%0 Research Notes %T Peatland utilization in German Democratic Republic %A Päivänen, Juhani %D 1985 %J Suo - Mires and peat %V 36 %N 3 %U http://suo.fi/article/9604 %X The paper discusses the nature of peatlands, peatland utilization and the research activity in this field in the German Democratic Republic. The discussion is based partly on literature and partly on a study tour the author took to the GDR in August 1984. A report in English delivered over to the Academy of Finland and the Academy of Science in the GDR who financed the trip is available at request from the author.