Events
Image: IUCN UK Peatland Conference, 2018 © Sarah Proctor
Events
Building Blocks - Next Steps in Gully Blocking webinar, Part 1
10:30 - June 10, 2020
Building Blocks - Next Steps in Gully Blocking webinar, Part 2
14:30 - June 17, 2020
Bog Day
July 27, 2020
Bog Day is celebrated around the world every year on the 4th Sunday in July. This year we will be celebrating the brilliance of bogs on Sunday 26th July 2020.
Wet agriculture - a tool in the climate action toolboxWith the urgent need to reduce our carbon emissions wherever possible, complimenting traditional…
Budget announcements for UK peatland restoration Peatlands received a welcome funding boost in the UK Budget 2020. In a move to support the…
Peatlands in the UK beyond Common Agriculture Policy (CAP)The IUCN UK Peatland Programme continues to feed into the international peatland agenda, recently…
Peatland & Trees position statement releasedThe IUCN UK Peatland Programme have released a position statement and recommendations on Trees on…
Burning & Peatlands Position StatementThe IUCN UK Peatland Programme have updated our position statement on Burning and Peatlands which…
Scottish Budget 2020-21The Scottish Government announces £20 million for peatland restoration and a commitment to invest £…
Committee on Climate Change Report on Land Use: Policies for a Net Zero UKThe IUCN UK Peatland Programme welcomes strengthened policy and legislative recommendations in the…
New resource available: Explaining the impact of peatland drainage.Illustrating the multiple effects of peatland drainage including implications for carbon emissions…
A burning issue: comparison between Australian & UK fire management misses the mark. The news of the ongoing Australian fires is deeply concerning both in terms of the impact on people…
IUCN Resolution 43 reportingNew report on progress under IUCN Resolution 43: Securing the future of global peatlands available…
Langlands Moss Restoration works underwayLanglands Moss Local Nature Reserve, on the south edge of East Kilbride, Scotland is set to be…
Working together for the future of Welsh peatlandsA major programme of works is underway this season to restore peatlands across Wales.
A large…