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) on the CanRePeat project, geo-surveying over 6,000 hectares of historically extracted peatlands across Canada, restoring 227 hectares, and securing 55 hectares through land trusts and conservation easements.
Industry Data and Future Direction
The current CSPMA President is Asha Hingorani, with the association headquartered in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. CSPMA was founded in 1988 by leading Canadian peat producers, with Gerry Hood serving as the first President for 20 years and establishing the foundation of the industry-academic partnership. Through responsible extraction practices, strict regulatory compliance, the Veriflora third-party certification, and ecological restoration projects such as CanRePeat, the Canadian Peat industry continues to provide reliable peat-based growing media for North American horticulture while preserving vital peatland ecosystem services for generations to come.
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