Conference Series

The IUCN UK Peatland Programme provides a valuable convening function.

Our series of conferences bring together people from across sectors and disciplines in one place to make connections old and new, sharing experience and knowledge. 

Peatlands: From Strategy to Action

7^th - 10^th December 2020

Our 2020 conference, the 10th in our conference series, will be brought to you as a virtual event in partnership with the Welsh Peatland Sustainable Management Scheme (SMS) Project. 

More information and registration. 

Conference Series to date:

• 2019 - Peatlands: Investing in the Future, Belfast
  • Speaker presentations:
    • Plenary sessions, Day 1 
    • Discussion sessions, Day 3
  • Poster Exhibition presentations
• 2018 - Peatlands Connections: Building Prosperity, Loch Lomond
  • Conference Key Messages
  • Speaker presentations
  • Poster presentations

• 2017 - BogFest. A joint conference in partnership with Moors for the Future Partnership, Edale, Derbyshire
• 2016 - Creating a legacy for peatlands, Shrewsbury
• 2014 - Peatland Action: Learning from success, Inverness
• 2013 - Investing in Peatlands: Partnership for a New Peatland Era, York
• 2012 - Investing in Peatlands - Demonstrating Success. Joint British Ecological Society symposium, Bangor
• 2011 - Investing in Peatlands: Delivering Multiple Benefits, Stirling
• 2010 - Investing in Peatlands - the Climate Challenge, Durham