The peatland programme strategy has incorporated the main analyses and findings of the London Workshop which identified a range of strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats.

The London Workshop also suggested priorities for the whole community to bring about a revolution in the way we view ands manage peatlands in the UK.

The main thrust of this programme is to take forward the key elements of the London Workshop priorities and in particular to provide a strategic approach to influencing stakeholders – a high level advocacy programme aimed at promoting peatland conservation and restoration across the UK resource.

This work will push for peatland restoration as a priority in the development and refinement of key policy drivers such as the CAP and the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). Within the UK, the programme will encourage better coordination of public and private effort and advocate improved policy and financial mechanisms to help deliver the necessary large scale peatland restoration.