Building a lasting legacy for our peatlands
Opinion piece from Clifton Bain (former IUCN UK PP Director) on building a lasting legacy for our peatlands.
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NPAP gathers the experts!
Wales Peatland Action hosted a two-day event bringing the peatland restoration community together to share their knowledge and experience and promote best practice.
My legacy
Aidan is passionate about this wetland oasis which he helped safeguard from development in the 80s. It’s his childhood playground, where he spent many happy days of discovery. Now, he loves…
My legacy
Kati wants her grandchildren to inherit a county that is rich in wildlife. That’s why she has left a legacy to Surrey Wildlife Trust
to help protect the countryside for Oliver and Harry.
Largest ever gathering of UK peatland experts to celebrate ‘Peatlands, People and Nature’ in the Cairngorms National Park
Aviemore in the Cairngorms National Park is to play host to the UK’s largest gathering of peatland experts at the annual IUCN UK Peatland Programme Conference at the Macdonald Aviemore Resort from…
Experts joins forces to stop bogs going down the drain
Scientists, land managers and industry officials are set to join forces in Edinburgh today (3 November) as a Commission of Inquiry investigates the steps needed to repair our important peatbogs…
Nature’s recovery can create 7,000 new jobs in Scotland
New research from leading Scottish environment charities shows that backing their plan for nature’s recovery could create up to 7,000 new jobs, contributing to Scotland’s economic recovery from…
UKAS Accreditation News
Soil Association Certification Ltd and SRUC Achieve UKAS Accreditation for Peatland Code Validation
Global Peatlands Initiative project: State of the Worlds Peatlands
Global Peatlands Initiative (GPI) launches its Global Peatlands Assessment - The State of the World’s Peatlands - at the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP27) taking place…
Climate solutions from peatlands to parasites
As world leaders arrive in Glasgow for the UN Climate Change Conference (CpP26), scientific experts have created a virtual tour showcasing research to tackle Scotland’s climate crisis.
The importance of peatlands in protecting urban areas in a warming world
Greater Manchester chosen as a global Resilience Hub for its policy and advocacy work on climate and disaster risk reduction by the Making Cities Resilient 2030 initiative.
The Venice Agreement on Peatlands Gathers at Lake Victoria, Kenya for Its Third Global Workshop
The Venice Agreement on Peatlands (VA) announces its third biennial series of workshops: 34 underground workshops – locally organised gatherings held in participants' own territories – across…