Scottish peatland recognised as globally important by UNESCO World Heritage Site designation
Flow Country, a large expanse of blanket bog in the north of Scotland, had been inscribed as the world’s first World Heritage Site peatland.
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9th Flow Country Research Conference
The 9th Flow Country Research Conference will take place from 28–30 October 2025 in Thurso, Scotland.This year’s theme, From Capitulum to Catchment, invites researchers, students, and…
My country
Josh has been lucky to grow up in this beautiful landscape. We’re here to make sure his children can do the same.
Ugie Peatland Partnership and Beam Suntory Landowner event
In February 2023, RSPB as part of the Ugie Peatland Partnership, hosted an event, co-organised and funded by Beam Suntory, to bring together landowners with peatlands in the Ugie catchment.
Peatland Code to be launched at World Forum on Natural Capital
The IUCN UK Peatland Programme launch Peatland Code at the World Forum on Natural Capital
Wetland Futures in Contested Environments: an inter- and transdisciplinary approach to wetland heritage in the Netherlands, United Kingdom and Ireland
Wetlands across Europe, and around the world, are undergoing rapid changes from a range of pressures, but there are no tailor-made or proactive studies to identify the impacts of change on their…
Conference 2020
This, the 10th annual IUCN UK Peatland Programme conference, ‘Peatlands: From Strategy to Action’ was hosted as a virtual event in partnership with the Welsh Peatland Sustainable Management Scheme (SMS) Project.
World Wetlands Day 2022: 'The Peatlands of Britain and Ireland' launched as e-book
To celebrate World Wetlands Day 2022, 'The Peatlands of Britain and Ireland' by the IUCN UK Peatland Programme's Clifton Bain has been launched as an e-book.
Dartmoor’s peatlands preserve nationally and internationally important archaeological heritage
Recent excavations demonstrate the significance of Dartmoor’s past.
Conference 2023
The IUCN UK Peatland Programme 2023 conference, with the theme of ‘Beyond Restoration’, allowed us to take a look into the future of peatland management, reflect on the collective direction of travel and explore mechanisms to secure the future of UK peatlands in the long-term.
Conference 2024: Peatlands, People and Nature
‘Peatlands, People and Nature’, was the theme for our 2024 conference held in Aviemore, Scotland, between 17 - 19 September.
Conference 2021
The IUCN UK Peatland Programme 2021 conference focused on peatlands and the people behind them, exploring peatland conversation, restoration and sustainable management in action as well as the partnerships, evidence, policy and practice driving progress towards the UK Peatland Strategy goals.