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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.
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.
06/09/11Natural 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:
10/06/11Burning and Peatbogs
Briefing on burning and peatbogs from the IUCN UK Commission of Inquiry on Peatlands
11/01/11Kyoto Protocol and National Accounting
The recent climate change talks at Cancun have agreed that carbon savings from rewetting drained peatlands should be included alongside forestry planting as measures to help meet emissions reduction targets.
08/12/10Evidence to Open Inquiry on Peatlands
The Commission of Inquiry on Peatlands held an Open Inquiry event at the University of Edinburgh in November 2010. Expert witnesses were quizzed by the Core Panel, and input from the audience was also considered.
18/02/10Peatlands and Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Opportunities in Scotland
Restoring peatlands by blocking ditches to raise water tables and allow rewetting has clear benefits in Global Warming Potential terms over the unrestored case, even taking account of temporary methane emissions from the restored site.
