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Peatland Restoration at Sandy Loch Reservoir, Lerwick, Shetland
May 17, 2017
Shetland Amenity Trust and local contractor Sean Mackenzie have recently been working on a peatland restoration project funded Scottish Water at the Sandy Loch.
Partnership investment worth more than £1m protects unique moorland in the Peak District National Park
May 17, 2017
Protected moorland in the Peak District National Park is thriving once more thanks to specialist partnership conservation works worth £1.2 million.
Raising the Standard: Re-surfacing the Coast-to-Coast Footpath
April 27, 2017
In 2016 the North Pennines AONB Partnership (NPAP) in collaboration with The Friends of the North Pennines and the Yorkshire Dales National Park led a crowdfunding campaign to raise funds to support the re-surfacing of a section of a popular walking route on the Coast to Coast footpath.
Job opportunity: Yorkshire Peat Partnership Research Assistant
April 24, 2017
The Yorkshire Peat Partnership, YPP, is a landscape-scale peatland restoration partnership which delivers practical restoration throughout the Yorkshire Region, and is managed by Yorkshire Wildlife Trust. It has recently secured new funding from Yorkshire Water to develop a research programme to develop proxy methods to assess the ecosystem services impacts of different types of Sphagnum inoculation on degraded open blanket habitats and is now looking to appoint a Research Assistant.
Partnership research by Moors for the Future and the University of Manchester to be presented at prestigious conference in Vienna
April 23, 2017
Research undertaken by Moors for the Future Partnership alongside the University of Manchester is set to be presented at the European Geosciences Union (EGU) General Assembly.
Fire threatens return of extinct butterfly
April 19, 2017
Arsonists are believed to be behind the devastation of one of the last few areas of lowland raised bog in Lancashire and put in jeopardy a project to restore a butterfly to the mossland where it has been extinct for more than 50 years.
New £10 million fund to restore peatland
April 14, 2017
A £10 million grant scheme to restore England’s iconic peatlands has been launched by the Government today.
Announcing Peat-Fest South-West 2025 – a celebration of our peatland connectionsThe Art and Energy Collective has been awarded a grant by The National Lottery Heritage Fund to…
National Policy Statements public consultationOpportunity to contribute to public consultation on National Policy Statements to support Clean…
Public consultation on heather and grass burning regulations in EnglandThe IUCN UK Peatland Programme has responded to Defra’s proposal to protect a greater extent of…
New Peat Map for EnglandThis week Natural England published the much anticipated England Peat Map which highlights the…
Peatland motion headed to World Conservation Congress for considerationThe IUCN UK Peatland Programme-led motion to develop a unified definition of peatlands has…
A collection of three Natural England reports marks a step change for English peatlandsWe summarise three new reports from Natural England which have important implications for English…
New publication: Tracks and roads on peatlandsThe IUCN UK Peatland Programme are pleased to publish our latest brief focusing on the impacts of…
Funding announced for greenhouse gas reduction solutions on peatlandsThe UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology is seeking proposals for projects up to £75,000 to advance…
Committee on Climate Change (CCC) 7th Carbon Budget Report - a response from IUCN UK Peatland ProgrammeThe IUCN UK Peatland Programme welcomes this week the publication of the Committee on Climate…
New species showcase - Water voleContinuing the spotlight on peatland biodiversity, our first Species Showcase of 2025 is the Water…
Adoption of University of Cumbria PhD student’s carbon calculator brings national and international significanceThis week University of Cumbria and Barker and Bland Ltd.’s innovative carbon calculator has been…
CiVTech innovators leading drive for advances within Peatland and Woodland Carbon CodesBringing efficiences to the Peatland Code and Woodland Carbon Code is the focus for three…