In the quest to combat climate change, we often overlook some of the most powerful natural allies available: peatlands. These unique ecosystems, found across nearly every country world-wide, have been under the spotlight at the “GLF Peatlands 2024: The Climate Solution We Forgot” conference in Bonn, Germany which was held in June 2024. With over 1,000 experts, practitioners, community members, scientists, and policy-makers in attendance, both in-person and online, the urgent need to protect and restore peatlands globally has never been clearer.