Opportunity to contribute to the understanding of the constraints and opportunities for agricultural lowland peat
Views are being sought from a range of stakeholders who have experience of, or are interested in, agriculture on lowland peat.
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Ugie Peatland Partnership and Beam Suntory Landowner event
In February 2023, RSPB as part of the Ugie Peatland Partnership, hosted an event, co-organised and funded by Beam Suntory, to bring together landowners with peatlands in the Ugie catchment.
NatureScot Peatland ACTION expansion and opportunities
Job opportunity: The NatureScot Peatland ACTION team is expanding to meet demand and provide more green jobs to tackle the twin crises of climate change and biodiversity loss in Scotland.
Scottish Wildlife Trust new report on the state of Scotland's raised bogs
Findings from SWT survey during 2010/11 of 58 Scottish lowland raised bogs and analysis of change since 1994/1995 reinforce the need for active restoration to counteract past damage and to bring…
Grants for spongy landscapes!
Wales' National Peatland Action Programme has launched a new round of competitive Peatland Restoration Grants (£10K-£250K).
Native Trees in Peatland Landscapes
There remains a perceived tension between trees and peat. However, native trees are an important part of our peatland natural heritage and must be included in any truly landscape-scale restoration…
Marches Mosses marks 30-year milestone in fight against climate change
An internationally important lowland raised peat bog between England and Wales celebrates its 30th birthday as a National Nature Reserve (NNR) and its slow return to a natural environment.
Pennine PeatLIFE film by Land & Sky Media
At the September IUCN UK Peatland Programme/LIFE conference film night, the North Pennines AONB Partnership launched its new film, PeatLIFE People.
Peak District study reveals depths of carbon stored in threatened landscapes
With the UN Climate Conference (CoP26) being held in Glasgow in under one month's time, a new study has found that 9 million tonnes of carbon are locked up in just 8,267 hectares of peatlands…
Conference 2026: Peatlands Under Pressure
The theme of our 2026 conference was ‘Peatlands Under Pressure’ and we explored the challenges peatlands face from development, intensive land management and a changing climate, as well as the opportunities presented by scaling up nature-based solutions to environmental pressures.
Conference Series
The IUCN UK Peatland Programme provides a valuable convening function.
Our annual conferences present opportunities for policy makers, scientists, land managers and practitioners from different disciplines to share their knowledge, experience and enthusiasm for peatland conservation and management.
Our annual conferences present opportunities for policy makers, scientists, land managers and practitioners from different disciplines to share their knowledge, experience and enthusiasm for peatland conservation and management.
Conference 2020
This, the 10th annual IUCN UK Peatland Programme conference, ‘Peatlands: From Strategy to Action’ was hosted as a virtual event in partnership with the Welsh Peatland Sustainable Management Scheme (SMS) Project.