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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.
Scorched Alpine Sedge. Credit: Torre Jorgensen.
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Peatland Code
A voluntary standard for UK peatland projects wishing to market the climate benefit of restoration.
Sculptor Owen Phillips with his fixed-point photography post on Marsden Moor. Credit Nick Singleton
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Latest news and blog posts
New Peatland Qualification Launched for Secondary Schools
The Crichton Carbon Centre has developed a course “Introduction to Peatlands”, a Customised Award qualification that has been SCQF…
Innovative social media trial supports Peak District summer wildfire awareness campaign
Following the UK’s warmest and driest spring on record, Moors for the Future Partnership teamed up with digital marketing agency nativve…
High-er five for Peatlands in Wales
An ambitious plan to support peatland restoration in Wales over the next five years was unveiled on World Soil Day (5 December 2025).…
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