Governance

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Round-leaved sundew (Drosera rotundifolia). Credit Emma Hinchliffe

Governance

IUCN UK Peatland Programme governance 

The IUCN UK Peatland Programme is currently hosted by the Royal Society of Wildlife Trusts. We operate on a self-financing basis and are supported by our Executive Board and Steering Group. 

Chart showing the governance structure of the IUCN UK Peatland Programme

The Executive Board’s Chair is currently Stuart Brooks, Director of Conservation and Policy at the National Trust for Scotland. The Vice Chair is Rob Stoneman, Director of Landscape Recovery at The Wildlife Trusts.  

The Steering Group is also chaired by Stuart Brooks and Rob Stoneman, and is currently made up of representatives from the following organisations: 

Logos of all of the steering group organisations

Our team

IUCN UK Peatland Programme organisational chart

IUCN UK Peatland Programme organisational chart.

The Peatland Programme is also supported by Richard Lindsay, our Senior Research Advisor and Mark Reed, our Research Lead. Find out more about our team.

Peatland Code governance

The Peatland Code is part of the IUCN UK Peatland Programme’s work and is managed on its behalf by an Executive Board (EB). The Executive Board is facilitated by IUCN UK Peatland Programme staff and supported by a Technical Advisory Board including additional stakeholder groups, when required. Both the Executive Board and Technical Advisory Board are covered by the IUCN UK PP Conflict of Interest policy, and are required to declare any conflict of interest before becoming a member. This is then reviewed annually as part of the IUCN UK Peatland Programme Conflict of Interest policy. Terms of reference have been put in place for both the Executive Board and Technical Advisory Board. 

Find out more about the governance of the Peatland Code.  

Chart showing the Peatland Code governance structure

Grievances and Appeals

The IUCN UK PP is committed to ensure that the grievance and appeal process is as transparent and fair as possible. For information on our grievance process, ways you can make a grievance or appeal a recent decision please see here.