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26/01/12Kyoto Protocol and National Accounting Revised 2012
International climate change talks have agreed that carbon savings from rewetting drained peatlands, and other forms of peatland restoration, may be used to meet emissions reduction targets, alongside those from other land use activities such as forest planting.
16/11/11Commission of Inquiry on Peatlands Final Report
This report represents the culmination of 18 months of focused collaboration between peatland experts from land management, science and policy from across the UK, and reveals the enormous importance of our peatlands for people and wildlife.
15/11/11More than just a bog
Award winning photography collective 2020Vision have produced a stunning visual representation of the Commission of Inquiry’s core messages in a short film clip funded by the IUCN UK Peatland Programme and the Rural Economy Land Use (RELU) Programme.
28/09/11UK National Ecosystem Assessment Chapter 5 - Mountains, Moorlands and Heaths
Mountains, Moorlands and Heaths (MMH) cover about 18% of the UK and comprise the great majority of our near-natural and semi-natural habitats and landscapes. Most occur in Scotland (3.4 million hectares (ha)) where they make up 43% of the land surface area, followed by England (693,000 ha), Wales (246,000 ha) and Northern Ireland (228,000 ha), representing 5%, 12% and 12% of the land surface respectively. While Mountains represent some of our least human-influenced ecosystems, the extent and condition of our Moorlands and Heaths have been shaped by, and continue to be dependent on, a range of human activities.
06/09/11ARU - Practical Approaches to Wetland Monitoring
Guidelines for landscape-scale, long-term projects, from Anglia Ruskin University. This document is aimed at providing information on long-term monitoring protocols for individuals and organisations involved in the restoration or creation of wetland habitat over a ‘landscape-scale’.
06/09/11Natural England - A review of techniques for monitoring the success of peatland restoration
An important element of all peatland restoration projects is a programme of monitoring to check results and progress. Several peat project workshops identified a demand for technical guidance on monitoring techniques. So Natural England commissioned this study to:
06/09/11Natural England - Guidelines for monitoring peatland restoration
The aim of this guidance is to provide information to enable peatland restoration projects to develop appropriate monitoring programmes. Degraded peatlands are restored for a wide range of reasons. Restoration objectives can include protecting and enhancing biodiversity, improving water quality, reducing flood risk and protecting cultural heritage or carbon stores. Restoration projects need monitoring programmes to show whether these objectives are being met and to help them to adapt practices to respond to environmental changes.
