The interior of the Virtual Peatlands Pavilion, with its spinning globe, giant dragonfly and virtual information desk.
Virtual Peatlands Pavilion
Explore the world’s peatlands from the comfort of your own home in an immersive, low-carbon alternative to physical travel.
The IUCN UK Peatland Programme exists to promote peatland restoration in the UK and advocates the multiple benefits of peatlands through partnerships, strong science, sound policy and effective practice.
Our vision is one of healthy, wildlife-rich peatlands in the UK that provide multiple benefits for people. We want peatlands in the UK to function to their full potential and to ensure that there is no further loss of peatland ecosystems, providing cost-effective solutions for climate change, water and biodiversity. Investment in peatland restoration is needed now, securing the benefits they provide and avoiding the costly consequences of their deterioration.
Peatland Code
A voluntary standard for UK peatland projects wishing to market the climate benefit of restoration.
The twin-lobed deer fly, Chrysops relictus. Credit: Manfred Auer via iNaturalist CC BY-NC.
Biodiversity
Find out how a group of insects hated for their bite are important indicators of wetland health in our latest Species Showcase.
Sculptor Owen Phillips with his fixed-point photography post on Marsden Moor. Credit Nick Singleton
Latest publications
Latest news and blog posts
Beyond the Map: What an MSc Research Project Revealed About the Real Barriers to Peatland Restoration
In this guest blog, recent MSc Business and Sustainability graduate Poppy McClennon reflects on her research into England's…
The case for paludiculture: new European study shows mounting evidence for wetlands farming
€10m Horizon Europe consortium Palus Demos researching ‘dual solution’ for emission reduction and farming incomes.
Grazing and amazing sites for Practitioners
September’s two-day Wales Practitioners Event included four amazing site visits.
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